AS/NZSISO10984.1:2015 ISO 10984-1:2009 AS/NZSISO10984.1:2015 Australian/New Zealand Standard TM Timber structuresDowel-type fasteners Part 1: Determination of yield moment STANDARDS STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND Australid AS/NZSISO10984.1:2015 This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical Committee TM-010, Timber Structures and Framing. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 24 July 2015 and on behalf of the Council of Standards New Zealand on 21 July 2015. This Standard was published on 20 August 2015. The following are represented on Committee TM-010: Australian Building Codes Board Australian Forest Products Association Australian Institute of Building Building Research Association of New Zealand Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia Engineers Australia Forest and Wood Products Australia Frame and Truss Manufacturers Association Australia Glued Laminated Timber Association of Australia Housing Industry Association Housing SA James Cook University Master Builders Australia New Zealand Timber Industry Federation Timber Development Association, NSW TimberQueensland University of Technology, Sydney Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association of NewZealand Keeping Standards up-to-date Standards_are living documents which reflect progress in science, technology and systems. To maintain their currency, all Standards are periodically reviewed, and neweditions are published.Between editions, amendments may be issued. Standards may also be withdrawn. It is important that readers assure themselves they are using a current Standard, which should include any amendments which mayhavebeenpublished sincethe Standard waspurchased. Detailed information about joint Australian/New Zealand Standards can be found by visitingthe Standards Web Shop at www.saiglobal.com.au or Standards New Zealand web site at www.standards.co.nz and looking up the relevant Standard in the on-line catalogue. Formore frequent listings notification of revisions, or amendments and withdrawals, Standards_Australia and Standards New Zealand offer a number of update options. For information about these services, users should contact their respective national Standards organization. We also welcome suggestions for improvement in our Standards, and especially ambiguities.Please address, your comments to the Chief Executive of either Standards Australia or Standards New Zealand at the address shown on the back cover. This Standardwas issued indraftformfor commentasDRAS/NZSISO10984.1:2015. AS/NZSISO10984.1:2015 Australian/New Zealand Standard TM Timber structuresDowel-type fasteners Part 1: Determination of yield moment First published as AS/NZS ISO 10984.1:2015. COPYRIGHT @StandardsAustraliaLimited/Standards NewZealand All rights are reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without the written permission of the publisher, unless otherwise permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Australia) or the Copyright Act 1994 (New Zealand). Jointly published by SAl Global Limited under licence from Standards Australia Limited GPo Box 476,Sydney,NSW 2001 and by Standards NewZealand, Private Bag 2439, Wellington 6140 ISBN 978 176035214 1 ii AS/NZSISO10984.1:2015 PREFACE This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee TM-010, Timber Structures and Framing. The objective of this Standard is to provide a standardized test method to obtain material characteristics which can be used to estimate the behaviour of laterally loaded timber joints. These material characteristics will facilitate the future adoption of internationally accepted timber joint design methodology, referred to as the‘European Yield Model'.The ‘European Yield Model'is not included in current Australian/New Zealand timber design codes, however future revisions may enable its inclusion. This Standard contains two testing met