BIS STANDARDS RELEVANT FOR UTILISATION OF BAMBOO AND BAMBOO COMPOSITE MATERIAL IN STRUTURAL APPLICATION. 1.

IS 1902:1993 Code of Practice for preservation of bamboo and cane for non-structural purposes Methods of test for round bamboos Specification for bamboo tent bamboos Methods of tests for split bamboos Specification for bamboo chicks: Part 1 Fine Specification for bamboo chicks: Part 2 Coarse Code of practice for preservation of bamboo for structural purposes. Specification for bamboo supports for camouflaging Equipment. Specification for bamboo mat board for general purposes Specification for bamboo mat veneer composites for general purposes Bamboo mat corrugated sheets Durability including water absorption, impermeability, load bearing capacity, density, frost cracking etc. Random sampling. Standard for accelerated aging.

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IS 6874:1973 IS7344:1974 IS 8242:1976 IS 8295 (Part 1): 1976 IS 8295 (Part 2): 1976 IS 9096: 1979 IS 10145:1982 IS 13958: 1994 IS 14588: 1999 IS-15476: 2004 IS 5913:

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IS 4908: 1968 IS 459: 1992/ ASTM-D1037 UV Resistance test

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Lamp UV-B Cycle: 4 hours exposure at 60C followed by 4 hrs humidity exposure at 50C. Ply wood for concrete shuttering. Bamboo structural design Bamboo physical and mech properties. Activated carbon specification (granular) Activated carbon specification (Powder) Sampling and test of activated carbon. Design of wood based load bearing structures Fire retardant parameters for ply wood

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IS 4990: 1993 ISO 22156: 2004 ISO 22157: 2004 IS 2752: 1995 IS 8366: 1989 IS 877: 1989 IS 833 IS 5990

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For further information on these standards and tests, Contact: Director (Publiations) Bureau of Indian Standards 9, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002 Tel: 23237995 Email: pub@bis.org.in National Mission on Bamboo Application Vishwakrma Bhawan, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, Tel: 91-11-26566778 Fax: 91-11-26962267 Email: bamboo@bambootech.org

TESTS AS PER IS-4990. S.No. 1. 2. Cl. No. 7 7.3 8.1 Tests (Property) Dimension & Tolerance i) Thickness Workmanship & Finish Specific Requirement +/-10(for<6mm Thick) +/- 05 (for 6mm & above) Shall be smooth and the faces and back shall be free from harmful discoloration, pleasts, overlaps & loose knots. The edges shall be of smooth uniform finish 5-15

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10.1.1 10.1.2 10.1.2.1

10.1.2.2

Moisture Content (%) (IS-1734 Part 1) Glue Adhesion in Dry state i) Glue Shear Strength (IS-1734 Part-4) (Speed:2mm/min) Individual Min (N) Average Min, (N) Adhesion of Plies (IS-1734 Part-5)

1100 N (110 kgf) 1350 N (135 kgf) The veneers shall offer appreciable resistance to separation & the fractured samples shall show some adherent fibres distributed more or less uniformly)

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10.1.3 10.1.3.1 (Wet state)

10.1.3.2 (Wet state)

Water Resistance Test (Boiling water for 72 hrs) i) Glue Shear strength (IS-1734 Part-4) (Speed: 2mm/min) Individual Min (N) Average Min (N) ii) Adhesion of plies knife test (IS-1734 Part-5) Visual Test (Boiling water 72 hrs) Preservative retention Tensile strength (IS-1734 Part-9) (Speed: 1mm/min) Average (N/mm) Mycological test (IS-1734 Part-7) i) Glue shear strength (speed:2mm/min) Individual Min (N) Average Min (N) ii) Adhesion of piles knife test

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10.1.4 10.1.5 10.1.6

800 N (80 kgf) 1000 N (100 kgf) The veneers shall offer appreciable resistance to separation & the fractured samples shall show some adherent fibres distributed more or less uniformly. Ply wood shall not show any softening cracking or deterioration of the surface layer. Board shall have retention of preservative chemical nor less then 12kg per m The sum of the tensile strength in both direction shall not be less then 60N/mm (600kgf per cm)

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10.1.7

a) Show no appreciable signs of separation at the edges of the veneers i) 800 N (80 kgf) 1000 N (100 kgf) ii) The veneers shall offer appreciable resistance to separation & the fractured samples shall show some adherent fibres distributed more or less uniformity. 8000 N per mm

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10.1.8

Modulus of elasticity (IS-1734 Part-11)