IS 16231 Part 3 : 2019
Use of Glass in Buildings — Code of Practice Part 3 Fire and Loading ( First Revision )
Current edition: 2019
Sectional committee: CED 13 · BIS department: Civil Engineering (CED)
What this standard covers
This standard (Part 3) covers the selection of glass in buildings subject to wind loading, seismic loading and special considerations for fire rated glass including its related materials. 1.2 This standard does not cover the following: a) Glazing system including frameless glazing system, and b) Patent glazing.
Scope, quoted from IS 16231 (Part 3) : 2019. Read the full standard
Requirements and tests, as the standard names them
- 7.1 Frame Support Condition
- 7.5 Heat-Strengthened Laminated and Toughened
- 7.6 Serviceability Checks
- 7.6.2 Maximum Allowable Deflection of Framing
- 7.6.3 Dielectric Separation of Dissimilar Metals
- 7.7 Ultimate Stresses
- 7.8 Insulating Glass Units
- 7.8.1 Determining Thickness of Structural Silicone
- 7.9 Safety During Installation
- 7.10 Handling and Transportation
- 7.10.1 Transportation
- 7.10.2 Handling
Sub-clause names as printed under the heading “DESIGN CRITERIA” in IS 16231 (Part 3) : 2019. Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.
How the standard is organised
- 3 APPLICATION
- 5 DETERMINATION OF APPROPRIATE
- 6 INSTALLATION
- 7 DESIGN CRITERIA
- 8 FIRE SAFETY
Edition history (per the BIS registry)
- IS 16231 Part 3 : 2019 — current edition (last reviewed by BIS 2024-01-01)
Where this standard is used on NirmanDost
CPWD DSR 2021 (Civil Works)
| Item code | Description (verbatim) |
|---|---|
| 9.138 | Providing and fixing glazing in fire resistant door shutters, fixed panels & partitions etc., with G.I. beading made out of 1.6 mm thick G.I. sheet (zinc coating not less than 120 gm/m2) of size 20 x 33 mm screwed with M… |
| 9.163 | Providing and fixing non load bearing fixed frame for fire resistant glazed Partition for 120 minutes Fire Rating, made out to a profile of dimension 60mm x 70 mm of 1.6 mm thick galvanised steel sheet as per test eviden… |
| 9.164 | Providing and fixing glazing in fire resistant door shutters, fixed panels & partitions etc., with G.I. beading made out of 1.6 mm thick G.I. sheet (zinc coating not less than 120 gm/m²) of size 20 x 33 mm screwed with M… |
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Notes
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- Generated 2026-07-27.