BIS CODE : INDIAN STANDARD for Structural Engineering

IS: 800-1984 Code for practice for general construction in steel.

SP6 (1) Handbook for structural steel sections.

SP:6(5)-1980 Hand book for Cold formed, Light Gauge steel structures.

SP:6(6)-1972 Handbook for application of plastic theory in design of steel structures.

SP:6(4)-1969 Project & Construction Management for Large Industrial Projects.

IS: 206 -1992 (4th Rev) Tee & strap hinges - Specification.

IS: 459 -1992 (3rd Rev) Corrugated & non-corrugated asbestos cement sheets - Specification.

IS: 730 -1978 (2nd Rev) Hook bolts for corrugated sheet roofing - Specification.

IS: 801 -1975 (1st Rev) Code of Practice for use of cold - formed light gauge steel structural
members in general building construction.

IS: 802 -1977 (2nd Rev) Code of Practice for use of structural steel in (Part-1) overhead transmission
line towers - Loads and permissible stresses.

IS: 804 -1967 (1st Rev) Rectangular pressed steel tanks - Specification.

IS: 806 -1968 (1st Rev) Code of Practice for use of steel tubes in general building construction.

IS: 808 -1989 (3rd Rev) Dimension for hot rolled steel beam, channel and angle sections.

IS: 811 -1987 (2nd Rev) Cold formed light gauge structural steel section - Specification.

IS:813 -1986 (1st Rev) Scheme of symbols for welding.

IS: 814 -1991 (5th Rev) Specification for covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of carbon
& carbon manganese steel.

IS: 822 -1970 Code of procedure for inspection of welds.

IS: 875 -1987(2nd Rev) Code of Practice for design loads for buildings & structures.

(Part 1) Dead loads

(Part 2) Imposed loads.

(Part 3) Wind loads.

(Part 4) Snow loads.

(Part 5) Special loads & load combinations.

IS:1024 -1979 (1st Rev) Code of Practice for use of welding in bridges and structures subjected to
dynamic loading.

IS:1038 -1983 (3rd Rev) Specification for steel doors, windows & ventilators.

IS:1081 -1960 Code of Practice for fixing & glazing of metal doors, windows and ventilators.

IS:1148 -1982 (3rd Rev) Specification for hot rolled steel rivet bars (Up to 40 mm diameter).

IS:1161 -1979 (3rd Rev) Specification for steel tubes for structural purposes.

IS:1182 -1983 (2nd Rev) Recommended practice for radiographic examination of fusion welded
butt joints in steel plates.

IS:1254 -1991 (3rd Rev) Specification - Corrugated aluminium sheet.

IS:1323 -1982 (2nd Rev) Code of Practice for oxyacetylene welding for structural work in in mild steel.

IS:1361 -1978 (1st Rev) Specification for steel windows for industrial buildings.

IS:1363 -1992 (3rd Rev) Hexagon head bolts, screw and nuts of product grade C-Screw (M5 to M64)
(Parts 2 & 3)

IS:1364 -1992 (3rd Rev) Hexagon head bolts, screws and nuts of product grade A and B - Thin nuts
(Part 4) (M1.6 to M64)
IS:1395 -1982(3rd Rev) Specification for low & medium alloy steel covered electrode for metal arc
welding.

IS:1477 -1971(1st Rev) Code of Practice for painting offerrous metal in buildings.

Pretreatment
(Part 1)

Painting
(Part 2)

. IS:2062 -1992 (4th Rev) Specification for steel for general structural purposes.

IS:3443 -1980(1st Rev) Specification for crane rail section

IS:3548 -1988(1st Rev) Code of Practice for glazing in buildings.

IS:3600 Method of testing fusion welded joints and weld metal in steel.
Part 1 -1985
Part 3 -1984
Part 4 -1984
Part 5 -1983
Part 6 -1983
Part 7 -1985
Part 8 -1985

IS:3757 -1985(2nd Rev) Specification for high strength structural bolts.

IS:3964 -1980(1st Rev) Specification for light rails.

IS:4000 -1992 (1st Rev) High strength bolts in steel structures.

IS:4049 -1988 (2nd Rev) Specification for formed ends for tanks and pressure vessels.
(Part 1)

IS:4260 -1986(2nd Rev) Recommended practice for ultrasonic testing of butt welds in ferritic steel.

IS:4351 -1976(1st Rev) Specification for steel door frames.

IS:5504 -1969 Specification for spiral welded pipes.

IS:5872 -1990(2nd Rev) Specification for cold rolled steel

Strips.
IS:6533 -1989(1st Rev) Code of Practice for design and construction of steel chimney.

(Part 1) Mechanical aspect

(Part 2) Structural aspect

IS:6623 -1985(1st Rev) Specification for high strength structural nuts.

IS:6649 -1985(1st Rev) Specification for hardened and tempered washers for high strength
structural bolts and nuts.

IS:7205 -1974 Safety code for erection of structural steelwork.

. IS:7215 -1974 Tolerances for fabrication of steel structures.

IS:8500 -1991(1st Rev) Specification for micro-alloyed structural steel.

Code of Practice for protection of iron and steel structures from

IS:8629 -1977 Part (1 & atmospheric corrosion.
3)

IS:9172 -1979 Recommended design practice for corrosion prevention of steel structures.

IS:9178 -1979 Criteria for design of steel bins for storage of bulk materials.

(Part 1) General requirements & assessment of loads.

(Part 2) Design criteria.

IS:9417 -1989 (1st rev) Welding of cold rolled steel bars for reinforcement concrete
construction.

IS:12040-1987 Guidelines for development of vendor rating systems.

IS:12843-1989 Tolerances for erection of steel structures.

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 BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
Programme of Work Database
CED 7 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND STRUCTURAL
SECTIONS

Scope:

STANDARDIZATION IN THE FIELD OF FORMULATION OF INDIAN

STANDARD CODES OF PRACTICE, SPECIFICATIONS, HANDBOOKS ETC, IN
THE FIELD OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING USING STEEL/ALUMINIUM
STRUCTURAL SECTIONS AND FORMULATION OF INDIAN STANDARDS ON
DIMENSIONS/TOLERANCES OF VARIOUS HOT ROLLED/COLD FORMED
SECTIONS, BARS AND FLAT PRODUCT IN STEEL AND ALUMINIUM FOR
STRUCTURAL AND GENERAL ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS

LIAISION: ISO/TC 98 (O) BASES FOR DESIGN OF STRUCTURES ISO/TC 167

(O) STEEL AND ALUMINIUM STRUCTURES

LIASON: ISO/TC 17/SC 8 (O) DIMENSIONS AND TOLERANCES OF

STRUCTURAL STEEL SECTIONS AND BARS
 STANDARDS PUBLISHED

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No. Date
IS 800(Part 0/Sec Code of practice for general construction in
1
0):1984 steel (second revision)
Code of practice for use of cold formed light
2 IS 801:1975 gauge steel structural members in general 02 2001 1
building construction (first revision)
Code of practice for use of structural steel in
IS 802(Part 1/Sec overhead transmission line towers, Part 1
3 08 2001
1):1995 Materials, Loads and permissible stresses
Section 1 Materials and Loads
Code of practice for use of structural steel in
IS 802(Part 1/Sec overhead transmission line towers Part 1 :
4 11 2003 1
2):1992 Material, loads and permissible stress Section 2
Permissible stress(third revision)
Code of practice for use of structural steel in
5 IS 802(Part 2):1978 overhead transmission line towers: Part 2 02 2001 1
Fabrication, galvanizing, inspection and packing
Code of practice for use of structural steel in
6 IS 802(Part 3):1978 overhead transmission line towers: Part 3 11 2003
Testing
Code of practice for design, fabrication and
7 IS 803:1976 erection of vertiical mild steel cylindrical 02 2001 1
welded oil storage tanks (first revision)
8 IS 804:1967 Rectangular pressed steel tanks (first revision) 11 2003 2
Code of practice for use of steel in gravity water
9 IS 805:1968 02 2001
tanks
Code of practice for use of steel tubes in
10 IS 806:1968 03 2002 1
general building construction (firstrevision)
Dimensions for hot rolled steel beam, column,
11 IS 808:1989 09 2004 1
channel and angle sections (Third Revision)
Cold formed light gauge structural steel
12 IS 811:1987 09 2004
sections (revised)
13 IS 1173:1978 Hot rolled slit steel tee bars (second revision) 09 2004
Dimensions of hot rolled steel bulb angles (first
14 IS 1252:1991 11 2003
revision)
Dimensions for steel plates,sheets, strips and
15 IS 1730:1989 flats for general engineering purposes (second 09 2004
revision)
Dimensions for round and square steel bars for
16 IS 1732:1989 structural and general engineering purposes 09 2004
(second revision)
Rolling and cutting tolerances for hot rolled
17 IS 1852:1985 11 2003 2
steel products (fourth revision)
18 IS 1863:1979 Hot rolled steel bulb flats (first revision) 09 2004
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No. Date
Hot-rolled steel L-sections for shipbuilding (first
19 IS 1864:1979 09 2004
revision)
20 IS 2314:1986 Steel sheet piling sections (first revision) 11 2003
Specification for tubular steel poles for
21 IS 2713:1980 11 2003 1
overhead powerlines (second revision)
22 IS 2750:1964 Specification for steel scaffoldings 02 2001 3
23 IS 3443:1980 Crane rail sections (first revision) 09 2004 1
24 IS 3908:1986 Aluminium equal leg angles (first revision) 11 2003
25 IS 3909:1986 Aluminium unequal leg angles (first revision) 11 2003
26 IS 3921:1985 Aluminium channels (first revision) 09 2001
Hot-rolled steel channel sections for general
27 IS 3954:1991 09 2001
engineering purposes (first revision)
28 IS 3964:1980 Light rails (first revision) 09 2001
Code of practice for high strength bolts in steel
29 IS 4000:1992 11 2003
structures (first revision)
Code of practice for steel tubular scaffolding
30 IS 4014(Part 1):1967 02 2001
Part 1 Definitions and materials
31 IS 5384:1985 Aluminium I-beam (first revision) 09 2001
Dimensions and dimensional tolerances for hot
32 IS 5488:1987 rolled steel plates for ship's hull structure(first 09 2004
revision)
33 IS 6445:1985 Aluminium tee-sections (first revision) 09 2001
Aluminium bulb angles for marine application
34 IS 6449:1987 09 2004
(first revision)
Aluminium tee bars for marine application (first
35 IS 6475:1987 09 2004
revision)
Aluminium bulb plates for marine application
36 IS 6476:1987 09 2004
(first revision)
Code of practice for design and
37 IS 6533(Part 1):1989 construction of steel chimneys Part 1 02 2001
Mechanical aspects (first revision))
Code of practice for design and construction of
38 IS 6533(Part 2):1989 steel chimneys Part 2 Structural aspects (first 11 2003 1
revision)
Safety code for erection of structural steel
39 IS 7205:1974 02 2001
work
40 IS 7215:1974 Tolerances for fabrication of steel structures 02 2001 1
Specificatiion for hot-rolled steel sections for
41 IS 7452:1990 doors, windows and ventilators(second 11 2003
revision)
42 IS 8081:1976 Specification for slotted sections 02 2001 1
43 IS 8147:1976 Code of practice for use of aluminium alloys in 02 2001
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No. Date
structures
Recommendations for dimensional parameters
44 IS 8640:1977 02 2001
for industrial building
Criteria for design of steel bins for storage of
45 IS 9178(Part 1):1979 bulk materials Part 1 General requirements and 02 2001 2
assessment of loads
Criteria for design of steel bins for storage of
46 IS 9178(Part 2):1979 02 2001
bulk material Part 2 Design storage criteria
Criteria for design of steel bins for storage of
47 IS 9178(Part 3):1981 bulk materials Part 3 Bins designed for mass 02 2001 1
flow and funnel flow
Recommendations for maintenance and
48 IS 9964(Part 1):1981 operation of petroleum storage tanks Part 02 2001
1Preparation of tanks for safe entry and work
Recommendations for maintanence and
49 IS 9964(Part 2):1981 operation of petroleum storage tanks Part 02 2001
2Inspection
Dimensions and tolerances for hot-rolled track
50 IS 10182(Part 1):1982 09 2001
shoe sections Part 1 Section TS-L1
Dimensions and tolerances for hot-rolled track
51 IS 10182(Part 2):1985 09 2001
shoe sections Part 2 Section TS-H1
Code of practice for design, fabrication, testing
and installation of underground/above ground
52 IS 10987:1992 11 2003
horizontal cyclindrical storage tanks for
petroleum products (first revision)
Hot rolled steel parallel flange beam and
53 IS 12778:2004
column sections - Dimensions (first revision)
Rolling and cutting tolerances for hot rolled
54 IS 12779:1989 09 2004
parallel flange beam and column sections
55 IS 12843:1989 Tolerances for erection of steel structures 02 2001
Handbook for structural engineers - Structural
56 SP 6 : 1964 11 2003
steel sections
Handbook for structural engineers - Steel
57 SP 6 : 1962 11 2003
beams and plate girders
Handbook for structural engineers - Steel
58 SP 6 : 1962 11 2003
columns and struts
Handbook for structural engineers - High
59 SP 6 : 1969 02 2001
strength friction grip bolts
Handbook for structural engineers - Cold-
60 SP 6 : 1980 02 2001 1
formed, light gauge steel structures
Handbook for structural engineers - Application
61 SP 6 : 1972 02 2001
of plastic theory in design of steel structures
Handbook on typified designs for structures
62 SP 38 : 1987 with steel roof trusses (with and without cranes)
(Based on IS Codes)
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No. Date
Handbook on structures with steel portal frames
63 SP 40 : 1987
(without cranes)
Handbook on structures with steel lattic portal
64 SP 47 : 1986
frames (without cranes)

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2 DOC.CED 007(7215)
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Title :-Code of practice for general construction in steel (Second

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1 Scope

1.1 This code applies to general construction in steel. Specific provisions for bridges,
chimneys, cranes, tanks, transmission line towers, storage structures, tubular structures
and structures using cold formed light gauge sections, etc, are covered in separate codes.

1.2 The provisions of this code generally apply to riveted, bolted and welded
constructions, using hot rolled steel sections.

1.3 This code gives only general guidance as regards the various loads to be considered in
design, For actual loads to be used reference may be made to IS 875 : 1964.

2 References

IS 226 : 1975 Structural steel (standard quality)

IS 456 : 1978 Code of practice for plain and reinforced concrete

IS 696 : 1972 Code of practice for general engineering drawings

IS 786 : 1967 (Supplement) SI supplement to Indian Standard conversion factors

and conversion tables

IS 812 : 1957 Glossary of terms relating to welding and cutting of metals

IS 813 : 1961 Scheme of symbols for welding

IS 816 : 1969 Code of practice for use of metal are welding for general construction
in mild steel

IS 817 : 1966 Code of practice for training and testing of metal are welders

IS 819 : 1957 Code of practice for resistance spot welding for light assemblies in mild
steel

IS 875 : 1964 Code of practice for structural safety of buildings: Loading standards

IS 919 : 1963 Recommendations for limits and fits for engineering

IS 961 : 1975 Structural steel (high tensile)

IS 962 : 1967 Code of practice for architectural and building drawings

IS 1024 : 1979 Code of practice for use of welding in bridges and structures Subject to
dynamic loading

IS 1030 : 1982 Carbon steel castings for general engineering purposes

IS 1148 : 1973 Hot-rolled steel rivet bars (up to 40 mm diameter) for structural purposes

IS 1149 : 1982 High tensile steel rivet bars for structural purposes

IS 1261 : 1959 Code of practice for seam welding in mild steel

IS 1278 : 1972 Filler rods and wires for gas welding

IS 1323 : 1962 Code of practice for oxy-acetylene welding for structural work in mild
steel

IS 1363 : 1967 Black hexagon bolts, nuts and lock nuts (diameter 6 to 39 mm) and black
hexagon screws (diameter 6 to 24 mm)

IS 1364 : 1967 Precision and semi-precision hexagon bolts, screws, nuts and lock nuts
(diameter range 6 to 39 mm)

IS 1367 : 1967 Technical supply conditions for threaded fasteners

IS 1393 : 1961 Code of practice for training and testing of oxy-acetylene welders

IS 1395 : 1971 Molybdenum and chromium molybdenum vanadium low alloy steel
electrodes for metal are welding

IS 3640 : 1967 Hexagon fit bolts

IS 3757 : 1972 High-tensile friction grip bolts

IS 4000 : 1967 Code of practice for assembly of structural joints using high tensile
friction grip fasteners

IS 5369 : 1975 General requirements for plain washers and lock washers

IS 5370 : 1969 Plain washers with outside diameter 3 x inside diameter

IS 5372 : 1975 Taper washers for channels (ISMC)

IS 5374 : 1975 Taper washers for I-beams (ISMB)

IS 6419 : 1971 Welding rods and bare electrodes for gas shielded arc welding of
structural steel
IS 6560 : 1972 Molybdenum and chromium-molybdenum low alloy steel welding rods
and base electrodes for gas shielded arc welding

IS 6610 : 1972 Heavy washers for steel structures

IS 6623 : 1972 High tensile friction grip nuts

IS 6639 : 1972 Hexagon bolts for steel structures

IS 6649 : 1972 High tensile friction grip washers

IS 7205 : 1973 Safety code for erection of structural steel work

IS 7215 : 1974 Tolerances for fabrication of steel structures

IS 7280 : 1974 Bare wire electrodes for submerged arc welding of structural steels

IS 7307 : Part 1 : 1974 Approval tests for welding procedures: Part 1 Fusion welding of
steel

IS 7310 : Part 1 : 1974 Approval tests for welders working to approved welding
procedures: Part 1 Fusion welding of steel

IS 7318 : Part 1 : 1974 Approval tests for welders when welding procedure is not
required: Part 1 Fusion welding of steel

IS 8500 : 1977 Weldable structural steel (medium and high strength qualities)

IS 9595 : 1980 Recommendations for metal arc welding of carbon and carbon manganese
steels