LIST OF IRC CODES / STANDARDS / ACTS FOR ROAD / BRIDGE WORKS

Available IRC Code

Sr.No. IRC Code Description
1 IRC 2 1968 Route Marker Signs for National Highways (First Revision)
2 IRC 3 1983 Demensions and weight of Road Design vehicles. (Frist Revision)

3 IRC 5 1998 Standard Specification & Code of Practice for Road Bridges, Section I - General Features of Design ( 7th

4 IRC 6 2000 Standard Specification & Code of Practice for Road Bridges, Section II - Loads and Stress (Fourth Revisio

5 IRC 7 1971 Recommended Practice for Numbering Bridges and Culverts ( First Revision)

6 IRC 8 1980 Type Designs for Highway Kilometre Stones ( Second Revision)
7 IRC 9 1972 Traffic Census on non urban roads (First Revision)

8 IRC 10 1961 Recommended Practice for Borrow pits for Road Embankments Constructed by Manual Operation

9 IRC 15 2002 Standard Specifications & Code of Practice for Construction of Concrete Roads ( Third Revision)

10 IRC 16 1989 Specification for Priming of Base Course with Bituminous Primers (First Revision)

11 IRC 18 2000 Design Criteria for Prestressed Concrete Road Bridge (Post-Tensioned Concrete) (Third Revision)

12 IRC 20 1966 Recommenmded Practice for Bituminous Penetration Macadam (Full Grout)

13 IRC 21 2000 Standard Specifications & Code of Practice for Roads Bridge. Section-III Cement Concrete (Plain and Re

14 IRC 22 1986 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road Bridges. Section-VI Composite Construction (Firs

15 IRC 24 2001 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road Bridges. Section-V Steel Road Bridge (First Revisi

16 IRC 26 1967 Type Designs for for 200-Metre Stones

17 IRC 30 1968 Standard Letters and Numerals of Different Heights for Use on Highway Signs.

18 IRC 32 1969 Standard for Vertical and Horizontal Clearances of Overhead Electric Power and Telecommunication Lin

Standard Procedure for evaluation and condition surveys of stabilised soil

19 IRC 33 1969
roads.
20 IRC 34 1970 Recommendations for road construction in waterlogged area.
21 IRC 35 1997 Code of Practice for Road Markings (With Paints) (First Revision)

22 IRC 36 1970 Recommended Practice for Construction of Earth Embankments for Road work.

23 IRC 37 2001 Guidelines for the Design of Flexible Pavements (Second Revision)

24 IRC 38 1988 Guidelines for Design of Horizontal Curves for Highways and Design Tables
(First Revision)

25 IRC 40 2002 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road Bridges, Section IV- Brick, Stone and Block Maso

26 IRC 41 1997 Type designs for check barriers (First Revision)

Proforma for record of test values of locally available pavement construction
27 IRC 42 1972
materials.

28 IRC 45 1972 Recommendations for Estimating the Resistance of Soil Below the Maximum Scour Level in the Design

Recommendation about the alignment survey and geometric design of hill

29 IRC 52 2001
roads. (Section Revision)
30 IRC 54 1974 Vertical Clearances at Underpasses for Vehicular Traffic.
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31 IRC 56 1974 Recommended Practice for Treatment of Embankment Slopes for Erosion control.

32 IRC 57 1974 Recommended Practice for Sealing of Joints in Concrete Pavements

33 IRC 58 2002 Guidelines for the Design of Plain Jointed Rigid Pavements for highway (Second Revision)
1988

34 IRC 59 1976 Tentative Guidelines for the design of gap graded cement concrete mixes for road pavements.

35 IRC 61 1976 Tentative Guidelines for the construction of cement concrete Pavements in Hot Weather

36 IRC 65 1976 Recommended Practice for traffic rotaries.

37 IRC 67 2001 Code of Practice for Road Signs (First Revision)
38 IRC 69 1977 Space Standards for Roads in Urban Areas

39 IRC 70 1977 Guidelines on regulations and Control of Mixed traffic in urban areas.

40 IRC 71 1977 Recommended Practice for preparation of notations.

41 IRC 73 1980 Geometric Design Standards for Rural (Non-Urban) Highways
42 IRC 75 1979 Guideline of the Design of High Embankments

43 IRC 78 2000 Standard Specification and code of Practice for Road Bridges. Section-VII Foundations & Sub-structure

44 IRC 79 1981 Recommended Practice for Road Delineators

45 IRC 80 1981 Type Designs for Pick-up Bus Stops on Rural (i.e., Non-Urban) Highways

46 IRC 81 1997 Tentative Guidelines for Strengthening of Flexible Road Pavement Using Benkelman Beam Deflection T

47 IRC 83 1999 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road Bridges. Sextion-IX Bearings, Part-I: Metallic Bea

48 IRC 83 1987 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road Bridges, (Part-II) Sextion-IX Bearings, Part-II: Elec

1982,
49 IRC 83 2002 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road Bridges, (Part-II) Sextion-IX
1987(II)
Bearings,
, Part-III: POT
1999(I)
50 IRC 84 1983 Code of Practice for Curing of Cement Concrete Pavement

51 IRC 85 1983 Recommended Practice for accelerated Strengh testing and evaluation of concrete of Road and Airfield

52 IRC 86 1983 Geometric Design Standards for Urban Roads in Plains

53 IRC 87 1984 Guideline of the Design and Erection of false work for road bridges.

54 IRC 88 1984 Recommended practice for lime fly ash stablised soil base / Sub base in
Pavement construction.

55 IRC 89 1997 Guidelines for Design & Construction of River Training & Control Works for Road Bridges (First Revision

56 IRC 91 1985 Tentative guidelines for construction of cement concrete pavement in cold weather.

57 IRC 92 1985 Guideline for Design of Interchanges in Urban Areas

58 IRC 93 1985 Guideline on Design and Installation of Road Traffic Signals

59 IRC 98 1997 Guidelines on Accommodation of Underground Utility Services Along and Across Roads in Urban Area (

Guidelines for design of continuously reinforced concrete pavement with

60 IRC 101 1988
elastic joints.
61 IRC 102 1988 Traffic Studies for planning bypasses around towns.
62 IRC 103 1988 Guidelines for pedestrain Facilities
63 IRC 104 1988 Guidelines for Enviromental impact assessment of Highway projects.

64 IRC SP:11 1988 Handbook of Quality Control for Construction of Roads and Runways (Second Revision)
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65 IRC SP:13 2004 Guidelines for the Design of Small Bridges and Culverts.

66 IRC SP:14 1973 A Manual for the Application of the Critical Path Method of Highway Project in India

67 IRC SP:15 1996 Ribbon Development Along Highways and its Prevention

68 IRC SP:16 2004 Guidelines for surface evenness of Highways Pavements (First Revision)

69 IRC SP:17 1977 Recommendation About Overlays on Cement Concrete Pavements

70 IRC SP:18 1978 Manual for Highway Bridge Maintenance Inspection 1996

71 IRC SP:19 2001 Manual for Survey, Investigation and Preparation of Road Project (First Revision)

72 IRC SP:21 1979 Landscapint of Road

73 IRC SP:22 1980 Recommendations for the Sizes for each Type of Road Making Machinery to
Cater to the General Demand of Road Works
74 IRC SP:23 1983 Vertical Curves for Highways
75 IRC SP:25 1984 Gopi and his Goad Roller Guidelines on Maintenance or Road Roller
Report Containing Recommendations of IRC Regional Workshops on Highway
76 IRC SP:27 1984
Safety
77 IRC SP:32 1988 Road Safety for Children (5-12 Years Old)
Guidelines on Supplemental Measures for Design, Detailing & Durability of
78 IRC SP:33 1989
important Bridge Structures.
79 IRC SP:34 1989 General Guidelines About the Equipment for
80 IRC SP:35 1990 Inspection and Maintenance of Bridge.
81 IRC SP:37 1991 Guidelines for Evaluation of Load Carrying Capacity of Bridges
82 IRC SP:39 1992 Guidelines on Bulk Bitumen Transportation & Storage Equipment

83 IRC SP:40 1993 Guidelines on techniques for strengthening and rehabilitation of bridges

84 IRC SP:41 1994 Guidelines on Design of At-Grade Intersections in Rural & Urban Areas

85 IRC SP:42 1994 Guidelines on Road Drainage

86 IRC SP:44 1994 Highway Safety Code
87 IRC SP:46 1997 Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete For Pavements
Fuidelines on Quality System for Road Bridges (Plain, Reinforce, Prestressed
88 IRC SP:47 1998
and Composite Concrete)
89 IRC SP:48 1998 Hill Road Manual
90 IRC SP:50 1999 Guideline on Urban Drainage
91 IRC SP:51 1999 Guidelines for Load Testing of Bridges
92 IRC SP:52 1999 Bridsge Inspector's Reference Manual

93 IRC SP:53 2002 1999

Guidelines on Use of Polymer and Rubber Modified Bitumen in Road Construction (First Revision)

94 IRC SP:54 1999 Project Preparation Manual for Bridges

95 IRC SP:55 2001 Guidelines for Safety in Construction Zones
96 IRC SP:56 2000 Guidelines for Steel Pedestrain Bridges
97 IRC SP:57 2001 Guidelines for Qualithy Systems for Road Construction 2000
98 IRC SP:58 2001 Guidelines for Use of Fly ash in Road Embankments

99 IRC SP:59 2002 Guidelines for Use of Geotextiles in Road Pavements and Associated Works

100 IRC SP:60 2002 An Approach Document for Assessment of Remaining Life of Concrete Bridges

III Ministry of Turface Transport Publications

MORTH&H Pocketbook for Bridge Engineers, 2000 (First Revision)
MORTH&H Pocketbook for Highway Engineers, 2002 (Second Revision)
MORTH&H Specifications for Road and Bridge Works, 2001 (Fourth Revision)