Civil Engineering Information

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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Here is the list of the Indian Standard codes required by an engineers for standardization in the field of Stone Work:-

IS 1121(Part 1):1974 Methods of test for determination of strength properties of natural building stones: Part I Compressive strength

IS 1121(Part 2):1974 Methods of test for determination of strength properties of natural building stones: Part II Transverse strength

IS 1121(Part 3):1974 Methods of test for determination of strength properties of natural building stones: Part III Tensile strength

IS 1121(Part 4):1974 Methods of test for determination of strength properties of natural building stones: Part IV Shear strength

IS 1122:1974 Method of test for determination of true specific gravity of natural building stones
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Here is the list of the Indian Standard codes required by an engineers if they are looking for Flooring, Wall Finishing And Roofing. These IS Codes Cover the field of flooring made of materials such as concrete, concrete tiles, magnesium oxychloride, linoleum, rubber, bitumen mastic and plastics; acid and alkali resisting flooring including acid resisting plasters, wall finishing, bitumen impregnated roofing sheets, plastics based roofing sheets etc. But these exclude metal and asbestos cement sheets.

IS 653:1992 Specification for linoleum sheets and tiles

IS 657:1982 Specification for materials for use in the manufacture of magnesium oxychloride flooring compositions

IS 658:1982 Code of practice for magnesium oxychloride composition floors

IS 809:1992 Specification for rubber flooring materials for general purposes

IS 1195:2002 Bitumen-mastic for flooring – Specification

IS 1196:1978 Code of practice for laying bitumen mastic flooring

IS 1197:1970 Code of practice for laying of rubber floors

IS 1198:1982 Code of practice for laying, fixing and maintenance of linoleum floors
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Here are the IS codes which an engineer might require if he or she is dealing with Building Lime And Gypsum Product. These codes cover manufacturing, supply, use and storage of building lime and lime products in construction works. These codes also include gypsum building material, gypsum plaster board, non-load bearing gypsum plaster block. Terms and definition related to lime and gypsum along with the scope of gypsum plaster and testing methods of gypsum plaster concrete and products is also covered by these codes. Guidelines related to gypsum tiles and reinforced blocks also mentioned in these codes.

IS 712:1984 Specification for building limes

IS 1624:1986 Method of field testing of building lime

IS 1635:1992 Code of practice for field slaking of building lime and preparation of putty

IS 1849(Part 1/Sec 1):1990 Guide for design and installation of vertical mixed feed lime kiln: Part 1 Limestone Section 1 Masonry type shaft

IS 1849(Part 1/Sec 2):1991 Guide for design and installation of vertical mixed feed type lime kiln: Part 1 For limestone Section 2 RCC type shaft
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