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AS 5146.2:2015
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This Standard is based on EN 12602:2008+A1:2013. All rights reserved
This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee BD-106, Autoclaved Aerated
Concrete. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 23 November
2015.
This Standard was published on 23 December 2015.
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AS 5146.2:2015 2
PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee BD-106, Autoclaved
Aerated Concrete.
This Standard incorporates Amendment No. 1 (February 2016). The changes required by
the Amendment are indicated in the text by a marginal bar and amendment number against
the clause, note, table, figure or part thereof affected.
The AS 5146 series comprises the following parts:
AS
5146 Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete
5146.1 Part 1: Structures
5146.2 Part 2: Design
5146.3 Part 3: Construction
The objective of this Standard is to provide minimum requirements for the determination of
the characteristic properties of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) members,
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for use in design in accordance with the requirements of AS 5146.1, Reinforced autoclaved
aerated concrete, Part 1: Structures.
Statements expressed in mandatory terms in notes to tables and figures are deemed to be
requirements of this Standard.
The terms normative and informative have been used in this Standard to define the
application of the appendices to which they apply. A normative appendix is an integral
part of a Standard, whereas an informative appendix is only for information and guidance.
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CONTENTS
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FOREWORD .............................................................................................................................. 6
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SECTION 8 DETAILING
8.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................. 66
8.2 TOLERANCES.......................................................................................................... 66
8.3 DETAILING REINFORCEMENT ............................................................................ 68
8.4 SUPPORT LENGTH ................................................................................................. 71
8.5 CHASES AND HOLES ............................................................................................. 72
8.6 DURABILITY ........................................................................................................... 72
APPENDICES
A ASSESSMENT OF STRENGTH VALUES FROM TEST RESULTS ...................... 73
B DETERMINATION OF CHARACTERISTIC VALUE ............................................ 75
C AAC MEAN DRY DENSITY ................................................................................... 77
D AAC CHARACTERISTIC COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH ....................................... 80
E AAC CHARACTERISTIC FLEXURAL STRENGTH .............................................. 84
F AAC MODULUS OF ELASTICITY ......................................................................... 88
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