IS 2547 Part 1 : 1976
Specification for gypsum building plaster: Part 1 excluding premixed lightweight plasters (First Revision)
Current edition: 1976
Sectional committee: CED 04 · BIS department: Civil Engineering (CED)
What this standard covers
This standard ( Part I ) covers the classification and chemical and physical requirements for gypsum building plasters which posses^ definite set due to hydration of calcium sulphate, anhydrous or hemiiiydrate, to form gypsum and are used in the manufacture of gypsum building products. 1.2 Premixed lightweight building plasters are not included in this standard.
Scope, quoted from IS 2547 (Part 1) : 1976. Read the full standard
Requirements and tests, as the standard names them
- 6.3 Number of Tests
Sub-clause names as printed under the heading “SAMPLING” in IS 2547 (Part 1) : 1976. Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.
How the standard is organised
- 3 CLASSIFICATION
- 4 CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS
- 5 PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- 6 SAMPLING
- 7 PACKING AND MARKING
Edition history (per the BIS registry)
- IS 2547 Part 1 : 1976 — current edition (last reviewed by BIS 2022-01-01)
Where this standard is used on NirmanDost
CPWD DSR 2021 (Civil Works)
| Item code | Description (verbatim) |
|---|---|
| 13.78 | Providing and applying 12 mm thick (average) premixed formulated one coat gypsum lightweight plaster having additives and light weight aggregates as vermiculite/ perlite respectively conforming to IS: 2547 (Part - 1 & II… |
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Notes
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- Generated 2026-07-27.