19-10-2017, 11:46 AM
IS 456-2000 Smooth and Reinforced Concrete - Code of Practice is a standard practice code from India for the general structural use of smooth and reinforced concrete. The latest revision of this standard was made in the year 2000, reaffirmed in 2005. This code uses the state boundary design approach and the work effort design approach. It is written for use in India. It offers extensive information on the various aspects of concrete.
It contains five sections and eight annexes:
• Section 1: General
• Section 2: Materials, Labor, Inspection and Testing
• Section 3: General Design Considerations
• Section 4: Special design requirements for members and structural systems
• Section 5: structural design (limit state method)
The structural practice manual SP: 16-1980 Design aid for reinforced concrete at IS: 456-1978 has charts and graphs that help structural engineers quickly design simple sections. Although the design aid is based on the 1978 code, it continues to be used without revision since no major changes have been made to Section 5, which is the basis for design aid.
IS 456: 2000 should be read along with other Indian standard codes that complement it:
• IS: 13920-1993 (Reaffirmed 1998) Ductile detailing of reinforced concrete structures subjected to seismic forces - Code of Practice
• SP: 34-1987 Manual on Reinforcement and Concrete Detailing (This manual should be revised based on changes in the detailed clauses of IS: 456-2000).
