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TYPE DESIGN
FOR
200-METRE STONES
THE INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS
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TYPE DESIGN
FOR
200-METRE STONES
Publithed by
THE INE)IANROADS CONGRESS
Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road,
New I)eIhi-11O 011
1~96
Price Rs, 24
(Plus packing & fX)Srage)
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Pint published in Novembcr, 1967
Repthtted: August, 1979
Reprinted: January, 1996
(RighSs qf Publication and of Trandation asrnernd)
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Printed at M/s. Sager Printers & Publishers. New Delhi -110003
(1000ccjts)
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IRC 26-1967
TYPE DESIGN FOR 200-METRE STONES
1 INTRODUCTION
The type design for 200-Metre Stones as shown in Fig. 1, was
prepared by the Specifications and Standards Committee (personnel
given below) and was approved by the Executive Committee in their
meeting held on the 24th and 25th February 1967. It was finally
approved for publication by the Council in their meeting held at
Nainital on the 30th SeptenTher, 1967, for use on all roads in India.
J. M. Trehan
S. K. Rajagopalan
K. F. Antia
A. P. Bagchi
M. K. Chatterjee
1). C. Chaturvedi
B. K. Choksi
S. N. Gupta
1-larbinder Singh
Hukam Singli
C. L. N. Iyengar
P. J. Jagus
M. B. Jayawant
Dr. S. K. Khanna
D. R. Kobli
P. K. Lauria
Mahabir Prasad
J. S. Marya
convertor
Member-Secretary
MEMBERS
B . D. Mathur
Prof. S . R. Mebta
R. Nagarajan
K. K. Nambiar
Brig. R. 3. Nerurkar
K. Ramaswamy Reddy
Dr. 0. S. Sahgal
P. N. Sen Gupta
S . N. S inh a
Dr. N. S. Srinivasan
Dr. Bh. Subbaraju
J. Subrahmanyam
Sujan Singh
Prof. C. G. Swaminathan
R. Thillainayagam
The Chief Engineer, PWD
Himachal Pradesh
2, MATERIALS
200-Metre Stones shall be of locally available hard stone, well-
dressed or of reinforced cement concrete.
Nate: Existing Furlong Stones may be converted to 200-Metre Stones
where economicaL
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3. LOCATION AND FIXING
200-Metre S tones are to be located on the same side of the road
as the one having the Kilometre Stones. The stones may be fixed
in position with rammed spalis in moorum, lime-surkhi concrete of
lean cement concrete all round. They should be planted securely
just beyond the edge of the formation with their side bearing the
inscription facing and parallel to the centre line of the road. The
manner of locating the stones when the road may be in embankment
or cutting is illustrated in Fig. 2.
4 . INS CRiPTION
The inscription carried by the stones shall be the numerals
2, 4, 6 and 8 marked in an ascending order in the direction of
increasing kilometrage away from the starting station, The
numerals shall be 80 mm high and shall conform to the type as
shown in the Plate. These may be either painted or, preferably,
engraved. The colour of the numerals shall be black on a white
background on all categories of roads.
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S IDE ELEVATION
- 100
2Nos BARS 6mm ~
EACH 1400mm LONG.
SNot BARS 6mm 0, i~
EACH 375 mm LONG.
IN-CASE or STONE SLAOS
THE THICKNESS MAY BE
100mm OR WHAT IS LOCALLY
AVAILABLE SUBJECT TO A
OP 50mm.
SCHEDULE
OF REINFORCEMENT
WHEN RC+C IS USED
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