Civil Engineering Information

Following are the IS codes which are used for Construction Management including safety in construction. It also includes planning and organization at site for residential buildings, public buildings and offices, and industrial buildings, formulation of standards laying down safety requirements in the various operations involved in different types of civil engineering construction.

IS 3696(Part 1):1987 Safety code of scaffolds and ladders: Part 1

IS 3696(Part 2):1991 Safety code of scaffolds and ladders: Part 2

IS 3764:1992 Code of safety for excavation work

IS 4014(Part 2):1967 Code of practice for steel tubular scaffolding: Part 2 Safety regulations for scaffolding

IS 4081:1986 Safety code for blasting and related drilling operations
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Following are the IS codes which are used for standardization in the Public Health Engineering including standardization in the field of water supply, drainage and sanitation in buildings, including laying of pipelines, small sewage treatment plants, ancillary structures for water supply and sewerage and standardization of equipment used in public health engineering including their design, manufacture, testing, operation and maintenance

IS 1172:1993 Code of basic requirements for water supply,drainage and sanitation

IS 1742:1983 Code of practice for building drainage

IS 2064:1993 Code of practice for selection, installation and maintenance of sanitary appliances

IS 2065:1983 Code of practice for water supply in buildings

IS 2470(Part 1):1985 Code of practice for installation of septic tanks: Part I design, criteria and construction
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Following are the IS codes which are used for standardization of Fire Fighting including standardization in the field of Fire Fighting Equipment Including Water Fittings, Fire Fighting Units, Fire Detection And Fire Alarm Systems, Helmets, Equipment For Fire Protection And Fire Fighting, Personal Safety – Protective Clothing and Equipment.

IS 884:1985 Specification for first-aid hose reel for fire fighting

IS 901:1988 Specification for couplings, double male and double female, instantaneous pattern for fire fighting

IS 902:1992 Specification for suction hose couplings for fire fighting purposes

IS 903:1993 Specification for fire hose delivery couplings, branch pipe, nozzles and nozzlespanner

IS 904:1983 Specification for 2-way and 3-way suction collecting heads for fire fighting purposes
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Following are the IS codes which are used for Wood And Other Lignocellulosic Products. These IS Codes include standardization in the field of Wood Products including Composite Wood Products

IS 303:1989 Specification for plywood for general purposes

IS 652:1960 Specification for wooden separators for lead-acid storage batteries

IS 709:1974 Specification for medium strength aircraft plywood

IS 710:1976 Specification for marine plywood

IS 848:2006 Specification for synthetic resin adhesives for plywood (pnenolic and aminoplastic)

IS 851:1978 Specification for synthetic resin adhesives for construction work (non-structural) in wood

IS 852:1994 Specification for animal glue for general wood working purposes

IS 1328:1996 Specification for veneered decorative plywood
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Following are the IS codes which are used for Standardization of Builder’s Hardware. These IS Codes include standardization in the field of Builder’s Hardware, I.E. Doors And Window Fittings such as Hinges, Handles, Sliding Bolts, Rim Latches Etc

IS 204(Part 1):1991 Specificaion for tower bolts: Part 1 Ferrous metals

IS 204(Part 2):1992 Specification for tower bolts: Part 2 Non-ferrous metals

IS 205:1992 Specification for non-ferrous metal butt hinges

IS 206:1992 Specification for tee and strap hinges

IS 208:1996 Specification for door handles

IS 281:2009 Specification for mild steel sliding door bolts for use with padlocks
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Following are the IS codes which are used for Building Construction Practices. These IS Codes include standardization in the field of Building Construction Practices and drawing up of codes of practice for building construction and maintenance along with timber structures, masonry, unreinforced masonry, reinforced masonry and other test methods

IS 883:1994 Code of practice for design of structural timber in building

IS 965:1963 Equivalent metric units for scales, dimensions and quantities in general construction work

IS 1414:1989 Code of practice for fixing of wall coverings

IS 1477(Part 1):1971 Code of practice for painting of ferrous metals in buildings:Part 1 Pretreatment

IS 1477(Part 2):1971 Code of practice for painting of ferrous metals in buildings: Part 2 Painting

IS 1597(Part 1):1992 Code of practice for construction of stone masonry: Part 1 Rubble stone masonry
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Following are the IS codes which are used for Functional Requirements In Buildings. These IS Codes include standardization in the field of functional requirements in buildings: from comfort point of view, such as space distribution, orientation, day-lighting, ventilation, acoustics and thermal comforts, from health and safety point of view, from the point of view of accessibility for persons with disability and from the point of view of energy requirements.

IS 1950:1962 Code of practice for sound insulation of non-industrial buildings

IS 2440:1975 Guide for day lighting of buildings

IS 2526:1963 Code of practice for acoustical design of auditoriums and conference halls

IS 3103:1975 Code of practice for industrial ventilation

IS 3362:1977 Code of practice for natural ventilation of residential buildings
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Following are the IS codes which are used for standardization of Doors, Windows And Shutters. These IS Codes include standardization in the field of doors, windows, ventilators, gates and shutters made of any material.

IS 1003(Part 1):2003 Timber panelled and glazed shutters: Part 1 Door Shutters – Specification

IS 1003(Part 2):1994 Specification for timber panelled and glazed shutters: Part 2 Window and ventilator shutters

IS 1038:1983 Specification for steel doors, windows and ventilators

IS 1081:1960 Code of practice for fixing and glazing of metal (steel and aluminium) doors, windows and ventilators

IS 1361:1978 Specification for steel windows for industrial buildings

IS 1948:1961 Specification for aluminiium doors, windows and ventilators

IS 1949:1961 Specification for aluminium windows for industrial buildings
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Following are the IS codes which are used for standardization of Timber and Timber Stores. These IS Codes include standard names of indian timbers along with classification of commercial timbers and their zonal distribution; characteristics of imported and plantation timbers; timber, sizing defects of; timber for air craft; timber for marine purposes; seasoning and treatment of timber; logs for plywood; glossary of technical terms used in timber technology; standard dimensions for wood poles of indian species for various breaking loads; moisture content and specification of timber for various uses; methods of testing timber; grading of wood; joinery; method of test for the toxicity of wood preservatives to microorganisms and insects, timber in building construction, floors; grading of timber, sizes of graded timber standardization in the field of timber stores including bamboo and cane stores such as wooden handles, wooden containers including plywood tea- chests, cane baskets, bamboo tent poles etc; and any other woodenware items not covered by other IS Codes.

IS 10(Part 1):1990 Specification for plywood tea-chests: Part 1 General

IS 10(Part 2):1996 Specification for plywood tea-chests: Part 2 Plywood

IS 10(Part 3):1974 Specification for plywood tea-chests: Part 3 Battens

IS 10(Part 4):1989 Specification for plywood tea-chests: Part 4 Metal fittings

IS 10(Part 5):1976 Specification for plywood tea-chests; Part 5 Assembly and packing

IS 190:1991 Coniferous sawn timber (Baulks and scantlings) – Specification
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Following are the IS codes which are used for standardization in Structural Engineering And Structural Sections

IS 800:2007 Code of practice for general construction in steel

IS 801:1975 Code of practice for use of cold formed light gauge steel structural members in general building construction

IS 802(Part 1/Sec 1):1995 Code of practice for use of structural steel in overhead transmission line towers, Part 1 Materials, Loads and permissible stresses Section 1 Materials and Loads

IS 802(Part 1/Sec 2):1992 Code of practice for use of structural steel in overhead transmission line towers Part 1 : Material, loads and permissible stress Section 2 Permissible stress
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