AMENDMENT

NO. 1 JUNE 2001

TO
IS 456:2000 PLAIN AND REINFORCED CONCRETE — CODE OF PRACTICE
(Fourth Revision )

(Page 2, Foreword last but one line) — Substitute ‘ACI 318:1995’ for ‘ACI 319:1989’.
(Page 11, clause 4) – Delete the matter ‘L~ – Horizontal distance between centres of lateral restraint’.
(Page 15, clause 5.5, Tide ) — Substitute ‘Chemical Admixtures’ for ‘Admixtures’.
(Page 17, clause 7.1 ) — Substitute the following for the existing informal table:

Placing Conditions Degree of Slump

Wo;kabijity (mm)

(1) (2) (3)

Blinding concrete;
Shallow sections; Very low See 7.1.1
Pavements using pavera }

Mass concretq

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Lightly reinforced
sections in slabs,
beams, walls, columns; Low 25-75
Floors;

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Hand placed pavements;
Canal lining
Strip footinga
Heavily reinforced
sections in slabs, Medium 50-100
beams, walls, columns;
Slipfonn worlq Medium 75-1oo
Pumped concrete 1
Trench fill; High 100-150
In-situ piling 1
Tremie concrete Very high See 7.1.2
NOIE — For moat of the placing eonditiona, internal vibrarora (needle vibratota) am suitable. ‘lhe diameter of the oecdle ahatl be
determined based on the density and apaang of reinformment bara and thickness of aectiona. For tremie eoncret% vibratora are not required
to be Used(ace ako 13.3).”

(Page 19, Table 4, column 8, sub-heading ) – Substitute %w’ for ‘FMx’ .

(Page 27, clause 13.S.3 ) — Delete.
(Page 29, clause 15.3 ):
a) Substitute ‘specimens’ for ‘samples’ in lines 2,6 and 7.
b) Substitute ‘1S9013’ for ‘IS 9103’.
( Page 29, clause 16.1) — Substitute ‘conditions’ for ‘condition’ in line 3 and the following matter for the existing
matter against ‘a)’ :
‘a) The mean strength determined from any group of four non-overlapping consecutive teat results mmplies with the
appropriate limits in column 2 of Table 11.’
(Page 29, clause 16.3,para 2 ) — Substitute ‘cd 3’ for ‘cd 2’.
-(Page 29, clause 16.4, line 2) — Substitute ‘16.1 or 16.2 as the case may be’ for ‘16.3’.

(Page 30, Tablk 11, column 3 ) — Substitute % fek -3’ for ‘a~k-3’ and ‘2A, -4’ for ‘a~k-4’

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(Page 33, clause 21.3, line 2) — Substitute !action’ )lor ‘section’.

[ Page 37, clause 23.1.2(c)] — Substitute ‘L+‘@r ‘b,’, ‘lO’@ ‘l;, ‘b’ /br ‘b’ and ‘bW’for ‘bW’m the formulak.
(Page 46, clause 26.4.2 ) – Substitute ‘8.2.2’ for ‘8.2.3’.

[Page 49, clause 26.5.3.2 (c) (2), last line ] — Substitute ‘6 mm’ for ’16 mm’.
(Page 62, clause 32.2.5 ) – Substitute ‘H:’ for ‘HW~’in the explamtion of e,.
(Page 62, clause 32.3.1, line 4) – Substitute ‘32.4’ for ‘32.3’.
[ Page 62, clause 32.4.3 (b), line 6 ] — Insert ‘~eW’between the words ‘but’ and ‘shall’.
[ Page 65, clause 34.2.4.l(a), last line] — Insert the following after the words ‘depth of footing’:
‘in case of footings on soils, and at a distsnm equal to half the e~fective depth of footing’.
(Page 68, Tab& 18, CO14 ) — Substitute ‘-’ for ‘1.0’ against the Load Combination DL + IL.
(Page 72, clause 40.1 ) – Substitute ‘bd’ for ‘b~’ in the formula.
(Page 83, clause B-4.3, line 2) —Delete the word ‘and’.
(Page 85, clause B-5.5.l,para 2, line 6 ) – Substitute ‘Table 24’ for ‘Table 23’.
(Page 85, clause B-5.5.2 ) — Substitute the following for the existing formula:
‘A, = avb (tv-2d~c I av) /a,v z 0.4 avb / 0.87 fy’
(Page 90, clause D-1.11, line 1 ) — Substitute ‘Where” for ‘Torsion’.
(Page 93, Fig. 27) — Substitute ‘lJ1’ for ‘U’.
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(Page 95, Anncw F ):

a) The reference to Fig. 28 given in column 1 of the text along with the explanation of the symbols used in the Fig.
28 given thereafter maybe read just before the formula given for the rectangular tension zone.
b) Substitute ‘compression’ for ‘compression’ in the explanation of symbol ‘a ‘ .
(Pages 98 to 100, Annex H) – Substitute the following for the existing Annex:

ANNEX H
(Foreword)
COMMTfTEE COMPOSITION
Cement snd Concrete Sectional Committee, CED 2
Chairman
DR H. C. VWESVARAYA
‘Chandnks’. at 15* Cmaa. 63-64 East park Road.
A4atieawarsm Bangalore-560 003 ‘
Medurs Reprcssnting
DRS. C. AHLUWAUA OCL India I& New Delhi
SHRIV. BAIASUSrMWUWAN Directorate Geneml of Supplies and Dwpoask New Delhi
SHIUR. P. SINGH(Alternate)
SHFUG. R. BHARtmwtr B. G. Shirke Construction Technology L@ Puoe
SHRIA K CHADHA Hindustsn Prefab IJmite4 New Delhi
SHIUJ.R. !ML(Ahenrute)
CMrrwENGtmeR(DtmoN) Central Pubtic WortraDepartment, New Delhi
SUFSRNIINDING ENOtNSER&S) (Alternate)
CIMIFENOINSWI
@IAVGAMDAMI Sardar Samvar Namrada Nigsm L&t,Gamfhinagar
SUFSmmNOINGENoumut(QCC) (Alterrrde)
CHIEFthGINSF!JI(RBswRcH)-cuM-IlttecmR Irrigation aridPower Research Inatihrte. Amritssr
R@sSARCH OFPICaR@ONCREIIi ‘kHNOLOGY)
(Akernde)

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Madera Jieprcseti”ng

SHRIJ.P. DESM Gujarat Arnbuja Cemenla Ltd, Ahmedabad

SHRtB. K JAGETIA
(Ahernot.)
DRIX.TOR AP. EngineeringResearchI.Axxatoris Hyderabad
JOINTDItUKTOR@keMOte)
DtREct_OR
(CMDD) (N&W CentralWater Commission,New Delhi
DEPrnYDIRtXNIR(CMDD) (NW&S) (Af&rnate)
Stint K H. GANGWAL HyderabadIndustriesLtd, Hyderabad
%ltt V. pATrABHl(Ab7@e)
SHIUV.K Gwuwrmrr Structural EngineeringResrmcb Centre (CSIR), Ghaziabad
SHRIS. GOPtWITH Tire IndiaCements Ltd, Chennai
SttruR. TAMUKAMN (A/krnate)
SHWS.K GUHATHAKURTA GannonDunkerleyand Companyw Mumtil
SHRtS.SANKARANARAYANAN
(Akrnate)
SNRIN. S. BNAL Central BuildingResearehInstitute(cSIR), Roorkee
DRIRSHAD M,SGGD(AktwIot.)
PROFA. K JAIN Univemityof Roorkee,Roorkee
SHRtN.C. JAIN Cement Corporation of India Ud, New Delhi
JOttWDtRXTOR@TANDARDS) (B&S) (CB-f) Rese.mcb,Designs& StandardaOrganization(Mlniatryof Railways>Luekmw
Jomrr IMF.CTGR(STANOAIUW
(B&S) (cB-II)
(Alternote)
SHRJN. G. Josra The IndianHume Pipe CompanyI@ Mumbai
SmuP. D. IQrumrt (Afterde)
St+trrD.KKANUNoo NationalTest HouaGCalcutts
SHRJB.R. Mt?ENA(Akernote)
sHRIP. KRlaHN4MuRlHY Larsen& TubroM Mumbai
Smt S. CHOWDHURY (Akernoti)
DRA. G. MADHAVARAO Structurall?ngineeringReseamhCcntre (CSIR> Cbennai
Smu K MAM (Akermrte)
St+ruJ.SARW HospitalServi~ ComsuhsncyGwpmation (hdw) m New Ddbi

%lltV. S1.tl@H Housingand Urbsn DevelopmentCorporationLQ New Delhi

SHRID.P. SINGH@&?mate)
SW PtwwrA KUMAR Ministryof SurfaceTrsnapo@Departmentof SurfaceTrsnaport(Rnsds WI@ New Delhi
SHRtp.P. NAIR(AIternate)
MmmtmSF.CRRTARY CentralBoard of Irrigation& Power, New Delhi
D(~R(CML)(A/t=ti&)
SHRIS.KN.AMMNI Engineer-inChiefs Branch, Army HeaifquartemNew Delhi
DRA S. Gorz (Akmde)
SHRIS. S. SriEHRA Central Road ResearehInstitute(CSIR), New Delhi
Swtt SATANDER KUMAR(Akerwde)

SHRIY. R.PHUU IndmnRoadaCm- New Delhi

SHRtA K SHARMA
(Akrurte)
DRC. RAJKUMAR NationalCouncil for Cement and BuildingMaterials Baflabgsrh
DR K MOHAN(Aft~)
sHRtS. A Rt3DDI Gammon Indw L@ Mumbai
tiR15E!WAllVB Builder’skoeiition of Indw, Mumbai
SHRIJ.S. SANO~ GeologicalSurvrYyof Indm,Calcutta
Smt L N. AOARWAL(A/le/?@e)
suPERtNmmN G BNGtNEER(Dt?stGN) Public Works Departmen$Guvemmentof Tamil Nadq Cbermai
EXKIMVE ENouwER(SMRDtvtsioN)(4ternde)

Stint K K TAPARM IndmnRayon sod Industries~ Pune

SHRIA K JAN (Akd4
SHRIT. N. TIWARI 7% Aaociated ~ment Ckmpaniesw Mumbai
DRD. GHOStI@ternute)
DitK VENKATMXUAM Central Soil and Materials ResearebStatioq New Delhi
SwuN. CHANDWWXARAN
(Alternate)

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Makers Rep-”ng

DRH. C. VtSVESVARAYA llre Institutionof Engineers(India) Calcutta

SmuD. C. CHATUItVEOJ(AkUW@
SHRJVtNODKUMAR DirectorGeneral,BtS (Ex-oficio Member)
Dkector (Civ Engg)
Member-.%rdark$
SHRIJ. K PRASAO
Additional Dkcctor (Ctv Engg), BIS
SHRISAIWAYPANT t
Deputy Dkector (Civ Engg), BIS

Concrete Subeomrnittee,CE1322

Com.wser Representing

DRA K MUUJCK National Council for Cement and Building Materials,.Ballabgarh

Members

sHRtC. R. AuMcHANOAM Stup Consultants Ltd, Mumbai

Smu S. RANGARAIAN (Altemute)

DR P. C. CHOWDHURY Torsteel Research Foundation in India, Calcutta

DR C. S. VtSHWANAITM(Alternate)

SHRSJ.P. DESN Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd, Ahmcrtabad

Srab B. K JAGETIA
(Alf.rwt.)
DtIGZTOR Central Soil and Materials Research Station, New Delhi
SNRIN. CHANDRASmCARAN
(Akerrrate)

DtRMXOR(C8CMDD) Central Water Commision, New Delhi

DF,PGTY
DrrwcmR (C&MDD) (Alternate)
JOtNTD~RSTANDAttOS @8@CB-H Researc~ Designs and Standards Organintion ( Ministry of Railways), Lucknow
JOSNT
DtR@CITIRSTANDARDS
(EWS)KB-I
(Alternate)
StJPEWTEHDtNGENGtNEEJt
(DI?SIGNS) Central Public Works Department New Delhi
EmxrmvEENotN@sR(DEsIGNs)-111
(Alt.rnok)

StmtV. K. GHANEKArr Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR), Gt@abad

WirrtD. S. PRAKASHIUO(Allerrrote)
SHRSS. K GGHATHAKURTA Gannon Dunkedey and Co Ltd, Mwnbai
sHRrs. P. sANmRmwm YANAN(Alternate)

SHRIJ.S. HINoorwo Assoaated Consulting Services, Mumbai

stint LKJMN In personal capacity
Smtt M. P. JAtSINGH Central Building Research Institute (CSIR), Roorkec
DR B. KAMISWARARAO(Alternate)

CHIEFENGtNEeR
& JOtNTSGCRSTARY Public Works Dcpartmenh MumL-A
srJP51uNTmm
SNOENOSNSSR
(Alternate)

PROFS. KstrsHNAMOORIHY Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi

SHRI K K. NAYAR(Akernute)
DRS. C. Wvn National Counal for Cement and Building Material%Ballabgsrh
MANAGINODtREIXIR HitsdustanPrefab Limited, New Delhi
.%mtM. KUNDSJ
(Alternate)
sHRts. KNNrmNI Engineer-in-Chief’s Branch, Army Headquarters, New Delhi
LT-COLK S. fXARAK(Alternate)
Stint B. V. B. PAI The Associated Cement Companies L$4Mumtil
StrroM. G. DANDVATB(Alternate)
SHWA. B. PHADKB llre Hindustsn Construction Co Lt4 Mumbai
SHRID. M. SAWR (Alternate)

SHRJY. R PHUU Central Road Research Institute (CSIR),-New Delhi

Wttt S. S. SSSHRA(A/ternofe I)
KttMAR(Alternate H)
SW SATANGER
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Representing

Stno A. S. PRASAD
RAO Structural Engineering Research Centre (cSIR), Chennai
StlR1K. MAN](Aherrrote)
SHRI K. L PRUrHJ National Building Construction Corporation Ltd. New Delhi
SHRIJ. R. GAtSR.JEL
(A/terrrufe)

SHrtI B. D. RAHALIWR Nuclear Power Corporation Ltd, New Delhi

SHRI U. S. P. VERMA(Alternate)

SHRI HANUMANTHARAO A.P. Engineering Research Laboratories, Hyderabad

SHRIG. RAMAKRtStlNAN
(Alternate)

SHto S. A. REDDI Gammon India Ltd. Mumbai

DR N. K. NAYAK (Ahernde)

S}IRI S. C. SAWHNEY Engineers India Ltd, New Delhi

StiRl R. P. MEtlR071r,4(Ahernde)

PROFM. S. SHEtTt Indian Concrete Institute, Cherrnai

SHRI N. K SINHA Ministry of Surface Transport (Roads Wing), New Delhi

SIIRI B. T. UNWAtJA In personal capacity

Panel for Revision of IS 456, CED 2:2/P

Convener Reprwenting

DR C. RAJKUMAR National Council for Cement and Building Materials, Ballabgarh

Members

DR ANILKUMAR National Council for Cement and Building Materials, Ballabgarh

SIIRJV. K. GHANEKAR Structural Engineering Research Cenire (cSIR), Ghaziabsd

PROFA. K. JAIN University of Roorkee, Roorkee

SHRI L K. JAIN In personal capacity

SHRIJOSE KURtAN Central Public Works Department, New Delhi

DR S. C. MAtTS National Council for Cement and Building Materials, Ballabgarh

DR A. K MIITAL Central Public Works Department, New Delhi

S}IR} S. A. REDOI Gammon India I@ Mumbai

DR V. THIRWENGDAM School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Special Ad-Hoc Group for Revision of 1S 456

Chairman

DR H. C. VISVESVARAYA
‘Chandrika’, at 15* Cross, 63-64 East Park Road,
Malleswaram, Bangalore-560 003

Members Representbig

DR C. RAJKUMAR National Council for Cement and Building Materials, Ballabgarh

SIIRI S. A. REDDI Gammon India Idd, Mumbai

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Printed at New Incha Prmturg Press. KhurJa. India

 AMENDMENT NO. 2 SEPTEMBER 2005
TO
1S 456:2000 PLAIN AND REINFORCED CONCRETE —
CODE OF PRACTICE
(Fourth A?eviswn )
( Page 13, clause 5.2.1.1, line 1 ) — Substitute ‘IS 3812 (Part 1)’ for
‘Grade 1 of IS 3812’.
( Page 13, clause 5.2.1.2 and corresponding Note ) — Substitute the
following for the existing
‘Silica fime conforming to IS 15388 maybe used as part replacement of cement
provided uniform blending with the cement is ensured.
NOTE — Silica fume is usually used in proportion of 5 to 10 percent of the cement
content of a mix.’

( Page 13, Note under clause 5.21.3, line 5 ) — Substitute ‘be’ for ‘range
Ikom being’.

( Page 25, clause 10.3.3, line 4 ) — Delete the word ‘an&.

( Page 65, clause 34.2.4.2, line 1 ) — Substitute ‘on’ for ‘or’.
[ Page 65, ckuw 34.3.l(a), line 2 ] — Delete the words ‘extending in eaeh
direction’.
( Page 66, c!ause 34.4.3, line 5 ) — Substitute ‘not’ for ‘no’.
( Page 78, Annex A ) — Substitute the following for the existing entries for
[S 3812:1981:
‘IS No. Title
IS 3812 (Part 1): 2003 Specification for pulverized fuel ash: Part 1 For
use as pozzolana in cement cement mortar and
concrete (second revision)’
( Page 79, Annex A ) — Add the following at the end
‘IS No. Title
1S 15388:2003 Specifkation for silica fume’

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( Page 80, B-2.1.1, informal table) — Insert the following in the table:
‘
M55
5,6
,

( Page 81, Table 21 ) — Insert the following row after the last row:

‘(1) (2) (3) (4)

M55 17.5 13.0 1.5’

( Page 91, Table 26, Case No. 2, CO1 2 ) — Substitute ‘Oue Short Edge
Discontinuous’ for ‘One Short Edge Continuous’.

[ Page 96, G1.l(c), formula ] — Substitute ‘kf@ti’ for ‘A4.,lti’.

[ Page 96, G1.l(d), last line] — Substitute ‘38.1’~or ‘39.1’.

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(CED2)
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TO
IS 456:2000 PLAIN AND REINFORCED
CONCRETE — CODE OF PRACTICE
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{Fourth Revision )

(Page 2, Forewor~ — Insert the following after para 8:

‘The provisions for Self Compacting Concrete have been included for guidance
(see Annex J).’

(Page 10) — Add the following at the end:

‘ANNEX J SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE’

(Page 15, clause 5.4.4, last sentence) — Delete.

(Page 15, clause 5.6.2) – Add the following at the end:

‘Reduction in design bond strength of coated bars shall be looked into.’

(,Page 15, clause 5.6.3) — Add the following afier the clause and renumber
the existing clause ‘5.7’ as ‘5.8’.

‘5.7 Fibres

Fibres may be added to concrete for special applications to enhance properties,

for which specialist literature may be referred to.’

(Page 15, clause 6.1.3) — Substitute the following for the existing clause:

‘Concrete of grades lower than those given in Table 5 may be used for lean
concrete, foundation for masonry walls or temporary reinforced concrete
construct i,cm.’

[Page 17, clause 7.1 (see also Amendment No. 1)] – in the informal table,
delete the words ‘Jbz-situ piling’ in column 1.
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(Page 23, Table 9) — Number the existing note as ‘NOTE 1‘ and add the
following ‘NOTE 2’:

“NOTE 2- Quantity of water required from durability point of view maybe lessthan the vaiue given
above.”

(Page 29, clause 15.1.1, last line) — Add ‘in accordance with 16’ at the
end.

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(Page 30, Table 11, col 2) – Substitute cfik+ 3 N/mm2’~or ‘j&+4 N/mmz’
against ‘M 20 or above’.

(Page 30, Tab/e 11, CO13)– Substitute ‘~k – 3 N/mm2’ Jor ‘jk -4 N/mm2’
against ‘M 20 or above’.

(Page 42, clause 26.1.1) – Add the following at the end

‘Congestion of reinforcement should be avoided during detailing. Various

methods such as choosing the diameter and grade of steel carefi.dly and bundting
of reinforcement, if required, are available.’

[Page 45, clause 26.2.5.1(a)] — Substitute the following for the existing:

‘Lap splices shall not be used for bars larger than 32 mm. Bars huger than 32
mm shall be welded (see 12.4) or mechanically spliced.’

[Page 46, clause 26.3.3(b)(2), last line] – Substitute ’300 mm’fir ’450 mm’.

[Page 47, clause 26.5.l.l(b)] – Add the following note at the end

‘NOTE - The use of 4 percent reinforcement may involve practical difficulty in placing and
compactingconcrete;hence lower percentageis recommended.’

(Page 47, clause 26.5.1.2) — Add the following note at the end:

‘NOrE – The use of 4 percent reinforcement may involve practical diftlcuky in placing and
compactingof concrete;hence lower percentageis recommended,’

(Page 52, clause 29.3.4, lastline) — Substitute ‘32.5’ for ‘32.4’.

(Page 100, Annex H) — Add the following annex:

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ANNEX J
(Foreword)
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SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE

J-1 GENERAL

Self compacting concrete is a concrete that fills uniformly and completely every
corner of formwork by its own weight without application of any vibration,
without segregation, whilst maintaining homogeneity.

J-2 APPLICATION AREA

Self compacting concrete may be used in precast concrete applications or for

concrete placed on site. It may be manufactured in a site batching plant or in a
ready-mixed concrete plant and delivered to site by truck mixer. It may then be
placed either by pumping or pouring into horizontal or vertical forms.

J-3 FEATURES OF FRESH SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE

The following are some of the features of self compacting concrete:

a) Slump flow: 600 mm, Min.

b) Sufficient amount of fines (< 0.125 mm) preferably in the range of

400 kg/m3 to 600 kg/m3. This can be achieved by having sand content
more than 38 percent and using mineral admixture to the order of 25
percent to 50 percent by mass of cementitious materials.

c) Use of high range water reducing (HRWR) admixture and viscosity

modi~ing agent (VMA) in appropriate dosages.’

(CED 2)

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