CODE REFERENCE

BIS — Bureau of Indian Standards

Bureau of Indian Standards

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Definition

India's national standards body — publishes all IS codes. Successor to ISI (Indian Standards Institution). Headquartered in New Delhi, operates 9 regional/branch offices. Standards are categorized by IS number + Part + year.

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BIS = Bureau of Indian Standards. India's national standards body — publishes all IS codes.

Related code reference terms

IS 456 — Plain & Reinforced Concrete

Master code for concrete design in India

IS 800 — Steel Structural Design

Master code for steel structural design

IS 875 — Design Loads

Design loads code: Part 1 dead, Part 2 live, Part 3 wind, Part 4 snow, Part 5 special

IS 1893 — Earthquake Resistant Design

Earthquake resistant design code

IS 1786 — TMT Steel Bars

High Strength Deformed (HSD) Steel Bars specification

IS 10262 — Concrete Mix Design

Concrete mix proportioning guidelines

IS 2062 — Structural Steel

Hot rolled medium and high tensile structural steel

IS 516 — Concrete Testing

Methods of test for strength of concrete