IS 13063 : 1991 Code of practice for structural safety of buildings on shallow foundations on rocks

UDC 624.151.5 : 624.121 : 006.76 CED 48
Reaffirmed 2021

1 Scope

1.1 This standard lays down the general requirements forstuctural safety of buildings having shallow foundations on rockmass.

1.2 The provisions of this code does not cover the specialrequirements/conditions for foundations under tensile loads.

2 References

List of Referred Indian Standards

IS 456 : 1978Code of practice for plain and reinforcedconcrete

IS 875 :1964Code of practice for design loads (other thanearth-quake) for building and structures: Part 2Imposed loads

IS 1888 :1982Method of load test on soils

IS 1892 :1979Code of practice for subsurface investigationfor foundations

IS 1904 :1986Code of practice for design and constructionof foundations in soils: general requirements

IS 2809 :1972Glossary of terms and symbols relating to soilengineering

IS 6066 :1984Recommendations for pressure grouting of rockfoundations in river valley projects

IS 7317 :1974Code of practice for uniaxial jacking test fordeformation moulds of rock

IS 7746 :1975Code of practice for in situ shear test on rock

IS 8764 :1978Method of determination of point load strengthindex of rocks

IS 9143 :1979Method for the determination of unconfinedcompressive strength of rock materials

IS 9179 :1979Method of preparation of rock specimen forlaboratory testing

IS 10082 :1981Method of test for determination of tensilestrength by indirect tests on rock specimens

IS11315Methods for the quantitative description ofdiscontinuities in rock mass

IS 11315 : Part 1 :1987 Orientation

IS 11315 : Part 2 :1987 Spacing

IS 11315 : Part 3 :1987 Persistence

IS 11315 : Part 4 :1987 Roughness

IS 11315 : Part 5 :1987 Wall strength

IS 11315 : Part 6 :1987 Aperture

IS 11315 : Part 7 :1987 Filling

IS 11315 : Part 8 :1987 Seepage

IS 11315 : Part 9 :1987 Number of sets

IS 11315 : Part 10 :1987 Block size

IS 11315 : Part 11 :1985 Core recovery and rock quality designation

IS 12070 :1987Code of practice for design and constructionof shallow foundation on rocks