IS 2572 : 2005 Construction of Hollow and Solid Concrete Block Masonry - Code of Practice

ICS 91.080.30;91.100.30 CED 53
Reaffirmed 2020

1 Scope

This standard covers the construction of walls and partitions with precast hollow and solid concreteblocks as per IS 2185 ( Part 1 ) : 2004 'Specificationfor concrete masonry units : Part 1 Hollow andsolid concrete blocks ( second revision )'.

2 References

The Indian Standards listed in Annex A containprovisions which through reference in this text,constitute provisions of this standard. At the timeof publication, the editions indicated were valid. Allstandards are subject to revision and parties toagreementsbased on these standards are encouragedto investigate the possibility of applying the most recenteditions of the standards indicated in Annex A.

  IS No.                  Title
IS 269 : 1989 Specification for 33 grade ordinary
Portland cement (fourth revision)
IS 383 : 1970 Specification for coarse and fine
aggregates from natural sources for
concrete ( second revision )
IS 432 Specification for mild steel and
IS (Part 1): 1982 medium tensile steel bars and hard-
drawn steel wire for concrete
reinforcement: Part 1 Mild steel and
medium tensile steel bars ( third
revision )
IS 455 : 1989 Specification for Portland slag
cement (fourth revision )
IS 456 : 2000 Code of practice for plain and
reinforced concrete ( fourth
revision )
IS 712 : 1984 Specification for building limes
( third revision )
IS 875 : 1987 Code of practice for design loads
( other than earthquake ) for
buildings and structures
IS (Part 1) : 1987 Dead loads - Units weights of
building material and stored
materials ( second revision )
IS (Part 2): 1987 Imposed loads ( second revision )
IS (Part 3): 1987 Wind loads ( second revision )
IS (Part 4) : 1987 Snow loads ( second revision )
IS (Part 5): 1987 Special loads and load combinations
( second revision)
IS 1489 Specification for Portland
pozzolana cement:
IS (Part 1): 1991 Fly ash based ( third revision )
IS (Part 2) : 1991 Calcined clay based ( third
revision )
IS 1542 : 1992 Specification for sand for plaster
( second revision )
IS 1635 : 1992 Code of practice for field slaking of
building lime and preparation of
putty ( second revision )
IS 1893 : 1984 Criteria for earthquake resistant
design of structures ( fourth
revision )
IS 1893 Criteria for earthquake resistant
IS ( Part 1 ): 2002 design of structures: Part 1 General
provisions and buildings ( fifth
revision )
IS 1905 : 1987 Code of practice for structural
use of unreinforced masonry
( third revision)
IS 2116 : 1980 Specification for sand for masonry
mortars (first revision )
IS 2185 Specification for concrete masonry
IS ( Part 1 ) : 1979 units: Part 1 Hollow and solid
concrete blocks ( second revision )
IS 2212 : 1991 Code of practice for brick work
(first revision )
IS 2250 : 1981 Code of practice for preparation
and use of masonry mortars (first
revision )
IS 2402 : 1963 Code of practice for external
rendered finishes
IS 3466 : 1988 Specification for masonry cement
( second revision)
IS 3812 Pulverized fuel ash - Specification:
IS ( Part 1 ): 2003 Part 1 For use as pozzolana in
cement, cement mortar and concrete
( second revision)
IS 4082 : 1996 Recommendations on stacking
and storage of construction
materials and components at site
( second revision )
IS 4326 : 1993 Code of practice for earthquake
resistant design and construction
of buildings ( second revision )
IS 5410 : 1992 Specification for cement paint
(first revision )
IS 6042 : 1969 Code of practice for construction
of light-weight concrete block
masonry
IS 8041 :1990 Specification for rapid hardening
Portland cement ( second
revision )
IS 8043 : 1991 Specification for hydrophobic
Portland cement ( second revision )
IS 8112 : 1980 Specification for 43 grade ordinary
Portland cement (firs revision)
IS 9103 : 1999 Specification for admixtures for
concrete (first revision )
IS 12269 : 1987 Specification for 53 Grade ordinary
Portland cement