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New Zealand Seismic Regularions
New Zealand Seismic Regularions
1. NZS 1170.5:2004, Structural Design Actions, Part 5, Earthquake actions - New Zealand, 2004, plus
Supplement, Issued by Standards New Zealand. (http://shop.standards.co.nz/catalog/1170.5%3A2004%28NZS%29/view)
Note: Modifications were required to this document in Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods For New
Zealand Building Code, Clause B1 Structure, 2014, See pages 17-22B.
(http://www.building.govt.nz/UserFiles/File/Publications/Building/Compliance-documents/B1-structure-1st-edition-amendment-12.pdf)
OTHER REGULATIONS
2. NZS 3101:2006 Parts 1 & 2 "Concrete Structures Standard", Standards New Zealand, with Amendment 1
(2006) and Amendment 2 (2008).
3. NZS 3404 Parts 1 & 2:1997. "Steel Structures Standard", Standards New Zealand, with Amendment 1
(2001) and Amendment 2 (2007).
4. NZS 3404.1:2009. "Steel structures Standard - Materials, fabrication, and construction", Standards New
Zealand.
5. NZS 3603:1993. Timber-framed buildings Standard", Standards New Zealand.
6. NZS 3604:2011. Timber-framed buildings Standard", Standards New Zealand. (Not requiring specific
design)
7. NZS 4230:2004. Design of reinforced concrete masonry structures, Standards New Zealand.
8. NZS 4229:2013. Concrete masonry buildings not requiring specific engineering design, Standards New
Zealand.
Note: All latest Standards New Zealand documents are obtainable from their website for a fee.
(http://www.standards.co.nz/search-and-buy-standards/order-hard-copy-and-pdf-standards/)
1. SESOC Interim Design Guidance Design of Conventional Structural Systems Following The Canterbury
Earthquakes, Version No. 9 – 26 March 2013 (http://www.sesoc.org.nz/Design-Guides/SESOC-Interim-Design-Guidance-0.9.pdf)
2. NZSEE Assessment and Improvement of the Structural Performance of Buildings in Earthquake,
(http://www.nzsee.org.nz/publications/assessment-and-improvement-of-the-structural-performance-of-buildings-in-earthquake/)