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Disclosure to Promote the Right To Information

Whereas the Parliament of India has set out to provide a practical regime of right to
information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities,
in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority,
and whereas the attached publication of the Bureau of Indian Standards is of particular
interest to the public, particularly disadvantaged communities and those engaged in the
pursuit of education and knowledge, the attached public safety standard is made available to
promote the timely dissemination of this information in an accurate manner to the public.

“जान1 का अ+धकार, जी1 का अ+धकार” “ Jकawो aछhaोrडlal

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Right to Information, The Right to Live”
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IS 875-1 (1987): Code of Practice For Design Loads (Other Than
Earthquake)For Buildings And Structures, Part 1: Dead Loads - Unit
Weights of Building Material And Stored Materials (Incorporating IS
1911 : 1967) [CED 37:
Structural Safety]
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Saty$anएarकayaनn'GaभngाaरrतamकPiाtro+नdaम-ण”
“Invent a New India Using Knowledge”

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IIncarpo•aiing is: isli - iss7)
( Reaffirm<a 20o3 j

Indian Standard

CODE OP PRACTICE FOR

DESIGN LOADS (OTHER THAN EARTHQUAKE) FOR
BUILD INGS AND STRUCTURES
PART I DEAD LOAD9 — UNIT WElsHTs OF BUIL DING MATERIALS AND STORED
MATERIALS
(Second Revision)

Eighth Reprint SEPTEM B ER 2003

UDC 624:042 : fD6:76
B Copyright 1989
B U R E A U OF I N D I A N S T A N D A R D S MANAK BHAVAN, 9, BAHADUR SHAH ZnFAR
MARG NEW DELHI 11(XXI2

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2. @U!LDING h ATERlALS 4
TABLE I UNIT WEmHT OF B\GILDING MATERIAL$

1 Acoustical material 4
2 Aggregate, coarse .. 4
3 Aggregate, fine 4
4 Aggregate, organic
3 Asbestos
6 Asbestos Cement building pipes 4
7 Asbestos cement gutters
8 Asbestos cement pressure pipes ...
9 Asbestos cement sheet ing
1I. B)ocks
l Boards
? Bricks 6
. Brick chips and broken bricks
I4 Brick dust ( .SURKf-Al )
i. C'ast iron. manhole covers • •.

s
l7. . Cast iron, manhole frames 7
I6
is Cast iron p›pcs ... .. 7
. Cement
. 7
20 I Cement concrete, plain .. .. 7
9 Cement concrete, prestressed
21
. Cement concrete, reinforced
2*.
23 Cement concrete pipes
24 Cement mortar
25 Cement plaster
26 Cork
27 Expanded metal
28. Felt, bitumiitous fot waterproofing and damp-proofing
29. Foam slag, foundry pumice
30.
Glass
31. Gutters, asbestos cement
32. Gypsum

Iron
... 9

34 Lime
35 Linoleum ... 10
36 Masonry brick ... 10
3 Masonry, stone 10
Mastic asphalt ... ip
7
. Metal sheeting, protected
39 10
3 Mortar
*0. ... . . 10
8.
42 Plaster . 16
43 Sheet ing . 16
44 Slagwool .., . 17
IS : 875 ( P•rt 1 ) - 1987 . 17
3. Buixnlno Pxnn Ann CortroNeNu 25
TABLE 2 U«ir WzicH2 S Or BiJR.DI NG PARTS OR COMPONBNTS ]5
26
26
26
28
28

45 Soils ar\d g£aV8l9 • •• •••

45 t0Cl SCCtiO08
47 Stone
48 Ter, coal
49 Thermal insulation
50 Terra cotta .•
5 I . Tcrrazzo
52 Tiles
58 Timber ...
54 Water
55 Wood -wool building slabs
1. Ceilings ... ... ... 29
2. Cement concrete, plain ... 29
3. Cement concrete, reinforced 29
4. Damp-proofing ... 29
5. Earth filling 29
6. Finishing ... ... ... 29
7. Flooring 29
8. Roofing ... 3
9. Walling 0
3
4. SioRE am Misczi.cx«zous Mxrmxr 31
A PPEN DIX K UN IT WEIGHTS OF STORB AND MISCBLLANEOUS M T£RIALS t

t. Agricultural and fcod products 32

2 Chemicals and aliied materials 33
3 Fuels 33
4 Manurcs 34
5 Metals and alloys ...
6 Miscellaneous materials 36
7 Ores 37
8. Textiles, paper and allied materials 37
2
AMENDMENT NO. 1 DECEMBER 1997
TO
IS 875 ( PA RT 1 ) : 1987 CODE OF PRA CTICE FOR DESIGN LOADS (OTHER THAN
EARTIIQU AKE) FOR BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
PART 1 DEAD LOADS — UNIT WEIGHTS OF BUILDING MATERIALS AND STORED
MATERIALS
( 5ecaii‹l Revision )
( Page 10, Tablr 1, cot 1, ffeiii 39 ) — Substitute ’Metal sheeting, Protected
€iii!uoni+-ed Sire I Shree ts ynJ Pl‹iin’ for ’.S ie ml Shee Iiup, Proiected ti“cilvoni.•eJ Sieel Sheet.s, Plain aiiJ £’ermmite J ’.

( CED 37 )
Indian Standard
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR
DESIGN LOADS (OTHER THAN EARTHQUAKE FOR
BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
PAB¥ 8 DEAD LOAD8 - UNIT WEIQNTS Ofi BUILDINQ MATGnIAt.S ABD
sTonEo uxTEnznza
( Seconi:1 Revision )
0. F O R E W O R D
0.1 This Indian Standard ( Part 1 ) ( Second been prepared ) and metric system of weights Revision ) was
adopted by the E ireau of Indian and measurements was adopted.

Standards on 30 October 1987, after the draft 0.3.1 With the increased adoption of the code, a number
finalized by ihe Structural Safety Sectional of comments were received on pro- visions on live load
Cpmmittee had been approved by the Civil values adopted for different occupancies. Simultaneously,
EngineeF iRg Division Council. live load surx'eys have been carried out in America and
0.2 A building has to perform many functions Canada to arrive at realistic live loads based on actual
satisfactorily. Amongst these functions are the utility determination of loading ( movable and immova-
of the building for the intended use and occupancy. ble ) in diPcrcnt occupancies. Keeping this
structural safety, fi re safety; and compliance wit h in view and other developments in the field or
hygienic. sanitation, ventilation and daylight standards.
wind engineering, the Sectional Committee
The design of the build- ing is dependent upon the
minimum requirements prescribed for each of the above responsible for the preparation of the standard
functions. The minimum requirements pertaining to t has decided to prepare the second revision in the
he struc- tural safety of buildings are being covered in following five parts:
this code by way of laying duwn minimum Part I Dead loads Part 2 Imposed loads Part 3 Wind
design loads which have to be assumed for dead loads Part 4 Snow loads
loads, imposed loads, snow loads and other external Part S Special loads and loads combinations
loads, the structure would be required to bear. strict Earthquake load is covered in a separate standard.
conrormity to loading standards recom- mended in namely lS : I 893-l984• which ihould be considered
this code, it is hoped, will not only ensure the along with the abovt loads.
structural safer y of the buildings 0.4 This standard deals with dead loads to be assumed
in the design of buildings and same is given in the form of
which are being deaigned and constructed in utiit we ight of materials. The unit weight t f other materials
the country and thereby reduce the that arc likely to be stored in a huilding arc also included
hazards tc like and property caused by unsafe fur the pur- pose of load calculations due to stored
structures, but also eliminate the wastage caused by materials.
assuming unncccssarily hcavy loadings. 0.d.1 This standard incorporates IS : 1911} publi*Ited
0.3 This Indian standard code of practice u’as first in 1967. Thc unit H‘eight cf materials
yub)ishcd in 1957 for the guidance of civil incorporatcd in this standard are based
en ineCr8. designers and architects associated with on information availab!c through published
planning and design of buildings. lt included the Indian standards and various other
provisions for rite basic design loads ( dead loads,
live loads, wind loa3s and se ismic loads ) to be publications.
assum••d in the design t›l‘ buildings. I n its first 0.4.2 The values given in lit is standard have been rounded
with
revisionthe
in Ii›dian ktcteorolcgical
1964, the Department.
wind pressure provisions were In of        
in accordance with IS : 2-1960*.
              
modified toon this.
addition the new
basis clauses
of st udic•s of wind
on win‹l loads for butterfly type structures were included; wind
phenomenon and its effect on strut tures, under- taken
pressure
by ihecoefficients for sheeted
special committee roofs both curved arid 4 Schedule of unit weight s of building materials t J,yt
in consultation
sloping, were modified; seismic load provisions were run i ion )
$Rules lor rounding aft numerical va lucs ( rry/yed ).
deleted ( separate code having
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make i unir wsicrrr or uuicninc ssa’rr.mar.s r»uf

(;) j2 (4)
Tempered ktrrlboard J8 240 to 3TO m*
Fibre insulation boar4. or4inAry or flame- 25 320 to 4.80
retardant cypc. bitumen-hounded fibre l2 S 4'80 to 7.20 ..
G' psUm 'plaster boards t •ee IS : is 7.20 to 10.80 ..
2095•l982l ) j2 3'6 ,.
FPST FPTH
4'8 .
7.2 „
10. 0 „
0 fI47
0'n7I
0 09tI
0.069 to 0 f/98

ins Iciion l”or — 3° 90

purposes
I Mr IS :, 1I29-l985§ }
r4s (See IS : .3478-t9€6jl }
Type I’ G radl — 0”08t\
Ty/›c 2; G raae A — 0' 1.17 1?
Type 2. Grcde B — 0'088 9

froze I — Densiiy of medium hardboard varies from 350 io 800 lg, m•. t4oie 2 — l3ensiiy of norm•l hcrdboerd varies
from 800 io 1 2ofl gg ’m•.
Now 3 — Density of tempered bnrdbontd varies ercording to treatment. The ariunl value moy be hid from the
manuFacturcn.
t4oia 4 — All ihe three lyput of hsrdbourds are manufactured In width of i -2 m.
1.600 to 1.920 m°
2 t60
2 TOO „
17' StOG9'd J 760 to 1.840 ,.
— l8'05
- 2040

i — 9" 0 1 0I0 ..
s
.°Specification for fibre ineuktion boardc
 TS : 87S ( Port 1 ) - 19g7
TABLE fi U HT WEIG HT OF BU ILf3I NC hl ATERI.'TLS — Ccinrd
Noauv <c Size Wzit'Hz,'M 4s*
oq T›‹ic-x n«ss ,— — -————
—- .^.—- --— —— ——-——,

Double triangular ( HD ) Circular ( 5f›0 t' 1 6 118 Co»yr

HD ) si* I *7 14 Frame
Circular ( MD ) 560 I I r, 0
R langulsr ('LG ) : S60 0' 78
0”21 I i8
Single real Double see! soo 58
fleciangu far I LD )’: 0’13
560 80
0”2S
I'09 l°I3 0”83 lIt
1
1-o6
O 7 11
0'10 85
1s0s
8
l0

DOUbñ V8I

Singl* seal 455 7 .

13oubIc seal 455

t '•• under 41 ’Pipes’ in this tsblc )

( .ice IS : 269-1976t }

20. Cement C’oncreie, Z’inin ‘ .4eraicd — I4' 10 1 280

— 12”55 76n
745
— I S'70 to l8' 80
— 8'65 to 1 2 55

630 to I 0 30 960 to 1 840 ,.

- 940 to t8’05
°S/secificction for case iron manhole covers and framea.
}Specification for ordiner y and lpw heat Portland nment [ third revision ).
 IS : 875 ( Pnrt 1 ) - 1987
zxncy t unyr wxici+r my auzzonic zncrsxicce — cw‹u
(2)
(1) 23”@ (4) (5
)
23. Cewtrnt Concrete P'’yes — 2d’80 io 26 10 2 310 to 2 470 m
( ice under 41 ’Pipes' in °
,.
I confoming to IS : 412-1973t '
2 370 to 1530
„

— 20’40 2,080 „
2 Oso ,
2fi. Cord — 2JS 240 „

27. EspandTd Mytal

2 100 I IS 0'024 4'28 ,
tC0 7s 7S 0 0I6 .
75 111s* 0o”00142 j’29
7S ,
7S 0’02t
10
7S 0-080
i 4
1 I
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12
jo 0’020 617 .
I3
,
t4 0’020
16 23 0‘02l 2‘89
22 0’02l 2'0 4’0J „
24 20 0'050 4 „
29 20 0’02S 3‘91
I 2'S O'0U ,
33 2'l6
,.
2*S0
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I 2$ 0-028 2 „
7
,
J
8 B .
2 20 I
.
J 10
t 2
9
°Codr of practice for pmtzemorl concrete (/rst ravfc7on ). ”
tSpecific•tion for eapaaded metcl eteel cbects For geaezcl puzpoaas ( cecond revts/en ).
J
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of Tii ice nzsn r-——                    -
(l} mm ^-                                 
kN kg per
Reference C2) (J) (4) (S)
3t SWM LWM 0.050 S l9
39 9y 28.3 0.026 2 BI
dl 95 ?8 S 0.020 209
42 6 25 0.074 755
0 04g 4.88
0 OPB

( w IS ’i322-l962* ) a es
Fibre baee 2 t9
Type I t Unde•!az 1 2I 48 x JO ’ 3.08 ..
Type 2 ( Sclf•Bnished felt ) 30.21 x 10 *
Gredc I
Grarle 2
Type 3.1 Self-finished felt ) 2 2J „
Grade I — 21.87 x 10"
G raa< 2 — 3s TO x i0 °
/q I — 3’he we ght of untreated based 9halI be taken as in Ihe dry condition

j•jozs 2 — The weights giv•n cbove are indicative of the toecl weight of ingredients uccd in the menuFamurc
of felt and not of the ingredients determined from a physical analysis oF ihe drummed material
30 cla» ( str IS 2835-1977? ) 6 BS y0
Shcc‹ 0.049 m•
*’ htAs a cement gutter' in 0.1.14 1.410 tu 1.760
G yp’sum powder 0.167 f 7200
Wrought - 2.0 70 #O 1.920
— 74.30 to ?5 70
’
— 7S SO
is so 3.0
4.0
0
5.3

°Srec›ficetion for bitumen Falls for waterproogng cnt darap-proofing ( r6frd rev/zron ).
: 875 ( Part 1 ) - 19C7

THI£E I UNfiT Wr,lGHT OF BUILDING MATERIALS — Contd

tll (3)
Lime monsr
Lime stone in lumos, uncaleined —
time. unslaked. Freshly hurnt -
Lima slcked, Fresh —
— I I”55

I I80
2’0 1 020
2’]0

0
2
6
37
— 22’$S 2 z4o S
— 20”40 21{D 0
22’fD 2080
2 640 0
C'ast 2 S6o 2
Marble dressed 270 1
2240
5
l
8
0' 215 m• -
38. JO 22
39. 0’104 13 3I .. 8
Clnci 2 0€#4 s
t0 56
Chei4 0’056 5° 70 ,.
Gypsum 0 102 y0 4t g.#j 6’M
Lima I '26 0‘067 10’26
’8P *n!ion for linoleum chceu end iilei I se‹vid rvrfsfon ). 0'0S4 6°73
tsr•ciec«iion r»r gslvcoixcd 0” 101 12'94
0’63
10’ 19
0 081 8’22
0 052 S”32
2O#O
0’63
l'
2*
0”6
0
y’2
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9
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i -3 m wiih 4oritet g0 0”063 6¥ „
O’OQO I7’8 „
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l2S 0’ 139 I4 0 ..
t50 0’175 20 0
80 0’ %0 65 „
l£D 05 J9 23-3 „
128 0“ 137 39’3 n
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2 367 173 ,
3 056 227
3 422
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Clau B 0 ! ?OO 1 122 ”
ii) Flangcd pipe with scrcwcd 350 0 165 339 ”
Clase B 250 410 521 ..
F langce 1'or Clcss A and Class B barrels
o
476 706 „
b) Vert really cnst socket and
soo 1 145 9J '4 ..
700 292 J I4'S I39 5
t00 200
0 042 zs’i’s
450 0 049
750 7 338 2
60 IO 3& 380 6
80 la 300 9’ 2
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659 672 ,.
7 J 222 „
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( first revision ).
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IS : 875 ( Part 1 I - 19&7

 TABLR 1 Ui'4lT WE IGHT OF BUILDING METEit I ALS — Cunrd
kN kg per
(2) (1) (4) f5)

Same as fnr centrifuge Ily cast socket and

800 I 4S 182
17v .,
1 0iD
2 l8 222
.,

^.°,.,p, ; „':::::'?•"' -" .*,. ••°

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ep›got pipes, Class B
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80
to
71
0
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0
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3S0 0 145 Iv4 .,
500 O280
0 813 zs s
1 18 32 I ,.
59 9 „
18 80 8 ,
1 70 946 „
2 71 70 ›.
0 22 97 ,;
0 84 119 „
O Q5
117
Concrete pipee I ze• IS 418-1971 ° )

g0
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33 „
0 'i10 52 ..
92 „
128 „

2a* 287 „

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0 235 2+ ..
0'9O2 52 ,.
j an l'0I 193 .,
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(ser oJie 6 ‘Finishing’ ia Table 2)
Anhydrice IO
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m•

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ballast: - 17]5 I '/20
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Und isturbrd j I '75 I 2PO ,.
Rammcd — 15 7t1 iu*
Dy — IJ 10 S60io 640 ,.
17?3 10 I8°8S
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" IS 10 io I 5”70
Ri*er S\ et 860 iu I 9*0 „
— 11 73
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- 2O40
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MB IIXi — 0' 113
MB ISO — 0-J 3I
— 0 I4t

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- TRIM fia --
ox Tnic xurss — -——    —       ”        mm                            kj j — ———
fi› f 2) (3) m
kg per
200
t80 x 80 \4 00 0 n59 602 „
160 x 80 51 60 0073 767 .,
t2O x 6O 4 £Xl 4 00 0 I I8 4 59 ,
S0 x 30 j 2 0o 0 1\45 + IO ,.
S+,e i 2S 0 n4S 4 14 ..
2% g 053 S 19 ..
t00 x SO
60 x 30 0 068 5 8^ ,.
0106 4 76 ..
50 x 29
0 047 3 I2 ,.
0020 2 20 „
0 041 27t „
0 0S0 1 2S .,
571
2 10 0 027
1 36 ,
o 043 2 63 „
0M7 3 45 „
0 012 * 34 .,
0 OIS 2 25 „
II 01I 1 86 .
006# S 3l ..
2nO
a 089
0 119
0 043
L°# 0 056
t 25 0 072
200 002]
0 025
0 0I 3
0 0S4
0 021
0020
0 0l 3
250

200

2 00
2 50

200
250
 ()) 3‘AB£B 1 UN¥3' WEIGHT OP BUILDING gATBR7A£S — Conrd
H4t sections 0’039
180 x I$0 V 072
0 08t
0’071
$09O O’OO2
0 ONO
0l2t
O‘%7
0 084
0 037

40 x 2
N M

2‘C
0
Ié0 x
00
6'6O „
140 x 70
6’34 ,
.
1230
683 ..

f2) (.
;)
3-12 „
2•S0 50

J ”60 0'0SS
2’14 ,
50 x 50
Rolled steel t*C bars ( see IS : I I73-1978* ) 0'
DS
n — 0tXtB 9
tSNTt.
fSNTSN
IQI “ 147
•Specifimtion For hol-rolled end slit uecl Ice hars { errand ree/xfon ). ,.
9'
6

„
 Nnxs‹n•t Siza utiouy/hfxss
oc Tnicaz•sss
(1) (2) (J) —                                                                 .
(w) m.0
Designation 0'1W I S”7
ISSTIOO ASST {SO ISS7 2tX\ UST 250 0’269 37’6
47. Stone 0’28s 4•O
m#alt — O-079 50
Cast 0‘ IM 4921
Emery Flinc Gneio 0’279 6s-37
c
y n•v= 0'040 82'70
Lima stone — 0 070
Slate 2 600
— 0'039 2 240
Soap stone
aphiba. light f ser IS : 213-1968 wapbiha, heavy — 0 0d9 Z88O
Road ter ( sea0 : 215-1S6t§ ) Pitch ( see !S : 216- — 0.463 2 40£I to 2 6°0 ,.
2800 ,.
196Iy ) — o•siJ
a <I l 27GO „
— 2S’S0
—
t9 ’o ”'” 010 ..
— 28'25 0 JDO‹o 2400 .
— 39‘ZS
- 2S’40
23’l to 2640
- 2590 to 27’4S
— 28”2S
— 2t'S5 to 23'95
— 23'S5 to 25a
- 2348
— 26'4S
— 9 9o
— 9‘90
- 9”S0
— J 2’79 to 23•55

Unbonded rock
a e jag wool

— Up to 3S'40
— 29'S0 to 39-20

Prerormed calduas dIkate laeulctioa —

( For tempaature up to é$0°C )
25

TABLB 7 UMTT WGIGz47 OP BU1Lo¥Mc MATZBgAL6 — Cecrd

Mcyssl<z, Noumcc Stzz Wrlc +sz,/ñgass
 (2) (3)
$1. Tyrrayzo IO
O’2$ 2 to 3 Tile
Amari 625
0-93
Been 7g5 410
0'013
770

Ber 7’RS 705 .

Bijwl 6’4Z ,
White ( silvrr grey-wood ) — 6‘62 625 ,
Cinnamon — 6’42 895
6'9l 515
6 ¥2 415 ,.
67S
655 ,.
6JJ „

- 6’42 tcs ,.
— 6”73 6ZS „
•5pecification for elay roofing tilez, Kfangslore pattor0 ( seeeuf rnfcfas )•
 IS:#7S(Pxa*)-*9M
TABLB 1 UNIT WEIGHT OF BUILDING FtA7SRtA£S — C nzd
Nouinac Srzz Wzicui/M«ss oa T

(1) kN kg per
Dudhi (2) (3) (4) {3)
Gokul Gute1 — s?9 560 m*
Ha iau — 4' 14 050 „’
H athipailc — 6’62 810 ,.
H‹›rse chestnut — 5 09 39S „
Inn li — 4 07 783 .,
Ind ian Chestnut Ind mlock 7’5S 610 ,.
Indd an Olive Jack 7 70 731 „
Jarul Jathik ai — 4’4l 51S „
Kadam — 5 -g4 9 15 ,.
Kaim — 7'2l 865 ,.
Karani Kardali i — g-48 850 .,
Kcora — j0 3S *9S .,
.,.d.pine —
—
g t3
583
8£€I
635;
.,
KoLko 675 „
61 3
X un›bi Xurchi Kurung
Lakooch
SOS 595 .,
— 7'85 623 ,.
i: ,°.e" —
—
4'8S
r'42
1 010 ,.
Al 5
6’62 770 „
— 9'*7 785 .,
— S-gy 330
— I0 M 9*S IlSo 480
g55
— 6 20
— 770
— 3-20
— 9 76
— S*34
27

Laurel — 6-33 850

Lcndi — 740 7SS
5
I
— 497 5
4
l
s
3. BUILDING PARTS AND COMPONEJNTS
3.I The unit weights Of building parts or components are specified in Tartly 2.
7AB B 2 UNIT WEIGEI7S OF BUT £DINC PART9 Ojt COMPONEryTS
M*mw*L
14g’T *S s kh Wec*nM*g
1 '3 cm 0 25 75
2'3 cm
2’1 cm 0-3s
0 74

2. Cement Cosrrcfr, P'laia ( her 20 'C*m*nt

concentrate. ptaio’ io Table I )
. Z;ertâ Fillip t *ec 4S 'Soils and gravels‘ in Tcble I )

70 0 06
t0 2t
Bcriu 'sutpbat J0
0’M
tO 0' t9 i9

0’2 â
0’0O

Doc*-For nwmndmmooislxmdd i0 0’22 27 ',

0’M f SO
1-47 120
Hollow clay blocks including
Ibrcm'.ent and mon•r
IQt
12
Dels
rein- 3'27
Jointing b•t- 5 1' 37

not — a4a cxtu ror coacmtc topgiog.

 Hollow concrete units including m’
Floors, wood: 2 s3 270
314 320
010 I6

[2J0
Wciyht of masiic used in laying wood block fI‹›oring O’Oi5 J”3
*'Clay floor tilea ( ree IS : I476• J969‘ ) 2 to 0 10 to 0-2
f'JozE — This weight is 'as laid’ but eacludes

>::‹:rz.
heavy tuty lype I mineral filler }
Terrezao §aving'as lait'
( •«r 'Asbestos cement sheeting’
JO
io
0’26
0 070 Io
0’23
0-09
J4'S
22
8‹o 12

¿I.”pm,. ,›
in Table I ). g 6’4
10
72
24'•' m°

’ah (’i‹I I l )uding 0 63 8s

n
Allahabad tiles ( dc•ubIe ) including — 0’69 7o
I -08 110

C Ia ( are 7 'Flooring’ C 0’7Z o-in io

'Flo ring'l‹n

this cable’)”’
°-..:.sheeting, prefects:' in’
“Olazing with aluminium clloy bees for, spane u la 3 m

..:,.”..T.1.Pâ‹ r?:«.¿.*"°•*°““' pro@fion

°°="='“°*’°“="=“°•°’•°°’“•
 JS • 875 ( Part 1 ) - 1983'
TABLE 2 UNIT W EIG HTS OF BU11 11 UG PARTS OR COM PON kNT • C« rd
Roof flnishc• per
lo 0 8
Feb roofin • 7.8 'Felt 10 21
bMunHnous for water•prc›ofing and damp-proofing’ in Table I )
Glass silk quilted 0 5 0 05
007
08
0 2}
Moriar scrccding 10
9 FFa/iing ( IS 6fi72•1971• )

A cellular 850 io 1 ID
al d :’''''‘: m°
Class L 4S0 io 550
brick* in ‹r< 36 *Masonry.
Tahlc
CT e h” ( src ! I *Block in inn
7S
s h er 37‘Masonry,
ioo
’,.,. | . .., T zl.

tinder cnncr ie Gglvanizecl i an shret

20
20

k::
Hol lo•* glass block I brlcks ) 20
T-lcllow bIc›cks per 2C0 mm of thick- ?0
0 411 46
Ballast or stone concrcla
Slag concrete, sir-cooled 0912 95 ,.
Slag concrete foamed gig; ;gQ
pâñ’ b.”” e.in"”’ flag cone ret e, learned
z'
st ddi i'g'plasie'red

d. STORE AND MISCELLANEOUS materials intended for dead load calculations

MA7EBIALS and other general purposes are given in Appc ndix
4.1 Units weights of store and miscellaneous A.
required tu bu\ldlngs Including bui Ider's xx‹a xr<, rum‹<r»
 AP P ENDIX A
Clauses 1.1.1 ( Notes end 4.1 ]
UNIT WEIGHTS OF STORE AND ML9CELLANEOUS MATERIALS
I . rf#r/c,dfiira/ ord Food Prodyyiy k R Jtt'i’ kg/m^
Drinks in bottles, in hoxcs ' 5 50 790
Eggs, pecked 2’95
Eats, oil

350 —
born, shelled Flax cced Oats 6 SS 6Ri
Loose up lo about 3 m stack keight 7 35 31
Honcy Hops: 8 IS 28
In cylindñcal hop him 6‘85 700 30
Sewn up or compremed ia cylindrical shape in hop 0 9s I ”4S 3'J5 loo t0
cloth 70 —
Meat and meet produce Milk I ‘6S 0’69 J4’t0
460 J 440
7'0S 470
70S 20
7 OS 550
0
720
720

2.5

Heap 4-90 to 7'8S

s
StLo
ose up tu about 3 m ctack height
Compressed
Crystal
Su cr beet pcessed*out I'4S
Sacco Yes 10
Vinegar 40
J 080
32
2. C6emtcpf v ynd d filed 3'fnfPtfuf4 Acid, hrdrochtoric 0l’75 A occe oy
Acid' sulphuric 83?. Alcohol I4'80                      >                  Fx‹cci‹›is,
A lum, pearl. in barrel Ammonia, I iquid 17'yS kg.’m"
Ammoni um chloride, cryslalliae 8 RS 1 2tD
Ammonium sulphate
Bcnzolc
7 OS to l*io
9’IX/
Bicarbonate of soda 8 7S 720toI‹XD 25
9I0
45
30

Borax 26 â0 1 750
C'arhon disulph idc Fauslic soda J 3'85 2700
Dicelcium phosphate Di sodium phosphu ie to so 1 350
Oile in butt. <s nr barrels 665
In harrcls tn drums 1410
S 70 1 070
O
i!'•'•••'t•• 7 '05 6’8O 45
M e‹hy I ma acrylate Pheñol formaldch yde i I 6o SBO to 910 —
12'55 380 —
I I ’ 75 IO T 3'2S ?20 -
Poly vin yl ch lo r i d e ( Perspex ) 1 250 IO T 3@ —
R y b .d . . , d . I4'40
1 185 —
Pota*h 8’6S 1 280 —
Potassium nitr•ite e
lead’ paste Rosin in 9-9g
I 2/X/ lo I *SRI —
barrels 20 70
880 —
Rubber: 6 75
2 I IO -
Raw 9'9t
8 Rg)
V ulcanized 20- IO 690 —
33 910 to 930 —
I 0l 0 —
2 050 —

„
R d
U:875(PVI)-M87

^— —--—— m
Fk cz ou.
Coal: I2'7S 2 9S y 3n0 25
L’nireatcd, mine-moist 9'80 3m 45
All other sorts 8’J3 700 J5
Cok e: 4-90 850 45
Furnace or has Hard, raw cnal, h •0 24-30
3 fI0
F rewood, chopped Peirol
t7# t 000
L:’ k 4fi0
I 4S
s i d h/' un to cbout 2 5 m slack height I x‹›n
245
Artificial manures
I I 7S
1765
11 75
2s 10 io 26’60
2S PO to 27 45
0 028

A morphous 9807 6 7UO —

Bi8m urh: 95 02 °6v0 ‹o 9JC0 —
W upht to 97 6 320 io 6 730 —
OO
gs nj

8j25 io 8510
s49nto 8h80
--
Casl 86 20 to 87 6S 8 790 to 8 940 —
Shcet 'per mm of thicL ne•s 88 43
8ro o70s to 87 65 8 8aso i9*a0?0
8 u40 ——
Wruughl
W rou$ht 74 15 ‹o 7V7U —
7530

34
 IS : 875 ( Part I ) - T967
m -- -
Shcci t›sr mm of \ 11 40 ——J I———-—
J6ri F* ie- ”
I his Lncss rion.
0JI jI —

6 to I7 t3 1 750 —
T3 ”0’u

BI 20 to 87'20 8 280
to 8 890 —
21025
10*0Oio l049O 21440—
Ca*t Liquid W rOUgN£ 1020 tol0lW5
—
So‹hum: T03 35 IO â03 53 t0 540 Iq 10 560 —
Sohd 930 —

Zinc 188 30
V rought 007
Aluminium and copper 27 4'\
A mm in rum 3 . copper 97‘J 7I 7t\
lcad5%,.copper5,) Wood’s metal ( bismuth qs tD
50•,Z, load 25%. cadm*u n J 2 5°¿. fl2 75
iin 12 S°,» 7 Brasses” 63 6S
Rolled Bronzes:

8&80 -
7 3l0 —
9 6‘70 —
8 440 —

M untz metal ( copper 60%, 8,060 8 220 —

a nc 0O%)
Red f coppgr 90°@, zinc t0’@ ) 8 Ss0 —
White t copper Stl%, zinc âtf‘ñ I 8,030 8 190 —
tin 20% ) 8,610 8,780 —
Cadmium and tin 7S 40 76% —

8 440 —
Copper 52H, zinc 26p 827S

si to
G un metal ( copper 90?..
Gold and Cnppcr:
GoM90%,vopp«2W, 1N4’7S
CloId '0 , copper Its 168 20
IS . 875 ( Part I ) - t967
Lead and T›n: Fx cz‹oN.
X4oncl metal cast ( nickel 70°,{. copper DeoaNs
30° }
Cest r i in
8 t7‹i
Wrought mild 7C*O

Black plate per mm of thickness a -

Steel sections I see 46 ‘Steel sections’
in Table I }
I 8010 lS’70
1
l00«1mb
%
t 1n io 6 I
Books and files, stacked Calcium ^u› «›
ammonium nitrate +›4S .”g
sulphate, ground 7t›5 *c 7 85
C/pE’ 21 '93 2 2a0 7*0 iu
Chy na Mahilda’)*’ * ’* 10 80 1 lift Rf'fl 52
‹ 7 nS to 7 85
luding furnace. clean
Clinker, t•i1 iu
Double salt t ammonium sulphnte yIXi s0
Filllng'cabinets rind cupboards with
eonlcnis. in records oiticec,
F'lue'dust"boiler house dry Flys csh, 5 90 6C0 —
pulverised 5 .'II to 7'05 S 50 to 7'0S
Wool 2J’5O to 2g’7O

Oluc I2-SS l 280 -

Hides 14' 10 to
L;ime pebble IS‘70
LiMid I Ggr›cultural. 3 mm
Limesione, crusbed
Limestone durt

g j
3p
g/j yyy
y

940
6”30 CIO la 640 5 30-
45
&

6CO —
7’¥]
I
O
o 4o I
0
7’9g g10 ’
6
0
 Daceo’
k$/m e
Sand, silia, dry J 4t0
Sodlum nitrHe, prsnulnr mS
Sulphur, crushed, t2 mm and uixlec Sulphur, 76 1 440 to I 6o0 30-35
mm and under 1 120 to 1 280 24
Triple sup crph oephate 880 io 1 360 32
780to 840 J7

4-40

1
4'
C n e e usually stored for cax1>ooic 9 1,410 -
0
\
Tricod/ p te 9 960 30-45
3'
-
8
4
0
S 070
2 650 23•26
Area, prills 6’4O
2980 R 3 0d0 --
t9”N S 700
6 83
I0”80
1 90 t
o
Flax. piled end comgrcesed jute in
bundled
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