No - 1G3 IRC : 21-1987 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AND ! CODE OF PRACTICE : | FOR s ROAD BRIDGES SECTION HI (CEMENT CONCRETE (PLAIN AND REINFORCED) (Second Revision) | rc i EEN §T sa & COs B. SEEN Te nies cas 02 93 a J e anntabaD. TYDERABAD-600 084 i Published by ‘THE INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS Jamnagar House, Shabjahan Road, ‘New Delhi-110 011 1991 rice Rs 4000 (Plus packing and postage)IRC: 21-1987 IRC : 21-1987 Firat publithed : October, 1966 Reprinted: January, 199 Feat Reviion: March," 1972 lnorporates Amendment No. I-Nov. 191) CONTENTS Reprinted: July, 1974 CInorportes Ameodments No.2 (No how 173 tad No. © apa Reprinted : April, 1977 (Incorporates Ameadment No. 5-April, 1976) Section IIT Reprinted : June, 1980 (Incorporates Amendment No. 6-May, 1977) Reprinted : March, 1983. (Incorporates Amendments No. 7-September | Cement Concrete (Plain and Reinforced) 1981 and No, December 1982, modieetion of Giuse No. 30337 changer fo Notation Page No. acta itch get e Second Reviion; March, 1987 Introdustion | 0 2 ' Reprinted : August 1988 300 Scope Reprinted ; March. 1991, (Incorporaie Amendments Na. 9, December, 1989) 301 Terminology 2 302 3 303 10 304 2 | 305 30 i 306 a (Rights of Publication and Translation are reserved) 307 a7 i 308 i 2 : 309 51 310 SI 57 Printed at Sagar Printers & Publishers. New Dethi (1000 copies)IRC : 24-1987 (CEMENT CONCRETE (PLAIN AND REINFORCED) INTRODUCTION ‘The Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road Bridges Section Ill—Cement Conerete (Plain and Reinforced) was initially prepared by a Subcommittee and approved by the Bridges Committee, Executive Committee and the Council and was brought out by the Indian Roads Congress as IRC: October, 1966. ‘The first revision was printed in March, 1972. For an early revision of IRC: 21 stituted in 1983, The Subcommittee held 9 ru to December 1985 and finalised the imm {B72-Thepertonnel ofthe Subcomits atin He ial mesing ae gen A Bape omvenoe tes Member Secretary PiBgear hi ie Sane Shea Reprot RD: eat MR Chane Keser Seechatrnars Satiner Sigh AK Gupin Rep of SIG, Ramen) Bee ay chavahst Present IRe-EeotiCs BePD.Dayerimam Dio eb) & Adah RS taal Seereary Beto, GV. Rand Seca IRCESomicio EEN Koaur The amendments as finalised by the Subcommittee were considered and approved by the Bridges Committee ia their meetings held at Bhopal on the 3rd February, 1986, at New Delhi on 26th & 27th May, 13th and 14th November, 1986, Later on these were approved by the Executive Committee in their meeting held at New Delhi on 30th December. 1986 and the Council in their 118th meeting held on 18th January, 1987 at Hyderabad for being published as the Second revision of this Bridge Code Section 111. The object of of Practice for Roac ng the, Standard Specification and Code id Bridges Section [1I-Cement Concrete (Plain