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IS 12894 : 2002

Pulverized fuel ash - Lime bricks - Specification (First Revision)

Current edition: 2002

Sectional committee: CED 04 · BIS department: Civil Engineering (CED)

What this standard covers

Indian Standard PULVERIZED FUEL ASH-LIME BRICKS — SPECIFICATION ( First Revision ) IS No. Title This standard lays down the requirements for classification, general quality, dimensions and physical requirements of pulverized fuel ash-lime bricks used in buildings.

Scope, quoted from IS 12894 : 2002. Read the full standard

Requirements and tests, as the standard names them

  • 5.2 Tolerances
  • 7.1 Compressive Strength
  • 7.2 Drying Shrinkage
  • 7.3 Efflorescence Test
  • 7.4 Water Absorption

Sub-clause names as printed under the headings “DIMENSIONS AND TOLERANCES”, “PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS” in IS 12894 : 2002. Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.

How the standard is organised

  • 3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
  • 4 CLASSIFICATION
  • 5 DIMENSIONS AND TOLERANCES
  • 6 MATERIALS
  • 7 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
  • 8 SAMPLING AND CRITERIA FOR CONFORMITY

Edition history (per the BIS registry)

  • IS 12894 : 2002 — current edition (last reviewed by BIS 2022-01-01)

Where this standard is used on NirmanDost

Materials market

Also cited in the Materials Market rate library and SKU sheets.

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  • Generated 2026-07-27.