IS 8887 : 2018
Bitumen Emulsion for Roads (Cationic Type) Amendment - 3
Current edition: 2018
BIS department: PCD
What this standard covers
This standard covers the physical and chemical requirements of bitumen emulsion (cationic type) for road works.
Scope, quoted from IS 8887 : 2018. Read the full standard
Requirements and tests, as the standard names them
- 7.1.1 Preparation of Samples
Sub-clause names as printed under the heading “SAMPLING” in IS 8887 : 2018. Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.
How the standard is organised
- 4 MATERIALS
- 5 GRADES
- 6 REQUIREMENT
- 7 SAMPLING
Edition history (per the BIS registry)
- IS 8887 : 2018 — current edition
Where this standard is used on NirmanDost
CPWD DSR 2021 (Civil Works)
| Item code | Description (verbatim) |
|---|---|
| 16.28.1 | Using bitumen emulsion (minimum 50% bitumen content- RS grade conforming to IS : 8887) |
| 16.29.1 | Using bitumen emulsion (minimum 50% bitumen content- RS grade conforming to IS : 8887) |
| 16.34 | 2 cm premix carpet surfacing with 2.4 cum of stone chippings 11.2 mm nominal size per 100 sqm and bitumen emulsion (medium setting min. 65% bitumen content) complying with IS : 8887, using 96 kg per cum of chippings, inc… |
| 16.35 | 2.5 cm premix carpet surfacing with 3 cum of stone chippings 10 mm nominal size per 100 sqm and bitumen emulsion (medium setting min. 65% bitumen contents) complying with IS : 8887, using 96 kg per cum of chippings of ro… |
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Notes
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- Generated 2026-07-27.