PACKAGE : I Bid Document VOLUME : II - Public Health Engineering

IS: 1786 – 1985 Specification for high strength deformed steel bars and wires for
concrete reinforcement
IS: 4990 - 1993 Specification for plywood for concrete shuttering work.
IS: 1726 – 1991 Specification for Cast Iron Manhole Covers and Frames.
IS: 883 – 1994 Code of practice for design of structural timber in building.
IS: 1077 – 1992 Common Burnt Clay Building Bricks – Specification.
ii) Tests
IS: 516 - 1959 Method of test for strength of concrete
IS: 1199 – 1959 Method of sampling and analysis of concrete
IS: 2386 – 1963 Method of test for (Part I & VIII) aggregate for Concrete
IS: 5640 – 1970 Method of test for determining aggregate impact value of soft coarse
aggregates
IS: 2720 Methods of test for soils (Parts I & XLI) (latest revisions)
IS: 3025 – 1964 Method for sampling and test (physical and chemical) for water used
in construction.
iii) Code of practice
IS: 456 – 2000 Plain and Reinforced concrete – Code of Practice
IS: 800 – 1984 Code of practice for general construction in steel
IS: 2502 – 1963 Code of practice for bending and fixing of bars for concrete
reinforcement
IS: 3558 – 1983 Code of practice for use of immersion vibrators for consolidating
concrete
IS: 10005 – 1994 SI Units and Recommendations for the use of their Multiples and of
certain other units.
IS: 10262 – 1982 Recommended guidelines for concrete mix design
iv) Construction Safety
IS: 3696 Safety code of scaffolds (Parts I & II) and ladders (latest revisions)
IS: 2750 – 1964 Specification for steel scaffolding
IS: 3764 – 1992 Code of safety for excavation work
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