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An Engineer’s Introduction to Wind Code AS4055

Photo of a Cornell Engineers structural engineer running an staff training session for wind code AS4055.

Join Cornell Engineers for an introduction to Australian wind design standard AS4055.

Here are the PowerPoint slides for you to click along with:

Wind Classification to AS4055-2012

Buy a Copy of AS4055

Get your own copy of AS4055 from SAI Global. SAI Global sells hard copy printed versions of the Australian standard as well as ready-to-download pdf versions of the standard. We prefer the pdf version because all of the text is searchable making it easy to find the section you want quickly.

Other Manuals that Reference AS4055

The following design manuals and standards rely on wind classifications based on AS4055:

  • Purlins and girt design manuals by Lysaght.
  • AS1683 series – residential timber framed construction.
  • Glass design manuals
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Learning Opportunity – Brickwork Articulation Joints

At Cornell Engineers we are always learning. Our graduate engineers and experienced engineers can always learn something new!

Join one of Cornell Engineer’s senior structural engineers for a training session on Brickwork Articulation Joints.

Here’s the Powerpoint file for you to click along with:

Brickwork Articulation Joints

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Class Action aimed at VBA

How devastating would it be to buy a property and the first guests at your door are your neighbours saying that you just bought a lemon….

What a Construction Nightmare

Check out this article about how a class action is being levelled at Victoria’s VBA.

Unprecedented class action launched against Victoria’s building regulator

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How a Cyclone named Debbie Devastated so many Homes

The full report on structural damage observed during Tropical Cyclone Debbie has been released by James Cook University Cyclone Testing Station.

Here’s a copy:

TC Debbie report

For more information, please contact the James Cook University Cyclone Testing Station on 07 4781 5053.

Have a read to find out how a cyclone named Debbie caused so much havoc and chaos to so many people’s homes.

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Tropical Cyclone Debbie Preliminary Assessment

James Cook University Cyclone Testing Station has released a Severe Wind Hazard Preliminary Assessment including a preliminary assessment of wind speeds and structural damage.

Here’s the link if anyone wants to read it.

https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2017/june/cyclone-testing-station-releases-recommendations-following-cyclone-debbie