Introduction to Standards in Civil Engineering

CE25403:

Introduction to Standards in Civil Engineering

Course Objective:

To familiarize students with important BIS, IRC, environmental, and structural codes and enable their effective application in planning, design, construction, and infrastructure

management.

Overview of Standards

Basic concepts of standardization; Purpose of Standardization, marking and certification of articles and processes; Importance of standards to industry, policy makers, trade, sustainability and innovation. Objectives, roles and functions of BIS, Bureau of Indian Standards Act, ISO/IEC Directives; WTO Good Practices for Standardization. Important Indian and International Standards.

Activity: Quiz on accreditation and certification bodies

Civil Engineering Standards

Structural Engineering:

National Building Construction Standards (NBCS)

IS 875 (1-5) Code of Practice for Design Loads (Other Than Earthquake) For Buildings and Structures

IS 800 General Construction using Hot Rolled Steel Sections

IS 456 Code of practice: Plain and Reinforced Concrete Design

IS 1893 Code of Practice: Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures- General Provisions and Buildings

IS 1343 Code of Practice for Prestressed Concrete

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering:

Soil Engineering Terms (IS2809) - Soil Testing and Characterization (IS 2720) – Soil Identification and Classification (IS1498) – Subsurface Exploration (IS 1892) – Field Testing for Bearing Capacity (IS2131, IS4968, IS1888) - General Requirements of Foundations (IS1904) – Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations (IS 6403) – Settlement of Foundation (IS 8009) – Pile Foundations (IS2911) – Raft Foundations (IS2650).

Transportation Engineering:

Road safety Audit (IRC: SP-88) –Pedestrian Facilities (IRC:103) - Parking Facilities (IRC: SP:12) - Cycle track (IRC 11) Indo- Highway Capacity Manual- Case Studies.

Water Resources Engineering:

IS 4986 Installation of Rain gauge (Non-Recording Type) and Measurement of Rain and Code of Practice

IS 15797 Roof top rainwater harvesting

IS 15896 Manual methods for measurement of groundwater level in a well

IS 15792 code guide lines for Artificial recharge to groundwater

IS 7113 Code of practice for Soil – Cement lining for canals

Environmental Engineering:

BIS – Drinking water specifications (IS:10500)

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Minimal National Standards (MINAS) for Industry Noise limits for vehicles

Airport Noise Notification

Activity: Flipped classes for codes

Assessment Weightage:Internal Assessment :100%

Methodology for Continuous Assessment: Quiz - 25%, Flipped classes – 25%, Internal Examinations – 50%

References

1. Relevant IS/IRC/ISO Codes