The document provides a detailed list of Indian Standard (IS) codes relevant for civil engineering practice, organized into categories including design loads, structural detailing, bricks, fire and life safety measures, sanitary appliances and fittings, and earthquake design. It includes over 150 individual IS code standards covering topics such as dead and imposed loads, reinforced concrete detailing, brick masonry, the national building code, plumbing fixtures, and seismic-resistant design.

1. IS CODE LIST FOR
CIVIL ENGINEERS
PART-2
PRITESH PARMAR
D.D.UNIVERSITY , NADIAD

2.  Here are the full list of IS codes (Indian standard codes) which cater to the need of civil
engineering.
 They are categorized as IS codes for
 1. Design Load,
 2. Structural Detailing,
 3. Bricks,
 4. National Building Code: Measures For Fire & Life Safety ,
 5. Sanitary Appliances And Water Fittings , and
 6. Earthquake .

3. DESIGN LOAD
 Following are the IS codes which are used for standardization in Design Load Structural
Engineering.

4. DESIGN LOAD
 IS 875 : Code of Practice for Design Loads (Other Than Earthquake) For Buildings and
Structures :
 Part 1: Dead Loads
 Part 2: Imposed Loads
 Part 3: Wind Loads
 Part 4: Snow Loads
 Part 5: Special Loads and Load Combinations

5. STRUCTURAL DETAILING
 Following are the IS codes which are used for standardization in Structural Detailing.

6. STRUCTURAL DETAILING
 SP-34-1987 Handbook on Reinforcement and Detailing
 IS 13920: 2016 Ductile Design and Detailing of reinforced concrete structures subjected to
seismic forces - Code of practice

7. BRICKS
 Following are the IS codes which are used for standardization in Brick work in Masnory.

8. BRICKS
 IS : 1077 – 1992 Common burnt clay building bricks
 IS : 1200 (Part-III) – 1976 Methods of measurement of buildings and civil engineering works – Brick
Work
 IS : 2212 – 1991 Code of practice for brick work
 IS : 3102 – 1971 Classification of burnt clay solid bricks
 IS : 3495 (Part I to IV) 1992 Methods of tests on burnt clay building bricks
 IS : 6042 – 1969 Code of practice for construction of light weight concrete block masonry
 IS : 3466 – 1988 Specifications for Masonry Cement
 IS : 5454 – 1978 Methods of Sampling of Clay Building Bricks

9. NATIONAL BUILDING CODE: MEASURES FOR FIRE & LIFE SAFETY
 India's National Building Code is one document that gives comprehensive information about
various Indian Standards that need to be followed while constructing buildings and relates
various requirements for safety measures that need to be implemented

10. NATIONAL BUILDING CODE: MEASURES FOR FIRE & LIFE SAFETY
 National Building Code of India 2016 (Volume 1)
 National Building Code of India 2016 (Volume 2)

11. SANITARY APPLIANCES AND WATER FITTINGS
 Here are the IS codes which cater to the need of civil engineering relating to Sanitary
Appliances And Water Fittings. Scope of these codes:- glazed earthenware sanitary
appliances, water closets, enamelled cast iron railway coaching stock, wooden, plastic etc,
bath tubs, vitreous sanitary appliances, non-ferrous waste fittings for wash basins and sinks,
traps waste plug and accessories,for wash basins, flushing cisterns, manhole covers for use in
drainage works (except concrete), pillar taps, ball valves, copper and plastic floats for ball
valves, caulking lead, ferrules, plug cocks, foot valves, surface boxes, stoneware pipes, water
meters, water meter box, sluice valves, glazed earthenware tiles.

12. SANITARY APPLIANCES AND WATER FITTINGS
 IS 651:2007 Glazed stoneware pipe and fittings – Specification
 IS 771(Part 1):1979 Specification for glazed fire-clay sanitary appliances: Part 1 General requirements
 IS 771(Part 2):1985 Specification for glazed fire-clay sanitary appliances: Part 2 Specific requirements of kitchen
and laboratory sinks
 IS 771(Part 3/Sec 1):1979 Specification for glazed fire clay sanitary appliances : Part 3 Specific requirements of
urinals, Section 1 Slab urinals
 IS 771(Part 3/Sec 2):1985 Specification for glazed fire-clay sanitary appliances: Part 3 Specific requirements of
urinals: Section 2 Stall urinals
 IS 771(Part 4):1979 Specification for glazed fire-clay sanitary appliances: Part 4 Specific requirements of
postmortem slabs
 IS 771(Part 5):1979 Specification for glazed fire clay sanitary appliances: Part 5 Specific requirements of shower
trays
 IS 771(Part 6):1979 Specification for glazed fire-clay sanitary appliances: Part 6 Specific requirements of bedpan
sinks
 IS 771(Part 7):1981 Specification for glazed fire-clay sanitary appliances: Part 7 Specific requirements of slop
sinks

13. SANITARY APPLIANCES AND WATER FITTINGS
 IS 772:1973 Specification for general requirements for enamelled cast iron sanitary appliances
IS 774:2004 Specification for flushing cistern for water closets and urinals (other than plastic cistern)
 IS 778:1984 Specification for copper alloy gate, globe and check valves for water works purposes
 IS 779:1994 Specification for water meters (domestic type)
 IS 781:1984 Specification for cast copper alloy screw down bib taps and stop valves for water services
 IS 782:1978 Specification for caulking lead
 IS 1701:1960 Specification for mixing valves for ablutionary and domestic purposes
 IS 1703:2000 Water fittings – copper alloy float valves (horizontal plunger type) – Specification
 IS 1711:1984 Specification for self-closing taps for water supply purposes
 IS 1726:1991 Specification for cast iron manhole covers and frames
 IS 1795:1982 Specification for pillar taps for water supply purposes

14. SANITARY APPLIANCES AND WATER FITTINGS
 IS 2326:1987 Specification for automatic flushing cisterns for urinals (other than plastic cisterns)
 IS 2373:1981 Specification for water meters (bulk type)
 IS 2548(Part 1):1996 Specification for plastic seats and covers for water-closets: Thermoset seats and covers
 IS 2548(Part 2):1996 Specification for plastic seats and covers for water-closets: Thermo plastic seats and covers
 IS 2556(Part 1):1994 Specification for vitreous sanitary appliances (vitreous china): General requirements
 IS 2556(Part 2):2004 Specification for vitreous sanitary appliances (vitreous china): Specific requirements of wash-down water-closets
 IS 2556(Part 3):2004 Specification for vitreous sanitary appliances (vitreous china): Specific requirements of squatting pans
 IS 2556(Part 4):2004 Specification for vitreous sanitary appliances (vitreous china): Specific requirements of wash basins
 IS 2556(Part 5):1994 Specification for vitreous sanitary appliances (vitreous china): Specific requirements of laboratory sinks
 IS 2556(Part 6):1995 Specification for vitreous sanitary appliances (vitreous china): Specific requirements of urinals and partition plates
 IS 2556(Part 7):1995 Specification for vitreous sanitary appliances (vitreous china): Specific requirements of accessories for sanitary
appliances

15. SANITARY APPLIANCES AND WATER FITTINGS
 IS 2556(Part 8):2004 Specification for vitreous sanitary appliances (vitreous china): Specific requirements of padestal close coupled
wash-down and siphonic water closets
 IS 2556(Part 9):2004 Specification for vitreous sanitary appliances (vitreous china): Specific requirements of pedestal type bidets
 IS 2556(Part 14):1995 Specification for vitreous sanitary appliances (vitreous china): Specific requirements of integrated squatting pans
 IS 2556(Part 15):2004 Specification for vitreous sanitary appliances (vitreous china): Specific requirements of universal waterclosets
 IS 2556(Part 16):2002 Specification for vitreous sanitary appliances (vitreous china): Specific requirements for wash down wall
mounted water closets
 IS 2556(Part 17):2001 Specification for vitreous sanitary appliances (vitreous china): Specific requirements for wall mounted bidets
 IS 2685:1971 Code of practice for selection, installation and maintenance of sluice valves
 IS 2692:1989 Specification for ferrules for water services
 IS 2963:1979 Specification for copper alloy waste-fittings for wash basins and sinks

16. SANITARY APPLIANCES AND WATER FITTINGS
 IS 3004:1979 Specification for plug cocks for water supply purposes
 IS 3006:1979 Specification for chemically resistant glazed stoneware pipes and fittings
 IS 3042:1965 Specification for single faced sluice gates (200 to 1200 mm size)
 IS 3311:1979 Specification for waste plug and its accessories for sinks and wash-basins
 IS 3950:1979 Specification for surface boxes for sluice valves
 IS 4038:1986 Specification for foot valves for water works purposes
 IS 4346:1982 Specification for washers for use with fittings for water services
 IS 5219(Part 1):1969 Specification for cast copper alloys traps: Part 1 ‘P’ and ‘S’ traps
 IS 5312(Part 1):2004 Specification for swing check type reflux (non- return) valves: Part 1 Single door pattern
 IS 5312(Part 2):1986 Specification for swing check type reflux (non-return) valves for water works purposes: Part 2 Multi-door pattern
 IS 5455:1969 Specification for cast-iron steps for manholes

17. SANITARY APPLIANCES AND WATER FITTINGS
 IS 5961:1970 Specification for cast iron gratings for drainage purposes
 IS 6411:1985 Specification for gel-coated glass fibre reinforced polyester resin bath tubs
 IS 6784:1996 Method for performance testing of water meters (domestic type)
 IS 7231:1994 Specification for plastic flushing cisterns for waterclosets and urinals
 IS 8931:1993 Specification for copper alloy fancy single taps,combination tap assembly and stop valves for
water services
 IS 9140:1996 Method of sampling of vitreous and fire clay sanitary appliances
 IS 9338:1984 Specification for cast iron screw-down stop valves and stop and check valves for water works
purposes
 IS 9739:1981 Specification for pressure reducing valves for domestic water supply systems
 IS 9758:1981 Specification for flush valves and fittings for water closets and urinals
 IS 9762:1994 Specification for polyethylene floats (spherical) for float valves

18. SANITARY APPLIANCES AND WATER FITTINGS
 IS 9763:2000 Plastic bib taps, pillar taps, angle valves and stop valves for hot and cold water services –
Specification
 IS 11246:1992 Specification for glass fibre reinforced polyester resins (GRP) squatting pans
 IS 12234:1988 Specification for plastic equilibrium float valve for cold water services
 IS 12701:1996 Specification for rotational moulded polyethylene water storage tanks
 IS 13049:1991 Specification for diaphragm type (plastic body) float operated valves for cold water services
 IS 13114:1991 Specification for forged brass gate, globe and check valves for water works purposes
 IS 13349:1992 Specification for single faced cast iron thimble mounted sluice gates
 IS 13983:1994 Specification for stainless steel sinks for domestic purposes
 IS 14399(Part 1):1996 Hot press moulded thermosetting glass fibre reinforced polyester resin (GRP) sectional water storage tanks: Part 1
Specification for panels
 IS 14399(Part 2):1996 Hot press moulded thermosetting glass fibre reinforced (GRP) sectional water storage tanks:Part 2 Guidelines for assembly
and installation
 IS 14845:2000 Resilient seated cast iron air relief valves for water works purposes – Specification
 IS 14846:2000 Sluice valves for water works purposes (50-1200 mm) – Specification

19. EARTHQUAKE
 Following are the IS codes which are used for standardization in Seismic Design in Earthquake
Engineering.

20. EARTHQUAKE
 IS 1893 (Part I), 2002: Indian Standard Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures
 IS 4326, 1993: Indian Standard Code of Practice for Earthquake Resistant Design & Construction of
Buildings
 IS 13827, 1993: Indian Standard Guidelines for improving Earthquake Resistance of Earthen
Buildings
 IS 13828, 1993: Indian Standard Guidelines for Improving Earthquake Resistance of Low Strength
Masonry Buildings
 IS 13920, 1993 Indian Standard Code of Practice for Ductile Detailing of Reinforced Concrete
Structures Subjected to Seismic Forces
 IS 13935, 1993: Indian Standard Guidelines for Repair and Seismic Strengthening of Buildings