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Australian Standards (i2i Advantage)
Complete collection of current Australian standards plus recent draft standards, amendments and revisions.
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Australian Building Code Board

Australian Building Code Board Online
(ABCB) is a Council of Australian Government (COAG) standards writing body that is responsible for the National Construction Code (NCC), which comprises the Building Code of Australia (BCA) and the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA).
ABCB Online includes NCC 2022, volumes of the code BCA versions and Amendments dating back to 1988, BCA guide, and PCA Volume 3.

Austroads Guide to Pavement Technology

Guide to Pavement Technology: Set
CREATE AN AUSTROADS ACCOUNT TO VIEW FOR FREE - The twenty parts of the Guide to Pavement Technology assembles pavement knowledge from Austroads, road agencies and industry into an authoritative publication.

The Guide details different pavement types and the conditions they are best suited to throughout Australia and New Zealand. It also provides in-depth analysis and technical advice on construction, maintenance, and performance of road pavement surfaces.
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20 Parts downloadable as PDF or viewable online

Reference Handbooks

The following titles are held in the UniSC Library.

Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations, Third Edition by Tyler Hicks
ISBN: 9781259586088

Publication Date: 2016

Up-To-Date Techniques for Solving Any Civil Engineering Problem. Perform complex design and construction calculations quickly and accurately with help from this thoroughly revised guide. Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations, Third Edition, features more than 3,000 logically organized calculations that align with the latest practices, codes, and standards. You will get start-to-finish calculation procedures for Load Resistance Factor Design (LRFD), anti-terrorism components, enhanced building security, green construction, safe bridge design, and environmentally sound water treatment. All-new steps to improve indoor air quality and protect structures from hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and waves are also discussed in this on-the-job resource.

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