AS 4055/Amdt 1/2008-07-28

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Amendment No. 1
to
AS 4055—2006
Wind loads for housing

CORRECTION
The 2006 edition of AS 4055 is amended as follows; the amendments should be inserted in the appropriate
places.
SUMMARY: This Amendment applies to Clauses 1.5, 3.2, Tables 3.3, 3.4 and 4.1, and Figures 1.1, 2.2
and 5.2.
Published on 28 July 2008.

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Figure 1.1
No. 1
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 E ave s 9 0 0 m m m a x.

Ro of pi tc h
Ro of pi tc h 35˚ m a x.
35˚ m a x.

H e i g ht to
to p of ro of, H e i g ht f ro m g ro u n d
ridge or gable l eve l to u n d e r s i d e
of e ave s exc e pt
a n d 8.5 m m a x. fo r g a b l e e n d s
One or
t wo sto rey 6.0 m m a x.

16.0 m m a x. 16.0 m m a x.
H e i g ht to e ave s exc e pt H e i g ht at a ny s e c ti o n
g a b l e e n d s 6.0 m m a x. th ro u g h th e h o u s e 8.5 m m a x.

( a ) S e c ti o ns

L
W L 5W
16.0 m m a x.

W
16.0 m m a x.
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L
Ed g e of e ave s

E x te r n a l wa l l L

L
W
16.0 m m a x.

( b ) Pl a n v i ew

FIGURE 1.1 GEOMETRY

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Clause 1.5
No. 1
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2 Notation ‘p’ delete the word ‘pascals’ and replace with the word ‘kilopascals’.
3 Delete the notation ‘qz’ together with the definition and equation.
4 Notation ‘γ’ delete the words ‘average weight density, in kilonewton per cubic metre’
and replace with the words ‘load factor’.
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Figure 2.2
No. 1
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2008 amended]:

d d

H/3

M H/3
Ave rag e s l o p e 1: 20

L
H/3

(a) Hills
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d d

T O

Ave rag e s l o p e 1:10

Ave rag e s l o p e 1: 20
H/3

Ave rag e s l o p e 1: 20
M H/3 4H

L H/3

( b ) Es c a r p m e nts

L EG EN D :

H = h e i g ht of th e h i l l, r i d g e o r e s c a r p m e nt
d = ave rag e h o r i zo nta l d ist a n c e m e a s u re d f ro m th e
c re st of th e e s c a r p m e nt to th e n e a r to p -th i rd zo n e
L = l owe r th i rd of th e h i l l, r i d g e o r e s c a r p m e nt
M = m i d d l e th i rd of th e h i l l, r i d g e o r e s c a r p m e nt
T = to p th i rd of th e h i l l, r i d g e o r e s c a r p m e nt
O = ove r to p zo n e ( fo r e s c a r p m e nt o n l y )

FIGURE 2.2 TOPOGRAPHIC ZONES FOR AVERAGE SLOPE

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Clause 3.2
No. 1
JULY 1 Delete from the first line the word ‘pascals’ and replace with the word ‘kilopascals’.
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2 Delete from notation ‘p’ the word ‘pascals’ and replace with the word ‘kilopascals’.
Delete equation defining ‘q u ’ and replace with ‘ q u = 0.5ρ air [V h ] / 1000 ’.
2
3

AMDT Table 3.3

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TABLE 3.3
ULTIMATE STRENGTH PRESSURES FOR WIND CLASSIFICATION
FROM THE NET PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS GIVEN IN CLAUSE 3.1
Walls Roofs
Away from Within 1200 mm Within 1200 mm
Away from edges(1)
Wind class corners(1) of corners(2) of edges(2)
C p,n = 1.0 C p,n = −1.5 C p,n = −1.1 C p,n = 0.7 C p,n = −2.0
kPa kPa kPa kPa kPa
N1 0.69 −1.04 −0.76 0.49 −1.39
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N2 0.96 −1.44 −1.06 0.67 −1.92

N3 1.50 −2.25 −1.65 1.05 −3.00
N4 2.23 −3.35 −2.46 1.56 −4.47
N5 3.29 −4.93 −3.61 2.30 −6.57
N6 4.44 −6.66 −4.88 3.11 −8.88
C p,n = −1.35 C p,n = −2.0 C p,n = −1.6 C p,n = 1.05 C p,n = −2.5
C1 −2.03 −3.00 −2.40 1.58 −3.75
C2 −3.01 −4.47 −3.57 2.34 −5.58
C3 −4.44 −6.57 −5.26 3.45 −8.21
C4 −5.99 −8.88 −7.10 4.66 −11.09
NOTES:
1 General areas, including wall studs more than 1200 mm from corners and roof trusses and
rafters more than 1200 mm from edges.
2 Areas of cladding and fasteners within 1200 mm of wall corners or roof edges; windows within
1200 mm of wall corners; immediate supporting members such as battens and purlins within
1200 mm of roof edges.
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Table 3.4
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TABLE 3.4
SERVICEABILITY PRESSURES FOR WIND CLASSIFICATION
FROM THE NET PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS GIVEN IN CLAUSE 3.1
Walls Roofs
Away from Within 1200 mm Within 1200 mm
Away from edges(1)
Wind class corners(1) of corners(2) of edges(2)
C p,n = 1.0 C p,n = −1.5 C p,n = −1.1 C p,n = 0.7 C p,n = −2.0
kPa kPa kPa kPa kPa
N1 serv 0.41 −0.61 −0.45 0.28 −0.81
N2 serv 0.41 −0.61 −0.45 0.28 −0.81
N3 serv 0.61 −0.92 −0.68 0.43 −1.23
N4 serv 0.91 −1.37 −1.00 0.64 −1.83
N5 serv 1.33 −1.99 −1.46 0.93 −2.65
N6 serv 1.82 −2.72 −2.00 1.27 −3.63
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C1serv 0.61 −0.92 −0.68 0.43 −1.23

C2serv 0.91 −1.37 −1.00 0.64 −1.83
C3serv 1.33 −1.99 −1.46 0.93 −2.65
C4serv 1.82 −2.72 −2.00 1.27 −3.63
NOTES:
1 General areas, including wall studs more than 1200 mm from corners and roof trusses and
rafters more than 1200 mm from edges.
2 Areas of cladding and fasteners within 1200 mm of wall corners or roof edges; windows within
1200 mm of wall corners; immediate supporting members such as battens and purlins within
1200 mm of roof edges.
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Table 4.1
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TABLE 4.1
NET DESIGN UPLIFT PRESSURES, kPa
Serviceability limit state Ultimate strength limit state
Roof type
Wind class
Sheet roof Sheet roof
Tile roof Tile roof
(see Note 2) (see Note 2)
N1 0 0.05 0.04 0.44
N2 0 0.05 0.34 0.74
N3 0 0.28 0.93 1.33
N4 0.10 0.60 1.74 2.14
N5 0.56 1.06 2.89 3.29
N6 1.10 1.60 4.16 4.56
C1 0 0.28 1.68 2.08
C2 0.10 0.60 2.85 3.25
C3 0.56 1.06 4.54 4.94
C4 1.10 1.60 6.38 6.78
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NOTES:
1 The net design uplift pressures given in Table 4.1 are based on the following load
combinations:
(a) Serviceability limit state: W s − G.
(b) Ultimate strength limit state: W u − γG.
(c) W u and W s have been calculated as set out in Section 3 where V h = V h,u or V h,s as
appropriate, using the pressure coefficients as given in Section 3.
2 Load combination factor γ = 0.8.
3 G = 0.9 kPa for tile roof, G = 0.4 kPa for sheet roof.
4 Sheet roof includes metal tile roof.
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Figure 5.2
Delete the existing figure and replace with the following [Parts (b) and (c) amended]:
 Gable end W i n d d i re c ti o n 1

Hip end
Wind
d i re c ti o n 2

Hip end

( a ) Pl a n

A re a of
e l evati o n

ho F l o o r l eve l
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S i n g l e -s to rey s e c ti o n
A re a of e l evati o n
(gable end) A re a of e l evati o n
(gable end)

Ceiling
F l o o r l eve l ho l eve l

ho

U p p e r sto rey of t wo -sto rey s e c ti o n Lowe r s to rey of t wo -s to rey s e c ti o n

( b ) W i n d d i re c ti o n 1

A re a of e l evati o n A re a of e l evati o n

Upper
floor
ho F l o o r l eve l l eve l
Ceiling
l eve l ho

U p p e r sto rey of t wo -sto rey s e c ti o n Lowe r s to rey of t wo -s to rey s e c ti o n

( c ) W i n d d i re c ti o n 2

NOTES:
1 ho = half the height of the wall (half of the floor to ceiling height).
2 For lower storey of two-storey section ho = half the height of the lower storey (i.e., lower storey floor to
lower storey ceiling).
3 The area of elevation of the triangular portion of eaves overhang up to 1000 mm wide may be ignored in
the determination of area of elevation.

FIGURE 5.2 DETERMINING AREA OF ELEVATION FOR A TWO-STOREY OR SPLIT

LEVEL BUILDING