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A reference index of 214 Indian Standards civil engineers work to — what each code covers, and where to get the official text.

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Every code in the index, in number order.

• IS 383Specification for coarse and fine aggregates from natural sources for concrete · 1970
• IS 432 (Part 1)Mild steel and medium tensile steel bars · 1982
• IS 432 (Part 2)Hard-drawn steel wire · 1982
• IS 456Plain and reinforced concrete - Code of practice · 2000
• IS 457Code of practice for general construction of plain and reinforced concrete for dams and other massive structures · 1957
• IS 458Specification for precast concrete pipes (with and without reinforcement) · 1988
• IS 783Code of practice for laying of concrete pipes · 1985
• IS 784Prestressed concrete pipes (including specials) - Specification · 2001
• IS 785Reinforced concrete poles for overhead power and telecommunication lines · 1998
• IS 1199Methods of sampling and analysis of concrete · 1959
• IS 1200 (Part 1)Earthwork · 1992
• IS 1200 (Part 2)Concrete works · 1974
• IS 1200 (Part 3)Brickwork · 1976
• IS 1200 (Part 4)Stone masonry · 1976
• IS 1200 (Part 5)Formwork · 1982
• IS 1200 (Part 6)Refractory work · 1974
• IS 1200 (Part 7)Hardware · 1972
• IS 1200 (Part 8)Steelwork and ironwork · 1993
• IS 1200 (Part 9)Roof covering (including cladding) · 1964
• IS 1200 (Part 10)Ceiling and linings · 1973
• IS 1200 (Part 11)Paving, floor finishes, dado and skirting · 1977
• IS 1200 (Part 12)Plastering and pointing · 1976
• IS 1200 (Part 13)White washing, colour washing, distempering and painting of building surfaces · 1994
• IS 1200 (Part 14)Glazing · 1984
• IS 1200 (Part 15)Painting, polishing, varnishing, etc · 1987
• IS 1200 (Part 16)Laying of water and sewer lines including appurtenant items · 1979
• IS 1200 (Part 17)Road work including airfield pavements · 1985
• IS 1200 (Part 18)Demolition and dismantling · 1974
• IS 1200 (Part 19)Water supply, plumbing and drains · 1981
• IS 1200 (Part 20)Laying of gas and oil pipe lines · 1981
• IS 1200 (Part 21)Woodwork and joinery · 1973
• IS 1200 (Part 22)Materials · 1982
• IS 1200 (Part 23)Piling · 1964
• IS 1200 (Part 24)Well foundations · 1983
• IS 1200 (Part 25)Tunneling · 1971
• IS 1200 (Part 26)Acid resistant lining · 1987
• IS 1200 (Part 27)Earthwork done by mechanical appliances · 1992
• IS 1200 (Part 28)Sound insulation work · 1992
• IS 1237Specification for cement concrete flooring tiles · 1980
• IS 1443Code of practice for laying and finishing of cement concrete flooring tiles · 1972
• IS 1566Specification for hard-drawn steel wire fabric for concrete reinforcement · 1982
• IS 1678Prestressed concrete poles for overhead power, traction and telecommunication lines - Specification · 1998
• IS 1785 (Part 1)Cold drawn stress-relieved wire · 1983
• IS 1785 (Part 2)As-drawn wire · 1983
• IS 1786Specification for high strength deformed steel bars and wires for concrete reinforcement · 1985
• IS 1791General requirements for batch type concrete mixers · 1985
• IS 1834Specification for hot applied sealing compounds for joints in concrete · 1994
• IS 1916Steel cylinder pipes with concrete lining and coating - Specification · 1989
• IS 2090Specification for high tensile steel bars used in prestressed concrete · 1983
• IS 2174Specification for reinforced concrete dust bins · 1962
• IS 2185 (Part 1)Hollow and solid concrete blocks · 1979
• IS 2185 (Part 2)Hollow and solid lightweight concrete blocks · 1983
• IS 2185 (Part 3)Autoclaved cellular (aerated) concrete blocks · 1984
• IS 2193Specification for precast prestressed concrete street lighting poles · 1986
• IS 2386 (Part 2)Estimation of deleterious materials and organic impurities · 1963
• IS 2386 (Part 3)Specific gravity, density, voids, absorption and bulking · 1963
• IS 2386 (Part 4)Mechanical properties · 1963
• IS 2386 (Part 5)Soundness · 1963
• IS 2386 (Part 6)Measuring mortar making properties of fine aggregate · 1983
• IS 2386 (Part 7)Alkali aggregate reactivity · 1963
• IS 2386 (Part 8)Petrographic examination · 1963
• IS 2395 (Part 1)Operations and workmanship · 1994
• IS 2395 (Part 2)Schedules · 1994
• IS 2430Methods for sampling of aggregates for concrete · 1986
• IS 2502Code of practice for bending and fixing of bars for concrete reinforcement · 1963
• IS 2505Concrete vibrators - Immersion type - General requirements · 1992
• IS 2506General requirements for concrete vibrators, screed board type · 1985
• IS 2514Specification for concrete vibrating tables · 1963
• IS 2542 (Part 2/Sec 1)Gypsum products (Sections 1 to 8) · 1981
• IS 2686Specification for cinder aggregates for use in lime concrete · 1977
• IS 2722Specification for portable swing weighbatchers for concrete (single and double bucket type) · 1964
• IS 2745Specification for non-metal helmet for firemen and civil defence personnel · 1983
• IS 2751Code of practice for welding of mild steel plain and deformed bars for reinforced concrete construction · 1979
• IS 2770 (Part 1)Pull-out test · 1967
• IS 2905Concrete poles for overhead power and telecommunication lines - Methods of test · 1989
• IS 2911 (Part 1/Sec 1)Concrete piles - Section 1 Driven cast in-situ concrete piles · 1979
• IS 2911 (Part 1/Sec 2)Concrete piles - Section 2 Bored cast in-situ piles · 1979
• IS 2911 (Part 1/Sec 3)Concrete piles - Section 3 Driven precast concrete piles · 1979
• IS 2911 (Part 1/Sec 4)Concrete piles - Section 4 Bored precast concrete piles · 1984
• IS 3036Laying lime concrete for a waterproofed roof finish - Code of practice · 1992
• IS 3068Specification for broken brick (burnt clay) coarse aggregate for use in lime concrete · 1986
• IS 3085Method of test for permeability of cement mortar and concrete · 1965
• IS 3370 (Part 1)General requirements · 1965
• IS 3370 (Part 2)Reinforced concrete structures · 1965
• IS 3370 (Part 3)Prestressed concrete structures · 1967
• IS 3370 (Part 4)Design tables · 1967
• IS 3558Code of practice for use of immersion vibrators for consolidating concrete · 1983
• IS 3559Specification for pneumatic concrete breakers · 1966
• IS 3597Concrete pipes - Methods of test · 1998
• IS 3808Method of test for non-combustibility of building materials · 1979
• IS 3873Laying cement concrete/stone slab lining on canals - Code of practice · 1993
• IS 4090Criteria for the design of reinforced concrete arches · 1967
• IS 4101 (Part 2)Cement concrete facing · 1967
• IS 4350Specification for concrete porous pipes for under drainage · 1967
• IS 4634Batch-type concrete mixers - Method of test - Performance · 1991
• IS 4656Specification for form vibrators for concrete · 1968
• IS 4851Proforma for estimating unit rate of concrete used in mechanized construction of river valley projects · 1987
• IS 4880 (Part 4)Structural design of concrete lining in rock · 1971
• IS 4880 (Part 5)Structural design of concrete lining · 1972
• IS 4925Specification for concrete batching and mixing plant · 1968
• IS 4926Ready-mixed concrete - Code of practice · 2003
• IS 4990Plywood for concrete shuttering work - Specification · 1993
• IS 5758Specification for precast concrete kerbs, channels, edgings, quadrants and gutter aprons · 1984
• IS 5816Splitting tensile strength of concrete - Method of test · 1999
• IS 5817Preparation and use of lime-pozzolana mixture concrete in buildings and roads - Code of practice · 1992
• IS 5820Specification for precast concrete cable covers · 1970
• IS 5878 (Part 5)Concrete lining · 1976
• IS 5891Specification for hand-operated concrete mixers · 1979
• IS 5892Specification for concrete transit mixers and agitators · 1970
• IS 6003Specification for indented wire for prestressed concrete · 1983
• IS 6006Specification for uncoated stress relieved strand for prestressed concrete · 1983
• IS 6041Code of practice for construction of autoclaved cellular concrete block masonry · 1985
• IS 6042Code of practice for construction of light-weight concrete block masonry · 1969
• IS 6061 (Part 1)With hollow concrete filler blocks · 1971
• IS 6072Specification for autoclaved reinforced cellular concrete wall slabs · 1971
• IS 6073Specification for autoclaved reinforced cellular concrete floor and roof slabs · 1971
• IS 6276Specification for flexible shafts used in concrete vibrators · 1971
• IS 6441 (Part 1)Determination of unit weight or bulk density and moisture content · 1972
• IS 6441 (Part 2)Determination of drying shrinkage · 1972
• IS 6441 (Part 4)Corrosion protection of steel reinforcement in autoclaved cellular concrete · 1972
• IS 6441 (Part 5)Determination of compressive strength · 1972
• IS 6441 (Part 6)Strength, deformation and cracking of flexural members subject to bending - Short duration loading test · 1973
• IS 6441 (Part 7)Strength, deformation and cracking of flexural members subject to bending - Sustained loading test · 1973
• IS 6441 (Part 8)Loading tests for flexural members in diagonal tension · 1973
• IS 6441 (Part 9)Jointing of autoclaved cellular concrete elements · 1973
• IS 6461 (Part 1)Concrete aggregates · 1972
• IS 6461 (Part 2)Materials (other than cement and aggregate) · 1972
• IS 6461 (Part 3)Concrete reinforcement · 1972
• IS 6461 (Part 4)Types of concrete · 1972
• IS 6461 (Part 5)Formwork for concrete · 1972
• IS 6461 (Part 10)Tests and testing apparatus · 1973
• IS 6461 (Part 11)Prestressed concrete · 1973
• IS 6461 (Part 12)Miscellaneous · 1973
• IS 6923Method of test for performance of screed board concrete vibrators · 1973
• IS 6925Methods of test for determination of water soluble chlorides in concrete admixtures · 1973
• IS 7251Specification for concrete finishers · 1974
• IS 7325Specification for apparatus for determining constituents of fresh concrete · 1974
• IS 7436 (Part 2)Concrete and masonry dams · 1997
• IS 7563Code of practice for structural design of cut and cover concrete conduits · 1985
• IS 7873Code of practice for lime concrete lining for canals · 1975
• IS 7969Safety code for handling and storage of building materials · 1975
• IS 7995Pneumatic concrete breaker shanks - Dimensions · 1994
• IS 8142Method of test for determining setting time of concrete by penetration resistance · 1976
• IS 8282 (Part 1)Electrical resistance type cell · 1976
• IS 8282 (Part 2)Vibrating wire type cell · 1996
• IS 8968Specification for farm drainage concrete tiles · 1978
• IS 8989Safety code for erection of concrete framed structures · 1978
• IS 9013Method of making, curing and determining compressive strength of accelerated-cured concrete test specimens · 1978
• IS 9103Concrete admixtures - Specification · 1999
• IS 9142Specification for artificial lightweight aggregates · 1979
• IS 9284Method of test for abrasion resistance of concrete · 1979
• IS 9375Specification for precast reinforced concrete plant guards · 1979
• IS 9399Specification for apparatus for flexural testing of concrete · 1979
• IS 9401 (Part 4)Concrete works · 1980
• IS 9417Welding of cold-worked steel bars for reinforced concrete construction - Recommendations · 1989
• IS 9459Specification for apparatus for use in measurement of length change of hardened cement paste, mortar and concrete · 1980
• IS 9527 (Part 1)Concrete monoliths · 1981
• IS 9799Specification for pressure meter for determination of air content of freshly mixed concrete · 1981
• IS 9872Specification for precast concrete septic tanks · 1981
• IS 9893Specification for precast concrete lintels and sills · 1981
• IS 10079Specification for cylindrical metal measures for use in tests of aggregates and concrete · 1982
• IS 10086Specification for moulds for use in tests of cement and concrete · 1982
• IS 10262Recommended guidelines for concrete mix design · 1982
• IS 10291Safety code for dress divers in civil engineering works · 1982
• IS 10297Code of practice for design and construction of floors and roofs using precast reinforced/prestressed concrete ribbed or cored slab units · 1982
• IS 10302Unified nomenclature of workmen for civil engineering · 1982
• IS 10334Code of practice for selection, splicing, installation and providing protection to the open ends of cables used for connecting resistance type measuring devices in concrete and masonry dams · 1982
• IS 10359Code of practice for manufacture and use of lime-pozzolana concrete blocks for paving · 1982
• IS 10360Specification for lime-pozzolana concrete blocks for paving · 1982
• IS 10421Proforma for analysis of unit rate of shuttering/formwork for concrete items · 1983
• IS 10434 (Part 2)Vibrating wire type jointmeter · 1982
• IS 10505Code of practice for construction of floors and roofs using precast concrete waffle units · 1983
• IS 10646Canal linings - Cement concrete tiles - Specification · 1991
• IS 10790 (Part 1)Prestressing steel · 1984
• IS 10790 (Part 2)Reinforcing steel · 1984
• IS 10992 (Part 1)Design requirements · 1984
• IS 10992 (Part 2)Performance requirements · 1984
• IS 10992 (Part 3)Qualification tests · 1984
• IS 11150Construction of concrete barrages - Code of practice · 1993
• IS 11293 (Part 2)Masonry and concrete gravity dams · 1993
• IS 11384Code of practice for composite construction in structural steel and concrete · 1985
• IS 11386Glossary of terms relating to concrete mixers · 1985
• IS 11389Method for testing performance of concrete vibrators, immersion type · 1985
• IS 11485Criteria for hydraulic design of sluices in concrete and masonry dams · 1985
• IS 11504Criteria for structural design of reinforced concrete natural draught cooling towers · 1985
• IS 11649 (Part 2)Methods of test · 1986
• IS 11993Code of practice for use of screed board concrete vibrators · 1987
• IS 12119General requirements for pan mixers for concrete · 1987
• IS 12200Provision of water-stops at transverse contraction joints in masonry and concrete dams - Code of practice · 2001
• IS 12440Specification for precast concrete stone masonry blocks · 1988
• IS 12584Bentonite for grouting in civil engineering works - Specification · 1989
• IS 12592Precast concrete manhole cover and frame - Specification · 2002
• IS 12592 (Part 1)Covers · 1988
• IS 12592 (Part 2)Frames · 1991
• IS 12594Hot-dip zinc coating on structural steel bars for concrete reinforcement - Specification · 1988
• IS 12727No-fines cast in-situ cement concrete - Code of practice · 1989
• IS 13073 (Part 1)Deflection measurement using plumb lines · 2002
• IS 13073 (Part 2)Geodetic observation - Crest collimation · 1991
• IS 13143Joints in concrete lining of canals - Sealing compound - Specification · 1991
• IS 13158Prestressed concrete circular spun poles for overhead power, traction and telecommunication lines - Specification · 1991
• IS 13232Installation, maintenance and observations of electrical strain measuring devices in concrete dams - Code of practice · 1992
• IS 13291Concrete block making machines - General requirements · 1992
• IS 13311 (Part 2)Rebound hammer · 1992
• IS 14241Precast reinforced concrete L-panel for roofing - Specification · 1995
• IS 14278Stress measuring devices in concrete and masonry dams - Installation, commissioning and observations - Code of practice · 1996
• IS 14591Temperature control of mass concrete for dams - Guidelines · 1999
• IS 14687Falsework for concrete structures - Guidelines · 1999
• IS 14750Code of practice for installation, maintenance and observation of seepage measuring devices for concrete/masonry and earth/rockfill dams · 2000
• IS 14858Compression testing machine used for testing of concrete and mortar - Requirements · 2000
• IS 14959 (Part 1)Fresh mortar and concrete · 2001
• IS 14959 (Part 2)Hardened mortar and concrete · 2001
• IS 15058PVC water-stops at transverse contraction joints for use in masonry and concrete dams - Specification · 2002
• SP 16Design aids for reinforced concrete to IS 456 : 1978 · 1980
• SP 23Handbook on concrete mixes · 1982