IS CODES FOR BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION

The following is the list of some of the IS code giving requirements for building materials:

➤IS 269–1989. Specification for ordinary portland cement.
➤IS 455–1989. Specification for portland slag cement.
➤IS 516–1959. Method of tests for strength of concrete.
➤IS 1123–1975. Method of identification of natural building stones.
➤IS 383–1970. Specifications for coarse and fine aggregates.
➤IS 432–1982. Specification for mild steel.
➤IS 3495–1976. Gives specifications for building bricks.
➤IS 287–1973. Gives maximum permissible moisture content in timber for different zone and for
different uses.