High winds not only apply uplift forces on roofs, but also horizontal, over-turning forces on buildings. This seminar will assist builders, designers and engineers to understand and apply AS1684.2 to provide houses with optimum capacity to resist wind actions.
The seminar will discuss:
- Code compliant timber roof frame construction;
- The effects of high wind forces on residential wall frames and roof frames;
- Selection of framing components having sufficient capacity and spacing to resist horizontal and over-turning wind forces;
- Specification of tie-downs for stick and trussed roofs built onto masonry and timber framed walls;
- Design of bracing of wall framing to enable roof, wall and floor systems to resist wind forces on buildings;
- Installation of timber stick and trussed roofs onto masonry and framed walls.
When: Thursday 1st Sept 2016
Where: The Rose Hotel, Wellington Street, Bunbury WA 6230
Time: 7.00am Reg. for 7.30am Start, Concludes by 10.30am
Cost: $88 per person (inc gst) Includes Full Hot Breakfast
CPD Points: Please note this event is eligible for CPD points with some professional organisations
Speaker Programme:
Specifying Tie-downs and Bracing to Resist Wind Loads in Timber Frame Construction
Speaker: Prof. Geoff Boughton, Director, TimberED Services
This presentation will discuss selection of members and tie-downs required to resist uplift forces, evaluate bracing loads, and select components with sufficient capacity to resist lateral overturning loads
AS1684.2 - Design and Construction Practice for Timber Truss and Stick Roofs
Speaker: Greg Meachem, Technical Manager - Timber, Timber Insight Pty Ltd
This presentation will discuss design, specification and installation of roof and wall framing, to AS1684 (stick framing) and AS4440 (trussed roofs) contstructed on to masonry and timber framed walls.