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IS 875 Part 1 : 2026

Design Loads Other than Earthquake for Buildings and Structures Code of Practice Part 1 Dead Loads Unit Weights of Building Construction and Stored Materials

Current edition: 2026

Sectional committee: CED 37 · BIS department: Civil Engineering (CED)

What this standard covers

This code ( Part 1 ) covers unit weight/mass of materials, and parts or components in a building that apply to the determination of dead loads in the design of buildings. 1.1.1 The unit weight/mass of material* that are likely to be stored in a building are also spe- cified for the purpose of load calculations along with angles of internal friction as appropriate

Scope, quoted from IS 875 (Part 1) : 1987 — the 1987 edition in the public archive, not the current IS 875 Part 1 : 2026. Read the full standard

The BIS registry lists the current edition as IS 875 Part 1 : 2026. The publicly archived copy quoted here is the 1987 edition, so wording and requirements may have changed since. Check the official BIS listing for what is in force.

How the standard is organised

  • 2 BUILDING MATERIALS
  • 3 BUILDING PARTS AND COMPONENTS
  • 4 STORE AND MISCELLANEOUS

Edition history (per the BIS registry)

  • IS 875 Part 1 : 2026 — current edition (last reviewed by BIS 2023-05-01)
  • IS 875 Part 1 : 1987 — withdrawn by BIS

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  • Generated 2026-07-27.