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Indian Standard
PREPARATIONANDUSEOFLIME
CONCRETE- CODEOFPRACTICE
( Second Revision )
0 BIS 1991
FOREWORD
This Indian Standard ( Second Revision > was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after
the draft finalized by the Building Lime and Lime Products Sectional Committee had been approved
by the Civil Engineering Division Council.
Lime concrete, in spite of its low strength, may be used in several situations in construction, such
as in well foundations for moderately tall buildings, under floor finishes, for filling haunches over
masonry arch work and for roof terracing work. This standard is intended to provide guidance
with respect to preparation and use of lime concrete on the basis of existing knowledge and
experience.
In view of a comprehensive Indian Standard being available on lime concrete for waterproofing
treatment [ see IS 3036 : 1980 Code of practice for laying lime concrete for a waterproofed roof
finish (first revisions ) I, this information has not been covered in this standard.
This standard was first published in 1965 and subsequently revised in 1974. Since publication of
the first revision of this standard, most of the referred standards have been revised and, as such
it was felt necessary to revise this standard so as to update all the references for the convenience
of the users. In this revision the general requirements regarding laying of concrete have also been
modified.
For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with
the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded
off in accordance with IS 2 : 1960 Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised ). The number
of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified
value in this standard.
IS 2541 : 1991
Indian Standard
PREPARATIONANDUSEOFLIME
CONCRETE- CODEOF PRACTICE
(Second Revision )
1 SCOPE 4.5.3 Fly ash shall conform to IS 3512 : 1981.
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1 45mortarparts
12 fine aggregate
iv) Filling over 1 ;;;e$ 1 pozzo- B, C, D, E Broken brick 25 mm of -
haunces of material, to
masonry 1 fine aggregate 100 parts of
arch work t 1 : 2 aggre-
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NOTE - For details of fine aggregate, see 4.5.
*When lime is used as putty, the proportioning shall take into account only the equivalent quantity of dry
slaked lime.
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hydrated lime or in the form of putty which shall NOTE - If cement has been used in the mix, the
concrete shall be laid in position within half-an
be prepared in accordance with IS1635 : 1975. hour after water has been added to it and
The mortar shall be prepared according to the compacted within one hour.
recommendations laid down in IS 2250 : 1981.
7.2 Lime Concrete in Foundations and Under
6.2 Coarse Aggregate Floors
If coarse aggregate contains excessive dirt, it 7.2.1 The soil sub-grade on which concrete is to
shall bs wlshed and well drained b:fore use. be laid shall b$ properly wetted and rammed
Burnt clay, cinder and other porous coarse befor: concreting is started. Guidance about
aggregate shall be thoroughly soaked and used the mix proportions to b= used may b: obtained
in saturated dry conditions. from Table 1.
6.3 Mixing 7.2.2 The concrete shall b= laid carefully in
position ( not thrown from a height ) while
6.3.1 Lime concrete may be hand mixed or a fresh, in layers not exceeding 150 mm in
small hand operated mixer rnly be used. For thickness when consolidated. Care shall be
larger quantities the use of a mechanical mixer taken while placing the concrete so that
would be desirable. segregation of aggregate particles and mortar
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7.2.5.1 In case of concrete in foundations no required thickness and levels in layers not
brickwork or masonry shall be laid on concrete exceeding 100 mm in thickness. Compaction
for a period of at least seven days after and ramming shall be continued till wet mortar
laying or till such period, the engineer-in- just appears at the top surface of the layer
charge feels it necessary. being consolidated.
7.3.1Concrete of suitable mix proportion as The surface shall be continuously cured for at
recommended in Table 1, shall be laid to the least 21 days as described in 7.2.5.
ANNEX A
( Clause 2 )
LIST OF REFERRED INDIAN STANDARDS
ANNEX B
( Clauses 5.4, 5.6.2and C-l.1 )
B-2.1 The materials and the proportions used B-3 MIXING CONCRETE
in making the tests shall be similar in all B-3.1 The concrete shall be mixed by hand or
respects to those to be employed in the work. preferably in a laboratory batch mixer in such
The water content shall be as nearly as practi- a manner as to avoid loss of water. The lime
cable, equal to that to be used in the work.
and fine aggregate shall first be mixed until
B-2.2 Materials shall be brought to room the mixture is uniform in colour. The coarse
temperature of 27 f 2C before beginning the aggregate shall then be added and mixed with
test. The coarse aggregate shall be soaked in the lime and fine aggregate. Water shall then
water f\t room temperature for 24 h. The be added and the whole mixed thoroughly for
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not less than two minutes until the resulting each layer being rammed with a steel round
concrete is uniform in appearance. bar 38 cm long and having a ramming face of
25 cm2 and a weight of 2 kg. For mixes of
B-4 CONSISTENCY 40 mm slump or less, 35 strokes shall be given
for each layer; for mixes of wetter consistency
B-4.1 The consistency of each batch of concrete this number may be reduced to 25 strokes per
shall be measured as described in B-4.1.1 layer.
to B-4.1.4, immediately after mixing.
B-7 CURING
B-4.1.1 The test specimen shall be formed in a
mould of GI sheeting in the form of the frustum Ali test cubes shall be placed-in moist air of at
of a cone with internal dimensions as follows : least 90 percent relative humidity and at a
temperature of 27 f 2C for 24 f 0 5 h
Bottom diameter 200 mm, top diameter 100 commencing immediately after moulding is
mm and height 300 mm. The bottom and completed. After 72 h the test cubes shall be
the top shall be open, parallel to each other, marked, removed from the moulds, and placed
and at right angles to the axis of the cone. in water at a temperature of 27 _t 2C until
The mould shall be provided with suitable required for test.
foot pieces and handles. The internal surface
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The dimensions of the specimens to the nearest load shall be applied without shock and
02 mm and their mass shall be noted before increased continuously at a rate of approxi-
testing. mately 105 N/mma/min until the resistance of
the specimen to the increasing load breaks down
B-11.2 Placing the Specimen in the Testing and no greater load can be sustained. The
Machine maximum load applied to the specimen shall
The bearing surfaces of the testing machine shall then be recorded and the appearance of the
be wiped clean and any loose sand or other concrete and any unusual features in the type of
material removed from the surfaces of the failure shall be noted.
specimen which are to be in contact with the
compression platens. In the case of cubes, the B-12 CALCULATION
specimen shall be placed in the machine in such
a manner that the load shall be applied to The measured compressive strength of the
opposite vertical sides of the cubes as cast, that specimen shall be calculated by dividing thg
is, not to the top and bottom. The axis of the maximum load applied to the specimen, durine
specimen shall be carefully aligned with the the test by the cross-sectional area, calculated
centre of thrust of the spherically seated platen. from the mean dimensions of the section and
No packing shall be used between the faces of shall be expressed to the nearest 0.1 N/mm2.
the test specimen and the steel platen of the Average to three values shall be taken as the
ANNEX C
( Clause 5.6.2 )
METHOD OF TEST FOR DETERMINATION OF TRANSVERSE STRENGTH
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