IS 2185 : Part 4 : 2008 Concrete Masonry Units - Specification : Part 4 - Preformed Foam Cellular Concrete Blocks

ICS 91.080.30; 91.100.30                                     CED 53

Reaffirmed 2019

1 Scope

This standard (Part 4) covers the requirements of cellular concrete blocks produced under ambient conditions using preformed stable foam and having density from 800 kg/m³ to 1 800 kg/m³; and primarily used for the construction of load bearing and non-load bearing walls.

2 References

IS 383 : 1970 Specification for coarse and fine aggregates
from natural sources for concrete (second revison)
IS 455 : 1989 Specification for Portland slag cement
(fourth revison)
IS 456 : 2000 Code of practice for plain and reinforced concrete
(fourth revison)
IS 1489 : Part 1 : 1989 Specification for Portland pozzolana cement:
Part 1 Flyash based
(third revison)
IS 2645 : 2003 Integral waterproofing compounds for cement
mortar and concrete - Specification
(second revison)
IS 3346 : 1980 Method for determination of thermal conductivity
of thermal insulation materials (two slab
guarded hot plate method
(first revison)
IS 3812 : Part 1 : 2003 Pulverized fuel ash - Specification: Part 1 For
use as pozzolana in cement, cement mortar and
concrete (second revison)
IS 3952 : 1988 Specification for burnt clay hollow bricks for
walls and partitions
(second revison)
IS 4082 : 1996 Recommendations on stacking and storage of
construction materials and components at site
(second revison)
IS 8041 : 1990 Specification for rapid hardening Portland
cement
IS 8112 : 1989 Specification for 43 grade ordinary Portland cement
(first revison)
IS 9103 : 1999 Concrete admixtures - Specification
(first revison)
IS 12269 : 1987 Specification for 53 grade ordinary Portland cement
IS 12330 : 1988 Specification for sulphate resisting Portland cement