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(RePPilrmed 1993 )
( Reaffirmed 1998 )
Indian Standard
METHODOFIDENTIFICATIONOF
NATURALBUILDINGSTONES
(First Revision )
Fourth Reprint SEPTEMBER 1998
0 Copyright 1975
Gr 4 December 1975
IS : 1123- 1975
lndian Standard
METHOD OF IDENTIFICATIONOF
NATURAL BUILDING STONES
(First Revision)
Rehresenting
SIiRl C:. B. L.. >L\THVR Public Works Department, Government of Rajasthan,
Jaipur
0 Copyright 1975
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IS : 1123- 1975
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Members Representing
SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER (DESIGN & PLY) Public Works Department, Government of Andhra
Pradesh, Hyderabad
SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER (PLo CIRCLE) Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal,
Calcutta
SUPERINTENDING SURVEYOR OF WORKS Public Works Department, Government of llimachal
Pradesh, Simia
SHRI D. AJITHA SIMHA, Director General, BIS (&o~ccio Member)
Director (Civ Engg)
Secretary
SHRI K. &I. MATHUR
Deputy Director (civ Engg), BIS
IS t 1123 - 1975
Indian Standard
METHOD OF IDENTIFICATIONOF
NATURAL BUILDING STONES
(First Revision)
0, FOR EWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard (First Revision) was and identification of rocks and thus before ascer-
adopted by the Indian Standards Institution on taining the strength properties it is also necessary
19 July 1975, after the draft finalized by the Stones to identify the types of rock. This standard had
Sectional Committee had been approved by the therefore been formulated to cover standard
Civil Engineering Division Couucil. methods for identification of natural building
stones. This standard was first published in 1957
0.2 Building stones are available in large quantity
which covered the aspects of petrographical exa-
in various parts of the country and to select and
mination of building stones. While revising the
utilize them for their satisfactory performance it is
standard its scope is limited to only identification
necessary to know the various strength properties
of natural building stones which is in fact needed
determined according to the standard procedure.
by the various research laboratories of stones using
The strength of the rocks depends on its mineral
departments.
constituents which form the basis of classification
3
TABLE1 CEARA CTBBSTICS OF BUlLDlNG STONBS I3
..
(C&use 3.2)
=
AVERAGE
ENGINEERI~ PROPERT~S (&r F&WE) tifi
--- I
Specific Compres- shear $?;;& Porosity Resistance
Gravity sive Strength g
Strength Ab%on Elasticity
2
(6) (7) (6) (9) (10) (II) (12) (13) (14)
kg/cm’ kg/a’ kg/cm’ Percent Percent Wm’
1. Granite* White to light grey CrYstalline, finim~ Essentially quartz Used primarily .for Granites o c c u r 2.63-2.75 I@.% 140-500 70-250 0.4-4 439-67.9 2 x IO’ 10
and pink. and feldspar with “a I&& raw; throuehout t h e 2500 6x10’
C-
massive sometime;
mica, amphibdes
sheeted and band-
and pyroxenes PI related rtmchares,
em&y.
nlativelv
on2
ed; jointscommon. accessorier wv-ts. ke& number of suitable
pedestal. moml- colour or texture
mental buildings, are available.
institutional a n d Most granites arc
-ial build- characterised b v
mgs, table top, joints an d frac-
coarse aggregate, t-s. It is desired
road me&l, -etc. that granites shall
Polished manite be free from Ram,
etc. Granites may
be graded by
a “Cry longlasting their compressive
lustre. Good strength.
foreign market.
2. Granodiorite* Light grey. Crystalline, medium Essential minerals sameuseasgranites. 2%3.0 -_ - 0.50 - -
to coarse grained; are . quartz and
massive; joints Pla~lasefe1dsq.w
common. accessone!
like biotite and
hornblende.
3. sycnitc* Light coloured to CrystaIline, medium Essential minerals Samewe as granites. Sycnites are less 2w-2+Jo 350-500 -4 1.381.54 - 6 x IO5 to
dark green, grcy to coarse grained; are alkali feldspar abundant t h a n 8210’
and bluish grey. massive; j oints sometimes with granites.
c0mm0”. nepheline (nephe-
line syenite). Com-
mon accessories
hornblende,
E%ite and a&e.
4. Diorrtc* Grey to dark grey. Crystalline, medium Essential minerals used as 3. goodaggrc- Pound in a number 2.8-3.0 1 8OO- 150-300 0.25 - 7x10’to
to coarse grained; are plagioclase gate material and of places in India. 3 000 10x 10”
massive; joints feldspar and dark road metal, etc.
0Xllm0Il.
2. Gabbro’ Crystalline, medium Consists of Iime-feld- May be used where It’~a,~gh a,;12mgh 2.90-3.2 1 800- 150-300 0.1-0.2 - 7 x 10” to
to coarse grained; spar and pym~ene available for low 3 In0 11x10~
banded and often (a&e) ; acces.wria bridge piers, river porosity, makes it
jointed. may be &vine, walls dam and re- suitable for heavv
biotite, hornblende lated structures; it str”ct”res.
and rarely quartz. may also be used
for pk3VUIl~llU,
kerbs and in build-
ings (same as
granite).
TABLE 1 CHARACTERISTICS OF BUlLDING STONES - Conld
(1) (2) (3) (4) (3 (‘3 (7) (8) (9) (IO) :I]) (12) (13) (14)
Bedded, gm”l,lX; .ZSC”iidly Ge”wally used as Limestone is found 2.142.8 300-Z 500 100-500 SO-250 520 1.3-241 ;.(O,“;;s
2. Limestone
dolomite
and White,
red,
grey,
blue,
pink,
buff fine grained.
co”sists
of calcite (calcium slab and tiles in to occur through- (lime- (lime- . L to
brown, green carbonate jwith any type of cons- out India. Itshould stone) stone)
yellow, b I a c k, varying a”x+lts truction used in be devoid of any 2.52.8 and
etc. (Colour due of *ag”CSm”l buildings. Also argillaceous band, (dolo- (dolo-
to impurities in carbonate. ‘&j?& ““lk*f softer vein, cracks mite). mite).
the form of silicates
and carbonates). stone (Porbandar
stone) used aa or-
namental and
building stone.
3. Laterite Brownish red,yellow, Porous, oolitic and A mixture of hydrat- Generally used a.5 Freshly quarried 1.85 19-23 - - -~ - -
brown, grey and pisolitic with cavi- ed oxides of iron blocks in the cous- laterite is soft
mottled colours. ties; at times bed- a n d aluminium truction of build- and porous, but
&d. frequently w i t h ings, iyaw% when exposed t o
“!;~sa”c=. dio- and atmospheric con-
, titanium buildings. ditions it hardens
oxide and free and makes a very
silica. touah material.
When used in walls
it should be plas-
tered from outside.
1. chamnockite Light grey to dark Fine to coarse grain- Galerally used as Occurs in association 2.7-3.0 - 7.94 x 102
grey. ed, massive band- slabs and block in with Khondalites
ed and sometimes the construction of in the Eastern 9-34?Z 104
foliated. building, monn- ,Gl+ Its streqth
mentr, pa”eme.“is,
kerbl, etc, roan a SiZ,E%j
sou”x of aggre-
gate material. granite.
of “by’,, Not com”lo”ly used Varying composition 2.5-3.0 500-2 000 - 50-X0 0.5-1.5 - 2.01 x lo>
2. Gneisser Li;l;p,y s, pink, Fine to coarse grain- Composed
., yreemsh ed: alternative kldSPi3r, because of delitcri- of bands are likely
dark and white hornblends, :tc. ous conrtitutev.but to give low rtreng- 4.9 tz 10”
bands (gneissosc may be used in th of the rocks.
StfUCtUrC). minor CCl”StlU~- WiVi;ly found in
tions ifeasily avail-
able. Hard gncissrr
may be used fiw
constructirw 0 r
buildings and do.-
wtzfive wwky and
as Ilp=P
stone.
White, grey, yello- Fine to coarse grain- Used as blocky ;uul 2. jj.2.cjj 1 jl)O-J 000 IOIl-6')O 100-300 iJ.Z-0.6 - 9.J x 10
3. Quartrite
wish & brownish cd often granular slabs for buildinrr
g-Key, buff (colour and banded.
is dependent on
the impurities in
the cement].
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