IS 16353 : 2015 : Portland Cement Clinker - Specification

Reaffirmed 2020

1. Scope

This standard covers various requirements such as, manufacture, chemical and physical requirements, storage and transportation of Portland cement clinker used to produce cement meeting relevant Indian Standard specifications.

2. References

The following standards contain provision which hrough reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreement based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below:

456 : 2000 Code of practice for plain and reinforced concrete (fourth revision).

650 : 1991 Specification of standard sand for testing of cement (second revision)

4031 Methods of physical tests for hydraulic cement

( Part 2 ) : 1999 Determination of fineness by specific surface by Blaine air permeability method (second revision)

( Part 3 ) : 1988 Determination of soundness (first revision)

( Part 5 ) : 1988 Determination of initial and final setting times (first revision)

( Part 6 ) : 1988 Determination of compressive strength of hydraulic cement (other than masonry cement) (first revision)

4032 : 1985 Methods of chemical analysis of hydraulic cement (first revision)

4845 : 1968 Definitions and terminology relating to hydraulic cement