DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

LIST OF INDIAN ROAD CONGRESS (IRC) PUBLICATIONS

AVAILABLE

SL. CODE NO. TITLE OF THE PUBLISHERS PRICE

NO. PUBLICATION
1 IRC:3-1983 Dimensions and Weights of IRC 40.00
Road Design Vehicles (First
Revision)
2 IRC:5-1998 Standard specifications and IRC 120.00
Code of practice for Road
Bridges, Section 1- General
features of Design (Seventh
Revision)
3 IRC:6-2000 Standard specifications and IRC 200.00
Code of practice for Road
bridges, section II – Loads and
Stresses (Fourth Revision)
4 IRC:9-1972 Traffic Census on Non – Urban IRC 60.00
Roads (First Revision)
5 IRC:10-1961 Recommended Practice for IRC 40.00
Borrowpits for Road
Embankments Constructed by
Manual Operation
6 IRC:15-2002 Standard specifications and IRC 200.00
Code of practice for
Construction of Concrete Roads
(Third Revision)
7 IRC:18-2000 Design Criteria for Prestressed IRC 120.00
Concrete Road Bridges (Post –
Tensioned Concrete) (Third
Revision)
8 IRC:19-2005 Standard specifications and IRC 80.00
Code of practice for Water
Bound Macadam (Third
Revision)
9 IRC:21-2000 Standard specifications and IRC 200.00
Code of practice for Road
Bridges, Section III Cement
Concrete (Plain and Reinforced)
(Third Revision)
10 IRC:22-1986 Standard specifications and IRC 120.00
 Code of practice for Road
Bridges, Section VI- Composite
Construction (First Revision)
11 IRC:24-2001 Standard specifications and IRC 200.00
Code of practice for Road
Bridges, Section V- Steel Road
Bridges (Second Revision)
12 IRC:28-1967 Tentative Specifications for the IRC 40.00
Construction of Stabilized Soil
Roads with Soft Aggregate in
Areas of Moderate and High
Rainfall
13 IRC:32-1969 Standard for Vertical and IRC 24.00
Horizontal Clearances of
Overhead Electric Power and
Telecommunication Lines as
Related to Roads
14 IRC:33-1969 Standard Procedure for IRC 24.00
Evaluation and Condition
Surveys of Stabilized Soil Roads
15 IRC:34-1970 Recommendations for Road IRC 60.00
Construction in Waterlogged
Areas
16 IRC:36-1970 Recommended Practice for the IRC 80.00
Construction of Earth
Embankments for Road Works
17 IRC:37-2001 Guidelines for the Design of IRC 200.00
Flexible Pavements (Second
Revision)
18 IRC:38- 1988 Guidelines for Design of IRC 600.00
Horizontal Curves for Highways
and Design Tables (First
Revision)
19 IRC:40- 2002 Standard specifications and IRC 120.00
Code of practice for Road
Bridges, Section IV- Brick Stone
and Block Masonry (Second
Revision)
20 IRC:42- 1972 Proforma for Record of Test IRC 40.00
Values of Locally Available
Pavement Construction
Materials
21 IRC:44- 1976 Tentative Guidelines for Cement IRC 80.00
Concrete Mix Design for
Pavements (for Non- Air
Entrained and Continuously
 Graded Concrete ) (First
Revision)
22 IRC:45- 1972 Recommendations for IRC 80.00
Estimating the Resistance of Soil
Below the Maximum Scour
Level in the Design of Well
Foundations of Bridges.
23 IRC:49- 1973 Recommended Practice for the IRC 24.00
Pulverization of Black Cotton
Soils for Lime Stabilization.
24 IRC:50- 1973 Recommended Design Criteria IRC 24.00
for the Use of Cement –
Modified Soil in Road
Construction
25 IRC:51- 1992 Guidelines for the Use of Soil IRC 40.00
Lime Mixes in Road
Construction (First Revision)
26 IRC:52- 2001 Recommendations About the IRC 120.00
Alignment Survey and
Geometric Design of Hill Roads
(Second Revision)
27 IRC:53- 1982 Road Accident Forms A-1 and 4 IRC 24.00
(First Revision)
28 IRC:54- 1974 Lateral and Vertical Clearances IRC 24.00
at Underpasses for Vehicular
Traffic
29 IRC:56- 1974 Recommended Practice for IRC 40.00
Treatment of Embankment
Slopes for Erosion Control
30 IRC:57- 1974 Recommended Practice for IRC 40.00
Sealing of Joints in Concrete
Pavements
31 IRC:58- 2002 Guidelines for the Design of IRC 200.00
Plain Jointed Rigid Pavements
for Highways (Second Revision)
32 IRC:59- 1976 Tentative Guidelines for the IRC 24.00
Design of gap Graded Cement
Concrete Mixes for Road
Pavements
33 IRC:61- 1976 Tentative Guidelines for the IRC 40.00
Construction of Cement
Concrete Pavements in Hot
Weather
34 IRC:63- 1976 Tentative Guidelines for the Use IRC 24.00
of Low Grade Aggregates and
Soil Aggregate Mixtures in Road
 Pavement Construction
35 IRC:64- 1990 Guidelines for Capacity of IRC 40.00
Roads in Rural Areas (First
Revision)
36 IRC:65- 1976 Recommended Practice for IRC 40.00
Traffic Rotaries
37 IRC:66- 1976 Recommended Practice for Site IRC 40.00
Distance on Rural Highways
38 IRC:69- 1977 Space Standards for Roads in IRC 24.00
Urban Areas
39 IRC:70- 1977 Guidelines on Regulation and IRC 40.00
Control of Mixed Traffic in
Urban Areas
40 IRC:73- 1980 Geometric Design Standards for IRC 120.00
Rural (Non Urban) Highways
41 IRC:75- 1979 Guidelines for the Design of IRC 120.00
High Embankments
42 IRC:76- 1979 Tentative Guidelines for 32.00
Structural Strength Evaluation of
Rigid Airfield Pavements
43 IRC:77- 1979 Tentative Guidelines for Repair IRC 36.00
of Concrete Pavements Using
Synthetic Resins
44 IRC:78- 2000 Standard specifications and IRC 200.00
Code of practice for Road
Bridges, Section VII-
Foundations and Substructure
(Second Revision)
45 IRC:81- 1997 Guidelines for Strengthening of IRC 160.00
Flexible Road Pavements Using
Benkelman Beam Deflection
Technique (First Revision )
46 IRC:82- 1982 Code of Practice for IRC 80.00
Maintenance of Bituminous
Surfaces of Highways
47 IRC:83- 1999 Standard specifications and IRC 100.00
Code of practice for Road
Bridges, Section IX- Bearings,
Part I: Metallic Bearings (First
Revision)
48 IRC:83- 1987 Standard specifications and IRC 100.00
(Part II) Code of practice for Road
Bridges, Section IX- Bearings,
Part II: Elastometric Bearings
49 IRC:83- 1987 Standard specifications and IRC 200.00
(Part III) Code of practice for Road
 Bridges, Section IX- Bearings,
Part III: POT, POT-CUM-
PTFE,PIN and Metallic Guide
Bearings
50 IRC:84- 1983 Code of Practice for Curing of IRC 24.00
Cement Concrete Pavements
51 IRC:86- 1983 Geometric Design Standards for IRC 100.00
Urban Roads in Plains
52 IRC:89- 1997 Guidelines for Design and IRC 120.00
Construction of River Training
and Control Works for Road
Bridges (First Revision)
53 IRC:92- 1985 Guidelines for the Design of IRC 36.00
Interchanges in Urban Areas
54 IRC:93- 1985 Guidelines on Design and IRC 40.00
Installation of Road Traffic
Signals
55 IRC:101- 1988 Guidelines for Design of IRC 32.00
Continuously Reinforced
Concrete Pavements with elastic
Joints
56 IRC:102- 1988 Traffic Studies for Planning IRC 80.00
Bypasses Around Towns
57 IRC:104- 1988 Guidelines For Environmental IRC 60.00
Impact Assessment Of Highway
Projects
58 IRC:106- 1990 Guidelines for Capacity of IRC 40.00
Urban Roads in Plain Areas
59 IRC:108- 1996 Guidelines for Traffic Prediction IRC 80.00
on Rural Highways
60 IRC:109- 1997 Guidelines for Wet Mix IRC 80.00
Macadam

II. IRC SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS

61 IRC:SP:12-1973 Tentative Recommendations on IRC 40.00

the Provision of parking Spaces
for Urban Areas
62 IRC:SP:13-2004 Guidelines for the Design of IRC 400.00
Small Bridges and Culverts
(First Revision)
63 IRC:SP:16-2004 Guidelines for Surface Evenness IRC 60.00
of Highway Pavements (First
Revision)
64 IRC:SP:17-1977 Recommendations About IRC 36.00
 Overlays on Cement Concrete
Pavements
65 IRC:SP:18-1978 Manual for Highway Bridge IRC 80.00
Maintenance Inspection
66 IRC:SP:23-1983 Vertical Curves for Highways IRC 100.00
67 IRC:SP:24-1984 Guidelines on the Choice and IRC 32.00
Planning of Appropriate
Technology in Road
Construction
68 IRC:SP: 30-1993 Manual on Economic Evaluation IRC 200.00
of Highway Projects in India
(First Revision)
69 IRC:SP: 35-1990 Guidelines for Inspection and IRC 100.00
Maintenance of Bridges
70 IRC:SP: 37-1991 Guidelines for Evaluation of IRC 160.00
Load Carrying Capacity of
Bridges
71 IRC:SP: 40-1993 Guidelines on Techniques for IRC 160.00
Strengthening and Rehabilitation
of Bridges
72 IRC:SP: 41-1994 Guidelines on Design of At- IRC 140.00
Grade Intersections in Rural
&Urban Areas
73 IRC:SP: 42-1994 Guidelines on Road Drainage IRC 160.00
74 IRC:SP: 43-1994 Guidelines on Low-Cost Traffic IRC 160.00
Management Technique for
Urban Areas
75 IRC:SP: 44-1996 Highway Safety Code IRC 160.00
76 IRC:SP: 47-1998 Guidelines on Quality Systems IRC 280.00
for Road Bridges. (Plain,
Reinforced , Prestressed and
Composite Concrete)
77 IRC:SP: 49-1998 Guidelines for the use of Dry IRC 60.00
Lean Concrete as Sub-base for
Rigid Pavement
78 IRC:SP: 50-1999 Guidelines on Urban Drainage IRC 160.00
79 IRC:SP: 52-1999 Bridge Inspector’s Reference IRC 140.00
Manual
80 IRC:SP: 54-2000 Project Preparation Manual for IRC 160.00
Bridges
81 IRC:SP: 56-2000 Guidelines for Steel Pedestrian IRC 40.00
Bridges
82 IRC:SP: 59-2002 Guidelines for Use of IRC 120.00
Geotextiles in Road Pavements
and Associated Works
83 IRC:SP: 60-2002 An Approach Document for IRC 160.00
 Assessment of Remaining Life
of Concrete Bridges

III. MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT PUBLICATIONS

(Now Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways)

84 MORT & H Pocket Book for IRC 200.00

Bridge Engineers,2000 (First
Revision)
85 MORT & H Pocket Book for IRC 320.00
Highway Engineers,2002
(Second Revision)