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Class 10 building design and AS4055 resources
Practical explanations for builders, certifiers, designers, suppliers and owners. Check whether QuickFrame10 or QuickWind fits, what to provide and what happens after ordering, then explore the relevant Class 10 materials, structural loads and wind pathways.
Start with QuickFrame10
Check whether the Class 10 pathway fits, what to provide and how the included remote consultation and structural documentation process work, then explore the materials and loads used in design.
Do I need engineering for a Class 10 building?
When structural engineering may be needed for a shed, garage, carport or other Class 10 building, and when QuickFrame10 may fit.
Information needed for QuickFrame10
The site, building, ground and supporting information needed to configure a suitable QuickFrame10 order.
How QuickFrame10 documentation is prepared
What happens from online configuration and the included remote consultation through to structural documentation and design certification.
Materials and design standards used for QuickFrame10
How timber, steel, concrete, footing and masonry standards may apply to suitable Class 10 structural design.
Loads considered in Class 10 structural design
How permanent, imposed, wind, snow and earthquake actions are considered for suitable Class 10 buildings.
Choose structural design or wind certification
Use these comparisons when it is not yet clear whether the project needs structural documentation, an AS4055 certificate or a different wind assessment.
Wind certificate or structural design?
Choose between QuickFrame10 structural documentation, a QuickWind AS4055 certificate or a fee proposal for other structural engineering work.
Class 1, Class 10 and AS4055 suitability limits
Plain-English context for Class 1 and Class 10 buildings, AS4055 geometric limits, and choosing QuickFrame10 or QuickWind.
AS4055 vs AS/NZS 1170.2 for wind
How an AS4055 site wind classification differs from project-specific AS/NZS 1170.2 wind actions.
Prepare a QuickWind order
Understand AS4055 scope, the information needed and how a site wind classification is prepared and used.
Do I need an AS4055 certificate?
A practical guide to when a site wind classification certificate may be requested.
What information is needed for a site wind classification?
The address, exact map pin and project details used for a QuickWind order.
How to find site coordinates for a wind classification
Use the embedded map or Google Maps to identify the exact project location.
N and C wind classifications
Plain-English context for the N1–N6 and C1–C4 wind classification ranges.