LIST OF APPROVED MAKES ( Electrical Items)

i. Flexible Copper wires

:
ii. Switch & Sockets
:
iii. Distribution board
:
iv. 4. MCCB, MCB, RCCB
:
v. Lug
:
vi. Casing caping/Conduit :
vii. Cable gland
:
viii. Exhaust fan
:
ix. Lighting fixture
:
x. Ceiling fan
:

Finolex/ Havells/ Polycab wires.

Legrand/ Anchor/ Havells.
Legrand/ Hager/ Havells
Legrand/ Hager/ Havells/ L&T.
Dowells
Berlia/ Polypack/ Pestoplast/ Richa
Commet
Bajaj/ Crompton Greaves/ Havells/ Usha/Orient
Phillips/ Bajaj/ Crompton Greaves/Havells
Bajaj/ Crompton Greaves/ Havells/ Usha/Orient

LIST OF APPROVED MAKES (CIVIL WORKS)

Sl. No. Material

Approved Make/ Manufacturers

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Plywood/ Flush Door

Laminate
Adhesive
Prelaminated particle board
Aluminium building hardware
Locks
PVC door/ shutter
Ceramic tiles

Vitrified tiles

10

Precoated iron galvanized profile sheet

and accessories
Water proofing compound
Wall putty
Paint
Aluminium sections
White Cement
Glass (float/ sheet)
Pressed Steel door frame
Vitreous china sanitary ware
Plastic WC cover
Stainless Steel sink
G.I pipes
G.I fittings
CPVC pipe
Rain water & PVC pipes & fittings
Gunmetal valves
Upvc pipes & fittings
Stoneware Pipes, Gully Traps (IS 651)
C.I covers & Manhole covers

Kutty, Kitply, Century, Greenply, Mayur, Gattani

Green Laminate Century, Neo Nuxe, For Mica
Fevicol, Pidilite
Anchor, Durian, Novappan
IPSA, Everite, EBCO, ECIE, Hardwin Traders
Godrej, Harrison, Yale
Rajshri
Regency, Kajaria, Somani, H&R Johnson, Bell,
Orient
Regency, Kajaria, Somani, H&R Johnson, Bell,
Naveen, RAK, Asian, Marbito
Lloydeck, Trackdeck, Multiclad, TATA
Bluescope, Dyna Roof
FOSROC, SIKA, CICO
JK Wall putty, Birla putty
Asian, Berger, Nerolac, ICI paints
Jindal, Hindalco, Indalco, Mahaveer
ACC Birla, UltraTech
Modiguard, Saint Gobian, TATA Continantal
Senharvic, AGEW, Steel Flast, Rajender Steel
Paryware, Hindustan Sanitary ware, CERA
Hindustan Sanitary ware, Commander
Nilkanth, Nirali, Jayna, Crysil
Jindal, TATA, Prakash Surya
Unik, ZOLOTOM, DRPM, Kent
Astral, Ashirwad, SFMC
Prince, Supreme, Finolex, SFMC
Leader, Sant
Supreme, Finolex, SFMC
Pragati, Perfect, Burn, C&R
RIF, NICO

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

29
30
31
32
33
34

CP Brass Fittings & Accessories

Floor Drain Fixture & Channel Gratings
C.P. Grating for Floor Trap
Cast Iron Pipes & Fittings Manhole covers
and frames As per IS:3989 (Pipes &
Fittings)
Cast Iron Pipes & Fittings Manhole covers
and frames As per IS:1729 (Manhole
covers and frames)
Cast Iron Pipes & Fittings Manhole covers
and frames As per IS:1536 (CILA pipe)

35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48

Drip Seal
GI pipe Sealant
Pipe clamp & supports
Clean Out Plug
GM / Forged Brass Ball Valves
Wafer Type Check Valve
Butterfly Valve
Air Release Valve
Ball Float Valve
MH / Water Tank Plastic Steps
Insulation for Hot Water Pipes
Water Tanks
SFRC MH cover & frame and gratings

49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60

Anticorrosive Tape for Pipe Protection

Anticorrosive Bitumastic Paint
Epoxy Paint
Pressure Gauge
Water Meter (Mechanical Type)
Fastener
Fire Sealant
Sealant & Additives
Concrete Additives
Polymer sealant for expansion joint
RCC pipe
APP membrane

61

Paver Tiles

Jaquar, Gem, Essess, Aquaplus

Chilly, Neer, ACO
Chilly Cockroach Trap, GMGR
NECO, KAPILANSH
NECO, Raj iron Foundry, BIC Calcutta, Kajeco, SKF
BC, K.K.,SRIF, RIF
Electro Steel Calcutta, Kesoram Calcutta
Electro Steel Calcutta, Kesoram Calcutta, Kartar
valves & fittings
Vinod Cement Co. Chandigarh (PJS43)
Henkel LOCTITE 55
Chilly, Euro Clamp, Hi tech
Neer, GMGR
Zoloto, DRP, Sant / Leader
Audco, Zoloto, Advance
Audco, Zoloto, Advance
Zoloto, OR, Arco
Zoloto, HBD, Esseti
KGM, Patel, Pranali Industries
Thermoflex, KFlex, Armacell
Sintex, Rotoplast
KK Manholes & Gratings, SFP/Steel Fibre Product
Pragati
PYPKOTE
Shalimar
Asian, Berger, J&N
H Guru, Fiebig, Dwyer
Kaycee Kranti, Capstan, Actaris
Fisher, Hilti, Canon
Hilti, Promat, Birla 3 M
Asian paints, Foscroc, Pidilite
SIKA, Fosroc, CICO, Sunanda Roff
SIKA, CICO, Pidilite, G.E.Silicon.
Ashok Cement pipe, Indian Hume pipe, KK
Lloyd Insulation, Builtech Products Pvt. Ltd.,
CICO technologies Ltd., FOSROC chemicals, STP
Ltd., SIKA, IWL India Ltd., Pure Leathers Ltd.
Endura, Marbonite

Note: Incase of non-availability/shortage, contractor will take approval from Owner to

procure alternative brands as per approved make list .

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
FOR
CIVIL AND OTHER ALLIED WORKS

PROJECT: Extension of Laboratory building at NRL site

CONTENTS
Sub-Head No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.

Content / Description
-----------------REFERENCE STANDARDS
EARTH WORK
ANTI-TERMITE TREATMENT
SAND FILLING
STONE FILLING
UPVC PIPE
PEA GRAVEL
PLAIN AND REINFORCED CONCRETE WORK
STEEL REINFORCEMENT
FORM WORK
STRUCTURAL STEEL WORK
ALUMINIUM DOORS, WINDOWS & VENTILATORS
FLOORING AND PAVING
PLASTERING
WHITE WASHING AND CEMENT PAINTING

2.0 REFERENCE STANDARDS

Wherever reference of BIS Specifications or BIS Codes of Practice are made in
the Specifications/Schedule of Rates or Preambles, reference shall be to the
latest edition of BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards).
IS: 109

Ready mixed paint, brushing, priming, plaster to Indian Standard colour

No. 631 and 361 white and off-white.

IS: 248

Sodium bisulphite, technical (Sodium metabisulphite ).

IS: 383

Coarse and Fine aggregates from natural sources for concrete.

IS: 419

Putty, for use on window frames.

IS: 427

Distemper, dry, colour as required.

IS: 432

Mild Steel and Medium tensile steel bars.

IS: 456

Code of Practice for Plain and Reinforced Concrete.

IS: 459

Corrugated & Semi-corrugated asbestos cement sheets.

IS: 515

Natural and Manufactured aggregate for use in mass concrete.

IS: 730

Hook bolts for corrugated sheet roofing.

IS: 800

Code of Practice for General Construction in Steel

IS: 814

Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of carbon and carbon
manganese steel.

IS: 815

Classification coding of covered electrodes for metal arc

structural steels.

IS: 816

Metal Arc Welding for General Construction of Mild Steel.

IS: 817

Code of practice for training and testing of metal arc welders.

IS: 883

Code of practice for structural timber in building.

IS: 1038

Steel doors, windows and ventilators.

IS:1079

Hot rolled carbon steel sheets and strips.

IS: 1081

Code of practice for fixing and glazing of metal (steel and aluminium)
doors, windows and ventilators.

IS: 1161

Steel tubes for structural purposes.

IS: 1285

Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloy extruded round tube and hollow
sections.

IS: 1361

Steel windows for industrial buildings.

IS: 1363

Hexagon head bolts, screws and nuts of product grade C : Part-I

Hexagon head bolts ( size range M-5 to M-64 ).

IS: 1367

Technical supply conditions for threaded steel fasteners.

IS: 1566

Hard - Drawn steel wire fabric for concrete reinforcement.

IS: 1786

High strength deformed steel bars and wires for concrete reinforcement.

IS: 2062

Steel for general structural purposes.

IS: 2116

Sand for masonry mortars.

IS: 2212

Code of practice for brickwork.

IS: 2386

Methods of test for aggregates.

IS: 2553

Safety glass : Part-I General purpose.

IS: 2835

Flat transparent sheet glass.

IS: 3007

Code of practice for laying of asbestos cement sheets.

IS: 4021

Timber door, window and ventilator frames.

IS:- 4923

Hollow steel sections for structural use.

IS: 4925

concrete batching and mixing plant.

IS: 5410

Cement Paint.

IS: 6477
IS: 7318

Dimensions for wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys, extruded

hollow sections.
Fusion welding of steel.

IS: 10262

Recommended guidelines for concrete mix design.

welding

of

IS: 2720(PART- XXVIII) - Determination of dry density of soil, in-place, by the Sand
Replacement Method
IS: 2720(PART- XXIX)

- Determination of dry density of soil, in-place, by the Core

Cutter Method
IS: 2076

Specification for unsupported flexible vinyl film & sheeting

IS: 4985

Specification for unplasticised polymer of vinyl chloride pipe

IS: 13162 (PART-III - Method of test for determination of thickness at specified

pressure for Geo textile sheet.
IS: 13162(PART IV) - Method of test for determination of puncture resistance by falling
cone method
IS: 14293

Method of test for trapezoid tearing strength for Geo-textile sheet

IS: 14294

Method of test for determination of apperent opening size by dry sieving

technique for Geo-textile sheet

IS: 14324

Method of test for determination of water permeability-permittivity for Geotextile sheet

3.0

EARTHWORK

3.1

EXCAVATION

3.1.1

Excavation shall be carried out in soil of any nature and consistency, in

the presence of water or in the dry, met on the site to the lines, levels
and contours shown on the detailed drawings and Contractor shall
remove all excavated materials to soil heaps on site or transport for use
in filling on the site or stack them for reuse as directed by the Owner.

3.1.2.

Surface dressing shall be carried out on the entire area occupied by the
buildings including plinth protection as directed without any extra cost.
The depths of excavation shown on the drawings are the depths after
surface dressing.

3.1.3

The site around all buildings and structures to a width of 3 metres

beyond the edge of plinth protection, ramps, steps, etc., shall be dressed
and sloped away from the buildings.

3.1.4

Black cotton soil, and other expansive or unsuitable soil excavated shall
not be used for filling in foundations, and plinths of buildings or in other
structures including manholes, septic tanks etc., and shall be disposed
off within the contract area marked on the drawings, as directed, levelled
and neatly dressed.

3.1.5

In case of trenches exceeding 2.0 metres depth or where soil is soft or

slushy, the sides of trenches shall be protected by timbering and shoring.
The Tenderer shall be responsible to take all necessary steps to prevent

the sides of trenches from caving in or collapsing. The extent and type of
timbering and shoring shall be as directed by the Owner.
3.1.6

Where the excavation is to be carried out below the foundation level of

adjacent structure, the precautions to be taken such as under pinning,
shoring and strutting etc., shall be determined by Owner. No excavation
shall be done unless such precautionary measures are carried out as per
directions of Owner.

3.1.7

Specification for Earth work shall also apply to excavation in rock in

general. The excavation in rock shall be done such that extra excavation
beyond the required width and depth as shown in drawings is not made.
If the excavation done in depth greater than required / ordered. The
Contractor shall fill the extra excavation with concrete of mix 1:5:10 as
the foundation concrete at his own cost.

3.1.8

The Contractor shall make all necessary arrangements for

dewatering/defiling as required to carry out proper excavation work by
bailing or pumping out water, which may accumulate in the excavation pit
from any cause / source whatsoever.

3.1.9

Contractor shall provide suitable draining arrangements at his own cost

to prevent surface water entering the foundation pits from any source.

3.1.10

The Contractor is forbidden to commence the construction of structures

or to carry out concreting before Owner has inspected, accepted and
permitted the excavation bottom.

3.1.11

Excavation in disintegrated rock means rock or boulders including

brickbats which may be quarried or split with crow bars. This will also
include laterite and hard conglomerate.

3.1.12

Excavations in hard rock - meant excavation made in hard rock to be

done manually, or by blasting using only explosives and / or pneumatic
hammers. In case of blasting, control blasting should be adopted
depending on site conditions. For using explosives, Contractor shall
follow all provisions of Indian Explosive Act/Rules 1983, corrected/
revised upto date.

3.1.13

In case of hard rock excavation to be carried out using explosive the

Contractor shall obtain the written approval in advance.

3.1.14

The measurements for excavations shall be restricted and limited to

minimum excavation line as per drawing for payment purposes.

4.0

ANTI-TERMITE TREATMENT MEASURES

4.1

SCOPE
This specification specifies the requirement for the chemical treatment of
soils for the protection of buildings and plant buildings from attack by
subterranean termites. This includes usages of anti-termite chemicals,

minimum rates of application, procedures to be adopted for preconstructional measures.

4.2

CODE OF PRACTICES

4.2.1

The following Indian Standard Code of Practices of latest edition only shall
be followed and wherever references of the same has been taken, it shall
be of latest edition only :
IS : 6313
(Part- I)
(Part- II)
(Part-III)

Code of Practice for Anti-termite Measures in Buildings :

Constructional Measures.
Pre-Constructional Chemical Treatment Measures.
Treatment For Existing Buildings.

IS : 8944

Specification for Chlorpyriphos Emulsified Concentrate.

IS : 4015
(Part- I)
(Part-II)

Guide for Handling cases of Pesticide Poisoning :

First- Aid Measures.
Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment.

4.3

TERMINOLOGY

4.3.1

Chemical Barrier - The layer of chemically treated soil in immediate

contact with the foundation and floor structure of a building and plant
building forms a barrier and is impervious to termite entry.

4.3.2

Soil Treatment - The application of chemicals (toxicants) to the soil

adjacent to and under a building and plant building to form a chemical
barrier which is lethal or repellent to termites.

4.3.3

Pre-construction Chemical Treatments - This is a process in which soil

treatment is applied to buildings or plant buildings during its construction.

4.3.4

Treatments For Existing Buildings - The application of chemical

termiticides to existing building or plant building to eliminate existing
termite infestation and to make them resistant to termite attack.

4.4

SITE PREPARATION

4.4.1

The trees, stumps, logs or roots shall be removed from the building or
plant building site area to reduce the hazards from subterranean termites.
Similarly, the sub-floor area shall be kept free from all debris. In order to
ensure uniform distribution of the treating solution and to assist
penetration, the following site preparation may be necessary.

a.

On clays and other heavy soils where penetration is likely to be slow and
on sloping sites where run off of the treating solution is likely to occur, the
surface of the soil shall be scarified to a depth of at least 75 mm.

b.

On loose, sandy or porous soils where loss of treating solution through

piping or excessive percolation is likely to occur, preliminary moistening to
fill the capillary spaces in the soil shall be done.

c.

All sub-floor levelling and grading shall be completed. All cutting, trenches
and excavations shall be completed with back-filling in place. Borrowed
fill must be free from organic debris and shall be well compacted.

d.

All concrete form work, levelling pegs, timber off cuts and other builders
debris shall be removed from the area to be treated.

4.5

CHEMICALS

4.5.1

Chlorpyriphos emulsified concentrate 1% concentration, toxic to subterraineean termites, shall be use to check termite infestation in the soil.
This is useful in the treatment of new building / plant building sites and
shall also be used to eradicate existing infestation in building and plant
buildings and to prevent reinfestation. The above chemical emulsion is
required to be dispersed uniformed in the soil so as to form an effective
chemical barrier.

4.5.2

Chlorpyriphos 20% emulsifiable concentrate conforming to IS : 8944 of

approved brand and manufacturer shall be purchased directly either from
the manufacturer or from the reputed and authorised dealers in sealed
original containers which shall be clearly levelled with the concentration of
emulsifiable
concentrate.
The containers of the above chemical concentrate shall be kept in safe
custody of the Contractor or his authorised representatives and storage
shall be done in a dry and cool place under shed away from any fires
source or flame. The above chemical concentrate shall be issued for use
to meet the days requirement. Empty container, after proper washing and
container with concentrated chemical with left unused at the end of the
days work shall be returned to the storage place.

4.5.3

1 litre of Chlorpyriphos 20% emulsified concentrate should be mixed with

19 litres of water for getting Chlorpyriphos emulsifiable
of
1%
concentration. Graduated containers shall be used for the above dilution
of Chlorpyriphos chemical.

4.5.4

Application of the chemical shall be done using hand operated

compressed air sprayer of water can to facilitate uniform dispersal of the
chemical emulsion. For large jobs, power sprayer shall be used to save
labour and time. Proper check shall be kept to ensure that the specified
quantity of chemical is used for the required area during the operation.

4.6

PRE-CONSTRUCTION CHEMICAL TREATMENT

4.6.1

Pre-construction treatment of soils for the protection of buildings or plant

building from the sub-terraineean termites shall be done as per IS : 6313
(Part-II).

4.6.2

Soil treatment shall start when foundation trenches and pits are ready to
take bed concrete / levelling course in foundations. Laying of bed
concrete / levelling course should start when the chemical emulsion has
been absorbed by the soil and the surface is quite dry. In the event of
water logging of foundation pit, the water shall be pumped out and the
chemical emulsion shall be applied when the soil is absorbent. The
treatment shall not be carried out during rains or soil is wet. The treatment
to the surface of earth filling within the plinth shall also be done in the
same manner laying the sub-grade for flooring.

4.6.3

The treated soil barrier shall not be disturbed. If , for the some reasons,
the treated soil barriers are disturbed, immediate step shall be taken to
restore the continuity and completeness of the barrier system.

4.6.4

The Chlorpyriphos emulsified 1% concentration shall be applied uniformly

at the prescribed rate in all the stages of the treatments given below :

4.6.4.1

Treatment for Masonry Foundations and Basements

a.

The bottom surface and the sides (upto a height of 300 mm ) of the
excavations made for masonry foundation and basements shall be treated
with the chemical at the rate 5.0 litres per square metre surface area.

b.

After the masonry foundation and the retaining wall of the basements
come up the back fill in the immediate contact with the foundation
structure shall be treated at the rate of 7.5 litres per square metre of the
vertical surface of the sub-structure of each side. If water is used for
ramming the earth fill, the chemical treatment shall be carried out after the
ramming operation is done by rodding the earth at 150 mm centres close
to the wall surface and spraying the chemicals with the above doses.

4.6.4.2

Treatment for RCC Foundations and Basements

The treatment shall start at the depth of 500 mm below ground level
except when such ground level is raised or lowered by filling or cutting
after the foundations have been cast. In such cases the depth of 500 mm
shall be determined from the new soil level resulting from the filling or
cutting mentioned above, and soil in immediate contact with the vertical
surfaces of RCC foundations shall be treated at the rate of 7.5 litres per
square metre.

4.6.4.3

Treatment of Top Surface of Plinth Filling

The top surface of the consolidated earth within the plinth walls shall be
treated with chemical emulsion at the rate of 5.0 litres per square metre of
the surface before the sand bed or sub-grade is laid. If the filled earth is
well rammed and the surface does not allow the emulsion to seep through,
holes upto 50 to 75 mm deep at 150 mm centres both ways shall be made
with 12 mm diameter mild-steel rod on the surface to facilitate saturation
of the soil with the chemical emulsion.

4.6.4.4

Treatment at Junction of the Walls and the Floor

Special care shall be taken to establish continuity of the vertical chemical

barrier on inner wall surfaces from ground level (where it had stopped with
the treatment described in 6.4.1b) upto the level of the filled earth surface.
To achieve this, a small channel 30 x 30 mm shall be made at all the
junction of walls and columns with the floor (before laying the sub-grade).
The rod holes shall be made in the channel upto the ground level 150 mm
apart and the iron rod moved backward and forward to break-up the earth.
The chemical emulsion shall be poured along the channel at the rate of
7.5 litres per square metre of the vertical wall or column surface so as the
soak the soil to the right to the bottom. The soil should be tamped back
into place after this operation.
4.6.4.5
a.

b.

4.6.4.6

Treatment of Soil Along External Perimeter of Building

After the building or plant building is completed, 300 mm deep holes shall
be made in made in the soil with iron rods along the external perimeter of
the building/plant building at intervals of 150 mm. The rods should be
moved backward and forward in-side the holes to break up the earth and
these holes shall be filled with chemical emulsion at the rate of 7.5 litres
per square metre of the vertical surfaces. After the treatment, the earth
should be tamped back in to place.
In the event of filling is more than 300 mm, the above external perimeter
treatment shall be extended to the full depth of earth filling upto the
ground level.
Treatment of Soil under Apron (Plinth protection) along External Perimeter
of Building

Top surface of the consolidated earth over which the apron is to be laid
shall be treated with chemical emulsion at the rate of 5.0 litres per square
metre of the surface. If consolidated earth does not allow the emulsion to
seep through, holes upto 50 to 75 mm deep at 150 mm centres both ways
shall be made with 12 mm diameter mild steel rod on the surface to
facilitate saturation of the soil with chemical emulsion.
4.6.4.7

Treatment of walls Retaining soils above Floor Level

Retaining walls such as basement walls or outer walls above the floor
level retaining soil shall be protected by providing chemical barrier by
treatment of retained soil in the immediate vicinity of the walls. The soil
retained by the walls shall be treated at the rate of 7.5 litres per square
metre of the vertical surface, in continuation of the one formed under
6.4.1.

4.6.4.8

Treatment of Soil Surrounding Pipes, Wastes and Conduits

When pipes, wastes and conduits enter the soil inside the area of the
foundation, the soil surrounding the points of entry shall be loosened
around each such pipe wastes or conduit for a distance of 150 mm and to
a depth of 75 mm before treatment is commenced. When they entered the

soil external to the foundations, they shall be similarly treated for a

distance of over 300 mm unless they stand clear of the walls of the
buildings by about 75 mm.
4.6.4.9

Treatment of Expansion Joints

The soil beneath the Expansion joints should be given special attention
when the treatment under 6.4.3 above is carried out. This treatment
should supplemented treating through the expansion joints after the subgrade has been laid, at the rate of 2.0 litres per linear metre of expansion
joints.

4.6.5.

Measurements
All dimensions shall be measured correct to a cm. The measurements for
all the operations described above shall be plinth area of the building or
plant building in square-metres at floor 1 level (Ground floor). Nothing
extra shall be measured for payment.

4.7

TREATMENT FOR EXISTING BUILDING

4.7.1

Anti-termite measures described below shall be necessary for the

eradication and control of termites in existing buildings/plant buildings.
Chemical treatment for the eradication and control of sub-terraineean
termites in existing buildings or plant buildings shall be done as per IS :
6313 (Part-III).

4.7.2

The Chlorpyriphos emulsified 1% concentration shall be applied uniformly

at the prescribed rate in all the stages of the treatments given below :

4.7.2.1

Treatment Along Outside of Foundations

a.

The soil in contact with the external wall of the building/plant building shall
be treated with chemical emulsion at the rate of 7.5 litres per square-meter
of vertical surface of the sub-structure for each side. To facilitate this
treatment, trenches shall be excavated with help of a shovel exposing
the wall surfaces upto a depth of 500 mm and holes 150 mm apart shall
be made with an iron rod close to the wall face and the same shall be
extended from the bottom of the trench to the top of the footing of the
foundation or upto a depth at least 500 mm. Half the total quantity of the
chemical emulsion shall be poured into these holes and the rest shall be
sprayed on the back filled earth as it is return on to the trench, directing
the spray against the wall surface.

b.

If there is a concrete or masonry apron around the building, approximately

12 mm diameter holes shall be drilled as close as possible to the plinth
wall about 300 mm apart, and deep enough to reach the soil below. The
chemical emulsion shall be poured in to these holes to soak the soil
below at rate of 2.25 litres per linear metre.

c.

4.7.2.2

In case of RCC framed structure, the soil (back-fill earth) in contact with
the column sides and plinth beams along the external perimeter of the
building / plant building shall be treated with chemical emulsion at the rate
of 7.5 litres per square metre of the vertical surfaces of the structures. To
facilitate this treatment, trenches shall be excavated with the help of a
shovel exposing the sides of the column and plinth beams upto a depth of
500 mm or upto the bottom of the plinth beam, if this level is less than 500
mm. The chemical emulsion shall be sprayed on the back-fill earth as it is
returned into the trench, directing the spray against the concrete surfaces
of the beams or columns as the case may be.
Treatment of Soil Under Floors.
Chemical treatment shall be done by drilling 12 mm diameter holes at the
junction of the floor and walls along the cracks on the floors and along the
construction joints at the interval of 300 mm to reach soil below. Chemical
emulsion shall be squirted into these holes using a hand operated
pressure pump to soak the soil below until refusal or upto a maximum of
1.0 litre per hole. The hole shall then be sealed properly with cement
mortar 1 : 2 ( 1 cement : 2 coarse sand) finished to match the existing
floors. The above cement mortar applied shall be cured for atlas 10 days
as per the direction of Engineer-in-Charge.

4.7.2.3

Treatment of Voids in Masonry

The movement of termites through the existing masonry wall should be
arrested by drilling holes in masonry wall at plinth level and squirting
chemical emulsion into the holes to soak the masonry. The hole shall be
drilled at an angle of 45o from both sides of the plinth wall at 300 mm
intervals and the chemical emulsion shall be squirted through these holes
to soak the masonry using a hand operated pressure pump. This
treatment shall also be done to internal walls having foundations in the
soil. Holes shall also be drilled at wall corners and where doors and
window frames are embedded in the masonry or floor at the ground.
Emulsion shall also be squirted through these holes till saturation or to a
maximum 1.0 litre per hole. Care shall be taken to seal these holes after
the treatment.

4.7.2.4

Treatment at Points of Contact of Wood Work

All the existing wood work in the building / plant building which is in
contact with floor or walls and which is infested by termite shall be treated
by spraying the chemical emulsion at the points of contacts with the
adjoining masonry by drilling 6 mm diameter holes at downward angle of
about 45o at the junction of wood work and masonry walls. The squirting of
chemical emulsion into these holes shall be till refusal or to a maximum of
half a litre per hole. The treated holes shall then be sealed properly.

4.7.3

Measurements
All dimensions shall be measured correct to a cm. The measurement shall
be made of the surface actually provided with anti-termite treatment.

Measurement shall be done separately for treatment of foundations, soil

under floors, voids in masonry and wood work as detailed below :
a.

Treatment along out side of foundations : The measurements shall

be made in running metres taking lengths along the plinth of the building.

b.

Treatment of soil under floors : The measurements shall be made in

Square metres. Inside the clear dimensions of rooms, verandah etc., shall
be taken.

c.

Treatment of voids in masonry : The measurements shall be made in

running metres along the plinth of the building.

d.

Treatment to wood work : The measurements shall be made in running

metres for chowkhats, joists, purlins, beams etc.

4.8

STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF CONTAINERS

Containers with chemical shall be kept in a cool, dry and well ventilated
room under lock and key. It shall be kept away from food and food stuffs,
children and animals and any fire source or flame. Empty containers
instead of reusing shall be destroyed or buried in soil at safer place away
from inhabitation. Containers shall never be kept open.

4.9

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

a.

Precautions for health hazards and safety measures shall conform to

Appendix- B of IS: 6313 (Part- II).

b.

Particular care should be taken to prevent skin contact with concentrates.

Prolonged exposure to diluted emulsions shall also be avoided. Workers
shall wear clean clothing and should wash thoroughly with soap and water
specially before eating and smoking. In the event of sever contamination,
clothing shall be removed at once and the skin shall be washed with soap
and water. If chemical splashes into the eyes, they shall be flushed with
plenty of soap and water and immediate medical attention shall be sought.

c.

The concentrates are oil solutions and will cause fire hazard owing to the
use of petroleum solvents. Flames shall not be allowed during mixing.

d.

In case of poisoning, suitable measures shall taken for protection in

accordance with IS: 4015 (Part- I) and IS: 4015 (Part- II).

5.0
5.1

FILLING
Back filling of excavations in trenches, foundations and elsewhere shall
consist of one of the following materials approved by Owner.
i.
Soil
ii.
Sand
iii.
Moorum
iv.
Hard-core
v.
Stone / gravel.
All back filling materials shall be approved by the Owner /Consultant.

5.1.1

Soil filling - Soil material shall be free from rubbish, roots, hard lumps
and any other foreign organic material. Filling shall be done in regular
horizontal layers each not exceeding 20 cm. Depth.

5.1.2

Back filling around completed foundations, structures, trenches and in

plinth shall be done to the lines and levels shown on the drawings.

5.1.3

Back filling around pipes in the trench shall be done after hydrotesting is
done.

5.1.4

Back filling around liquid retaining structures shall be done only after
leakage testing is completed and approval of Owner is obtained.

5.1.5

Sand filling - Sand shall be coarse, clean, strong, free from dust, organic
and foreign matter and shall be approved by the owner / consultant.
The filling shall be done in layers not exceeding 20 cm in thickness
including consolidating and dressing each deposited layer by flooding with
water, compacting with Mechanical contractor and properly consolidated.
The density to be achieved for each layer shall not be less than 90% of
the density obtained in the laboratory. The compaction should be tested
as per I.S. 2720 (Part 28 & 29). Care shall be taken to see that the
compaction equipment does not hit or come too close to the Bullet so as
to cause any damage to it.
The top and slope surface of consolidated sand filling shall be dressed to
required level, slope, lives and grades and shall be protected from
damage and maintained till the works are completed in all respects.
Sand filling shall not be covered till the Engineer-in-charge inspects the
job, satisfied and approved.

5.1.6

Stone filling Stone shall be broken stone of 90 mm to 10 mm size

suitable for providing a dense and compacted layer. Stone shall be
sound, durable, free from flakes, dust, other impurities, decay,
weathering, salt, alkali and adherent coatings.
Broken stone shall be spread and leveled in layers of 15 cm thick,
watered i/c hand packing wherever required as per direction of Engineerin-charge. The thickness of broken stone layer shall remain same as it
exists in other areas.

5.1.7

Stone pitching - The size of pitching stone shall not be less than 15 cm
in either direction. It should be sound, durable, free from dust, other
impurities, weathering, salt, alkali and adherent coatings. Stone shall be
laid in proper line, slope and set with cement mortar 1 : 6 (1 cement : 6
coarse sand) including cement mortar pointing 1 : 3 (1 cement : 3 fine

sand) after racking out of joints upto 12 mm depth and shall be cured
properly as per direction of Engineer-in-charge.
6.0

UPVC Pipe - Unplasticised polymer of Vinyl Chloride (UPVC) pipe shall

conform to I.S. 4985 and shall be of standard manufacture. Pipe shall be
tested as per I.S. 4985 (latest). All test clearance certificates shall be
produced to the client for approval. 150 mm dia perforated UPVC pipe
shall be laid over sand filling of mound at the top of bullet as shown in the
drawing and as per direction of Engineer-in-charge.
Pipe shall be laid to collect all percolated water / moisture deposited
over UPVC sheet and drain out the same in outside. The pipe shall be
laid in slope so that all collected water can be drained out effectively.
Pipe shall be supplied along with all related accessories required for
fillings, connections and installation of pipe.
Pipe shall be covered with layer of pea gravel 150mm thick all along the
pipe as shown in the drawing and as per direction of Engineer-in-charge.
All work shall be subject to inspection by the client and the contractor
must satisfy the client.

7.0

Pea Gravel - Pea gravel shall be clean, strong, free from dust, organic and
foreign matter and its size shall remain same as it exists on other side of
mound. It shall be approved by the client before laying.
Pea gravel of 150 mm (min) thick, after hand packing, shall be laid all
round and all along UPVC perforated drainage pipe as per drawing and
as per direction of Engineer-in-charge.
The thickness of gravel layer shall remain same as it exists on the other
sides of mound. Care shall be taken so that filled-up sand cannot enter
into the perforated pipe.
The contractor shall guarantee that the pea gravel layer shall remain in
position, level and thickness as specified in the drawing for at least one
year after commissioning. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to
replace the gravel layer if it is damaged during guarantee period.

8.0

PLAIN AND REINFORCED CONCRETE WORK

This specification deals with cement concrete, plain or reinforced, for
general use, and covers the requirements for concrete materials, their
storage, grading mix design, strength and quality requirements, pouring
at all levels, reinforcements, protection, curing, form work, finishing,
painting, admixtures, inserts and other miscellaneous works.

8.1
8.1.1

MATERIALS
Cement : Any of the following cements may be used as required.
IS - 269

Ordinary Portland Cement, 33 Grade.

IS - 455

Portland Slag Cement.

IS - 6909

Specifications for Super Sulphate cement.

IS - 8041

Rapid Hardening Portland Cement.

IS - 8112

43 Grade Ordinary Portland cement.

8.1.2
8.1.3

IS - 12330

Sulphate Resistant Ordinary Portland cement.

IS - 12269

53 Grade Ordinary Portland cement.

Water : Water used for mixing and curing concrete and mortar shall
conform to the requirements as laid down in clause 4.3 of IS: 456. Seawater shall not be used for concrete work.
Aggregates : Coarse and fine aggregates for cement concrete plain
and reinforced shall conform to the requirements of IS : 383 and / or IS :
515. Before using, the aggregates shall be tested as per IS : 2386.
Coarse aggregate: Coarse aggregate for all cement concrete work shall
be broken or crushed hard stone, black trap stone obtained from
approved quarries or gravel.
Sand : Fine aggregate for concrete work shall be coarse sand from
approved sources. Grading of coarse sand shall be within grading
zones I, II or III laid down in IS : 383, table-4. If required the aggregates
(both fine and coarse) shall have to be thoroughly washed and graded as
per direction of Owner.

8.2

MIXING
All cement concrete plain or reinforced shall be machine mixed. Mixing
by hand may be employed where quantity of concrete involved is small,
with the specific prior permission of the Owner , 10 % extra cement shall
be added in case of hand mixing as stipulated in IS - 456.

8.3

WATER CEMENT RATIO

Once a mix, including its water-cement ratio, has been determined and
specified for use by the Owner
that water cement ratio shall be
maintained.

8.4

LAYING
Concreting shall be commenced only after the Owner has inspected and
passed the sub-base / base or the centering, shuttering and
reinforcement. Concrete in slab, beams, columns, footings etc., shall be
laid gently in layers not exceeding 15 cm and shall be properly
consolidated by means of approved mechanical vibrators.

8.5

CURING

a.

After the concrete has begun to harden, it shall be protected with moist
gunny bags, sand or any other material approved by the Owner
/Consultant against quick drying. After 24 hours of laying concrete, the
surface shall be cured by flooding with water or by covering with wet
absorbent materials for 7 days as per the direction of Owner.

b.

Approved curing compounds may be used in lieu of moist curing with the
permission of the Owner /Consultant. Such compounds shall be applied
to all exposed surfaces of the concrete as soon as possible after the
concrete has set. No extra payment shall be made for the same.

8.6

GRADES OF CONCRETE

8.6.1

Grades of Cement concrete shall be as given below :

Grade Specified

1.
2.
3
4.
5.
6.

M - 7.5
M - 10
M - 15
M - 20
M - 25
M - 30

Characteristic compressive strength at

28 days
(N / mm2)
07.5
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0

( 75 Kg / cm2 )
( 100 Kg / cm2 )
( 150 Kg / cm2 )
( 200 Kg / cm2 )
( 250 Kg / cm2 )
( 300 Kg / cm2 )

8.6.2

Grades lower than M-15 shall not be used in reinforced concrete.

8.6.3

M-7.5 grades of concrete may be used for lean concrete bases and
simple foundation for masonry walls.

8.6.4

A sieve analysis test of aggregates shall be carried out as and when the
source of supply is charge without extra charge notwithstanding the
mandatory test required to be carried out as per CPWD Specification.

8.6.5

All test in support of mix design shall be maintained as a part of records

of the contract. Test cubes for mix design shall be prepared by the
Contractor under his own arrangements and at his costs, but under the
supervision of the Owner .

8.7

NOMINAL MIX CONCRETE

8.7.1

All concrete work (P.C.C. / R.C.C.) shall be with nominal mix concrete
unless specified otherwise. The proportions of materials used for
concrete of grades M-5, M-7.5, M-10, M-15 and M-20 shall be as per the
following table.
Proportions for Nominal Mix of Concrete
Grade
of
Concrete

Total Quantity of
Dry Aggregate by
Mass per 50 Kg of
Cement (as sum of
Fine and Coarse

Proportion of Fine
Aggregate to
Coarse
aggregate

Quantity of water
per
50 Kg of cement

M- 5

Aggregates). In Kg.
Max.
800

M-7.5

625

M - 10
M - 15
M 20

480
350
250

M- 25

( by Mass )

Maximum in Liters.

Generally 1.2
subject to an upper
limit of 1 : 1.5 and
a lower limit of 1: 2
.5

60

45
-do-do-do-

34
32
30

-do-

Notes : 1. The proportions of the fine aggregates should be adjusted from upper
limit to lower limit progressively as the grading of the fine aggregates
become finer and the maximum size of coarse aggregate becomes
larger. Graded coarse aggregate as per IS: 383 may be used.
2.

This Table envisages batching by weight. Volume batching when done,

the nominal mixes would roughly be 1: 3: 6, 1 : 2.5 : 5 and 1 : 1.5 : 3 for
M-10, M-15 and M-20 respectively.

3.

For under-water concreting the quantity of coarse aggregate, either by

volume or mass, shall not be less than 1.5 times and not more than twice
that of the fine aggregates.

8.7.2

The cement content of the mix specified for any nominal mix shall be
proportionately increased if the quantity of water in a mix has to be
increased to overcome the difficulties of placement and compaction, so
that water-cement ratio is not exceeded. In case of vibrated concrete, the
limits specified, above may suitably be reduced to avoid segregation.

8.7.3

If the nominal mix concrete is made in accordance with the proportion

given for a particular grade does not yield the specified strength, such
concrete shall be classified as belonging to lower grade. However, if the
strength results of test are higher than those specified for the grade in
the nominal mix of concrete it shall not be placed in a higher grade.

8.8.

TESTING OF CONCRETE

8.8.1

Testing of concrete, sampling and acceptance criteria shall be in

accordance with Clauses 14 and 15 of IS :456.

8.8.2

A slump test shall be taken at each mixer at least once in every fifty
batches mixed. Any batch for which a slump test is being made shall not
be transferred to the place of laying until the slump test has been
completed. Any batch which gives a slump in excess of that described at
the time of preliminary tests shall be rejected and removed from the site.

8.8.3

The minimum frequency of sampling of concrete of each grade shall be

in accordance with the provision in IS-456 (Cl.No.-15.2.2)

8.8.4

If a test for particular work does not meet the specified requirements, the
Owner
in his absolute discretion may accept the work at a
correspondingly reduced rate provided the average strength at 28 days is
not less than 85% of the specified strength.

8.8.5

If the results are poorer than 85% of the specified strength, the Owner
may order further testing of any kind as may be deemed necessary in his
opinion, including load tests. The load tests shall be carried on the
portion of the structure involving concrete represented by the
unsatisfactory works test and such other adjoining elements of a building
as the Owner may decide.
If the results of the load tests are not satisfactory, the Contractor shall at
his own cost undertake remedial measures including dismantling and
reconstruction according to the directions and to the satisfaction of the
Owner / Consultant. If the load test is successful, the Owner/ Consultant
may
exercise his judgement before accepting or rejecting the work and shall
still have the power to apply a reduction in rate as herein stated before,
in case the work in question is accepted.

8.9

PROPORTIONING
Mixes of cement concrete shall be as ordered. Where the concrete is
specified by grade, it shall be prepared by mixing cement, sand and
coarse aggregate by weight as per mix design. In case the concrete is
specified as volumetric mix, then dry volume batching shall be done,
making proper allowances for dampness in aggregate and bulking in
sand. Equivalent volume batching for concrete specified by grade may
however be allowed by the Owner at his discretion.

9.0

STEEL REINFORCEMENT

9.1

Steel reinforcement shall comprise :

9.2

i.

Mild steel bars conforming to IS: 432, Part-I.

ii .

TISCON CRS bars.

iii .

Hard drawn steel wire fabric conforming to IS: 1566.

iv .

Cold twisted bars conforming to IS: 1786.

v.

TMT bars.

All joints in reinforcement shall be lapped adequately to develop the full

strength of the reinforcement, unless reinforcement are as per provision
of IS: 456 as per instruction of Owner.

Following procedure shall be followed for welding of Tor steel

reinforcement bars :
i.
ii.

Welding of Tor steel reinforcement bars shall be taken up only after

specific approval by Owner / Consultant.
Lap welding with longitudinal beads shall only be adopted.

iii. The thickness of weld bead should be 0.2 x diameter of bar and the
length of the longitudinal bead required shall be 10 x diameter of bar,
however, the maximum length of continuous bead shall be limited
to 5 x diameter of bar with intermediate gap. When welding is done
on both sides bead length shall be 5 x diameter of bar on each side.
iv. Stripper at closer spacing shall be provided in the lap welded joints as
directed by Owner
9.3

M.S. round bars shall be hooked at ends as specified. Ribbed Tor-steel

shall be bent at right angles at ends as indicated or directed.

10.0

FORM WORK

10.1

The shuttering or form work shall conform to the shape, lines and
dimension as shown on the drawings and be so constructed as to remain
sufficiently rigid during placing and compacting of the concrete and shall
be sufficiently tight to prevent loss of liquid from the concrete. The
surface that becomes exposed on the removal of forms shall be
examined by Owner or his authorised representative before any defects
are made good. Work that has sagged or bulged out or contains honey
combing, shall be rejected. All shuttering shall be plywood or steel
shuttering.

10.2

The Contractor shall be responsible for sufficiency and adequacy of all

form work. Centering and form work shall be approved by the Owner
before placing of reinforcement and concreting.

11.0

STRUCTURAL STEEL WORK

This specification covers the technical requirements for the preparation
of shop drawings, supply, fabrication, protective coating, painting and
erection of all structural steel rolled sections, built up sections, plates and
miscellaneous steel required for the completion of the work.

11.1

STRUCTURAL STEEL
All structural steel used in construction within the purview of this contract
shall comply with one of the following Bureau of Indian Standard
Specifications, whichever is appropriate or as specified.
IS: 2062

Hot Rolled Sections and Plates.

11.2

IS: 1079

Cold Formed Light Gauge Sections.

IS: 1161

Tubular Sections.

IS: 4923

Hollow Sections ( rectangular or square )

SMITHY WORKS
All smithy work shall be accurately made as shown in the drawings and
shall be clean and sound. The metal shall not be burnt or injured in any
way.

11.3

FABRICATION
Fabrication of steel structure shall be carried out in conformity with the
best modern practices and with due regard to speed with economy in
fabrication and erection and shall conform to IS: 800. All members shall
be so fabricated as to assemble the members accurately on site and
erect them in correct positions. Before despatch to site the components
shall be assembled at shop and any defect found shall be rectified. All
members shall be free from kind, twist, buckle, bend, open joints etc.,
and shall be rectified before erecting in position. Failure in this respect
will subject the defective members to rejection.

11.4

WELDING

11.4.1

Welding shall be adopted in most of the cases for fabrication of steel

structure. Welding work shall be carried out as shown in relevant
drawings as per IS-816 or as required and approved by the Owner
/Consultant. Welding of joints shall be so arranged that the resulting
tensile and compressive stresses produced by each part of weld tend to
balance each other.

11.4.2

The step back method of welding shall be adopted for continuous runs.
Members which offer greater resistance to compression shall be welded
first. The work shall be securely held in position by means of tack weld,
clamps or jig before commencing of welding work so as to prevent
relative movement due to distortion or other cause. All welds with blow
holes, slag-intrusion and other defects must be removed from each run
before another run is super imposed and also from the final run. Any
defects in the work shall be rectified by the Contractor at his own
expense. Bends, twists or distortion caused in any member due to faulty
workmanship and method adopted during welding or in transit will be
rejected and will have to be replaced / rectified by the Contractor at his
own expense. According to the size of electrodes used, the Contractor is
expected to adjust the current rating in the welding generators.

11.5

The Owner /Consultant reserves the right to have test done at any time
for any welding and the cost of the test shall be borne by the Contractor.

11.6

Wherever continuous plates are used in built up member such as girders,

columns, etc., the continuity of such plates shall be first ensured by full
strength butt joints before welding such plates with the main member to
form part of the built up member.

11.7

All connection / joints made in shop shall wherever possible be welded

connections and connections / joints made at site shall be bolted
connections /site welded connections. Continuous welding shall be done
for all box members even if it is not required from design point of view.

11.8

Electrodes: Electrodes used for welding shall comply with IS: 814 or
IS: 815 or any specification provided to the Contractor from time to time.
No electrodes remaining in open containers for more than 72 hours shall
be used.

11.9

No welder shall be employed to carry out welding in any position except

those who are fully qualified to weld in that position as per IS: 7318, Part1 Qualifying tests for metal arc welders. Welders employed shall be
required both before commencing work and at intervals during the
progress of work to make test pieces as laid down in IS: 817 and IS:
7318, Part-1 for the purpose of grading of welders and according to the
said grading, welders will be employed on jobs. Welders are to be got
approved by Owner / Consultant before engaging on work.

11.10

MS BLACK / HIGH STRENGTH BOLTS AND NUTS

MS Black / High Strength Bolts and Nuts and washers etc., shall be as
per IS: 800, IS: 1363 and IS:- 1367. Manufacturers test certificate shall
be made available to the Owner /Consultant or his representative, when
called for. For bolted joints, shanks and threaded bolts are to be used to
ensure that threaded length do not encroach within the thickness of
connected members of dimension beyond the following limit :
a)

1.5 mm for connected members of thickness below 12 mm and

b)

2.5 mm for connected member of thickness 12 mm and above

and that adequate shearing and bearing values required as per
design are achieved.

11.11

Every portion work shall have its erection mark or number stencilled on
the member for guidance in erection and bear all necessary marks of
erections as directed by the Owner.

11.12

No part of the work is to be oiled, painted (except contact surfaces )

packed, bundled, crated or despatched until it has been finally inspected
and approved by the Owner or his authorised representative. The
whole steel work before being despatched from the Contractors shop
shall be dry and after being thoroughly cleaned from dust, mills scale,
rust etc., and shall be given two coats of primer and one coat of final
paint as per painting specification attached in this enquiry. Unless
otherwise specified, all surfaces inaccessible after welding shall be given

two coats of primer and two coats of paints as per painting specification
attached in this enquiry.
11.13

The Owner or his authorised representative shall have free access at all
reasonable time to all places where the work is being carried out, and
shall be provided by the Contractor at his own expenses all necessary
facilities for inspection during fabrication and erection. The Owner or his
authorised representative shall be at liberty to reject the work in whole or
in part if the workmanship or materials do not conform to the terms of the
specifications mentioned herein. The Contractor shall remove, replace or
alter any part of the work as ordered by the Owner or his authorised
representative.

12.0

PAINTING ON STRUCTURAL STEEL

The following specification shall be used for painting of structural steel
work :

12.1

SCOPE
This specification shall be used in non coastal area.
Surface Preparation
The surfaces to be painted shall be sand blasted to Sa - 2.5 as per
Swedish Standard SIS 05 - 59 - 00. Air used for sand blasting must be
dry and oil free. Sand used for sand blasting shall be good quality river
sand suitable for achieving the required surface finish. For optimum
results pressure of sand blasting gun should be maintained at around 7.0
kg/cm2 and maximum height of profile should be kept around 50 microns.
Sand blasted surfaces must be coated with primer within 4 hrs. In dry
climate. Moreover it is not advisable to carry out sand blasting when
humidity exceeds 85% (R.H).

12.1.1
a.

Painting system to be used are indicated below:

Epoxy Painting
Primer P 1-2 coats + finish paint FP1 ( 2 coats ) where P1 is epoxy
polyamide cured zinc chromate primer having DFT of 35 micron per coat
and FP1 is epoxy polyamide cured finish paint having DFT ( Dry Film
Thickness ) of 35 micron per coat.

b.

For Chlorinated Rubber Paint

Primer P2 - 2 coats + finish paint FP2 - 2 coats. Where P2 is high
chlorinated zinc phosphate primer having DFT of 50 microns per coat
and FP2 is chlorinated rubber based paint having DFT of 50 microns per
coat.

12.1.2

Equivalent product chart for approved paint manufactures for primer P1

and P2 and finish paint FP1 and FP2 indicated above is enclosed.

12.1.3

All the surfaces must be sand blasted and 2 coats of prime plus 1 coat of
finish paint applied in the shop before the same are shifted to site for
erection. All the members must be suitably match marked for facilitating
proper assembly.
After erection is over all surfaces shall be washed up as follows :

a.

b.

Washing with clean water ( pressure 7 kg/cm2 ) using suitable nozzles.

During washing broom corn brushes shall be used to remove foreign
matters.
Solvent washing if required to remove traces of oil grease etc.
After washing the surface as indicated above, the surfaces shall be
suitably touched up to the extent required so that all the damages to the
primed surfaces caused during erection are taken care off. The surfaces
affected by welding and / or gas cutting during erection shall also be
suitably touched up. Before touch up is taken up surfaces shall be
prepared by mechanical means such as grinding, power brushing etc., to
achieve surface finish to ST-3.
After touch up work is over as indicated above all the surface shall
be given one coat of finish paint to the required specification.

12.1.4

The following points must be observed for painting work :

a.

Primer and paint shall be compatible to each other and should be from
the same manufacturer.

b.

The recommendation of the paint manufacturer regarding mixing,

matching and application must be followed meticulously.

c.

Technical representative of paint manufacturer should be available at

site as and when required by Owner for their expert advice as well as to
ensure that the painting work is executed as per the instruction of paint
manufacturers.
Paints and primers shall be supplied at site in original container with
factory seal otherwise such paints and primers shall not be allowed to
be used.
Mode of application i.e., by spray, brush or roller shall be strictly as per
recommendation of paint manufacturers.
Painting materials must be used before the expiry date indicated on the
containers.
Number of coats and DFT per coat must be strictly followed as indicated
above. If the desired DFT is not achieved for primer and finish paints in
two coats (each), Contractor shall be required to apply extra coat (s) to
achieve the desired DFT without any extra cost to Owner.

Colour shade for each coat of primer and finish paint must be different
to identify the coats without any ambiguity.
Shade for the final finish coat shall be decided by Owner at site.
All painting materials must be accompanied by manufactures test
certificates. However, if Owner has any doubt regarding quality of
materials, he shall have the right to direct Contractor to get the doubtful
material tested or and provide ( by the Contractor ) testing agencies for
which no extra payment shall be made to the Contractor and the
charges shall deemed to be covered in the unit rates quoted for
fabrication and erection of structural work.
DFT for paint shall be measured on at least 20 points and mean DFT
shall not vary by more than 10% than specified in DFT. Instrument for
measurement of DFT shall be arranged and provided by Contractor at
his cost. Thickness of each coat shall also be checked regularly to
ensure uniformity in DFT.
12.1.5

Measurement
Structural work so painted shall be measured on MT basis. The weight
for this item shall be taken from any of the following documents in the
following order of priority:

i.

Weights mentioned on the approved drawings.

ii.

Weights for actual structural fabrication work.

12.1.6

Sand blasting and painting works, being a specialised job,

carried out through the approved agencies only.

12.1.7

Equivalent Chart for various paint manufacturers

must be

CO
DE

ASIAN

G&N

SHALIMAR

J&N

BERGER

BOMBAY

P1

APCODUR
- EPOXY
ZINC
CHROME
PRIMER

AMERCOAT71

EPIGARD-4
ZINC
CHROMAT
E PRIMER

EPILAC ZINC
CHROMATE
PRIMER

EPILUX-4
ZINC
CHROMATE
PRIMER

PENTA-DUR
PRIMER
1532

ASIOCHLO
R HB
ZINC
PHOSPHAT
E PRIMER

NEROLAC
PHOSPHAT
E PRIMER

CHLOROKOTE ZINC
PHOSPHAT
E PRIMER

JENSOLAC
CR PRIMER

LINSOL HB
ZINC
PHOSPHATE
PRIMER

KANGAROD HB ZINC
PHOSPHAT
E OR
HEMPATEX
PRIMER
1632

APCODUR
CF 692

NEROLAC
TWO COMP
EPOXY

EPIGARD
XL FINISH

EPILAC 974
ENAMEL

EPILUX - 4
ENAMEL

PENTADUR
ENAMEL
5534

P2

FP
1

GRAY

FP
2

ASIOCHLO
R CF

NEROLAC
CR

CHLOROK
OTE

625

PAINT

FINISH

12.2

JENSOLAC
CHLORINATE
D RUBBER
PAINT

LINSOL
CHLORINATE
D RUBBER
PAINT

PENTACHLOR GP
ENAMEL
5638

SCOPE
This specification shall be used for the painting of structural steel in
coastal area in saline atmosphere.

12.2.1

SURFACE PREPARATION
Surface preparation for all items to be painted shall be done by sand
blasting to SA 2.5 as per Swedish Specification SIS 05-59-00. Air used
for sand blasting must be dry and oil free. Sand used for sand blasting
must be of good quality river sand suitable for achieving required surface
finish. For optimum results, pressure at sand blasting gun should be
maintained at around 7 kg/cm2 and maximum height of profile should be
kept around 50 microns. Sand blasted surface must be coated with
primer within 2 hrs. In dry climate. Moreover it is not advisable to carry
out sand blasting when humidity exceeds 50% RH.

12.2.2

Painting systems to be used are as indicated below:

a.

For unpainted surfaces.

i.

P1 - One coat of Ethyl silicate inorganic zinc primer having DFT of 70

microns per coat.

ii.

IP1 - One coat of Epoxy MIO having DFT of 70 microns per coat.

iii.

FP1 - One coat of finish epoxy paint using two pack Polyamide cured
epoxy having DFT of 40 microns per coat.

iv.

FP-2 - One coat of Aliphatic Acrylic Polyurethane paint having DFT of 40

microns per coat.

12.2.3
a.
b.

The following points must be observed for painting work:

Only the approved paints / primers as indicated in the equivalent
product chart (attached herewith) are to be used.
All the surfaces must be sand blasted and one coat of primer including
one coat of MIO are to be applied in the fabrication shop at project site
before lifting the components for erection. After erection is over all the
surfaces must be washed as indicated below:

i.

Wash with clean water (pressure approx. 7 kg /cm2) using suitable

nozzles. During washing, broom corn brushes to be used to remove
foreign matter, if any.

ii.

Solvent washing if felt necessary to remove traces of oil, grease etc.

iii.

After washing surfaces as indicated above, shall be suitably touched up

to the extent required, so that all the damages to the primed surfaces
caused during erection are taken care off.
Surfaces effected by welding and/or gas cutting or handling during
erection shall also be suitably touched up after preparing the damaged
surfaces by mechanical means such as grinding, power brushing etc., to
achieve surface finish to ST-3.

c.

d.

Application of ethyl silicate inorganic zinc primer must be undertaken by

spray method. Other application methods such as brush / roller
application is not permitted.

e.

Primers and paints for a particular system must be purchased from

same manufacturer for compatibility.

f.

Recommendation of the paint manufacturer regarding mixing, maturing,

application (except as indicated specially in this specification ) must be
followed meticulously.

g.

Technical representative of the paint manufacturers at site must be

made available as and when required by Owner / Consultant for their
expert advice as well as to ensure that painting work is executed as per
instructions of paint manufacturer.

h.

All paints, primers must be supplied to site in original containers with

factory seal. Otherwise paints, primers shall not be allowed to use.

i.

Mode of application for other primers and paints except ethyl silicate
inorganic zinc primer shall be strictly as per recommendation of paint
manufacturer.

J.

All painting materials should be consumed within expiry date indicated

by manufacturers on the containers.

k.

Number of coat & DFT per coat must be strictly followed as indicated in
the specification above and if the desired DFT is not achieved in the
specified number of coat, Contractor shall be required to apply extra
coat (s) to achieve desired DFT without any additional cost to Owner /
Consultant. It may be noted here that multi-coat is not allowed for ethyl
silicate inorganic zinc primer and therefore extreme care is to be taken
for assuring desired DFT in single coat. Unless it is not practical to do
so, colour shades for primer, intermediate coat and finish paints must be
different to identify each coat without any ambiguity.

l.

All painting materials must be accompanied by manufacturers test

certificate. However, if Owner / Consultant has any reasonable doubt

regarding quality of the materials then, Contractor shall be required to

get doubtful materials tested by Owner / Consultant approved testing
agencies and nothing extra shall be paid for carrying out above testing
and testing charges shall be deemed to be included in the rates quoted
for painting work.
m.

DFT for painting shall be measured on at least 20 points and mean DFT
shall not vary by more than 10% of the specified DFT. Reliable and
calibrated instrument for measurement of DFT shall be arranged and
provided by Contractor at his cost at site.
Sand blasting, painting work being a specialised job, must be carried out
through approved agencies only. List of approved agencies is as
indicated below :

n.

12.2.4

EQUIVALENT CHART FOR VARIOUS PAINT MANUFACTURERS

DFT PER
COAT
(MICRONS)

CODE

ITEM

P1

ETHYL
SLILICATE
INORGANIC
ZINC
PRIMER

IP1

EPOXY

70

70

MIO

FP1

TWO PACK
POLYAMIDE
CURED
EPOXY

40

ASIAN

G&N

SHALIMAR

J&N

BERGER

BOMBAY

APCOSIL

DYMET -

TUFFKOTE

ZINC

HEAPELS

601

COTE - 9

ZILICATE

J&N
INORGANIC
ZINC
SILICATE
PRIMER

ANODE

GALVOSIL

APCODUR

AMER
COAT

MIO

385

APCODUR

NEROLAC

CF-692

TWO
COMP

304

1570

EPIGUARD

EPILAC HB

EPILUX-4

HB MIO

MIO

HB MIO

EPIGUARD

EPILAC

EPILUX-4

XL

974

ENAMEL

PENTADUR
HB MIO
4567
PENTADUR
ENAMEL
5534

EPOXY
FP2

ALIPHATIC
ACRYLIC
POLYURETHANE
PAINT

40

APCOTHANE

AMERCOAT

674

450 GL

SHALITHANE

JN 992

BERGA-

PENTO-

PU FINISH

THANE

THANE

PAINT

ENAMEL

4513

13.0

ALUMINIUM DOORS, WINDOWS & VENTILATORS

13.1

Aluminium doors, windows and ventilators shall be as per the specification

of CPWD Specifications 2009 Volumes II (Sub Head 21.0) and
manufactured from wrought aluminium and aluminium alloy extruded
round tube and/or hollow rectangular / square sections conforming to IS:
1285 and IS: 6477 or equivalent as approved by Owner / Consultant..

14.0

FLOORING AND PAVING

14.1

Sub base of Floor

14.1.1

The area to be paved shall be divided into suitable panels. Form work
shall be provided. The boarding / battens shall be fixed in position with
their toe at proper level, giving slope where required. Alternatively base
concrete may be deposited in the whole area at a stretch.

14.1.2

Before placing the base concrete the sub-base shall be properly wetted
and rammed. The concrete of the specified mix shall then be deposited
between the forms where provided, thoroughly tamped and the surface
finished level with the top edge of the forms. The surface of base
concrete shall be spread uniformly. The surface shall be finished rough
to provide adequate bond for the topping. Two or three hours after
concrete has been laid the surface shall be brushed with wire brush to
remove any scum or latinate and swept clean so that coarse aggregate is
exposed.

14.2

Cement Concrete Floor Finish

14.2.1

The surface of base concrete shall be thoroughly cleaned by scrubbing

with coir or steel wire brush. Before laying the topping, the surface shall
be soaked with water at least for 12 hours and surplus water mopped up
immediately before the topping is laid.

14.2.2

The forms shall be fixed over the base concrete dividing into suitable
panels. Where glass dividing strips are provided, thickness of glass
dividing strips shall be 4 mm or as indicated. Before placing the concrete
topping, neat cement slurry at the rate of 2 Kg/Sq.m. shall be then
thoroughly brushed into the base concrete just ahead of the finish. The
topping shall then be laid, thoroughly compacted by using screed
board/plate vibrator. The surface floated with a wooden float to a fair and
even surface shall be left for some time till moisture disappears from it.
Junctions with skirting / dado on wall surfaces shall be rounded off using
cement mortar 1:2. Curing shall be carried out for a minimum of 7 days.

15.0

PLASTERING

15.1

Sand for plastering shall conform to IS-1542.

15.2

Preparation of surface shall be done as per CPWD Specifications.

15.3

Cement mortar shall be of the mix as indicated in the items and shall be
mixed as specified in the CPWD Specifications.

15.4

Joints in walls etc. shall be raked to a depth of 12 mm, brushed clean

with wire brushes dusted and thoroughly washed before starting the
plaster work.
The surface shall be thoroughly washed with water cleaned and kept wet
to saturation point before plastering is commenced.

15.5

15.6

Cement mortar as indicated, shall be firmly applied to the masonry walls

in a uniform layer to the thickness specified and will be pressed into the
joints. On concrete surfaces rendering shall be dashed to the roughened
surface to ensure adequate bond. The surface shall be finished even and
smooth. Hectoring wherever required shall be done as per directions of
Owner / Consultant. Nothing extra shall be paid on this account.

15.7

All plaster work shall be cured for at least 7 days.

15.8

Integral water proofing compound shall be mixed with cement in the

proportion recommended by the manufacturer. Care shall be taken to
ensure that the water proofing material gets well and integrally mixed
with cement. All other operations are the same as for general plaster
work.

15.9

For sand face plaster, undercoat of cement plaster 1:4 ( 1 cement : 4

sand ) of thickness not less than 12 mm shall be applied similar to one
coat plaster work. Before the under coat hardens the surface shall be
scared to provide for the top coat. The top coat also of cement mortar 1:4
shall be applied to a thickness not less than 8 mm and brought to an
even surface with a wooden float. The surface shall then be tapped
gently with a wooden float lined with cork to retain a coarse surface
texture, care being taken that the tapping is even and uniform.

16.0

WHITE WASHING AND CEMENT PAINTING

16.1

White Washing

16.1.1

Where white wash is indicated, 3 coats of white wash shall be applied.

The surface shall present a smooth and uniform finish.

16.1.2

White wash shall be prepared from lime slaked at site and mixed and
stirred with 5 litres of water for 1 Kg. of unslaked lime to make a thin
cream. The cream shall be screened through a clean,coarse cloth and
suitable adhesive such as DDL or equivalent as per manufacturer
specification shall be added. About 1.3 Kg of sodium chloride in hot
water shall also be added for every 10 Kg. Of lime for making the coat
hard and rule resistant. Indigo shall also be mixed @ 3 gm/Kg of lime.
Each coat shall be allowed to dry before next coat is applied. When dry
the wash should show no sign of cracking, One coat consists of
application with brushes in horizontal stroke followed by vertical stroke.

16.2

Cement Painting

16.2.1

Cement paint: Cement paint shall comply with IS: 5410 specification for
cement paint of colour as required.

16.2.2

Where shown on drawings for external surfaces of sand faced plaster, or

any other surface, two coats of cement paint shall be applied of tint and
shade as approved by the Owner.

16.2.3

On external plastered surfaces, sand faced or plain plastered and

concrete surfaces, cement paint shall be vigorously scrubbed on to work
the paint into the voids and provide a continuous paint film free from pin
holes and other openings. Curing shall be done between the coats and
for at least 2 days following the final coat.

QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN

3.1

Purpose: Purpose of this Quality Assurance Plan is to provide guidelines &

procedure
for ensuring proper quality for the jobs to be executed within the
contract based on the
item description & specifications as per Tender
document. However, this document is for guidance only and should not be
considered as exclusive. There may be some more tests which are required to be
done by the contractor during various stages of execution as relevant standards/
specifications/ direction of EIC.

3.2

Scope: Scope of this Manual is to define the procedure for Quality Assurance &
Quality Control for construction activities.

3.3

Site Organogram : To achieve proper control over quality of work, a site

organization/ organogram has been framed and provided in Annexure V of the
tender document, which requires deployment of two (2) numbers of lead quality
officers one each for civil jobs and electrical works.

3.4

General:

3.4.1 The contractor shall be required to produce samples of all materials sufficiently in
advance to obtain approval of the EngineerinCharge. Subsequently the materials to
be used in the actual execution of the work shall strictly conform to the quality of
samples approved. In case of variation, such materials shall be liable to rejection.
3.4.2 All the materials used in the work shall comply with the requirement of Engineerin
Chargeand shall pass all the tests and analysis required by him as per particular
specifications as applicable or such recognized specifications as acceptable to the
EngineerinCharge.
3.4.3

The contractor shall be required to provide appliances at site, such as weighing

scale, graduated cylinder, standard sieves, thermometer, slump cones etc. as per
Annexure X
in
order to enable the EngineerinCharge to conduct field tests to
ensure that the
quality is consistent with the prescribed specifications and
nothing extra shall be
paid on this account.

3.4.4

The contractor shall at his cost, make all arrangement and shall provide such
facilities as may be require for collecting, preparing and forwarding the required
number of samples for tests and for analysis at such time and to such places, as
directed by NRL. Nothing
extra shall be paid for the above and including the cost
of material to be tested.

3.4.5 The necessary tests shall be conducted in the laborator ies approved by the NRL. The
testing charges, if any, shall be borne by the contractor.
3.4.6 The contractor or his Lead Quality Officer shall associate in collection, preparation,
forwarding and testing of such samples. In case he or his authorized representative
is not present or does not associate himself, the results of such tests and
consequences
thereon shall be binding on the contractor.

3.4.7 The contractor shall give a performance test of the entire installations as per
standard
specifications before the work is finally accepted and nothing extra
whatsoever shall be payable to the contractor for the test.
3.4.8 Contractor arrange for various construction material tests as per details provided in
AnnexureXI. The tests mentioned in this list are indicative only. Some more tests
may be required to be done from time to time, during the progress of work.
Contractor shall arrange for such tests at field or laboratories at no extra cost.
3.4.9 Contractor has to maintain and regularly update the following machine printed site
registers, formats of which are enclosed in AnnexureXII. These registers shall be
updated and submitted to NRL for further checking.
a) Material Issue & Stock Register (for materials issued by NRL)
b) Site Measurement Register
c) Site Instruction Register
d) Site inspection Register
e) Cube Test Register
f) Equipment Deployment Record
g) Material Test Register
3.4.10 Hindrance Register: This register shall be kept in custody of NRL. Hindrance, if any,
shall be reported in person by the contractor or his representative maximum
within the next
day of hindrance. In case of failure in reporting within the next day of
hindrance, the same shall not be recorded by NRL.
3.5
Inspection & Test Plan
General Note:
The enclosed ITPs shall be followed for the work to be performed by the contractor. The
provisions indicated for stage wise inspection by Engineerincharge are the minimum and
the Engineerincharge may decide to increase Witness points. Activities for which ITPs
are not given, contractor has to develop and get the same approved by Engineerincharge
well before start of the work.
Contractor has to carry our 100% examination of all activities.
Legend:
WC
: 100 % Examination by Contractor.
W
: Witness Point
: An activity which requires witnessing by Engineerincharge / NRL when the
activity is performed after proper notification has been provided.
Rm
: Random / Surveillance Inspection by Engineerincharge.
: Monitoring of making observation to verify whether or not material/ item or
services conform to specified requirement. Surveillance activities may include audit,
inspection, witness of testing, review of quality documents & records, Personnel
qualification etc.
Note : Responsibility of execution of the inspection / testing is with the contractor.
Engineerincharge / NRL only
verifies examination of testing done by the contractor at
important stages.
Abbreviations:
AFC
: Approved For Construction
BM
: Bench Mark
PCC
: Plain Cement Concrete

RCC
WBM
PVC
OMC
FGL
GL
PL

: Reinforced Cement Concrete

: Water Bound Macadam
: Poly Vinyl Chloride
: Optimum Moisture Content
: Finished Ground Level
: Ground Level
: Plinth Level
Inspection Test Plan

Inspection & Test Plan

Sl.
No.
1.0 SURVEYING
1.1
Grid pillars
1.2
Survey equipment inspection
1.3
R.L transfer from permanent B.M
1.4
Initial levels of area, contour plans etc.
1.5
Protection of Control points, Permanent Bench Mark
2.0 SITE GRADING
2.1
Initial levels of area
2.2
Filling material test
2.3
Compaction test (Core cutter test format attached)
2.4
Final levels of area
3.0 EARTH WORK
3.1
Initial levels of area
3.2
Layout, Excavation
3.3
Obstacles underground pipes, cables etc.
3.4
Subsoil water, shoring, strutting
3.5
Final level of excavation & filling, compaction
4.0 BACK FILLING/ SAND FILLING/ EARTH FILLING
4.1
Subgrade formation/ compaction
4.2
Filling material test
4.3
Treatment of soil (if any)
4.4
Filling in layers, consolidation, watering
4.5
Compaction tests on filling
4.6
Filling to required level
5.0 ANTI-TERMITE TREATMENT
5.1
Chemical details
5.2
Surface preparation
5.3
Safety precautions
5.4
Chemical application
6.0 SHUTTERING
6.1
Layout & Cover check
6.2
Shuttering material inspection
6.3
Water tightness, Line, level and alignment check
6.4
Staging, scaffolding, walkway etc.
6.5
Surface cleanliness check
6.6
Removal time for shuttering
7.0 PLAIN CEMENT CONCRETE
7.1
Layout & Surface preparation
7.2
Material inspection, Mix proportion
7.3
Shuttering, concreting, compaction

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Top level / Thickness of PCC
7.5
Curing
8.0 REINFORCED CEMENT CONCRETE
8.1
Material Tests
Material Inspection, Layout & Surface preparation
8.2
8.3
Design Mix
8.4
Form work/ Water stoppers/ Cover
8.5
Reinforcement
8.6
Mix proportion, W/C ratio, Slump test
8.7
Inserts, Foundation bolts, templates
8.8
Pour card (format attached)
8.9
Concreting, compaction, test cubes
8.10
Curing
8.11
Testing of cubes
9.0 BRICK WORK
9.1
Layout
9.2
Material tests
9.3
Soaking of bricks
9.4
Thickness of joints/ bond/ closers
9.5
Line, level, plumb
9.6
Raking out joints, Keys in brick work, if any
9.7
Curing
10.0 PLASTERING
10.1
Scaffolding
10.2
Mix proportion
10.3
Hacking, cleaning of surface, removing of loose
particles
10.4
Watering of surface prior to plastering
10.5
Thickness of plaster, plumb, even surface
10.6
Grooves, opening etc.
10.7
Curing
11.0 STRUCTURAL STEEL (During fabrication)
11.1
Material test
11.2
Fabrication drawings
11.3
Welders performance qualification
11.4
Welding machines, tools, tackles
11.5
Filler material, baking of electrodes, sequence of
welding, interpass cleaning
11.6
Surface cleaning, application of primer, paint
11.7
Checking as per drawing
12.0 STRUCTURAL STEEL (During Erection)
12.1
Safety of workmen, scaffolds
12.2
Final coat of paint
13.0 PAINTING WORKS
13.1
Colour brand/ shade
13.2
Material inspection
13.3
Surface cleaning & preparation
13.4
Application
14.0 ROOFING SHEETS
14.1
Material as per specification check
14.2
Type of hooks J/ L or self tapping screws
14.3
Layout & level of truss/ purlin
14.4
Lapping

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14.5
Fixing of hooks, washers/ self tapping screws
14.6
Wind ties
14.7
Barge boards (is any)
15.0 TILES FLOORING/ SKIRTING/ WALL TILES
15.1
Material inspection
15.2
Base surface preparation

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15.3
Layout/ pattern
15.4
Level/ slope in floor
15.5
Base plaster mix
15.6
Soaking of tiles in water
15.7
Cutting of tiles as per design & room layout
15.8
Finishing & cleaning
16.0 CEMENT CONCRETE FLOORING/ SKIRTING
16.1
Base surface preparation
16.2
Layout/ pattern
16.3
Glass strips, (if any)
16.4
Level/ slope in floor
16.5
Thickness of floor
16.6
Concrete mix
16.7
Curing
17.0 INER-LOCKING PAVER BLOCKS
17.1
Material inspection
17.2
Layout/ Pattern
17.2
Base preparation
17.4
Sand filling compaction, thickness
17.5
Laying & Fixing
18.0 TERRAZO FLOORING
18.1
Material inspection
18.2
Base surface preparation
18.3
Mix proportions & laying
18.4
Curing
18.5
Polishing
19.0 KOTA STONE/ MARBLE/ GRANITE FLOORING
19.1 Material inspection
19.2 Base surface preparation
19.3 Base plaster mix
19.4 Layout & Fixing
19.5 Polishing
20.0 INTERNAL PLUMBING
20.1 Material inspection
20.2 Layout
20.3 Painting of pipes (if any)
20.4 Installation testing
20.5 Sanitary fixtures & fittings
20.6 Sunken slab treatment
21.0 EXTERNAL PLUMBING
21.1 Material inspection
21.2 Layout
21.3 Painting of pipes (if any)
21.4 Bed concrete of pipes
21.5 Hooking up with manhole/ septic tank
21.6 Road crossings, if any
21.7 Installation testing

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22.0 WATER PROOFING

22.1
Surface preparation
22.2
Chemical
22.3
Execution by specialised agency
23.0 PVC- Doors & Windows
23.1
Material inspection
23.2
Embedment of members in wall/ floors
23.3
Alignment of frames
23.5
Hold fasts
23.6
Fittings
24.0 WOOD WORKS- Doors/ Windows/Ceiling & Frames
24.1
Material inspection
24.2
Thickness of members as per requirement
24.3
Clearance prior to painting/ oiling as well as fixing in
place
24.4
Wood preservative
24.5
Polishing/ primer & painting
24.6
Embedment of members in wall/ floors
24.7
Alignment of frames
24.8
Hold fasts
24.9
Fittings
24.10 Wire gauge
24.11 Glass panes
25.0 ALUMINIUM WORKS
25.1
Material inspection
25.2
Glass panes
25.3
Fixing
26.0 ROAD WORKS
26.1
Excavation/ grading depth
26.2
Bed level compaction tests
26.3
Slope, camber
26.4
Material Inspection
26.5
GSB
26.6
Side shoulder construction in advance for confinement
of aggregates
26.7
Scarifying, if any
26.8
WBM
26.9
Tack coat application
26.10 Premix carpeting
26.11 Embankment compaction tests
27.0 FENCING WORKS
27.1
Posts RCC/ angles
27.2
Base & Spacing of posts
27.3
Alignment of posts
27.4
Galvanized chain link dia & wire mesh size
27.5
Fixing & straightening of chain link, keeping it tight,
erect
27.6
Painting on posts, if any

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Name of the Contractor
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INSPECTIONS
1

DESSCRIPTION AND LOCATION

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GRA
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CEM
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C. C/C DIST. OF
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D. C/C DIST OF
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F. CHAIRS (N
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TIME OF POURING
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SLUMP

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Inspection Test Plan (contd.)-

CORE CUTTER TEST

Name of work
Name of the Contractor
Work Order No.

SL.
NO.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

DESCRIPTION
1
Mass of core cutter (gm)
Mass of core cutter + wet soil (gm)
Volume of core cutter (cc)
Bulk density (gm/cc)
Mass of wet soil (gm)
Mass of oven dried soil (gm)
Moisture content (%)
Dry density = BD/ (1+MC/100), (gm/cc)
Lab control density (gm/cc)
% of compaction

Field Inspection Report

Sign:
Contractor

NRL

TEST POINT No.

2

ANNEXURE X
List of Laboratory Equipments
A. For Building & Road works:
1. Sieves as per IS 4601962
(i) IS Sieves 450mm internal dia., of sizes 100mm, 80mm, 63mm, 50mm, 40mm,
25mm, 20mm, 12.5mm, 10mm, 6.3mm, 4.75mm, complete with lid and pan.
(ii) IS Sieves 200mm internal dia. (brass frame), consisting of 2.36mm, 1.18mm,
600 microns, 425 microns, 300 microns, 212 microns, 150 microns, 90 microns, 75
microns,
with lid and pan.
2. Sieve shaker capable of 200mm and 300mm dia. Sieves, manually operated with
timing switch assembly.
3. Ovens electrically operated, thermostatically controlled upto 110 C sensitivity
1C.
4. Equipment for slump test Slump cone, steel plate, tamping rod, steel scale, scoop.
5. Cube moulds 150cm X 150cm X 150 cm 50 no.s
6. 100 tonnes compression testing machine, electricallycum manually operated.
7. Graduated measuring cylinders 200ml. capacity
8. Balances
(i) 7 kg. to 10 kg. capacity, semiself indicating type accuracy 10 gm.
(ii) 500 gm. Capacity, semiself indicating type accuracy 1hm.
(iii) Pan balance 5 kg. capacity accuracy 10 gms.
(iv) Chemical balance, 100 gm capacity accuracy 0.1 gm
9. Aggregate Crushing strength apparatus
10. Aggregate Impact value appartaus
11. Los Angeles Test apparatus
12. Rapid Moisture meter
13. Core cutter apparatus
14. Temperature gun, Temperature Range 0 to 750F
15. Theodolite
16. Dumpy Level with staffs
17. Electrical moisture meter for timber
18. Digital Elcometer (0125 microns for steel & 0100 microns for non ferrous base
with
accuracy of 1 micron)
B. Miscellaneous:
1. Vernier Callipers
2. Steel measuring tapes
3. Rebound hammer for testing concrete

Material
(2)

Water

Coarse
Aggregates

Sl. No.
(1)

Aggregate Impact value

Aggregate Crushing Strength

Bulk Density

Specific Gravity

Determination of 10% fine value

Surface moisture

Estimation of Organic Impurities

Particle size

Percentage of
soft or deleterious material

(iv) Percentage of solids

(a) Chlorides
(b) Suspended matter
(c) Sulphates
(d) Inorganic solids
(e) Organic solids

(iii) Limits of Alkality

(ii) Limits of Acidity

(i) pH Value

Tests (3)

IS: 2386

IS: 2386, part II

Appendix B

IS: 2386, part II

IS 3025

Test procedure
(4)

F or L

Field
(F)/
Laborat

10 cum

50 cum

As per
requireme
nt

Minm.
Qty. for
testing

10 cum or part thereof

50 cum or part
thereof and on each
change of source.

For all quantities

Number of Tests for each

source shall be 3.

Water from each source

shall be got tested
before the
commencement of work
and thereafter once in
every 3 months till the
completion of the work.

Frequency (7)

ANNEXURE XI
Material Tests

Material
(2)
Sand

Concrete

Timber

Sl. No.
(1)

4.

5.

Appendix D

Bulking of Sand

Appendix G

Appendix H

Appendix M

Slump test

Cube test

Moisture Content

Appendix B

Appendix C

Silt Content

Particle size
distribution

Appendix A

Test
procedure
(4)

Organic Impurities

Tests (3)

F/L

F/ L

F or L

Field (F)/
Laboratory (L)
(5)

1 cum

20 cum

20 cum

40 cum

Minm. Qty. for

testing (6)

50 cum for R.C.C work

including in all other small
location.
In case, R.C.C. done in a day is
less than 50 cum test may be
carried out as required by EIC
50 cum or 10 batches of 57
cum each for R.C.C work in all
location taken together.
In case, R.C.C. done in a day is
less than 50 cum test may be
carried out as required by
EIC.
Every 1 cum or part therof

40 cum or part thereof or

change of source

Frequency (7)

Material Tests (contd.)

Appendix I

Test
procedure
(4)

WBM

9.

Gradation,
Abrasion & Impact
value, Flakiness &
Elongation

Gradation, Density
of Compacted layer

Granular
Sub base

8.

F/L

F/L

IS 2386,
MORST &H

Field (F)/
Laboratory
(L) (5)

IS 2720,
MORST& H

IS: 2202/
Appendix N

Appendix L

Efflorescence

End Immersion
Test
Knife test
Adhesion test

Appendix K

Water Absorption

Compressive Strength Appendix J

Dimensional test

Flush Door

Bricks

6.

Tests (3)

7.

Material
(2)

Sl. No.
(1)

From 2650 shutters, 8 no. samples

From 51100 shutters, 13 no. samples
From 101150 shutters, 20 no. samples
From 151300, 32 no. of samples
From 301500, 50 no. of samples
From 501 and above, 80 no. of samples
For 25 and lesser no.s, as per decision
Of EIC

For lot size 200110000, 5 no.s of

bricks
For lot size, 1000135000, 10 no.s of
bricks
For lot size, 3500150000, 15 no.s of
bricks
For lot size 2000 or less bricks, as per
decision of EIC

For lot size, 200110000, 20 no.s

For lot size, 1000135000, 32 no.s
For lot size, 3500150000, 50 no.s
For lot size 2000 or less bricks, as per
decision of EIC

Minm. Qty. for testing (6)

NA

NA

Frequency (7)

Material Tests (contd.)

Annexure XII
Register Formats
a) Material Issue & Stock Register (for materials issued by NRL)
Page No:

MATERIAL STOCK & ISSUE

RECORDS
Name of work:
Contractor:
W.O No.:
SOR

Brief Item

Item

Description

Executed on

Signature

Rate of

Consumed

Material

Consumption

Qty.

Requisition
Details

No.
Date

Qty.

Contractor

b) Site Measurement Register

SITE MEASUREMENT REGISTER

Name of

Page No:

work:
Contractor:
W.O No.:
Date of Measurement:
Sl.

Item

Item description(in

No.

No.

brief) and location

Unit

D/ H

No.

Qty.

Remarks

NRL

c) Site Instruction Register

SITE OBSERVATION REGISTER
Name of work:

Page No:

Contractor:
W.O No.:
Date

Site Instruction in detail

Signature &

Accepted by

Complied by

Cross checked by

Name (NRL)

(contractor)

contractor on

NRL with remarks

d) Site Inspection Register

INSPECTION CLEARANCE REGISTER

Name of work:

Page No:

Contractor:
W.O No.:
Sl.

Item / Activity

No.

offered for

Location

Offered by

Inspected &

Next

(contractor)

accepted by

activity

Inspection

Remarks

(NRL)

f) Equipment Deployment Record

EQUIPMENT DEPLOYMENT RECORD

(Page No.)

Name of work:
Contractor:
W.O No.:
Sl.No.

Date

Equipment

Deployment

Reference gate

Signature

Details

Date

pass

Contractor

Purpose

NRL

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NO.

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CONCRE
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CUBE
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SIG
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DAT
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TED
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28 DAYS COMPTESSIVE STRENGTH

(kg/cm2)

7 DAYS COMPTESSIVE STRENGTH (kg/cm2)

e) Cube Test Register

CUBE TESTING REGISTER

Page No:

Name of work:

Contractor:

W.O No.:

Sl.
No.

Material
description

Frequency
of test as
per
BIS/
contract

Lot size/
Qty.
(from
which
sample is
taken)

Sample
taken
on

Date of
testing

Refer
ence
Doc.

Status of
test
results
Contractor

Signature

NR
L

Remarks

g) Material Test Register

Page No:
Name of work:

Contractor:

W.O No.:

APPENDIX A
TEST FOR ORGANIC IMPURITIES
The aggregate must also be checked for organic impurities such as decayed vegetation
humus, coal dust etc.
What is called the colour test is reliable indicator of the presence of harmful
organic matter in aggregate, except in the area where there are deposits of lignite.
Fill a 350 ml clear glass medicine bottle upto 70 ml mark with a 3% solution of
caustic soda or sodium hydroxide. The sand is next added gradually until the volume
measured by the sandy layer is 125 ml. The volume is then made upto 200 ml by
addition of more of solution. The bottle is then stoppered and shaken vigorously and
allowed to stand for 24 hours. At the end of this period, the colour of the liquid will
indicate whether the sand contains a dangerous amount of matter. A colourless liquid
indicates a clean sand free from organic matter. A straw coloured solution indicates some
organic matter but not enough to be seriously objectionable. Darker colour means
that the sand contains injurious amounts and should not be used unless it is washed,
and a retest shows that it is satisfactory.
Add 2.5 ml of two per cent solution of tannic acid in 10 per cent alcohol, to 97.5 ml of
three per cent sodium hydroxide solution. Place in a 350 ml bottle, fix the stopper, shake
vigorously and allow to stand for 24 hours before comparison with the solution above
the sand.
Note: A three per cent solution of caustic soda is made by dissolving 3 g of sodium
hydroxide in 100 ml of water, preferably distilled. The solution should be kept in a glass
of bottle tightly closed with a rubber stopper. Handling sodium hydroxide with moist
hands may result in serious burns. Care should be taken not to spill the solution for it is
highly injurious to clothing, leather, and other materials.

APPENDIX B
TEST FOR PARTICLE SIZE (SIEVE ANALYSIS)
Apparatus: Perforated plate sieves as per IS designation should be used.
The balance or scale shall be such that it is readable and accurate to 0.1 per cent of
the weight of the test sample.
Sample: The weight of sample available shall not be less than the weight given in the
table below. The sample of sieving shall be prepared from the larger sample either by
quartering or by means of a sample divider.
TABLE SHOWING MINIMUM WEIGHTS FOR SAMPLING
Maximum size present in
substantial
proportions
(mm)
10
4.75
2.36

Minimum weight of sample for

sieving (Kg)
0.5
0.2
0.1

Test Procedure: The sample shall be brought to an airdry condition before weighing
and sieving. This may be achieved either by drying at room temperature or by heating
at a temperature of 100 degree to 110 degree centigrade. The air dry sample shall be
weighed and sieved successively on the appropriate sieves starting with the largest. Care
shall be taken to ensure that the sieves are clean before use.
Each sieve shall be shaken separately over a clean tray until not more than a trace
passes, but in any case for a period of not less than two minutes. The shaking shall be
done with a varied motion, backwards and forwards, left to right, circular clockwise and
anticlockwise, and with frequent jarring, so that the material is kept moving over the
sieve surface in frequently changing directions. Materials shall not be forced through the
sieve by hand pressure, but on sieves coarser than 20 mm, placing of particles is
permitted, Lumps of fine material, if present may be broken by gentle pressure with
fingers against the side of the sieve. Light brushing of underside of the sieve with a soft
brush may be used to clear the sieve openings.
Light brushing with a fine camel hair brush may be used on the 150 micron IS sieve
to prevent segregation of powder and blinding of apertures. Stiff or worn out brushes
shall not be used for this purpose and pressure shall not be applied to the surface of
the sieve to force particles through the mesh.
On completion of sieving the material retained on each sieve, together with any
material cleaned from the mesh, shall be weighed.
Reporting of Results: The results shall be calculated and reported as:
(a) The cumulative percentage by weight of the total sample passing each of the
sieves, to the nearest whole number:
Or
(b) The percentage by weight of the total sample passing one sieve and retained on the
next smaller sieve, to the nearest 0.1 percent.
In order that the sieves shall not be overloaded, care must be taken to ensure

that the maximum sieve loads shown in Table (below) are not exceeded at the
completion of sieving.

I.S. Sieve Designation

45 mm
40 mm
31.5 mm or 22.1 mm
20 mm
16 mm or 12.5 mm
10 mm
5.6 mm
4.75 mm
3.35 mm

Maximum weight for

45 cm dia sieve kg
30 cm dia sieve kg
10
8
6
4
3
2
1.5
1.0

4.5
3.5
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.75
0.50
0.30

APPENDIX C
TEST FOR SILT CONTENT
The sand shall not contain more than 8% of silt as determined by field test with
measuring cylinder. The method of determining silt contents by field test is given below:
A sample of sand to be tested shall be placed without drying in a 200 ml
measuring cylinder. The volume of the sample shall be such that it fills the cylinder upto
100 ml mark.
Clean water shall be added upto 150 ml mark. Dissolve a little salt in the water in
the proportion one tea spoon to half a litre. The mixture shall be shaken vigorously,
the last few shakes being sidewise direction to level off the sand and the contents
allowed to settle for three hours.
The height of the silt visible as settled layer above the sand shall be expressed as a
percentage of the height of sand below. The sand containing more than the above
allowable percentage of silt, shall be washed so as to bring the silt contents within
allowable limits.
APPENDIX D
BULKING OF FINE AGGREGATES/SAND (FIELD METHODS)
Two methods are suggested for determining the bulking of sand/fine aggregate. The
procedure may be suitably varied, if necessary. Both depend on the fact that the
volume of inundated sand/fine aggregate is the same if the sand/fine aggregate were
dry.
Method -1: Put sufficient quantity of sand loosely into a container until it is about two
third full. Level off the top of the sand and push a steel rule vertically down through
the sand at the middle to bottom, measure the height. Suppose this is X cm.
Empty the sand out of the container into another container where none of it is lost.
Half fill the first container with water. Put back about half the sand and rod it with a steel
rod, about 6 mm in diameter, so that its volume is reduced to a minimum. Then add
the remainder and level the top surface of the inundated sand. Measure its depth at
the middle with the steel rule. Suppose this is Y cm.
The percentage of bulking of the sand due to moisture shall be calculated from the
formula: Percentage bulking = (X/Y 1) X 100
Method-2: In a 250 ml measuring cylinder, pour the damp sand, consolidate it by
staking until it reached the 200 ml mark.
Then fill the cylinder with the water and stir the sand well (the water shall be
sufficient to submerge the sand completely). It will be seen that the sand surface is
now below its original level. Suppose the surface is at the mark of Yml, the percentage of
bulking of sand due to moisture shall be calculated from the formula.
Percentage bulking= (200/Y 1) x 100

APPENDIX E
TEST FOR SURFACE MOISTURE
Take a sample of wet aggregate and weigh it (A). Then place it in a frying pan and gently
apply heat, meanwhile stirring with a glass rod until the surface moisture disappears.
This is apparent when the aggregate loses its shining wet appearance and becomes
dull, or when it just attains a free funning condition. The saturated surface dry
material is then weighed (B). Continue the heating thereafter until the moisture is
evaporated and weigh the dry sample (C). The surface moisture is then calculated as
follows:
Surface moisture
= 100 x A B
C
It is expressed as a percentage of dry aggregate.

APPENDIX F
DETERMINATION OF TEN PER CENT FINE VALUE
Apparatus: The apparatus for the standard test shall consist of the following:
(a) A 15 cm diameter openended steel cylinder, with plunger and baseplate, as
shown in Fig. in the end of this appendix. The surfaces in contact with the
aggregate shall be machined and case hardened or otherwise treated so as to
have a diamond (VH) pyramid hardness number of not less than 650 VH.
(b) A straight metal tamping rod of circular crosssection 16 mm in diameter and 45
to 60 cm long, rounded at one end.
(c) A balance of capacity 3 Kg, readable and accurate to one gram. (d) I.S. Sieve of
sizes 12.5, 10 and 2.36 mm.
(d) A compression testing machine capable of applying a load of 50 tonnes and
which can be operated to give a uniform rate of loading so that the maximum load
in any test is reached in 10 minutes. This load may vary from 0.5 to 50 tonnes.
(e) For measuring the sample, a cylindrical metal measure of sufficient rigidity to
retain its form under rough usage and of the following internal dimensions:
Diameter
11.5 cm
Height
18.0 cm
(f) Means of measuring the reduction in the distance between the plates of the
testing machine to the nearest one millimeter during the test (for example, dial
gauge).
Test Sample: Material for the test shall consist of aggregate passing a 12.5 mm I.S. Sieve
and retained on a 10 mm I.S. Sieve. The aggregate shall be tested in a surface dry
condition. If dries by heating the period of drying shall not exceed four hours, the
temperature shall be 100C to 110C and the aggregate shall be cooled to room
temperature before testing.
The quantity of aggregate shall be such that the depth of material in the cylinder,
after tamping as described below, shall be 10 cm.
The weight of material comprising the test sample shall be determined (weight
A) and the same weight of sample shall be taken for the repeat test.
Note: About 6.5 kg of natural aggregate is required to provide the two test samples.
Less of light weight aggregate is required.
The measuring cylinder is filled in three layers of approximately equal depth with
aggregate passing a 12.5 mm I.S. Sieve and retained on 10 mm I.S. Sieve. Each layer is
subjected to 25 strokes from the tamping rod (16 mm dia and 45 to 60 cm long) rounded
to one end, care being taken in case of weak materials not to break the particles. The
surface of the aggregate shall be carefully leveled and the plunger inserted so that it
rests horizontally on this surface.
Test Procedure: The apparatus, with the test sample and plunger in position, shall then
be placed in the compression testing machine. The load shall be applied at a uniform
rate so as to cause a total penetration of a plunger in 10 minutes of about: 15.0 mm
for rounded or partially rounded aggregates (for example uncrushed gravel) 20 mm
for nominal crushed aggregate & 24 mm for honey combed aggregate (for example
expanded shales and slags). These figures may be varied according to the extent of
the rounding or honey combing.
After reaching the required maximum penetration, the load shall be released
and the whole of the material removed from the cylinder and sieved on a 2.36 mm I.S.
Sieve. The fines passing the sieve shall be weighed, and this weight expressed as a

percentage of the weight of the test sample. Normally, this percentage will fall within
the range 7.5 to 12.5, but if it does not, a further test shall be made at a load adjusted
appropriately, to bring the percentage fines within the range of 7.5 to 12.5.
A repeat test shall be made at the load that gives as percentage fines within the range 7.5
to 12.5.
Calculations: The mean percentage fines from the two tests at this load shall be used in
the following formula to calculate the load required to give 10 percentage fines. Load
required for 10 percent fines =
Where X = Load in tonnes and 14 X Y + 4
Y= mean percentage fines from two test at X tonnes load.
Reporting of Results: The load required to produce 10 percent fines shall be
reported to the nearest whole number for loads of 10 tonnes or more, the nearest 0.5
tonne for loads of less than 10 tonnes.
The value expressed to the nearest 0.5 tonne should be as follows:
(a) For normal concrete, not less than 5 tonnes.
(b) For wearing surfaces, not less than 10 tonnes.
(c) For granolithic concrete, not less than 15 tonnes.
100 to 150
20

25

6.3

130 to 140

152.0.5

K 16All

200 to
dim ensions
in230
m illim etres K 16

Internal Diameter of Cylinder = 152.0 0.5

Fig.: Apparatus for Determination of Ten per cent Fine Value

APPENDIX G
SLUMP TEST
Apparatus: Mould shall consist of a metal frustum of cone having the following internal
dimensions:
Bottom diameter..20 cm
Top diameter10 cm
Height30 cm
The mould shall be of a metal other than brass and aluminium of at least 1.6 mm (or
16 BG) thickness. The top and bottom shall be open and at right angles to the axis of the
cone. The mould shall have a smooth internal surface. It shall be provided with suitable
foot pieces and handles to facilitate lifting it from the moulded concrete test specimen in a
vertical direction as required by the test. A mould provided with a suitable guide attachment
may be used.
Tamping rod shall be of steel or other suitable material 16 mm in diameter 60 mm long and
rounded at one end.
Procedure: The internal surface of the mould shall be thoroughly cleaned and free form
superfluous moisture and any set concrete before commencing the test. The mould shall be
placed on a smooth horizontal, rigid and non-absorbent surface viz. leveled metal plate. The
operator shall hold the mould firmly in place while it is being filled with test specimen of
concrete. The mould shall be filled in four layers, each approximately one quarter of height
of mould. Each layer shall be tamped with twenty five strikes of the rounded end of the
tamping rod. The strokes shall be distributed in a uniform manner over the cross section of
the mould and for the second and subsequent layers shall penetrate into the under- lying layer.
The bottom layer shall be tamped through out its depth. After the top layer has been rodded,
the concrete shall
be struck off level with trowel or the tamping rod, so that the mould is exactly filled. Any
mortar which shall leak out between the mould and the base plate shall be cleaned away.
The mould shall be removed from the concrete immediately after filling by raising it slowly
and carefully in a vertical direction. The moulded concrete shall then be allowed to
subside and the slump shall be measured immediately by determining the difference
between the height of the mould and that of the highest point of specimen.
The above operations shall be carried out at a place free from vibration or shock, and
within a period of two minutes after sampling.
Result: The slump shall be recorded in terms of millimeters of subsidence of the specimen
during the test. Any slump specimen which collapses or shears off laterally give incorrect
result. If this occurs, the test shall be repeated with another sample.
The slump test shall not be used for very dry mixes as the results obtained are

APPENDIX H
CUBE TEST FOR COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE - MANDATORY
LAB TEST
H-0 One sample (consisting of six cubes 15x15x15 cm shall be taken for every 20 cum or part
thereof concrete work ignoring any part less than 5cum or as often as considered necessary
by the Engineer- in-Charge. The test of concrete cubes shall be carried out in
accordance with the procedure as described below. A register of cubes shall be maintained
at the site of work in Appendix C. The casting of cubes, concrete used for cubes and all other
incidental charge, such are curing, carriage to the testing laboratory shall be borne by the
contractors. The testing fee for the cubes, if any, shall be borne by the department.
H-1 Test Procedure
H-1.1 Mould
The mould shall be of size 15 cmx15 cmx15 cm for the maximum nominal size of
aggregate not exceeding 40 mm. For concrete with aggregate size more than 40 mm size of
mould shall be specified by the Engineer-in-charge, keeping in view the fact that the length of
size of mould should be about four times the size of aggregate.
The moulds for test specimens shall be made of non-absorbent material and shall be
substantially strong enough to hold their form during the moulding of test specimens. They
shall not vary from the standard dimensions by more than one percent. The moulds shall be
so constructed that there is no leakage of water from the test specimen during moulding. All
the cube moulds for particular site should, prior to use, be checked for accuracy in dimensions
and geometric form and such test should at least be made once a year.
Each mould shall be provided with a base plate having a plane surface and made of nonabsorbent material. This plate shall be large enough in diameter to support the moulds
properly without leakage. Glass plates not less than 6.5mm thick or plain metal not less than
12mm thick shall be used for this purpose. A similar plate shall be provided for covering the
top surface of the test specimen when moulded.
Note: Satisfactory moulds can be made from machine or steel castings, rolled metal
plates or galvanized.
H-1.2 Sample of Concrete
Sample of concrete for test specimen shall be taken at the mixer or in the case of ready
mixed concrete from the transportation vehicle discharge or as directed by Engineer-inCharge. Such samples shall be obtained by repeatedly passing a scoop or pail through the
discharge stream of concrete. The sampling operation should be spread over evenly to the
entire discharging operation. The samples thus obtained shall be transported to the place of
moulding of the specimen to counteract segregation. The concrete shall be mixed with a
shovel until it is uniform in appearance. The location in the work of the batch of concrete
this sampled shall be noted for further reference. In case of paving concrete, samples shall be
taken from the batch immediately after deposition of the sub grade. At least five samples
shall be taken from different portion of the pile and these samples shall be thoroughly
mixed before being used to form the test specimen.

The sampling shall be spread as evenly as possible throughout the day. When wide changes
occur during concreting, additional sample shall be taken if so desired by the Engineer-inCharge.
H-1.3 Preparation of Test Specimens
The interior surfaces of the mould and base plate shall be lightly oiled before the concrete is
placed in the mould. The samples of concrete obtained as described under the test
specimen shall be immediately moulded by one of the following methods as indicated below:When the job concrete is compacted by manual methods, the test specimen shall be
moulded by placing the fresh concrete in the mould in three layers, each approximately one
third of the volume of the mould. In placing each scoopful of concrete the scoop shall be
moved around the top edge do the mould as the concrete there sided from it, in order to ensure
a uniform distribution of concrete within the mould. Each layer shall be rodded 35 times with
16 mm rod, 60 cm in length, bullet pointed at the lower end. The strokes shall be
distributed in uniform manner over the cross section of the mould and shall penetrate
into underlying layer. The bottom layer shall be rodded through its depth. After the top
layer has been rodded, the surface of the concrete shall be struck off with a trowel and
covered with a glass plate at least 6.5 mm thick or a machined plate. The whole process of
moulding shall be carried out in such a manner as to preclude the change of the water
cement ratio of the concrete, by loss of water either by leakage from the bottom or over flow
from the top of the mould.
When the job concrete is placed by vibration and the consistency of the concrete is such
that the test specimens cannot be properly moulded by hand rolling as described above, the
specimens shall be vibrated to give a compaction corresponding to that of the job concrete.
The fresh concrete shall be placed in mould in two layers, each approximately half the
volume of the mould. In placing each scoopful of concrete the scoop shall be moved around
the top edge of the mould as the concrete there slides from it, in order to ensure a
symmetrical distribution of concrete within the mould. Either internal or external vibrators
may be used. The vibration of each layer shall not be continued longer than is necessary
to secure the required density. Internal vibrators shall only be used when the concrete is
required to be compacted in layers. In compacting the first layer, the vibrators shall not be
allowed to rest on the bottom of the mould. In placing the concrete for top extent that there
will be no mortar loss during vibrations. After vibrating the second layer enough concrete
shall be added to bring level above the top of the mould. The surface of the concrete shall
then the struck off with a trowel and covered with a glass or steel plate as specified above.
The whole process of moulding shall be carried out in such a manner as to preclude the
alteration of water-cement ratio of the concrete by loss of water, either by leakage for the
bottom or over flow from the top of the mould.
H-1.4 Curing and Storage of Test Specimen
In order to ensure reasonably uniform temperature and moisture conditions during the
first 24 hours for curing the specimen and to protect them from damage, moulds shall be
covered with wet straw or gunny sacking and placed a storage box so constructed and
kept on the work site that its air temperature when containing concrete specimens shall
remain 22C to 33C. Other suitable means which provide such a temperature and moisture
conditions may be used.

Note:- It is suggested that the storage box be made of 25 mm dressed tongued and grooved
timber, well braced with battens to avoid warping. The box should be well painted inside
and outside and should be provided with a hinged cover and padlock.
The test specimen shall be removed from the moulds at the end of 24 hours and stored
in a moist condition at a temperature within 24C to 30C until the time of test. If storage
in water is desired, a saturated lime solution shall be used.
H-1.5 Testing
The specimens shall be tested in accordance with procedure as described below:
(a) The tests shall be made at an age of concrete corresponding to that for which the strengths
are specified.
(b) Compression tests shall be made immediately upon removal of the concrete test
specimen from the curing room i.e. the test specimen shall be loaded in damp
condition. The dimensions of the test specimens shall be measured in mm accurate to 0.5
mm.
(c) The metal bearing plates of the testing machine shall be placed in contact with the
ends of the test specimens. Cushioning materials shall not be used. In the case of cubes,
the test specimen shall be placed in the machine in such a manner that the load is
applied to sides of the specimens as cast. An adjustable bearing block shall be used
to transmit the load to the test specimen. The size of the bearing block shall be the
same or slightly larger than that of test specimen. The upper or lower section of the
bearing block shall be kept in motion as the head of the testing machine is brought to a
bearing on the test specimen.
(d) The load shall be applied axially without shock at the rate of approximately 140
per sq.cm. per minute. The total load indicated by the testing machine at failure of
specimen shall be recorded and the unit compressive strength is calculated in kg
sq. cm. using the area computed from the measured dimension of the
specimen. The type of failure and Appearance of the concrete shall be noted.

kg.
test
per
test

APPEND
DIX I
T
TEST
FOR DIMENSION
D
AL TOLERA
ANCE
Procedure
P
A the blisters, loose particles of claay and smalll projection
All
ns shall be reemoved from
m the
su
urface of brricks. Each specimen of 20 briicks shall then
t
be arrranged up
pon a
leevel surfacee successiv
vely as indiccated in Figg. A, B and C below in contact
c
with
h each
other and in straight line. The overaall length off the assemb
bled bricks (20 Nos) sh
hall be
m
measured
wiith a steel taape sufficien
ntly long to measure the whole row
w at one streetch.
T
Tolerance
T actual dimensions
The
d
of bricks when
w
tested
d as descriibed in A2 shall be within
w
th
he followingg limits perr 20 bricks.
Modular Briicks
M
Length 3720 to 3880 mm
m (3800 80
8 mm)
W
Width
1760 to 1840 mm
m (1800 40
4 mm)
H
Height
1760 to 1840 mm
m (1800 40
4 mm) forr 90 mm higgh brick
760 to 840 mm (800
(
40 mm)
m for 40 mm high brrick
N
Non-Modula
ar Bricks
For class 10
Length (4520
0 to 4680) mm
m (4600 80 mm)
W
Width
(2240 to 2160) mm (2200 40 mm)
H
Height
(1440
0 to 1360) mm
m (1400 40 mm) fo
or 70 mm high
h
bricks
(640 to 560) mm
m (600 40
0 mm) for 30 mm high bricks
For other cla
asses
Length (4320
0 to 4680) mm
m
W
Width
(2130
0 to 2310) mm
m
H
Height
(1340
0 to 1460) mm
m for 70 mm
m high brricks
(840 to 920) mm
m for 44 mm
m high brick
ks
C
Criteria
for Conformitty
A lot shall be consideered conforrming to the
t
requireements of dimensionss and
to
olerances iff all the gro
oups of bricks are testeed to meet the
t specified requirem
ments.
A' Measuremeent of Length
'A

B' Measuremeent of Width

'B
'C
C' Measuremeent of Height

APPENDIX J
TEST FOR COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
Specimen
Five whole bricks shall be taken from the samples as specimens for this test. Length
and width of each specimen shall be measured correct to 1 mm.
Apparatus
The apparatus consists of compression testing machine, the compression plate of which
shall have a ball seating in the form of portion of a sphere the centre of which shall
coincide with the centre of the plate.
Procedure
(a) Pre-conditioning: The specimen shall be immersed in the water for 24 hours at 25
to 29C. Any surplus moisture shall be allowed to drain at room temperature. The
frog of the bricks should be filled flush with mortar 1:3 (1 cement : 3 clean
coarse sand of grade 3 mm and down) and shall be kept under damp jute bags
for 24 hours, after that these shall be immersed in clean water for three days.
After removal from water, the bricks shall be wiped out of any traces of moisture.
(b) Actual Testing: Specimen shall be placed with flat faces horizontal and mortar filled
face upward between three 3 ply plywood sheets each of thickness 3 mm and
carefully centred between plates of the testing machine. Plaster of Paris can also
be used in place of plywood sheets to ensure a uniform surface.
Load shall be applied carefully axially at uniform rate of 14 N/mm2 per minute till
the failure of the specimen occurs.
Reporting the Test Results
The compressive strength of each specimen shall be calculated in N/mm2 as under :

Compressive Strength =

Maximum load at failure (in

N)
Area of Specimen (in sq
mm)

In case the compressive strength of any individual brick tested exceeds the upper
limit of the average compressive strength specified for the corresponding class of brick,
the same shall be limited to the upper limit of the class specified in 6.1.2 for the
purpose of calculating the average compressive strength. Compressive strength of all the
individual bricks comprising the sample shall be averaged and reported.
Criteria for Conformity
A lot shall be considered having satisfied the requirements of average compressive
strength if the average compressive strength specified in 6.1.2 for the corresponding class
of brick tested is not below the minimum average compressive strength specified for the
corresponding class of bricks by more than 20 per cent.

APPENDIX K
TEST FOR WATER ABSORPTION
No. of Specimen
Five whole bricks shall be taken from samples as specimen for this test.
Apparatus
A balance required for this test shall be sensitive to weigh 0.1 percent of the weight of the
specimen.
Procedure
(a) Pre-conditioning: The specimen shall be allowed to dry in a ventilated oven at a
110C to 115C till it attains a substantially constant weight. If the specimen is
known to be relatively dry, this would be accomplished in 48 hours, if the
specimen is wet, several additional hours may be required to attain a constant
weight. It shall be allowed to cool at room temperature. In a ventilated room,
properly separated bricks will require four hours for cooling, unless electric fan
passes air over them continuously in which case two hours may suffice.
The cooled specimen shall be weigh (W1) a warm specimen shall not be used for
this purpose.
(b) Actual Testing: Specimen shall be completely dried before immersion in the
water. It shall be kept in clean water at a temperature of 27C 2C for 24 hours.
Specimen shall be wiped out of the traces of water with a damp cloth after
removing from the water and then shall be weighed within three minutes after
removing from water (W2).
Reporting the Test Results
The water absorption of each specimen shall be calculated as follows and the average of
five tests shall be reported.
Water Absorption W2 W1 x 100
W1
Criteria for Conformity
A lot shall be considered having satisfied the requirements of water absorption if the
average water absorption is not more than 20% by weight.

APPENDIX L
TEST FOR EFFLORESCENCE
No. of Specimen
Five whole bricks shall be taken as specimen for this test.
Apparatus
Apparatus required for this test shall be a shallow flat bottom dish containing distilled
water.
Procedure (actual testing)
The brick shall be placed vertically in the dish with 2.5 cm immersed in the water. The
room shall be warm (18C to 30C) and well ventilated. The bricks should not be removed
until it absorbs whole water. When the whole water is absorbed and the brick appears to
be dry, place a similar quantity of water in that dish and allow it to evaporate as before.
The brick shall be examined after the second evaporation.
Reporting the Test Results
The rating to efflorescence in ascending order shall be reported as NIL, SLIGHT,
MODERATE, HEAVY or SERIOUS in accordance with the following :
(a) NIL: When there is no perceptible deposit of efflorescence.
(b) SLIGHT: When not more than 10 per cent of the area of the brick is covered with a
thin deposit of salts.
(c) MODERATE: When there is heavier deposit and covering upto 50% of the area
of the brick surface but unaccompanied by powdering or flaking of the surface.
(d) HEAVY: When there is a heavy deposit of salts covering 50% or more of the
brick surface but unaccompanied by powdering or flaking of the surface.
(e) SERIOUS: When there is heavy deposit of salts, accompanied powdering and/or
flaking of the surface and tending to increase in the repeated wetting of the
specimen.
Criteria for Conformity
A lot be considered having satisfied the requirements of efflorescence if for 4 out of the
specimen of 5 bricks, the rating of efflorescence is not beyond Moderate.