Similar International Standards
ASHRAE Handbook—Fundamentals (Chapter on Physical Properties of Materials)American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), USA
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ASHRAE Handbook—Fundamentals
Provides extensive tabulated data on physical and thermal properties for a wide range of building materials.
ISO 10456:2007International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International
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Building materials and products — Hygrothermal properties — Tabulated design values and procedures for determining declared and design thermal values
Overlaps significantly on thermal properties like conductivity but also provides methods for value conversion, which IS 10067 lacks.
EN 1991-1-1:2002 (Eurocode 1)European Committee for Standardization (CEN), Europe
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Eurocode 1: Actions on structures — Part 1-1: General actions — Densities, self-weight, imposed loads for buildings
Specifically covers the material density (unit weight) portion of IS 10067 in its Annex A.
BS 648:1964British Standards Institution (BSI), UK
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Schedule of weights of building materials
Historically served a similar purpose, providing a schedule of unit weights for design, analogous to Table 1 in IS 10067.
Key Differences
≠IS 10067 is a single, concise standard for various properties (mechanical, thermal), whereas modern international practice (e.g., Eurocodes) embeds material properties within specific design standards (e.g., concrete properties in EN 1992, steel in EN 1993).
≠International standards like ISO 10456 provide detailed procedures for converting thermal properties based on temperature and moisture content, while IS 10067:1982 provides single, static tabulated values.
≠The Indian standard provides generic values for materials (e.g., 'Cement concrete'), whereas Eurocodes link properties to specific material grades or strength classes (e.g., C25/30 concrete), offering more precision for design.
≠Being a 1982 code, IS 10067 lacks data on modern construction materials like advanced polymers, composites, and high-performance insulation, which are covered in contemporary references like the ASHRAE Handbook.
Key Similarities
≈Both IS 10067 and its international counterparts share the fundamental purpose of providing standardized material property data for use in building design calculations.
≈Core properties essential for structural and thermal design, such as density (unit weight), modulus of elasticity, and thermal conductivity, are covered in both IS 10067 and equivalent international documents.
≈Information is primarily presented in a tabulated format, allowing for easy lookup of material constants by engineers.
≈The categorization of materials (e.g., masonry, metals, concrete, timber) is broadly similar, facilitating general comparisons between the standards.