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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee ME-029, Fasteners, to supersede, in part, AS/NZS 1252:1996, High-strength steel bolts with associated nuts and washers for structural engineering.

This Standard is a companion document to AS/NZS 1252.1, High-strength steel fastener assemblies for structural engineering-Bolts, nuts and washers, Part 1: Technical requirements. The verification testing specified in this Standard is additional to the testing required by AS/NZS 1252.1.

The objective of this Standard is to give provisions for verification testing of high-strength steel bolt assemblies for structural engineering, for suppliers, specifiers (e.g. designers, procurement agencies and purchasers) and third-party certification bodies, to provide confidence in the product's conformity with the requirements of AS/NZS 1252.1.