NOTIFICATION anda use PA eo i ‘era (Secretary General): 491 (11) 26185303 sare ri Sea er BP ‘wfBata (Sectt): 2618 $315, 2618 S319, 2617 1548, 74 felt — $10 022 (nen) 2618 5273, 2671 6778 (FH Fax} 491 (1) 2583660 INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS Kama Koei Mog, Sector 6, RK. Puram, "New Delt 110.02 (lia) Dated the 28" March, 2012 NOTIFICATION NO. 77 Subject: Withdrawal of IRC Put tions. }) Following publications of IRC have been amalgamated with IRC:15:2011 “Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Construction of Concrete Road” (Fourth Revision), i) IRC: 61:1976 “Tentative Guidelines for the Construction of Cement Concrete Pavements in Hot Weather" fi) IRC:84:1983 “Code of Practice for Curing of Cement withdrawal of Conerete Pavements” & iii) IRC:91:1985 “Tentative Guidelines for Construction of Cement Conerete Pavements i Cold Weather” 1RC:61-1976, IRC:84-1983 and IRC:91-1985 stand withdrawn with immediate effect, These Publications shall not be revised and printed henceforth, MW) Recently, new Limit State Method Code IRC:112-2011 “Code of Practice for Concrete Bridges" was Published by IRC. On publication of this Code, the following IRC Codes based on “Working Loads/ Allowable Stresses” method (WL/AS) stands withdrawn with immediate effect, IRC:AS “Design Criteria for Prestressed Concete Road Bridge” (Post Tensioned Concrete) (Third Revision) IRC:21 “Standard Specification and Code of Pract.ce for Rosd Bridge-Section III Cement Concrete” (Plain and Reinforced) (Third Revision) IRC:18 IRC:21 stands withdrawn with immediate effect, However, the designs based on Working Load (WLYAllowable Stress (AS) method described in Annexure A-4 Structural Design by “WLIAS” of IRC:112-2011 can be followed as an alternative to following verification of limit state or ultimate strength for reinforced concrete members, For prestressed concrete members, in addition to WL/AS check, ultimate strength check is also required Secretary General a aD TAS PRETO