List of referred Indian Standard Codes for civil

engineers
Indian standard codes are list of codes used for civil engineers in India for t he purpose of
design and analysis of civil engineering st ruct ures such as buildings, dams, roads, railways, and
airport s.

(A) Cement

1. Specificat ion for 33,43,53 Grade ordinary Port land cement IS 269 - 2015

2. Specificat ion for Rapid hardening Port land cement IS 8041 - 1990

3. Specificat ion for Port land Pozzolona cement IS 1489 (part 1&2) 1991

4. Met hods of physical t est for hydraulic cement IS 4031 - 1988

5. Met hod of chemical analysis of hydraulic cement IS 4032 - 1985

6. Met hod of sampling for hydraulic cement IS 3535 - 1986

7. St andard sand t est ing of cement IS 650 - 1991

8. Specificat ion for 43 Grade OPC... IS 8112 - 2013

9. Specificat ion for 53 Grade OPC... IS 12269-1987

(B) Coarse / Fine Aggregate

1 Specificat ion for coarse and fine aggregat e IS 383-2016

2 Met hods of t est for aggregat e for concret e part icle size and shape IS 2386 (Part I) 1963

3 Met hods of t est for aggregat e for concret e est imat ion of delet erious mat erials and organic
impurit ies. IS 2386 (Part II) 1963

4 Met hods of t est for aggregat e for specific gravit y, densit y, voids, absorpt ion and bulking IS
2386 (Part III) 1963

5 Met hods of t est for aggregat e for Mechanical propert ies. IS 2386 (Part IV) 1963

6 Met hods of t est for aggregat e Soundness IS 2386 (Part V) 1963

7 Met hods of t est for aggregat e measuring mort ar making propert ies of fine aggregat [Link] 2386
(Part VI) 1963

8 Met hods of t est for aggregat e for alkali-aggregat e react ivit y IS 2386 (Part VII) 1963
9 Met hods of t est for aggregat e for pet rographic examinat ion IS 2386 (Part VIII) 1963

(C) Bricks

1 Met hod of sampling of clay building bricks IS 5454 - 1978

2 Met hod of t est for burnt -clay building bricks. IS 3495 (Part s I TO iv) 1976

3 Common burnt clay building bricks. IS 1077 - 1992

(D) Masonry Mor tar

1 Specificat ion for sand for masonry mort ars. IS 2116 - 1980

2 Code of pract ice for preparat ion and use of masonry mort ar IS 2250 - 1981

(E) Cement Concrete

1 Specificat ion for coarse and fine aggregat e. IS 383 - 1970

2 Specificat ion for compressive st rengt h, flexural st rengt h IS 516 - 1959

3 Code of Pract ices for plain and reinforced concret e et c. IS 456 – 2000

4 Met hods of sampling and analysis of concret e IS 1199 – 1959

5 Recommended Guide Lines for Concret e Mix Design IS 10262 – 1982

(F) Curing Compound

1 St andard t est met hod for wat er ret ent ion & daylight reflect ion t est on concret e. ASTM-C-
156809

2 The st andard met hod of t est for t he effect of organic mat erials in fine aggregat e on st rengt h
of mort ar. ASTM-C. 87-69

3 St andard specificat ion for liquid membranes forming compounds. ASTM C. 309-89

(G) PVC Water Stops

1 Code of pract ice for t he provision of wat er st ops. IS 12200 – 1987

2 Procedure for Test ing Part s of IS 8543-19

3 St andard Test Met hods for Tensile Propert ies of Plast ics. ASTM : D 638-1991

4 St andard Test Met hods for Thermoplast ic Elast omers-Tension. ASTM : D 412-1992

(H) HYSD BARS

1 Specificat ions for HYSD bars. IS 1786 – 1985

2 Specificat ion for Mild St eel and Medium Tensile st eel bars. IS 432 (P II) 1966
3 Met hod for Tensile t est ing of st eel wires. IS 5121 – 1972

4 Hard drawn st eel wire for concret e reinforcement . IS 1566 – 1982

5 Met hod for Tensile t est ing of St eel product s IS 1608 – 1972

6 Code of pract ice for bending & fixing of bars for concret e reinforcement IS 2502 - 1963

(I) Pre cast R.C.C. Pipes

1 Specificat ions for pre cast concret e pipes. IS 458 – 1988

2 Met hods of Test s for concret e pipes. IS 3597 – 1985

(G) soil

1 Preparat ion of dry sample (soil) IS:2720 (Part .I) 1983

2 Det erminat ion of wat er cont ent (moist ure cont ent ) IS:2720 (Part .II) 1973

3 Det erminat ion of specific gravit y of fine-grained soil IS: 2720 (Part . III) 1980 Sect /1

4 Det erminat ion of specific gravit y of fine, medium & coarse-grained soil. IS: 2720 (Part . III) 1980
Sect /2

5 Grain size analysis IS:2720 (Part .4) 1985

6 Det erminat ion of Liquid and plast ic limit IS:2720 (Part .5) 1985

7 Det erminat ion of shrinkage fact ors IS: 2720 (Part . VI) 1987

8 Det erminat ion of wat er cont ent - dry densit y relat ion using light compact ion. IS: 2720 (Part .
VII) 1980

9 Det erminat ion of wat er cont ent - dry densit y relat ion using heavy compact [Link] (Part .8)
1983

10 Det erminat ion of wat er cont ent - dry densit y relat ion using const ant wt . soil met hod. IS:2720
(Part IX) 1971

11 Det erminat ion of Unconfined compressive st rengt h IS: 2720 (Part . X) 1991

12 Det erminat ion of shear st rengt h paramet ers(t ri-axial) wit h out measurement of pore pressure
paramet ers(Tri-axial compact ion) IS:2720(Part . XI) 1971

13 Det erminat ion of shear st rengt h paramet ers (Tri-axial compact ion)IS: 2720 (Part . XII) 1981

14 Direct shear t est IS: 2720 (Part . XIII) 1986

16 Det erminat ion of consolidat ion propert ies IS:2720 (Part .15) 1986

17 Det erminat ion of permeabilit y IS:2720 (Part .17) 1986

18 Det erminat ion of dry densit y of soils, in place by t he sand replacement met hod. IS:2720
(Part .28) 1974

19 Det erminat ion of dry densit y of soils, in place by t he core-cut t er met [Link] (Part .29)
1975

20 Laborat ory vane shear t est . IS:2720 (Part .30) 1980

21 Det erminat ion of t he densit y in place by t he ring and wat er replacement met [Link]
(Part .33) 1971

22 Det erminat ion of free swell index of soils IS: 2720 (Part . XI) 1977

23 Measurement of swelling pressure of soils. IS: 2720 (Part . XII) 1978

24 Classificat ion and ident ificat ion of soils for General Engineering [Link] 1970

25 IS 13270:2013 covers fibers int ended for use in fiber-reinforced concret e, in all t ypes of
concret e and mort ar, including sprayed concret e, flooring, precast , in sit u and repair concret es.

Soil Properties and its Testing

IS 2720(Cant say's) all Propert ies and Test ing

Miscellaneous
IS: 456 – code of pract ice for plain and reinforced concret e.

IS: 383 – specificat ions for fine and coarse aggregat e from nat ural sources for concret e.

IS: 2386 – met hods of t est s for aggregat e for concret e. (nine part s)

IS: 2430 – met hods of sampling.

IS: 4082 – specificat ions for st orage of mat erials.

IS: 2116 – permissible clay, silt and fine dust cont ent s in sand.

IS: 2250 – compressive st rengt h t est for cement mort ar cubes.

IS: 269-2015 – specificat ions for 33, 43 and 53 grade OPC.

IS: 1489 – specificat ions for PPC (Port land pozzolana cement ).

IS: 6909 – specificat ions for SSC (super-sulphat ed cement ).

IS: 8041 – specificat ions for RHPC (Rapid Hardening Port land cement )

IS: 12330 – specificat ions for SRPC (sulphat e resist ant Port land cement ).

IS: 6452 – specificat ions for HAC for st ruct ural use (high alumina cement ).

S: 3466 – specificat ions for masonry cement .

IS: 4031 – chemical analysis and t est s on cement .

IS: 456; 10262; SP 23 – codes for designing concret e mixes.

IS: 1199 – met hods of sampling and analysis of concret e.

IS: 516BXB JWJJS– met hods of t est for st rengt h of concret e.

IS: 13311 – ult rasonic t est ing of concret e st ruct ures.

IS: 4925 – specificat ions for concret e bat ching plant .

IS: 3025 – t est s on wat er samples

IS: 4990 – specificat ions for plywood formwork for concret e.

IS: 9103 – specificat ions for concret e admixt ures.

IS: 12200 – specificat ions for PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) wat er bars.

IS: 1077 – specificat ions for bricks for masonry work.

IS: 5454 – met hods of sampling of bricks for t est s.

IS: 3495 – met hods of t est ing of bricks.

IS: 1786 – cold-worked HYSD st eel rebars (grades Fe415 and Fe500).

IS: 432; 226; 2062 – mild st eel of grade I.

IS: 432; 1877 – mild st eel of grade II.

IS: 1566 – specificat ions for hard drawn st eel wire fabric for reinforcing concret e.

IS: 1785 – specificat ions for plain hard drawn st eel wire fabric for prest ressed concret e.

IS: 2090 – specificat ions for high t ensile st rengt h st eel bar for prest ressed concret e.

IS: 2062 – specificat ions for st eel for general purposes.

IS: 226 – specificat ions for rolled st eel made from st ruct ural st eel.

IS: 2074 – specificat ions for prime coat for st ruct ural st eel.
IS: 2932 – specificat ions for synt het ic enamel paint for st ruct ural st eel.

IS: 12118 – specificat ions for Polysulphide sealant s

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