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IS 2690 Part 1 : 2023

BURNT CLAY FLAT TERRACING TILES - SPECIFICATION: PART 1 MACHINE MADE (Third Revision)

Current edition: 2023

Sectional committee: CED 30 · BIS department: Civil Engineering (CED)

What this standard covers

This standard (Part 1) lays down the requirements for machine-made burnt clay flat terracing tiles.

Scope, quoted from IS 2690 (Part 1) : 2023. Read the full standard

Requirements and tests, as the standard names them

  • 5.1.1 Length
  • 5.1.2 Width
  • 5.1.3 Thickness
  • 5.1.4 Tolerances
  • 5.2 Warpage
  • 8.1 Procedure for Sampling

Sub-clause names as printed under the headings “DIMENSIONS, SHAPE, TOLERANCES”, “SAMPLING AND TESTING” in IS 2690 (Part 1) : 2023. Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.

How the standard is organised

  • 4 GENERAL QUALITY
  • 5 DIMENSIONS, SHAPE, TOLERANCES
  • 6 WATER ABSORPTION
  • 7 FLEXURAL STRENGTH
  • 8 SAMPLING AND TESTING

Test methods it refers to

  • IS 5454

Edition history (per the BIS registry)

  • IS 2690 Part 1 : 2023 — current edition (last reviewed by BIS 2023-03-09)
  • IS 2690 Part 1 : 1993 — withdrawn by BIS

Where this standard is used on NirmanDost

CPWD DSR 2021 (Civil Works)

Item codeDescription (verbatim)
6.17Tile brick masonry with common burnt clay machine moulded tile bricks of class designation 12.5 conforming to IS : 2690 (Part I) in foundation and plinth in cement mortar 1:6 (1 cement : 6 coarse sand).

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Notes

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  • Generated 2026-07-27.