Appendices

Appendix 1

LIST OF IRC PUBLICATIONS REFERRED TO IN THE SPECIFICATIONS

Number Designation Title

IRC:2-1968 Route Marker Signs for National Highways (First Revision)
IRC:5-1998 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road
Bridges, Section I – General Features of Design
(Seventh Revision)
IRC:6-2000 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road
Bridges, Section II – Loads and Stresses (Fourth
Revision)
IRC:8-1980 Type Designs for Highway Kilometre Stones (Second Revision)
IRC:10-1961 Recommended Practice for Borrowpits for Road
Embankments Constructed by Manual Operation
IRC:12-2009 Guidelines for Access, Location and Layout of Roadside
Fuel Stations and Service Stations (Third Revision)
IRC:14-2004 Recommended Practice for Open Graded Premix
Carpets (Third Revision)
IRC:16-2008 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Prime
and Tack Coat (Second Revision)
IRC:17-1965 Tentative Specification for Single Coat Bituminous
Surface Dressing
IRC:18-2000 Design Criteria for Prestressed Concrete Road Bridges
(Post-Tensioned Concrete) (Third Revision)
IRC:19-2005 Standard Specification and Code of Practice for Water
Bound Macadam (Third Revision)
IRC:20-1966 Recommended Practice for Bituminous Penetration
Macadam (Full Grout)
IRC:21-2000 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road
Bridges, Section III – Cement Concrete (Plain and
Reinforced) (Third Revision)
IRC:22-2008 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road
Bridges, Section VI – Composite Construction (Limit
States Design) (Second Revision)
IRC:23-1966 Tentative Specification for Two Coat Bituminous Surface Dressing
IRC:24-2001 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road
Bridges, Section V – Steel Road Bridges (Second Revision)
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IRC:25-1967 Type Designs for Boundary Stones
IRC:26-1967 Type Design for 200-Metre Stones
IRC:27-2009 Specifications for Bituminous Macadam(First Revision)
IRC:29-1988 Specification for Bituminous Concrete (Asphaltic Concrete)
for Road Pavement (First Revision)
IRC:30-1968 Standard Letters and Numerals of Different Heights for
Use on Highway Signs
IRC:35-1997 Code of Practice for Road Markings (with Paints)
(First Revision)
IRC:36-1970 Recommended Practice for Construction of Earth
Embankments for Road Works
IRC:37-2001 Guidelines for the Design of Flexible Pavements
(Second Revision)
IRC:40-2002 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road
Bridges, Section IV – (Brick, Stone and Block Masonry)
(Second Revision)
IRC:45-1972 Recommendations for Estimating the Resistance of
Soil Below the Maximum Scour Level in the Design of
Well Foundations of Bridges
IRC:47-1972 Tentative Specification for Built-up Spray Grout
IRC:48-1972 Tentative Specification for Bituminous Surface
Dressing Using Precoated Aggregates
IRC:50-1973 Recommended Design Criteria for the Use of Cement
Modified Soil in Road Construction
IRC:51-1992 Guidelines for the Use of Soil Lime Mixes in Road
Construction (First Revision)
IRC:56-1974 Recommended Practice for Treatment of Embankment
Slopes for Erosion Control
IRC:63-1976 Tentative Guidelines for the Use of Low Grade Aggregates and
Soil Aggregates Mixtures in Road Pavement Construction
IRC:67-2001 Code of Practice for Road Signs (First Revision)
IRC:72-1978 Recommended Practice for Use and Upkeep of Equipment, Tools
and Appliances for Bituminous Pavement Construction
IRC:75-1979 Guidelines for the Design of High Embankments

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Number Designation Title

IRC:78-2000 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road Bridges,

Section VII – Foundations and Substructure (Second Revision)
IRC:79-1981 Recommended Practice for Road Delineators
IRC:82-1982 Code of Practice for Maintenance of Bituminous
Surfaces of Highways
IRC:83-1999(Part-I) Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road
Bridges, Section IX – Bearings, Part I : Metallic Bearings
(First Revision)
IRC:83-1987(Part II) Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road
Bridges, Section IX – Bearings, Part II: Elastomeric Bearings
IRC:87-1984 Guidelines for the Design and Erection of Falsework for
Road Bridges
IRC:89-1997 Guidelines for Design and Construction of River Training
& Control Works for Road Bridges (First Revision)
IRC:90-1985 Guidelines of Selection, Operation and Maintenance of
Bituminous Hot Mix Plant
IRC:93-1985 Guidelines on Design and Installation of Road Traffic Signals
IRC:111-2009 Specifications for Dense Graded Bituminous Mixes
IRC:SP:11-1984 Handbook of Quality Control for Construction of Roads
and Runways (Second Revision)
IRC:SP:21-2009 Guidelines for Landscaping and Tree Plantation (First Revision)
IRC:SP:30-2009 Manual on Economic Evaluation of Highway Projects in India
(Second Revision)
IRC:SP:31-1992 New Traffic Signs
IRC:SP:53-2002 Guidelines on Use of Polymer and Rubber Modified Bitumen in
Road Construction (First Revision)
IRC:SP:55-2001 Guidelines for Safety in Construction Zones
IRC:SP:58-2001 Guidelines for Use of Flyash in Road Embankments
IRC:SP:59-2002 Guidelines for Use of Geotextiles in Road Pavements and
Associated Works
IRC:SP:60-2002 An Approach Document for Assessment of Remaining
Life of Concrete Bridges
IRC:SP:61-2004 An Approach Document on Whole Life Costing for Bridges in India

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Number Designation Title

IRC:SP:62-2004 Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Cement Concrete

Pavement for Rural Roads
IRC:SP:63-2004 Guidelines for the Use of Interlocking Concrete Block Pavement
IRC:SP:64-2005 Guidelines for the Analysis and Design of Cast-in-Place Voided
Slab Superstructure
IRC:SP:65-2005 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Segmental Bridges
IRC:SP:66-2005 Guidelines for Design of Continuous Bridges
IRC:SP:67-2005 Guidelines for Use of External and Unbonded Prestressing
Tendons in Bridge Structures
IRC:SP:68-2005 Guidelines for Construction of Roller Compacted Concrete
Pavements
IRC:SP:69-2005 Guidelines & Specifications for Expansion Joints
IRC:SP:70-2005 Guidelines for the Use of High Performance Concrete in Bridges
IRC:SP:71-2006 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Pretensioned Grider
of Bridges
IRC:SP:74-2007 Guidelines for Repair and Rehabilitation of Steel Bridges
IRC:SP:75-2008 Guidelines for Retrofitting of Steel Bridges by Prestressing
IRC:SP:76-2008 Tentative Guidelines for Conventional, Thin and Ultra Thin
Whitetopping
IRC:SP:78-2008 Specifications for Mix Seal Surfacing (MSS) Close-Graded
Premix Surfacing (CGPS)
IRC:SP:79-2008 Tentative Specifications for Stone Matrix Asphalt
IRC:SP:80-2008 Guidelines for Corrosion Prevention, Monitoring and Remedial
Measures for Concrete Bridge Structures
IRC:SP:81-2008 Tentative Specification for Slurry Seal and Microsurfacing
IRC:SP:83-2008 Guidelines for Maintenance, Repairs & Rehabilitation of Cement
Concrete Pavements Ministry of Shipping & Transport (Roads Wing)
Handbook on Road Construction Machinery
HRB SR.No.11, 1992 State of the Art: Granular and Bound Bases and Sub-Bases

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 Appendix-2

LIST OF INDIAN AND FOREIGN STANDARDS REFERRED TO IN THE

SPECIFICATIONS

Number Designation Title

(A) INDIAN STANDARDS

IS:5-2004 Colour for ready mixed paints and enamels (Fifth revision)
IS:73-2006 Viscosity Grade Bitumen Specifications
IS:164-1981 Ready mixed paints, brushing, for road marking, to Indian
Standard Colour No.356 Golden yellow, white and black
IS:210-1993 Grey iron castings (fourth revision)
IS:215-1995 Road tar specification (third revision)
IS:217-1988 Specification for Cutback Bitumen (second revision)
IS:269-1989 Specification for 33 grade ordinary Portland cement
(fourth revision)
IS:278-1978 Specification for Galvanized steel barbed wire for fencing
(third revision)
IS:280-2006 Specification for Mild steel wire for general engineering
purposes (fourth revision)
IS:334-2002 Glossary of terms relating to bitumen and tar (third revision)
IS:383-1970 Specification for Coarse and fine aggregates from natural
sources for concrete (second revision)
IS:432-1982 Mild steel and medium tensile steel bars and hard-drawn
steel wire for concrete reinforcement
Part I Specification for Mild steel and medium tensile steel bars
(third revision)
Part II Hard-drawn steel wire (third revision)
IS:443-1975 Methods of sampling and test for rubber hoses
(second revision)
IS:454-1994 Specification for Cutback bitumen from Waxy Crude-
Specification (second revision)
IS:455-1989 Specification for Portland stag cement (fourth revision)
IS:456-2000 Plain and reinforced concrete – Code of Practice
(Fourth revision)

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Number Designation Title

IS:458-2003 Precast Concrete pipes (with and without

reinforcement) – specification (third revision)
IS:460-1985 Specification for test sieves:
IS:508-1987 Specification grease graphited (fourth revision)
IS:516-1959 Methods of test for strength of concrete
IS:702-1988 Industrial bitumen (second revision)
IS:736-1986 Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys, plates for general
engineering purposes (third revision)
IS:814-2004 Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of
carbon and carbon manganese steel (sixth revision)
IS:1030-1998 Carbon steel castings for general engineering purposes
(fifth revision)
IS:1077-1992 Common burnt clay building bricks (fifth revision)
IS:1124-1974 Method of test for water absorption apparent specific
gravity and porosity of natural building stones (first revision)
IS:1129-1972 Dressing of natural building stones (first revision)
IS:1148-1982 Hot rolled rivet bars (upto 40 mm dia) for structural
purposes (third revision)
IS:1149-1982 High tensile rivet bars for structural purposes (third revision)
IS:1195-2002 Bitumen mastic for flowing (second revision)
IS:1199-1959 Method of sampling and analysis of concrete
IS:1201:1978 Sampling – (see IS:1201 to IS:1220)
IS:1203-1978 Determination of penetration (first revision) (see IS:1201 to
IS:1220)
IS:1205-1978 Determination of softening point (first revision) (see IS:1201
to IS:1220)
IS:1206 : Part 1 : 1978 Determination of viscosity: Part 1 Industrial viscosity - (see
IS 1201 to IS 1220)
IS:1206 : Part 2 : 1978 Determination of viscosity: Part 2 Absolute viscosity - (see
IS 1201 to IS 1220)
IS:1206 : Part 3 : 1978 Determination of viscosity: Part 3 Kinematic viscosity - (see
IS 1201 to IS 1220)

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Number Designation Title

IS:1208-1978 Determination of ductility (first revision) (see IS:1201 to

IS:1220)
IS:1209-1978 Determination of flast point and fire point (first revision)
(see IS:1201 to IS:1220)
IS:1212-1978 Determination of loss on heating (first revision)
IS:1216-1978 Determination of solubility in carbon disulphide
trichoroethylene (first revision)
IS:1217-1978 Determination of mineral matter ash) (first revision)
(see IS:1201 to IS:1220)
IS 1239 : Part 1 : 2004 Steel Tubes, Tubulars and Other Wrought Steel Fittings -
Specification - Part 1 : Steel Tubes
IS 1239 : Part 2 : 1992 Mild steel tubes, tubulars and other wrought steel fittings,
Part 2 Mild steel tubulars and other wrought steel pipe fittings
IS 1364 : Part 1 : 2002 Hexagon Head Bolts, Screws and Nuts of Product
Grades A and B - Part 1 : Hexagon Head Bolts (Size
Range M 1.6 to M 64)
IS 1364 : Part 2 : 2002 Hexagon Head Bolts, Screws and Nuts of Product Grades
A and B - Part 2 : Hexagon Head Screws (Size Range
M 1.6 to M 64)
IS 1364 : Part 3 : 2002 Hexagon Head Bolts, Screws and Nuts of Product Grades
A and B - Part 3 : Hexagon Nuts, Style 1 (Size Range M 1.6
to M 64)
IS 1364 : Part 4 : 2003 Hexagon Head Bolts, Screws and Nuts of Product Grades
A and B - Part 4 : Hexagon Thin Nuts (Chamfered) (Size
Range M1.6 to M64)
IS 1364 : Part 5 : 2002 Hexagon Head Bolts, Screws and Nuts of Product Grades
A and B - Part 5 : Hexagon Thin Nuts - Product Grade B
(Unchamfered) (Size Range M 1.6 to M 10)
IS 1364 : Part 6 : 2002 Hexagon Head Bolts, Screws and Nuts of Product Grades
A and B - Part 6 : Hexagon Nuts, Style 2
IS 1367 : 2002 (Part 1 to 20) Technical Supply Conditions for Threaded
Steel Fasteners
IS:1387-1993 General requirements for the supply of metallurgical
materials (second revision)

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Number Designation Title

IS:1398-1982 Packing paper, waterproof, bitumen-laminated

(second revision)
IS: 1448 (Part 1 to 152) Methods of Test for Petroleum and its Products
IS:1477 Code of practice for painting of ferrous metals in buildings
Part 1-1971 Pretreatment (first revision)
Part 2-1971 Painting (first revision)
IS:1489-1991 Specification for Portland-pozzolana cement
Part 1 Flyash based (third revision)
Part 2 Calcined clay based (third revision)
IS:1498-1970 Classification and identification of soils for general
engineering purposes (first revision)
IS:1514-1990 Methods of sampling and test for quick lime and hydrated
lime (first revision)
IS:1732-1989 Dimensions for round and square steel bars for structural
and general engineering purposes (second revision0
IS:1785-1983 Plain hard-drawn steel wire for prestressed concrete
Part I Cold-draws stress relieved wire (second revision)
Part II As drawn wire
IS:1786-1985 High strength deformed steel bars and wires for concrete
reinforcement (third revision)
IS 1838 : Part 1 : 1983 Specification for preformed fillers for expansion joint in
pavements and structures (non extruding and resilient type):
Part 1 Bitumen impregnated fibre
IS 1838 : Part 2 : 1984 Specification for preformed fillers for expansion joint in
pavements and structures (non extruding and resilient type)
Part 2 CNSL Aldehyde resin and coconut pith
IS:1888-1982 Method of load tests on soils (second revision)
IS:2004-1991 Carbon steel forging for general engineering purposes
(third revision)
IS:2062-2006 Steel to general structural purpose (fifth revision)
IS:2116-1980 Sand for masonry mortars (first revision)
IS:2131-1981 Methods for standard penetration test for soils
(first revision)

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Number Designation Title

IS:2250-1981 Code of practice for preparation and use of masonry

mortars (first revision)
IS:2386-1963 Methods of test for aggregates for concrete
Part 1 Particle size and shape
Part 2 Estimation of deleterious materials and organic impurities
Part 3 Specific gravity, density, voids, absorption and bulking
Part 4 Mechanical properties
Part 5 Soundness
Part 6 Measuring mortar making properties of fine aggregates
Part 7 Alkali – aggregate reactivity
Part 8 Petrographic examination
IS:2720 Methods of test for soils
Part 2-1973 Determination of water content (second revision)
Part 3-1980 Determination of specific gravity (first revision)
Section I Fine grained soils
Section II Medium and coarse grained soils
Part 4-1985 Grain size analysis (second revision)
Part 5-1985 Determination of liquid and plastic limits (second revision)
Part 7-1980 Determination of moisture content/dry density relation using
light compaction (second revision)
Part 8-1983 Determination of water content-dry density relation using
heavy compaction (second revision)
Part 10-1991 Determination of unconfined compressive strength (second
revision0
Part 13-1986 Direct shear test (second revision)
Part 14-1983 Determination of density index (relative density of
cohesionless soils (first revision)
Part 16-1987 Laboratory determination of CBR (second revision)
Part 27-1977 Determination of total soluble sulphates (first revision)
Part 28-1974 Determination of dry density of soils in-place by the sand
replacement method (first revision)

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Number Designation Title

Part 29-1975 Determination of dry density of soils in-place by core cutter

method (first revision0
Part 37-1976 Determination of sand equivalent values of soils and fine
aggregates
Part 40-1977 Determination of free swell index of soils
IS 3117 : 2004 Bitumen Emulsion for Roads and Allied Applications
(Anionic Type) - Specification
IS:3466-1988 Specification for Masonry cement (second revision)
IS:3764-1992 Code of safety for excavation work (first revision)
IS:4138-1977 Safety code for working in compressed air (first revision)
IS:4332 Method of test for stabilized soils
Part I-1967 Methods of sampling and preparation of stabilized soils for
testing
Part 3-1967 Test for determination of moisture content-dry density
relation for stabilized soil mixtures
Part 4-1968 Wetting and drying and, freezing and thawing tests for
compacted soil-cement mixtures
Part 5-1970 Determination of unconfined compressive strength of
stabilized soil
Part 7-1973 Determination of cement content of cement stabilized soils
Part 8-1969 Determination of lime content of lime stabilized soils
IS:4434-1978 Code of practice for in-situ vane shear test for soils
(first revision)
IS:4826-1979 Hot dipped galvanized coating on round steel wires
(first revision)
IS:5317-2002 Pitch mastic for bridge decking and Roads -
specifications
IS:5435-1987 General requirements for cold asphalt macadam mixing
plants (first revision)
IS:5640-1970 Method for determining the aggregate impact value of soft
coarse aggregate
IS:6006-1983 Uncoated stress relieved strands

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Number Designation Title

IS:6241-1971 Methods of test for determination of stripping value of road

aggregates
IS:6909-1990 Supersulphated cement
IS:6925-1973 Methods of test for determination of water soluble chlorides
in concrete admixtures
IS:7537-1974 Road traffic signals
IS:7623-1993 Specification for li thium base grease for industrial
purposes (second revision)
IS:8041-1990 Rapid hardening Portland cement (second revision)
IS:8112-1989 43 grade ordinary Portland cement (first revision)
IS:8500-1991 Structural steel – microalloyed (medium and high strength
qualities (first revision)
IS:8887-2004 Bitumen emulsion for roads (cationic type) –
specification (second revision)
IS:9103-1999 Admixtures for concrete (first revision)
IS:9381-1979 Methods of testing tar and bituminous materials:
determination of frass breaking point of bitumen
IS:9382-1979 Methods of testing tar and bituminous materials:
determination of effect of heat and iar by thin film oven tests
IS:10262-2004 Guidelines for concrete mix design
IS:12269-1987 Specification for 53 grade ordinary Portland cement
IS:12330-1988 Specification for sulphate resisting Portland cement
IS:13321 (Part I)-1992 Glossary of terms for geosynthetics, part 1: terms used in
materials and properties
IS:13325-1992 Determination of tensile properties of extruded polymer
geogrids using the wide strip-test method
IS:13326 (Part I)-1992 Evaluation of interface friction between geosynthetics and
soil-method of test, part 1: modified direct shear technique
IS:SP 23-1982 Handbook on concrete mixes
(B) FOREIGN STANDARDS
ASTM D36 - 06 Standard Test Method for Softening Point of Bitumen
(Ring-and-Ball Apparatus)

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Number Designation Title

ASTM D395 - 03(2008) Standard Test Methods for Rubber Property—Compression

Set
ASTM D412 - 06ae2 Standard Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and
Thermoplastic Elastomers—Tension
ASTM D429 - 08 Standard Test Methods for Rubber Property—Adhesion to
Rigid Substrates
ASTM D573 - 04 Standard Test Method for Rubber—Deterioration in an
Air Oven
ASTM D624 - 00(2007) Standard Test Method for Tear Strength of Conventional
Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers
ASTM D664 - 09 Standard Test Method for Acid Number of Petroleum
Products by Potentiometric Titration
ASTM D797-82(1989) Test Method for Rubber Property-Young’s Modulus at
Normal and Subnormal Temperatures (Withdrawn 1994)
Withdrawn Standard:
ASTM D977 - 05 Standard Specification for Emulsified Asphalt
ASTM D979 - 01(2006)e1 Standard Practice for Sampling Bituminous Paving Mixtures
ASTM D1075 - 07 Standard Test Method for Effect of Water on Compressive
Strength of Compacted Bituminous Mixtures
ASTM D1149 - 07 Standard Test Methods for Rubber Deterioration-Cracking
in an Ozone Controlled Environment
ASTM D1559-89 Test Method for Resistance of Plastic Flow of Bituminous
Mixtures Using Marshall Apparatus (Withdrawn 1998)
Withdrawn Standard:
ASTM D2026 - 97(2004) Standard Specification for Cutback Asphalt
(Slow-Curing Type)
ASTM D2027 - 97(2004) Standard Specification for Cutback Asphalt
(Medium-Curing Type)
ASTM D2041 - 03a Standard Test Method for Theoretical Maximum Specific
Gravity and Density of Bituminous Paving Mixtures
ASTM D2172 - 05 Standard Test Methods for Quantitative Extraction of
Bitumen From Bituminous Paving Mixtures
ASTM D2240 - 05 Standard Test Method for Rubber Property—
Durometer Hardness

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Number Designation Title

ASTM D2397 - 05 Standard Specification for Cationic Emulsified Asphalt

ASTM D3203 - 05 Standard Test Method for Percent Air Voids in Compacted
Dense and Open Bituminous Paving Mixtures
ASTM D3625 - 96(2005) Standard Practice for Effect of Water on Bituminous-Coated
Aggregate Using Boiling Water
ASTM D3910 - 07 Standard Practices for Design, Testing, and Construction of
Slurry Seal
ASTM D4533 - 04 Standard Test Method for Trapezoid Tearing Strength of
Geotextiles
ASTM D5976-96 Standard Specification for Type I Polymer Modified Asphalt
Cement for Use in Pavement Construction –SUPERSEDED
ASTM E11 - 04 Standard Specification for Wire Cloth and Sieves for
Testing Purposes
ASTM E810 - 03(2008) Standard Test Method for Coefficient of Retroreflection of
Retroreflective Sheeting Utilizing the Coplanar Geometry
AASHTO : T283-07-UL Standard Method of Test for Resistance of Compacted Hot
Mix Asphalt (HMA) to Moisture-Induced Damage, Single
User Digital Publication
AASHTO : M294-08-UL Standard Specification for Corrugated Polyethylene Pipe,
300- to 1500-mm Diameter, Single User Digital Publication
AASHTO :M288-06-UL Standard Specification for Geotextile Specification for
Highway Applications, Single User Digital Publication
AASHTO :M017-07-UL Standard Specification for Mineral Filler for
Bituminous Paving Mixtures
AASHTO : R005-08-UL Standard Recommended Practice for Selection and
Use of Emulsified Asphalts
AASHTO : M081-92-UL Standard Specification for Cutback Asphalt (Rapid-Curing
Type), Single User Digital Publication
AASHTO : M082-75 Standard Specification for Cut-back asphalt (Medium-curing
type)
AASHTO : M140-03-UL Standard Specification for Emulsified Asphalt
AASHTO : M57-80 Materials for embankments and subgrades
AASHTO : M147-65 Materials for aggregate and soil-aggregate sub-base, base
and surface courses

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Number Designation Title

AASHTO : M216-05-UL Standard Specification for Lime for Soil Stabilization,

Single User Digital Publication
AASHTO : M249-08-UL Standard Specification for White and Yellow Reflective
Thermoplastic Striping Material (Solid Form), Single
User Digital Publication
AASHTO : M268-08-UL Standard Specification for Retroreflective Sheeting for
Traffic Control
AASHTO : M282-99-UL Standard Specification for Joint Sealants, Hot-Poured,
Elastomeric-Type, for Portland Cement Concrete
Pavements
AASHTO : M082-75-UL Standard Specification for Cutback Asphalt (Medium-Curing
Type), Single User Digital Publication
AASHTO : M140-03-UL Standard Specification for Emulsified Asphalt
AASHTO : M208-01-UL Standard Specification for Cationic Emulsified Asphalt,
Single User Digital Publication
AASHTO : T182-84-UL Standard Method of Test for Coating and Stripping of
Bitumen-Aggregate Mixtures
AASHTO : T283-07-UL Standard Method of Test for Resistance of Compacted Hot
Mix Asphalt (HMA) to Moisture-Induced Damage, Single
User Digital Publication
BS : 410-2005 Test sieves – Technical requirements and Testing
Part 1 Test sieves of metal wire cloth
Part 2 Test sieves of perforated Metal plate
BS : 434 Bitumen road emulsions (anionic and cationic)
Part 2 : 1984 Specification for bitumen road emulsion
Part 2:2006 Code of practice for the use of cationic bitumen emulsions
on roads and other paved areas
BS : 598 Sampling and examination of bituminous mixtures for roads
and other paved areas
Part 104:1987 Methods of test for the determination of the density and
compaction
Part 107:1990 Method of test for the determination of the composition of
design wearing course rolled asphalt
BS : 729-1971 Hot dip galvanized coating on iron and steel articles

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BS : 812-1995 Testing aggregates

Part 2 Methods for determination of Density
Part 3-75 Methods for determination of mechanical properties
Part 111-90 Method for determination of ten per cent: fines value (TFV)
Part 114-1989 Method for determination of the polished-stone value
BS : 1047-1983 Specification for Air-cooled blast furnace-slag aggregate for
use in construction
BS : 1154-2003 Natural rubber compounds – specifications
BS : 1377-1990 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes
BS : 1447-1988 Mastic asphalt (limestone fine aggregates) for roads and
footways and pavings in buildings
BS : 1449-1956 Steel plate, sheet and strip
Part 1-1991 Carbon steel plate, sheet and strip
Part 2-2008 Stainless and heat resisting plate, sheet and strip
BS : 1470-1987 Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys for general
engineering purposes – plate, sheet and strip
BS : 2000 Methods of test for petroleum and its products
Part 397:1995 Recovery of bitumen binders-dichloromethane extraction
rotary film evaporator method – Withdrawn on 1.11.2007
BS : 2630-1982 Specification for resistance projection welding of uncoated
low carbon steel sheet and strip using embossed
projections
BS : 2870-1980 Rolled copper and copper alloys : sheet, strip and foil
BS : 3262 Hot-applied thermoplastic road marking materials
Part 1-1989 Specification for constituent materials and mixtures
Part 2-1999 Specification for road performance
Part 3-1989 Specification for application of material to road surface
BS : 5212:Part 2-1990 Code of practice for the application and use of joint
sealants
BS : 6044-1987 Specification for pavement marking paints
BS : 6088-1981 Specification for solid glass beads for use with road
marking compounds and for other industrial uses

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Number Designation Title

BS : 6906 Methods of test for geotextiles

Part 1-1987 Determination of tensile properties using a wide width strip
Part 2-1989 Determination of the apparent pore size distribution by dry
sieving
Part 3-1989 Determination of water flow normal to the plane of the
geotextile under a constant head
Part 4-1990 Determination of the puncture resistance 9CBR puncture
test)
Part 7-1990 Determination of in-plane waterflow
BS : 7542-1992 Method of test curing compound for concrete
CRRI & IOC, New Delhi Bituminous road construction handbook
BS : DD232-2006 Method for determination of the maximum binder content of
bituminous mixtures without excessive binder drainage
MS-4 (7th edition) The asphalt handbook (Asphalt Institute)
MS-2 (6th edition) Mix design methods for asphalt concrete and other hot-mix
types (Asphalt Institute)
MS-14 (3rd edition) Asphalt Cold Mix Manual (Asphalt Institute)
GRI-GG1 Geogrid rib tensile strength (Geosynthetic Research
Institute)
GRI-GG2 Geogrid junction strength (Geosynthetic Research Institute)
GRI-GG3 Tensile creep testing of geogrids (Geosynthetic Research
Institute)

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