IS 14862 : 2000 Fibre Cement Flat Sheets - Specification

ICS 91.100.40                                                CED 53

Reaffirmed 2020

1 Scope

1.1 This standard covers the characteristics and establishes methods of control and test as well as acceptance conditions for fibre cement flat sheets.

It covers sheets intended for external applications such as cladding facades, curtain walls, soffits, etc, and sheets intended for internal use such as partitions, floors, ceilings, etc, with a wide range of properties appropriate to the type of application. These sheets may have either a smooth or textured surface.

1.2 This standard does not apply to the following products, most of which are covered under separate standards:

a) Asbestos cement flat sheets;

b) Asbestos cement building boards;

c) Gypsum plaster board;

d) Boards of cement reinforced with fibrous wood particles;

e) Fibre cement slates and siding shingles;

f) Silica-asbestos-cement flat sheets; and

g) Non-combustible fibre-reinforced boards of calcium silicate or cement for insulation and fire protection.

2 References

IS 269 : 1989 Specification for ordinary Portland cement, 33 grade

IS 455 : 1989 Portland slag cement

IS 1489 Specification for Portland pozzolana cement:

Part 1 : 1991 Fly ash based

Part 2 : 1991 Calcined clay based

IS 3812 : 1981 Specification for fly ash for use as pozzolana and admixture

IS 8041 : 1990 Specification for rapid hardening Portland cement

IS 8112 : 1989 Specification for 43 grade ordinary Portland cement

IS 12269 : 1987 Specification for 53 grade ordinary Portland cement