NirmanDost

IS 8042 : 2015

White Portland Cement - Specification (Third Revision)

Current edition: 2015

Sectional committee: CED 02 · BIS department: Civil Engineering (CED)

What this standard covers

This standard covers the manufacture and chemical and physical requirements of white Portland cement.

Scope, quoted from IS 8042 : 2015. Read the full standard

Requirements and tests, as the standard names them

  • 12.2 Independent Testing

Sub-clause names as printed under the heading “TESTS” in IS 8042 : 2015. Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.

How the standard is organised

  • 4 MANUFACTURE
  • 5 CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS
  • 6 PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
  • 7 STORAGE
  • 9 PACKING
  • 11 SAMPLING
  • 12 TESTS
  • 13 REJECTION

Edition history (per the BIS registry)

  • IS 8042 : 2015 — current edition (last reviewed by BIS 2025-12-01)
  • IS 8042 : 1989 — withdrawn by BIS

Where this standard is used on NirmanDost

Listed by product makers

1 product in the NirmanDost catalogue names this standard on its spec sheet — JK Lakshmi Smart White Cement. That is the maker’s own claim, copied as printed; we have not tested these products against the standard, and a spec sheet can cite the wrong code.

Materials market

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

Find IS 8042 on the official BIS portal All IS codes used on NirmanDost

More standards from committee CED 02

Explore on NirmanDost

Pick up from here

Nirman AIAsk anything about rates, materials or IS codes — English or Hinglish. Free.Ask Nirman AI → Nirman AI on WhatsAppMessage NirmanDost on WhatsApp — the same AI answers you there. No app, no sign-up.Ask on WhatsApp → Get listed on NirmanDostCreate a free account, list your business and showcase your work — customers find you here.Create free account →

Notes

  • Status and titles come from the official BIS published/withdrawn standards registry (standards.bis.gov.in exports, July 2026 snapshot). Editions change — verify on the BIS portal before contractual use.
  • The standard text is copyright BIS. NirmanDost shows registry metadata and links to the official source only — it never rehosts the document.
  • Generated 2026-07-27.