IS 14862 : 2000
Fibre cement flat sheets - specification
Current edition: 2000
Sectional committee: CED 53 · BIS department: Civil Engineering (CED)
What this standard covers
This standard covers the characteristics and establishes methods of control and test as well as acceptance conditions for fibre cement flat sheets. It covers sheets intended for external applications such as cladding facades, curtain walls, soffits, etc, and sheets intended for internal use such as partitions, floors, ceilings, etc, with a wide range of properties appropriate to the type of...
Scope, quoted from IS 14862 : 2000. Read the full standard
Requirements and tests, as the standard names them
- 5.1 Dimensional and Geometrical Characteristics
- 5.1.1 Nominal Length and Width
- 5.1.2 Thickness
- 5.1.3 Tolerances on Dimensions
- 5.1.4 Tolerances on Shape
- 5.2 Mechanical and Physical Characteristics
- 5.2.1 Bending Strength
- 5.2.2 Apparent Density
- 5.2.3 Othfr Characteristics
- 6.2 Water Impermeability
- 6.3 Frost Resistance
- 6.4 Warm Water
- 6.5 Soak-Dry
- 6.6 Heat-Rain
- 7.1 Acceptance Tests
- 8.1 Stale of Sampling
- 8.2 Inspection by Variables
Sub-clause names as printed under the headings “ACCEPTANCE CHARACTERISTICS”, “TYPE CHARACTERISTICS”, “TESTS”, “SAMPLING AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA” in IS 14862 : 2000. Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.
How the standard is organised
- 3 GENERAL COMPOSITION
- 4 CLASSIFICATION
- 5 ACCEPTANCE CHARACTERISTICS
- 6 TYPE CHARACTERISTICS
- 7 TESTS
- 8 SAMPLING AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
- 9 INSPECTION AND MANUFACTURERS
- 11 SAFETY RULES
Edition history (per the BIS registry)
- IS 14862 : 2000 — current edition (last reviewed by BIS 2025-08-01)
Where this standard is used on NirmanDost
CPWD DSR 2021 (Civil Works)
| Item code | Description (verbatim) |
|---|---|
| 5.29.1.1 | Fibre cement board 6 mm thick as per IS: 14862. 150mm wide |
| 5.29.1.2 | Fibre cement board 6 mm thick as per IS: 14862. 200mm wide |
| 9.105.4 | 66mm overall thickness partition using 8mm thick double skin multipurpose cement board reinforced with cellulose fibre manufactured through autoclaving process (High pressure steam cured) as per IS : 14862 with suitable… |
| 9.133.2.1 | Multipurpose cement bonded particle board with suitable cement bonded board screws 8 mm thick Cement fiber board as per IS: 14862 |
| 12.26.1 | 6 mm thick Cement fiber board as per IS: 14862 |
| 26.42.1 | Outer face: Outer face having 6mm thick fiber cement board fixed on 9mm thick fiber cement board, Type A, as per IS:14862:2000 (high pressure steam cured) Inner Face :- 12.5 mm thick gypsum plaster board conforming to IS… |
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