IS 650 (1991): Specification for Standard Sand for Testing ...

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3 1991 CementandConcreteSectionalCommittee,CED2 (UnioersityojRoorkeee, Raorke 247667)HyderabadIndustriesLimited,Hydera badCentralPublicWorksDepartment,NewDelhi GannonDunkerley&Company,Limited, ,HyderabadCentralBuildingResearchInstitu te(CSIR),RoorkeeStructuralEngineeringRes earchCentre(CSIR),GhaziabadTheIndiaCemen tsLtd,MadrasOrissaCementLimited,NewDelhi TheAssociatedCementCompaniesLtd, (Alternate)CHIEFENGINEEa( DESIGNS)SUl'ERINTENDING ENGINEER( B&S )(Alternate)CHIEFENGINEER, NAVAGAMDAMS ardarSarovarNarmadaNigamLtd,GandhinagarS Ul'ERINTENDING ENGINEER,QCC(Alternate)CHIEFENGINEER ( RESEARCH-CUM-DIRECTOR)IrrigationandPower ResearchInstitute,AmritsarRESEARCHOFFICE R(CONCRETE-TECHNOLOGY) (Alternate)DIRECTORJOINT DIRECTOR (Alternate)DIRECTOR ( C&MOD)( N&W)CentralWaterCommission,NewDelhiDEl'U TY DIRECTOR ( C&MDD)(NW&S )(Alternate) ATTABHI(Alternate) GOl' (Alternate)SHRI THAKURT (Alternate)DRIRSHADMASOODDR MD KHALID(Alternate)JOINTDIRECTOR,STANDARDS ( B&S)(CB-I)Research,Designs&StandardsOrga nization(MinistryofRailways),LucknowJOIN T DIRECTORSTANDARDS( B&S)( CB-II) (Alternate) KELKAR(Alternate)

4 (AlternatejSHRI CHAKRAVARTHY(Alternate) (Alternate)SHRI P. (Alternate)MEMBERSECRETARYDIRECTOR CIVIL (Alternate) (Alternate) S. C. AHLUWALIA(Alternate)SHRINIRMAL SINGHSHBI S. S. MIGLANI (Alternate) ( ) . PHULLSHRI S. S SEEHRA (Alternate) (Alternate) RAO(Alternate)SHRI 'RESENTATIVESHRI C. S. SHARMA (Alternate) 'TASH~ (Alternate) SUBRA RAOSHBI S. A. REDDI (Alternate)SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER (DESIGNS)EXECflTIVE ENGINEER, ~(Alternate)IndianBurnePipesCoLtd,Bombay NationalTestHouse,CalcuttaLarsenandToubr oLimited,BombayHospitalServicesConsultan cyCorporation(India)Ltd,NewDelhiGeologic alSurveyofIndia,CalcuttaCentralBoardofIr rigationandPower,NewDelhiRoadsWing,Depar tmentofSurfaceTransport(MinistryofTrans- port),NewDelhiNationalCouncilforCementan dBuildingMaterials,NewDelhiDevelopmentCo mmissioner'forCementIndustry(MinistryofI ndustry))

5 Engineer-in-Chief'sBranch,ArmyHeadquarte rsHindustanPrefabLtd,NewDelhiCentralRoad ResearchInstitute(CSIR),NewDelhiIndianRo adsCongress,NewDelhiStructuralEngineerin gResearchCentre(CSIR),MadrasDIrectorateG eneralofSuppliesandDisposals,NewDelhiBui ldersAssociationofIndia,BombayCementCorp orationofIndiaLimited,NewDelhiNationalBu ildingsOrganization,NewDelhiGammonIndiaL imited,BombayPublicWorksDepartment,Gover nmentofTamilNadu( Continued on page3 )2 IS 650 : 1991 Continuedfrompage2 )MembersSBRI S. B. SUR! (Alternate) (Alternate)SHRI G. RAMAN,Director( CivEngg)RepresentingCentralSoilandMateri alsResearchStation,NewDelhiTheInstitutio nofEngineers(Lndia),CalcuttaDirectorGene ral,BIS(Ex-cfficioMember) (CivEngg),BISC ement,PozzolanaandCementAdditivesSubcomm ittee,CED21 ConvenerBhilaiSteelPlant,BhilaiIrrigatio nDepartment,GovernmentofPunjabInpersonal capacity(UniversityofRoorkee, Roorkee247 667 )

6 GujaratEngineeringResearcbInstitute,Vado daraMaharashtraEngineeringResearchInstit ute,NasikofCentralSoilandMaterialsResear chStation,NewDelhiOrissaCementLimited,Ne wDelhiEngineer-in-Chief'sBranch,ArmyHead quartersGammonIndiaLimited,BombayCementC orporationofIndiaLimited,NewDelbiFederat ionofMiniCementPlants,NewDelhiPublicWork sDepartment,GovernmentofTamilNaduTheHind ustanConstructionCoLtd,BombayChattinadCe mentCorporationLtd,Poliyur,TamilNaduHosp italServicesConsultancyCorporation(India )Ltd,NewDelhiCentralBuildingResearchInst itute(CSIR),RoorkeeCentralWarehousingCor poration,NewDelhiRoadsWing,DepartmentofS urfaceTransport(MinistryofTransport),New DelhiNationalCouncilforCementandBuilding Materials,NewDelhiCentralElectricityAuth ority,NewDelhiDevelopmentCommissionerfor CementIndustry(MinistryofIndustry)Centra lRoadResearchInstitute( CSIR.)

7 ,NewDelhiDalrniaCement(Bharat]Ltd,NewDel hiCentralWaterCommission,NewDelhiShreeDi gvijayCementCoLtd,BombayTheAssociatedCem entCompaniesLtd,BombayNaticnalBuildingsO rganization,NewDelhiResearch,DesignsandS tandardsOrganization(MinistryRailways),L ucknowNationalTestHouse, , :t'lERJEESHRISmINATHBANERJEESnnrN. G. (Alternate)CHIEF ENGINEER (RESEARCH-CUIIIDIRECTOR)RESEARCR OFFICER (CT)Alternate) (Alternate)DIRECTORRESEARCH OFFICER (Alternate)DIRECTOH( C&MDDII)DEPUTY DIRECTOR(C&MDDII)(Alternate) (Alternate) (Alternate)JOINTDIRECTOR( MATERIALS)ASSTT DIRECTOR (PLASTIC)(Alternate)]OJ:WfDIRECTOR, STANDARDS B&S(CB-I)JOINTDIRECTOR,STANDARDS( B&S )(CB-II) (Alternate) (Alternate)DR A.

8 K. MULLICKDR ( SMT ) :XIllI(Alternate) D. (Alternate)SERINIUMALSI,NGHSHRI (Allernate) S. S. SXEHRA (Alternate)SERI A. ,ANADR K. C. NARANG (Alternate) N. S. GALANDE (Alternate)SHmS. A. REDDISHRI (D)SE~IORDEPUTYCRIEFENGINEER( GENERAL)(Alternate)SERI (Alternate) (Alternate)SHRI AMENDMENT NO. 1 MAY 2000 TOIS650:1991 STANDARDSAND FORTESTINGCEMENT - Specification (SecoMRevision)(Page1, ) - Insert thefollowingin the note:'In each fraction, retention on thelargersievesizeand passing throughthesmaller sievesizetoamaximumamountof1percentmaybe permitted.

9 '(CED2)ReprographyUnit,51S, New Delhi,lndia1 CementandConcreteSectionalCommittee,CED 2 POIlEWORDThisIndianStandard(SecondRevisi on)wasadoptedbytheBureau ofIndianStandards,afterthedraftfiaalized a veryimportantrole inindustrialeconomyisevidentfromthefactt hatit isrequirednotonly as atestingmaterialinthecementindustrybut alsoas astandardmaterialto'studythepropertiesof otherbuildingmaterialslike lime andpozzolanas,variousadmixturestocementa ndalso as astandardmaterialfordeterminingtheabrasi veresistanceofdifferentsubstances, 1955,thecountry'srequirementsforstandard sand were met byimportingLeighton-Buzzardsand from difficul-tiesandexpense ofimportingthisstandardsandfromUKled to aninvestigationtoreplaceLeighton-Buzzard sand by ,theCommitteealso felt thenecessityofestablish-ing an indigenousstandardsand as early as possible.

10 As. aresultofextensivesurvey andresearchcarriedoutby manyorganizations,namely,GeologicalSurve y ofIndia;IndustrialResearchBureau;Nationa lTestHouse;ConcreteandSoilResearchLabora tory,Chepauk,Madras;HirakudResearchStati on;HyderabadEngineeringResearchLaborator y;thelaboratoriesof theAssociatedCementCompaniesLtd; ,it was foundthatthewhitevarietyof sandavailableatEnnore,MadrasState,was .verypureinnatureandsuitablefor use as sandpassingS50-micron IS Sieveandr etainedon600 micronIS Sieve wasobservedto satisfytherequire-mentsofstandardsand as asubstitutefor ,theSectionalCommitteeformulatedIS 650 : 1955whichrecommendedEnnoresand passing S50-micron IS Sieve andnotmorethan10percentby masspassing600-micronIS Sieve.