IS 4562000 (reaffirmed 2021)
Concrete & RCCPlain and Reinforced Concrete — Code of Practice
The master code for RCC: grades, cover, limit-state design, durability, curing.
44 of 44 standards. Each entry gives the current edition and what it governs. The complete text of every standard is published by the Bureau of Indian Standards and is copyright — read or buy the full document free of cost on the official BIS portal.
Plain and Reinforced Concrete — Code of Practice
The master code for RCC: grades, cover, limit-state design, durability, curing.
Concrete Mix Proportioning — Guidelines
Design mix procedure, water content, and trial mixes for M20 and above.
Coarse and Fine Aggregate for Concrete
Grading zones for sand, 20 mm and 40 mm metal, and use of manufactured sand.
Ordinary Portland Cement — Specification
Covers 33, 43 and 53 grade OPC in a single revised standard.
Portland Pozzolana Cement — Fly Ash Based
PPC requirements — widely used for masonry and plaster work.
Hardened Concrete — Methods of Test
Cube testing at 7 and 28 days; acceptance criteria.
Fresh Concrete — Methods of Sampling and Testing
Slump, compaction factor and sampling of RMC at site.
Ready-Mixed Concrete — Specification
Supply, delivery documentation and acceptance of RMC.
High Strength Deformed Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
Fe 415, Fe 500, Fe 550 and D grades; unit weight tolerances.
Bending and Fixing of Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
Hook and bend allowances used in every bar bending schedule.
General Construction in Steel — Code of Practice
Limit-state design of structural steelwork.
Hot Rolled Medium and High Tensile Structural Steel
E250 / E350 plate and section quality.
Common Burnt Clay Building Bricks
Standard brick 190 × 90 × 90 mm; class designation by crushing strength.
Brickwork — Code of Practice
Mortar mixes, bonding, joint thickness and curing of masonry.
Concrete Masonry Units — Hollow and Solid Concrete Blocks
Block sizes (100/150/200 mm) and strength classes.
Construction of Hollow and Solid Concrete Block Masonry
Laying practice, mortar and reinforcement for blockwork.
Autoclaved Cellular (Aerated) Concrete Blocks
AAC block requirements and dimensional tolerance.
Cement and Cement-Lime Plaster Finishes
Plaster thickness, mixes and curing for internal and external faces.
Laying and Finishing of Cement Concrete Flooring Tiles
Bedding mortar thickness and laying tolerance.
Pressed Ceramic Tiles — Specification
Vitrified and ceramic tile sizes, water absorption classes.
Painting of Concrete, Masonry and Plaster Surfaces
Surface preparation, number of coats and spreading rates.
Timber Door, Window and Ventilator Frames
Frame sizes and joinery tolerances.
Design and Construction of Foundations in Soils — General
Minimum depth, settlement limits and general foundation practice.
Design and Construction of Raft Foundations
Raft analysis, soil-structure interaction and detailing.
Determination of Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations
Net safe bearing capacity — the basis of Rankine / Terzaghi depth checks.
Design and Construction of Pile Foundations
Bored and driven pile capacity, load testing.
Subsurface Investigation for Foundations
Borehole spacing, sampling and soil report content.
Method of Measurement — Earthwork
How excavation, filling and disposal are measured and paid.
Method of Measurement — Concrete Works
Deductions, formwork measurement and RCC take-off rules.
Method of Measurement — Brickwork
Openings deduction rules for masonry.
Method of Measurement — Formwork
Shuttering measured on contact area.
Method of Measurement — Plastering and Pointing
Surface measurement with jamb and soffit rules.
Method of Measurement — Whitewashing, Painting and Polishing
Coefficients for grills, shutters and corrugated surfaces.
Method of Measurement — Reinforcement
Steel measured by weight from the bar bending schedule.
Concrete Structures for Storage of Liquids
Crack width and design of sumps, tanks and reservoirs.
Basic Requirements for Water Supply, Drainage and Sanitation
Per-capita water demand and fixture provisioning.
Selection, Installation and Maintenance of Sanitary Appliances
Fixing heights and clearances for sanitaryware.
Electrical Installations — Code of Practice
Wiring, earthing and protection for building installations.
Design Loads for Buildings and Structures
Dead, imposed, wind (Part 3, 2015), snow and special loads.
Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures
Seismic zones, response spectrum and base shear.
Ductile Detailing of RC Structures Subjected to Seismic Forces
Confinement, lap positions and stirrup spacing in seismic zones.
Safety Code for Scaffolds and Ladders
Site scaffolding safety requirements.
Demolition of Buildings — Safety Code
Sequencing and protection during demolition.
National Building Code of India (Parts 1-12)
Umbrella document covering planning, fire safety, services and construction practice.
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