#Australian #Standard for the design of #fastenings - "AS 5216: Design of post-installed and cast-in fastenings in concrete" has been recently updated. The update includes the addition of:
- Seismic design of fasteners
- Post-installed reinforcing bar connections
- Anchor channel loaded in all three loading directions and
- Fasteners for redundant non-structural system
Australian Engineered Fasteners and Anchor Council (AEFAC) is organising a series of FREE online seminars to inform and educate engineers, builders, manufacturers/suppliers, and other building professionals about the recent changes in the standard, AS 5216:2021.
This seminar in the series covers one of the major additions in AS 5216:2021 - Anchor Channel.
Speaker:
Dr Tilak Pokharel MIEAust CPEng NER APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus)
Dr. Tilak Pokharel is the AEFAC National Technical Manager at the Swinburne University of Technology. His role within Australian Engineered Fasteners and Anchors Council (AEFAC) is to develop and update the design and prequalification standards as well as technical resources for the fastening industry. He is in the Standards Australia’s committee ME-029 - Fastenings and is the drafting leader for the revision of Australian Standard for fastening design, AS 5216:2021. He received his PhD from the University of Melbourne in 2017 and his master’s degree from the University of Tokyo in 2011. He also has experience working in the industry as an Earthquake and structural engineer. His main research interests are anchorage, finite element modelling, steel, and composite construction, and earthquake-resistant design.