STANDARDS
  NEW ZEALAND STANDARDS OF RELEVANCE TO THE CONCRETE MASONRY INDUSTRY INCLUDE:
  AS/NZS 4455:1997 Masonry Units and Segmental Pavers
  Specifies requirements for commercially manufactured segmental pavers of up to 0.1 sq/m face area and masonry units for walling. Includes masonry units and segmental pavers made from autoclaved aerated concrete, calcium, silicate, concrete, dimension stone and fired clay.
  AS/NZS 4456:1997 Masonry Units and Segmental Pavers Ð Methods of Test
  Tests to be used in conjunction with AS/NZS 4455.
  NZS 4210:2001 Masonry Construction: Materials & Workmanship (supersedes 4210:1989)
  Sets out requirements for materials and workmanship of clay, concrete and natural stone masonry to be used in conjunction with NZ 3604; NZS 4229; NZS 4230 for construction of masonry buildings and masonry veneers.
  NZS 4229:1999 Concrete Masonry Buildings Not Requiring Specific Engineering Design.
  BIA Approved documents B1 and E1. Sets down the structural requirements for buildings not requiring specific design, where the foundations of some or all of the walls, in any storey are constructed of masonry, and the floors, ceilings and roof are constructed of light timber frame, with the exception that the ground floor can be a concrete slab-on-ground.
  NZS 4230:2004 Design of reinforced concrete masonry structures.
  BIA Approved Document B1 Part one specifies minimum requirements for the design of masonry buildings and other masonry structures. Also applicable to the design of parts of other buildings which are constructed of masonry. Part two provides a commentary on Part one.
  NZS 3116:2002 Concrete Segmental Paving (Supersedes 3116:1991)
  Concrete segmental paving sets out provisions for the non-specific engineering design and construction of pavements using segmental pavers. It also provides New Zealand variations to paver manufacture and tests in relation to AS/NZS 4455 and AS/NZS 4456.
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