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Organization Name: Indian Roads Congress

STANDARD YEAR TITLE

IRC 002 1968 Route Marker Signs for National Highways

IRC 003 1983 Dimensions and Weights of Road Design Vehicles
IRC 005 1998 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road
Bridges, Section I (General Features of Design) (Seventh
Revision)
IRC 006 2014 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road
Bridges, Section II – Loads and Stresses (Fourth Revision)
IRC 007 1971 Recommended Practice for Numbering Bridges and Culverts
IRC 009 1972 Traffic Census on Non-Urban Roads
IRC 011 1962 Recommended Practice for the Design and Layout of Cycle
Tracks
IRC 012 2009 Guidelines for Access, Location and Layout of Roadside Fuel
Stations and Service Stations (Third Revision)
IRC 014 2004 Recommended Practice for Open Graded Premix Carpet (Third
Revision)
IRC 015 2011 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Construction
of Concrete Roads (Fourth Revision)
IRC 016 2004 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Prime and
Tack Coat (Second Revision)
IRC 019 2005 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Water Bound
Macadam
IRC 020 1966 Recommended Practice for Bituminous Penetration Macadam
(Full Grout)
IRC 025 1967 Type Designs for Boundary Stones
IRC 028 1967 Tentative Specifications for the Construction of Stabilized Soil
Roads with Soft Aggregate in Areas of Moderate and High
Rainfall
IRC 031 1969 Route Marker Signs for State Routes
IRC 032 1969 Standard for Vertical and Horizontal Clearances of Overhead
Electric Power and Telecommunication Lines as Related to
Roads
IRC 034 2011 Recommendations for Road Construction in Areas Affected by
Water Logging, Flooding and/or Salts Infestation
IRC 037 2012 Tentative Guidelines for the Design of Flexible Pavements
IRC 039 1986 Standards for Road-Rail Level Crossings (First Revision)
IRC 040 2002 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road
Bridges, Section IV (Brick, Stone and Cement Concrete Block
Masonry) (Second Revision)
IRC 041 1997 Guidelines for Type Designs for Check Barriers (First Revision)
IRC 043 1972 Recommended Practice for Tools, Equipment and Appliances
for Concrete Pavement Construction
IRC 045 1972 Recommendations for Estimating the Resistance of Soil Below
the Maximum Scour Level in the Design of Well Foundations of
Bridges
IRC 047 1972 Tentative Specification for Built-Up Spray Grout
IRC 050 1973 Recommended Design Criteria for the Use of Cement-Modified
Soil in Road Construction
IRC 053 2012 Road Accident Recording Forms A-1 and A-4 (Second
Revision)
IRC 054 1974 Lateral and Vertical Clearances at Underpasses for Vehicular
Traffic
IRC 055 1974 Recommended Practice for Sand-Bitumen Base Courses
IRC 056 2011 Recommended Practice for Treatment of Embankment and
Roadside Slopes for Erosion Control (First Revision)
IRC 060 1976 Tentative Guidelines for the Use of Lime-Fly Ash Concrete as
Pavement Base or Sub-Base
IRC 062 1976 Guidelines for Control of Access on Highways
IRC 063 1976 Tentative Guidelines for the Use of Low Grade Aggregates and
Soil Aggregates Mixtures in Road Pavement Construction
IRC 064 1990 Guidelines for Capacity of Roads in Rural Areas (First
Revision)
IRC 066 1976 Recommended Practice for Sight Distance on Rural Highways
IRC 067 2012 Code of Practice for Road Signs (Third Revision)
IRC 071 1977 Recommended Practice for Preparation of Notations
IRC 072 1978 Recommended Practice for Use and Upkeep of Equipment,
Tools and Appliances for Bituminous Pavement Construction
IRC 073 1990 Geometric Design Standards for Rural (Non-Urban) Highways
IRC 074 1979 Tentative Guidelines for Lean-Cement Concrete and Lean
Cement-Fly Ash Concrete as a Pavement Base or Subbase
IRC 076 1979 Tentative Guidelines for Structural Strength Evaluation of Rigid
Airfield Pavements
IRC 078 2014 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road
Bridges, Section VII – Foundations and Substructure (Revised
Revision)
IRC 080 1981 Type Designs for Pick-Up Bus Stops on Rural (i.e., Non-Urban)
Highways
IRC 081 1997 Guidelines for Strengthening of Flexible Road Pavements
Using Benkelman Beam Deflection Technique (First Revision)
IRC 082 1982 Code of Practice for Mainteance of Bituminous Surfaces of
Highways
IRC 083 2014 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road
Bridges, Section IX – Bearings, Part I : Metallic Bearings
IRC 083-1 1999 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road
Bridges, Section IX (Bearings), Part I (Metallic Bearings) (First
Revision)
IRC 083-2 1987 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road
Bridges, Section IX (Bearings), Part II (Elastomeric Bearings)
IRC 083-3 2002 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road
Bridges, Section IX (Bearings), Part III (Pot, Pot-Cum-PTEE,
Pin and Metallic Guide Bearings)
IRC 085 1983 Recommended Practice for Accelerated Strength Testing and
Evaluation of Concrete for Road and Airfield Constructions
IRC 086 1983 Geometric Design Standards for Urban Roads in Plains
IRC 087 2011 Guidelines for the Design and Erection of Formwork, Falsework
and Temporary Structures (First Revision)
IRC 088 1984 Recommended Practice for Lime Flyash Stabilised Soil
Base/Sub-Base in Pavement Construction
IRC 089 1997 Guidelines for Design and Construction of River Training and
Control Works for Road Bridges (First Revision)
IRC 090 2010 Guidelines of Selection, Operation and Maintenance of
Bituminous Hot Mix Plant (First Revision)
IRC 092 1985 Guidelines for the the Design of Interchanges in Urban Areas
IRC 093 1985 Guidelines on Design and Installation of Road Traffic Signals
IRC 099 1988 Tentative Guidelines on the Provision of Speed Breakers for
Control of Vehicular Speeds on Minor Roads
IRC 101 1988 Guidelines for Design of Continuously Reinforced Concrete
Pavement with Elastic Joints
IRC 102 1988 Traffic Studies for Planning Bypasses Around Towns
IRC 104 1988 Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment of Highway
Projects
IRC 105 1988 Tentative Specification for Bituminous Concrete (Asphaltic
Concrete) for Airfield Pavements
IRC 107 2013 Specification for Bitumen Mastic Wearing Courses (First
Revision)
IRC 108 1996 Guidelines for Traffic Prediction on Rural Highways
IRC 109 1997 Guidelines for Wet Mix Macadam
IRC 110 2005 Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Design and
Construction of Surface Dressing
IRC 112 2011 Code of Practice for Concrete Road Bridges
IRC 113 2013 Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Geosynthetic
Reinforced Embankments on Soft Subsoils
IRC 114 2013 Guidelines for Use of Silica-Fume in Rigid Pavement
IRC 115 2014 Guidelines for Structural Evaluation and Strengthening of
Flexible Road Pavements Using Falling Weight Deflectometer
(FWD) Technique
IRC 116 2014 Specifications for Readymade Bituminous Pothole Patching
Mix Using Cut-Back Bitumen
IRC SP 004 1965 Bridge Loadings Around The World
IRC SP 008 1980 Type Designs for Highway Kilometre Stones (Second Revision)
IRC SP 011 1984 Handbook of Quality Control for Construction of Roads and
Runways
IRC SP 013 2004 Guidelines for the Design of Small Bridges and Culverts
IRC SP 016 2008 Guidelines for Surface Evenness of Highway Pavements
IRC SP 018 1996 Manual for Highway Bridge Maintenance Inspection
IRC SP 019 2001 Manual for Survey, Investigation and Preparation of Road
Projects (Second Revision)
IRC SP 020 2002 Rural Roads Manual
IRC SP 021 2009 Guidelines on Landscaping and Tree Plantation
IRC SP 023 1993 Vertical Curves for Highways
IRC SP 024 1984 Guidelines on the Choice and Planning of Appropriate
Technology in Road Construction
IRC SP 025 1984 Gopi and His Road Roller - Guidelines on Maintenance of Road
Rollers
IRC SP 026 1984 Report Containing Recommendations of IRC Regional
Workshops on Rural Road Development
IRC SP 027 1984 Report Containing Recommendations of the IRC Regional
Workshops on Highway Safety
IRC SP 028 1995 Road Transport and Energy (First Revision)
IRC SP 029 1994 Directory of Indigenous Manufacturers of Road/Bridge
Construction Machinery and Important Bridge Components
(First Revision)
IRC SP 030 2009 Manual on Economic Evaluation of Highway Projects in India
(Second Revision)
IRC SP 036 1991 Guidelines on Format for IRC Standards
IRC SP 037 2010 Guidelines for Evaluation of Load Carrying Capacity of Bridges
IRC SP 038 1992 Manual for Road Investment Decision Model
IRC SP 039 1992 Guidelines on Bulk Bitumen Transportation and Storage
Equipment
IRC SP 040 1993 Guidelines on Techniques for Strengthening and Rehabilitation
of Bridges
IRC SP 041 1994 Guidelines for the Design of At-Grade Intersections in Rural
and Urban Areas
IRC SP 042 2014 Guidelines on Road Drainage (First Revision)
IRC SP 043 1994 Guidelines on Low-Cost Traffic Management Techniques for
Urban Areas
IRC SP 044 1996 Highway Safety Code
IRC SP 046 2013 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Fiber Reinforced
Concrete for Pavements (First Revision)
IRC SP 047 1998 Guidelines on Quality Systems for Road Bridges
IRC SP 049 2014 Guidelines for the Use of Dry Lean Concrete as Sub-base for
Rigid Pavement (First Revision)
IRC SP 050 2013 Guidelines on Urban Drainage (First Revision)
IRC SP 052 1999 Bridge Inspector Reference Manual
IRC SP 053 2010 Guidelines on Use of Modified Bitumen in Road Construction
(Second Revision)
IRC SP 054 2000 Project Preparation Manual for Bridges
IRC SP 055 2014 Guidelines on Traffic Management in Work Zones
IRC SP 057 2000 Guidelines for Quality Systems for Road Construction
IRC SP 058 1999 Guidelines for Use of Fly Ash in Road Embankments
IRC SP 060 2002 An Approach Document for Assessment of Remaining Life of
Concrete Bridges
IRC SP 061 2004 An Approach Document on Whole Life Costing for Bridges in
India
IRC SP 062 2014 Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Cement
Concrete Pavement for Low Volume Roads (First Revision)
IRC SP 063 2004 Guidelines for the Use of Interlocking Concrete Block
Pavement
IRC SP 064 2005 Guidelines for the Analysis and Design of Cast-in-Place Voided
Slab Superstructure
IRC SP 065 2005 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Segmental Bridges
IRC SP 066 2005 Guidelines for Design of Continuous Bridges
IRC SP 067 2005 Guidelines for Use of External and Unbonded Prestressing
Tendons in Bridge Structures
IRC SP 070 2005 Guidelines for the Use of High Performance Concrete in
Bridges
IRC SP 071 2006 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Pretensioned Girder
of Bridges
IRC SP 073 2007 Manual of Standards and Specifications for Two Laning of
State Highways on B.O.T. Basis
IRC SP 074 2007 Guidelines for Repair and Rehabilitation of Steel Bridges
IRC SP 075 2008 Guidelines for Retrofitting of Steel Bridges by Prestressing
IRC SP 077 2008 Manual for Design Construction and Maintenance of Gravel
Roads
IRC SP 078 2008 Specifications for Mix Seal Surfacing (MSS) Close-Graded
Premix Surfacing (CGPS)
IRC SP 079 2008 Tentative Specifications for Stone Matrix Asphalt
IRC SP 082 2008 Guidelines for Design of Causeways and Submersible bridge
IRC SP 083 2008 Guidelines for Maintenance, Repairs & Rehabilitation of
Cement Concrete Pavements
IRC SP 084 2014 Manual for Specifications and Standards for Four Laning of
Highways Through Public Private Partnership (First Revision)
IRC SP 085 2010 Guidelines for Variable Message Signs
IRC SP 086 2010 Guidelines for Selection, Operation and Maintenance of Paver
Finishers
IRC SP 087 2013 Manual of Specification and Standards for Six Laning of
Highways Through Public Private Partnership (First Revision)
IRC SP 088 2010 Manual on Road Safety Audit
IRC SP 090 2010 Manual for Grade Separators and Elevated Structures
IRC SP 092 2010 Road Map for Human Resource Development in Highway
Sector
IRC SP 093 2011 Guidelines on Requirements for Environmental Clearance for
Road Projects
IRC SP 094 2011 Material Testing Facilities for Highway Sector in National
Capital Region
IRC SP 095 2011 Model Contract Document for Maintenance of Highways
IRC SP 096 2012 Guidelines for Selection, Operation and Maintenance of
Concrete Batching and Mixing Plants
IRC SP 097 2013 Guidelines on Compaction Equipment for Road Works
IRC SP 098 2013 Guidelines for the Use of Waste Plastic in Hot Bituminous
Mixes (Dry Process) in Wearing Courses
IRC SP 099 2013 Manual of Specification and Standards for Expressways
IRC SP 100 2014 Use of Cold Mix Technology in Construction and Maintenance
of Roads Using Bitumen Emulsion
IRC SP 101 2014 Interim Guidelines for Warm Mix Asphalt
IRC SP 102 2014 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Reinforced Soil
Walls