AS/NZS 1838:1994
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Australian/New Australian/New Zealand Zealand Standard Swimming Swimming pools—Premoulded pools—Premoulded fibre-reinforced plastics— plastics— Design and fabrication
AS/NZS 1838:1994 1838:1994 This Joint Austral Australian/N ian/New ew Zealan Zealand d Standa Standard rd was prepar prepared ed by Joint Joint Techni Technical cal Committee Committee P L/41, Glass Reinforced Reinforced Swimming Pools. Pools. It was approved approved on behalf behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 16 August 1994 and on behalf of the Council of St an anda rd rd s Ne w Z ea eal an and o n 8 S ep ept em em be ber 1 99 994 . It w as as publ is ishe d o n 14 November 1994.
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The following interests are represented on Committee PL/41: Australian Fibreglass Pool Manufacturers Australian Australian Institute Institute of Building S urveyo urveyors, rs, N.S.W. N.S.W. Building Services Corporation Composite Compositess Institute Institute of Australia, Australia, N.S.W. Department of Consumer Affairs, N.S.W. Swimming Pool and Spa Association of Australia
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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 93282.
AS/NZS 1838:1994
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Australian/New Australian/New Zealand Zealand Standard Swimming Swimming pools—Premoulded pools—Premoulded fibre-reinforced plastics— plastics— Design and fabrication
First published published in Australia as AS 1 838—1975. 838—1975. Second Second edition 1989. Jointly revised and designa designated ted as Joint Joint Standard AS/NZS 1838:1994. 1838:1994.
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PREFACE This This Stand Standard ard was prepared prepared by the the Join Jointt Stand Standard ardss Austra Australi lia/S a/Sta tand ndard ardss New Zealan Zealand d Committee PL/41 on Glass Reinforced Swimming Pools to supersede AS 1838—1989. This edition incorporates the following major changes to the previous edition: (a) Integrall Integrally y moulded moulded skimmer skimmer boxes boxes ar e not not accepted. accepted. A typica typicall detail detail is given given for a boltbolton type unit. (b) Minimu Minimum m design design soil loads loads are given given for the design design of the pool pool.. (c) In-servic In-servicee performance performance requirements requirements for surface degradatio degradation n are set out. out. (d) The water resistance resistance test is described described using using a temperatu temperature re of 80°C instead of 100 °C. . m o c . l a b o l g i a s . e r o t s o f n i / / : p t t h t a n o i s r e v l l u f e h t s s e c c A . e l p m a s e g a p 5 e e r f a s i s i h T
The installation of fibre-reinforced plastic pools to this Standard is covered by AS/NZS 1839, Swimming Swimming pools—Premoulde pools—Premoulded d fibre-reinforced fibre-reinforced plastics—Insta plastics—Installatio llation n. The The terms terms ‘normat ‘normativ ive’ e’ and ‘informat ‘informativ ive’ e’ have have been been used used in this this Stand Standard ard to defin definee the the applica applicatio tion n of the append appendix ix to which they apply apply.. A ‘normative ‘normative’’ append appendix ix is an integral integral part of a Standard, Standard, whereas whereas an ‘informativ ‘informative’ e’ append appendix ix is only f or information information and guidance guidance..
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Page SC OP OPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 REFE EFEREN RENCED CED DOCUM DOCUMEN ENT TS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 DE FI FIN IT ITI ON ON S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 MA TE TERI AL AL S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 DESIGN ESIGN CONSID ONSIDER ERA ATIONS TIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CONSTRU ONSTRUCT CTION ION REQU REQUIRE IREME MEN NTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 PERF ERFORM ORMANCE ANCE RE REQUIRE QUIREME MEN NTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 MA RK RKI N G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
APPENDICES A DETERMI DETERMINATIO NATION N OF RESIN RESIN AND GLASS GLASS CONTENT CONTENT OF CORROSI CORROSION ON BARR ARRIER AN AND STRU STRUCTURA CTURAL L LAYER LAYERS S ... .... .... ... ... .... ... .. B DESIGN ESIGN GUI GUIDAN DANCE CE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C DYNAMI YNAMIC C LOAD LOAD TES TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D PREPARA REPARATI TION ON AND AND COND CONDIT ITION IONING ING OF TEST TEST PANEL PANELS S ............. E CHEMIC HEMICA AL-RES L-RESIST ISTAN ANCE CE TEST TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F WATERATER-R RESIST ESISTANC ANCE E TEST TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AS / NZS 1838:1994 1838:1994
STANDARDS AUSTRALIA/STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND Australian/New Zealand Standard Swimming pools—Premoulded fibre-reinforced plastics— Design and fabrication 1 SC OP OPE This Standard specifies requirements for premoulded plastic swimming pools exceedin exceeding g 7500 7500 L in volume volume and 750 mm in depth, depth, and construc constructed ted from fibre-reinforce fibre-reinforced d plast plastics ics (FRP) based based on thermos thermoset etti ting ng resin resin syste systems. ms. It covers covers materia materials ls,, desig design n and and performance requirements. NOTE: For installation installation of swimming swimming pools pools complying complying with this Standard, Standard, see AS/NZS 1839. 1839. . m o c . l a b o l g i a s . e r o t s o f n i / / : p t t h t a n o i s r e v l l u f e h t s s e c c A . e l p m a s e g a p 5 e e r f a s i s i h T
2 REFE REFERE RENCED NCED DOCUMENT DOCUMENTS S Standard:
The foll follow owing ing docu docume ment ntss are are refer referred red to in this this
AS 1170 1170 1170.4 70.4
Mini Minimu mum m desig design n load loadss on on stru struct cture uress (know (known n as the the SAA SAA Loadi Loading ng Cod Code) Part 4: Ea Earth rthquak uake loads ads
1580 1580.6 1580.602 02.1 .1
Pain aints and and rela relate ted d mate materrials—Me ials—Meth tho ods of test test Method Method 602. 602.1: 1: Visual Visual assessment assessment of glo gloss ss
1886
Glos lossar sary of ter terms rela elating ting to plasti stics
1926 1926 926.3
Sw im imm in ing pool s af af et ety Part Part 3: Water Water recir recircu cula lati tion on and and filtra filtrati tion on syst systems ems
2132 2132
Meth Metho ods for for the the deter determin minat atio ion n of of the the flex flexur ural al prop proper ertie tiess of plas plasti tics cs
2818
Gu id ide t o sw im im mi ming pool sa fe fety
3633
Priv rivate swim wimmin ming pools—Wa ols—Wate terr qua quality lity
AS/NZS 1839 1839
Swimming Swimming pool pools— s—Premo Premoul ulde ded d fibre-re fibre-reinf inforce orced d plast plastics ics—Ins —Insta tall llat ation ion
NZS 4203 203
Gene General ral Struc Structu turral Desig Design n and and Design esign Load Loadin ing g for for Buil Buildi ding ngss
4441
Code of Pract ractiice for for Swim wimmin ming Poo Pools
ISO 105 105105-A02 A02
Text extile iles—Te s—Tessts for colou lour fast astness ess Part A02: A02: Grey Grey sca scale le for for asse assessi ssing ng chan change ge in in col colou ourr
ASTM D 2583 583
Test Test meth method od for for ind indenta entati tion on hardne hardness ss of rigi rigid d plas plasti tics cs by mean meanss of a Barco Barcoll impressor
For the purposes purposes of this Standard where both an Australian Australian Standard Standard and a New Z ealand ealand Standard are referenced, the appropriate referenced Australian Standard shall be used where Australia Australian n conditio conditions ns apply apply and the appropria appropriate te referenced referenced New Zealand Zealand Standard Standard shall be used where New Zealand conditions conditions apply. 3 DEFINI EFINITIO TIONS NS AS 1886 apply.
For the purpose purpose of this Standard, Standard, the definition definitionss given given below below and in
3.1 Compo Composit sitee —the combina combinatio tion n of the cosmetic cosmetic layer, layer, corrosion corrosion barrier, structural structural layer layer and outer surface layer (see Figure 1). COPYRIGHT
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