You're right, I used the worst possible word. I've checked the Ancon source and as authors "Lim & Rangan" mentioned, the results of their tests and the formulas which are developed by them need to confirm by more tests, but I couldn't find any other test in Australia which confirm their test...
I have checked the Ancon calculation method and it is based on Lim & Rangan Paper which was published in 1998. It seems outdated! the results of Ancon method is weaker than ACI method for the same case.
Thanks for response, I relocated to Sydney recently and I'm not sure the designing by ACI will be acceptable here? Generally,which code do you always refer in these cases?
I am wondering to find a source for designing double-head shear studs in Australia. I have designed shear studs based on ACI 421.1R-99 and Euro code but the only thing about shear studs that I could find in AS3600 was in the AS 3600 commentary C9.2.3 "Where shear reinforcement, in the form of...