Amendments

Notification No. 1
Amendment No. 1/IRC:5/November 2017
To
IRC:5-2015 “Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road Bridges,
Section-I General Features of Design” (Eighth Revision)
S. No. Clause No. For Read
Page No.
1 101.56 Wing wall is a splayed return wall, usually Wing wall is a splayed return wall, usually at
(Page 7) at 450 to the road embankment 45º to the road embankment
2 Page 13 – Add the following above table
104.1.4 Design Life
3 104.5 104.5 Span Configuration 104.5 Span Configuration
(Page 16) 105 Geometric Design Considerations Choice of a particular span arrangement
Choice of a particular span arrangement and the type of structure depends upon
and the type of structure depends upon several factors such as site characteristics,
several factors such as site characteristics, type of sub-soil strata, height and length
type of sub-soil strata, height and length of the bridge, riding quality, design and
of the bridge, riding quality, design constructability considerations, availability
and constructability considerations, of construction materials and technology etc.
availability of construction materials and In case of urban flyovers, considerations of
technology etc. In case of urban flyovers, aesthetics and other functional requirement
considerations of aesthetics and other like openness in inhabited portions, may
functional requirement like openness in have overriding effect for viaduct spans vis-
inhabited portions, may have overriding à-vis solid –fill portion for approaches.
effect for viaduct spans vis-à-vis 105 Geometric Design Considerations
solid–fill portion for approaches.
4 106.5.3.2 …..normal scour level. …..mean scour level.
(Page 22)
5 107.5 Wing walls for abridge can be splayed Wing walls for a bridge can be splayed
(Page 28) type, type,

Notification No. 2
Amendment No. 2/IRC:6/November, 2017
To
IRC:6-2017 “Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road Bridges,
Section; II Loads and Load Combinations” (Seventh Revision)
S. No. Clause No. For Read
Page No.
1 204.5.3 The SV Loading shall be considered to The SV Loading shall be considered to
(Page 22) ply close to centre of carriageway with a ply close to centre of carriageway with a
maximum eccentricity of 300 mm for single maximum eccentricity of 300 mm from
carriageway bridges or for dual carriageway C/L of carriageway, as shown in Fig. 6B for
bridges, as shown in Fig. 6B different situations.

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S. No. Clause No. For Read

Page No.
2 Fig. 6B Refer separate sheet attached for modified
(Page 22) Fig. 6B

3 204.5.4 During the passage of SV loading, no other During the passage of SV loading, no other
(Page 22) vehicle shall be considered to ply on the vehicle shall be considered to ply on the same
bridge. No wind, seismic, braking force and carriageway. No wind, seismic, temperature
dynamic impact on the live load need to be gradient, braking force and dynamic impact
considered as the SV shall move at a speed on the live load need to be considered as
not exceeding 5kmph over the bridge. For the SV shall move at a speed not exceeding
the load combination with special vehicle, 5 kmph over the bridge. For the load
the partial safety factor on live load for combination with special vehicle, the partial
verification of equilibrium and structural safety factor on SV load for verification of
strength under Ultimate Limit State and for equilibrium and structural strength under
verification of Serviceability Limit State Ultimate Limit State (Basic Combination)
shall be taken as 1.0. and for verification of Serviceability Limit
State (Rare Combination) shall be taken
as 1.15 and 1.0 respectively. For other
accompanying loads, partial safety factors
shall be taken from Annex-B
4 215.2 Effective bridge temperature for the location Effective bridge temperature for the
(Page 56) of bridge shall be estimated from the location of bridge shall be estimated from
iso-therms of shade air temperature given on the maximum and minimum shade air
Fig. 15 and 16…… temperature given in Annexure F. For
bridge locations other than the stations listed
in Annexure F, the values corresponding to
nearest station shall be used.
5 2) below Air shade temperature to be obtained from Shade air temperature to be obtained from
Table 15 Fig. 8 and 9 Annexure F
(Page 56)
6 Fig. 15 Chart showing Highest Maximum Delete
(Page 57) Temperature
7 Fig. 16 Chart showing Lowest Minimum Delete
(Page 58) Temperature
8 Under - New
ANNEXURE Annexure-F State wise Highest Maximum
and Lowest Minimum Temperature

9 Table B.4 Loads Combi- Combi- Seismic Accidental Loads Combi- Combi- Seismic Accidental
(Page 96) nation nation Combination Combination nation nation Combination Combination
(I) (2) (I) (2)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
2.1-a) – 1.5 1.3 0.75 (if 0.75 (if 2.1-a) 1.5 1.3 - 0.75 (if
Leading applicable) applicable) Leading applicable)
Loads or 0 or 0 Loads or 0

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FIG. 6B : TRANSVERSE PLACEMENT OF SPECIAL VEHICLE

S. No. No. of Lanes & Carriageway Configuration Transverse Loading Position (Maximum Eccentricity)

1 Single Multi-Lane Undivided Carriageway

with Symmetrical Confguration with Footway
On Both Sides Or Without Footpath

2 Single Multi-Lane Undivided Carriageway

Having Unsymmetrical Confguration with
Footway on one Side

3 Dual Multi-Lane Carriageway with Central

Median & Structural Gap to Separate the Two
Carriageways (Catering to Multi-Lanes) with/
without Footpath with Independent Substructure
& Foundation

4 Dual Multi-Lane Carriageway with Central

Median & Structural Gap to Separate the
Two Carriageways (Catering to Multi-Lanes)
with/without Footpath on Either Side with
Common Sub-Structure & Foundation for Dual
Carriageway

5 Dual Multi-Lane Carriageway with Central

Median but without any Structural Gap to
Separate the Two Carriageways (Catering to
Multi-Lanes) with/without Footpath on Either
Side and with Common Sub-Structure &
Foundation for Dual Carriageway

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Annexure – F Vishakhapatn
am (RS/RW)
42 15.8
(IRC:6-2017) Pasighat
Arunach
al 38.8 6
Pradesh
Sate-wise Higest Maximum and Lowest Minimum Dhubri
Temperature (Rupsi) 41.3 2.4
(Source: Climatological Normals 1981-2010, IMD,Pune)
(A)
Dibrugarh
Shade air (Mohanbari) 39.8 1
Temperature (A)
State Station (°C) Assam Guwahati
40.3 3
Max. Min. (Bhorjar) (A)
North
Car-Nicobar 38.1 10.9 39 2.7
Lakhimpur
Hut Bay 39.4 0.2 Rangia 39.4 6
Andama
Kondul 47.2 14 Silchar 39.4 5
n and
Long Island 43.1 14.6 Tezpur 45.7 5.6
Nicobar
Mayabandar 39 14 Bhagalpur 46.6 3.8
Island
Nancowry 39.2 13.9 Chaibasa 46.7 4.4
Port Blair 36.4 14.6 Chapra 46.6 2.4
Anantapur 44.1 9.4 Daltonganj 48.8 0
Arogyavaram 40.6 8 Darbhanga 44.1 0
Bapatla 47.4 11.1 Dehri 49.5 -1
Cuddapah 46.1 10 Dumka 48.5 1.9
Dolphine Gaya 49 1.2
Nose/CDR Hazaribagh 46.6 0.5
42.8 14.1 Bihar
Visakhapatna Jamshedpur 47.7 3.9
m Jamshedpur
Gannavaram 46.6 4.4
48.8 8.5 (A)
(A) Motihari 44.4 0
Kakinada 47.2 12 Muzaffarpur 44.5 2.2
Kalingapatan Patna (A) 46.6 1.4
46.9 10.3
am
Purnea 43.9 -0.2
Kavali 47.2 16.4
Andhra Ranchi(A) 43.4 0.6
Kurnool 45.6 6.7
Pradesh Sabaur 46.1 0.6
Masulipatna
47.8 13.2 Ambikapur 44.9 0.9
m
Bailaldila 39.4 4.6
Nandigama 47.1 9.3
Jagdalpur 46.1 2.8
Nandyal 48.2 9.2 Chattisg
Pbo Raipur 47 6.6
Narsapur 46.1 14.6 arh
Raipur 47.9 3.9
Nellore 46.7 11.1
Raipur
Nidadavolu 48.9 11.4 47.4 5.7
(Mana)
Ongole 47.4 14
Daman
Rentachintala 49.9 9.4 Diu 44 5
& Diu
Tirmalai 37.6 3.6 Dabolim
Tirupathy 45.2 12.9 38.2 13.6
(N.A.S.)
Tuni 47.5 13.9 Goa
Marmugao 38.4 12.2
Vishakhapatn Panjim 39.8 3.4
45.4 10.5
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Ahmedabad 47.8 2.2 Kupwara 37.6 -15.7

Amreli 46.2 1.6 Pehalgam 32.2 -18.6
Balsar ( Quazigund 35.7 -16.7
43.1 5.8
Valsad) Srinagar 38.3 -20
Baroda 46.7 -1.1 Agumbe 38 3.2
Baroda (A) 46.2 2.8 Bagalkote 42.8 7.8
Bhavnagar Balehonnur 39.2 6.7
47.3 0.6
(A) Bangaluru
38.9 7.8
Bhuj [Bangalore]
(Rudramata) 47.8 -0.2 Bangalore
38.3 8.8
(A) (A)
Deesa 49.4 2 Belgaum 41.9 6.7
Dohad 47 0 Belgaum
Gujarat 40.2 6.4
Dwarka 42.7 6.1 (Sambre) (A)
Idar 48.5 4.8 Bellary 44.7 7
Keshod (A) 45.5 3.6 Bidar 44 6.2
Naliya 44.6 0.4 Bijapur 44.9 5.6
New Kandla 47.1 4.4 Chickmagalur 37 10
Okha 39.8 10 Chitradurga 41.7 8.3
Porbandar Gadag 41.7 9.8
45.5 2 Karnatak
(A) Gulbarga 46.1 5.6
a
Rajkot (A) 47.9 -0.6 Hassan 37.8 5.6
Surat 45.6 4.4 Honavar 38.6 13.5
Vallabh Karwar 39.6 11.6
47.5 2
Vidyanagar Kolar Gold
39.7 9.4
Veraval 44.2 4.4 Field
Ambala 47.8 -1.3 Mandya 39.1 8
Bhiwani 46.8 0.4 Mangalore
39.8 15.9
Gurgaon 49 -0.4 (Bajpe) (A)
Haryana Hissar 48.8 -3.9 Mangalore
38.1 15.6
Karnal 49 -0.4 (Panambur)
Narnaul 48.4 -0.9 Mercara 36.2 4.8
Rohtak 47.2 -0.5 Mysore 39.4 8.6
Bhuntar (A) 40 -5.2 Raichur 45.6 7.3
Dharamshala 42.7 -1.9 Shimoga 44 6
Kalpa (GL) 32.4 -15.4 Shirali 38.9 14.3
Manali 35 -11.6 Tumkur 39 6
Himacha Alleppy
Nahan 43 -7.9
l Pradesh (Alappuzha) 39.9 13.8
Nauni / Solan 39 -3.6
Shimla 32.4 -12.2 Calikote /
Sundernagar 42.1 -2.7 Kozhicode 38.1 13.8
Una 45.2 -5.8 Cannanore
Badarwah 39.4 -10.8 (Kannur) 38.3 16.4
Banihal 36.3 -13.6 Kerala Cochin (N. A.
Batote 36.6 -7.2 S.) /Kochi 36.5 16.3
Jammu Karipur
Gulmarg 29.4 -19.8
and (Airport) 38.6 11.2
Jammu 47.4 0.6
Kashmir Kottayam 38.5 16
Kathua 48 -1.8
Katra 46.2 -1 Palakkad
Kukernag 34.9 -15.3 (Palghat) 41.8 14

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Punalur 40.6 12.9 Umaria 48.7 0

Thiruvananth Vidisha 49.1 0
apuram Ahmednagar 48.2 2.2
(Trivandrum) 38.3 16 Akola 47.8 2.2
Lakshad Agatti(A) 38 22.1 Akola (A) 47.7 4.4
weep Amini Divi 38.3 16.6 Alibagh 40.1 9.4
Islands Minicoy 36.7 16.7 Amravati 48.3 1.5
Alirajpur Aurangabad
(Jhabua) 46.2 0 (Chikalthana)
Bagratawa 47.2 1.5 (A) 43.6 1.2
Betul 48 -0.2 Baramati 43.8 5
Bhopal Bhira 49 5.1
(Bairagarh) 46 0.6 Bir (Beed) 47 4
Chhindwara 47.6 1.1 Brahmapuri 48.3 0.8
Damoh 49.8 1 Buldhana 44.2 4.4
Datia 48.5 0 Chandrapur
Dhar 47.1 3 (Chanda) 49.2 2.8
Ginabahar 46.1 -6.1 Dahanu 40.6 8.3
Guna 48 -2.2 Devgad
Gwalior 48.3 -1.1 (Devgarh) 43.1 14.1
Hoshangabad 47.1 1 Gondia 47.5 0.8
Indore 46 -2.8 Harnai 39.8 12.5
Jabalpur 46.7 0 Jalgaon 48.4 1.7
Jashpurnagar 42.5 -1.3 Jeur 46.6 2.2
Kannod 47.6 1.1 Kolhapur 42.3 8.6
Khajuraho 48.4 0.6 Maharas Mahabaleshw
Khandwa 47.6 0.2 htra ar 38.2 3.9
Khargone 47.9 0.2 Malegaon 46.7 -0.6
Madhya
Malanjkhand 45.5 0.6 Miraj
Pradesh
Mandla 46.8 0 (Sangali) 43 6.5
Narsinghpur 48.6 -1.4 Mumbai
Nimach 46.7 -1.1 (Colaba) 40.6 11.7
Nowgong 48.8 -1.7 Mumbai(Bom
Panna 47 -0.4 bay) (Santa
Pendra Road 46.7 1.7 Cruz) 42.2 7.4
Raisen 47.7 0 Nagpur
Rajgarh 48.3 6.4 (Mayo-
Rajnandgaon 46.7 1.7 Hospital) 47.7 7.3
Ratlam 45.5 2.5 Nagpur
Rewa 46.8 0.6 (Sonegaon) 47.8 3.9
Sagar 46.4 1.1 Nanded 46.7 3.6
Satna 47.8 0.4 Osmanabad 45.1 8
Seoni 45.2 2.8 Ozar(A) 43.9 0.4
Shajapur 47.2 -0.5 Parbhani 46.6 4.4
Sheopur 48.8 -2.2 Pune 43.3 1.7
Shivpuri 47.2 -4 Pusad 47.6 1.1
Sidhi 52.3 1 Ratnagiri
Thikri 47.5 0.5 (PBO) 40.6 11.5
Tikamgarh 47.5 -0.6 Satara 42.6 4.8
Ujjain 46 0 Sholapur 46 4.4

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Sironcha 48.2 4.5 Alwar 50.6 -0.8

Vengurla 40 6.2 Banswara 47.5 2.8
Wardha 48.4 4.3 Bharatpur 48.5 1.7
Yeotmal 46.6 6.2 Barmer 49.9 -1.7
Imphal/ Bhilwara 47.8 -0.3
Manipur
Tulihal(A) 36.1 -2.7 Bikaner(P.B.
Barapani 35.2 -3.4 O) 49.4 -4
Meghala Cherrapunji 31.1 -1 Chambal
ya Shillong /(Rawat
(C.S.O.) 30.2 -3.3 Bhatta Dam) 47.6 -1.1
Mizoram Aizwal 35.5 6.1 Chittorgarh 47.5 -0.1
New Delhi Churu 49.9 -4.6
Palam (A) 48.4 -2.2 Dholpur 50 -4.3
New New Delhi Ganganagar 50 -2.8
Delhi (Safdarjang) 47.2 -0.6 Jaipur
New Delhi (Sanganer) 49 -2.2
C.H.O 47.8 -0.4 Jaisalmer 49.2 -5.9
Angul 47.2 0 Jawai
Balasore 46.7 6.7 Bandh/Erinpu
Baripada 48.3 6.5 ra 48.1 -3.1
Bhawani Jhalawar 49.3 -0.6
Patna 48.5 4.5 Kota (A) 48.5 1.8
Bhubaneshwa Kota (PB-
r (A) 46.5 8.6 Micromet ) 47.4 2.1
Bolangir 49 1.6 Phalodi 49.6 -3.3
Chandbali 46.7 5.1 Pilani 48.6 -4
Orissa Cuttack 47.7 5.8 Sawai
Gopalpur 44 9.6 Madhopur 48 -1.2
Jharsuguda 49.6 6 Sikar 49.7 -4.9
Keonjhargarh 47.4 0.6 Udaipur 44.6 0.4
Paradip Port 42.4 9.6 Udaipur
Pulbani 44.6 -2.3 (Dabok) (A) 46.4 -1.3
Puri 44.2 7.5 Gangtok 29.9 -2.2
Sikkim
Sambalpur 49 3.6 Tadong 32.6 0
Sundergarh 47.6 1.6 Adiramapatin
Titlagarh 50.1 4 am 43 15.6
Pondicherry 45.5 15.1 Ariyalur 49.6 13
Pondiche Chennai
Pondicherry
rry (Minambakka
(M.O) 43.1 16.2
Amritsar m) (A) 49.1 15.7
(Rajasansi) 47.8 -3.6 Chennai
Kapurthala 47.7 0 Tamil (Nungambak
Ludhiana 46.6 -1.7 Nadu kam) 45 13.9
Punjab Ludhiana Coimbatore
(P.A.U.) 46.6 -1.6 (Pilamedu) 42.6 12.2
Patiala 47 -0.9 Coonoor 29.6 -0.5
Patiala Cuddalore 43.3 8
(Rs/Rw) 47 -0.1 Dharmapuri 41.4 10.6
Rajastha Abu 40.4 -7.4 Erode 42.8 13
n Ajmer 47.4 -2.8 K. Paramathy 45.4 13.4

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Kanniyakuma Bareilly
ri 39.4 18.6 P.B.O. 47.3 -1.3
Kodaikanal 29.3 0.6 Churk 49 -0.6
Karaikal 42 17.8 Etawah 48.6 0.4
Karaikudi 42.7 15.5 Faizabad 47.4 0.8
Koradacherry 42.6 15 Fatehgarh 48.8 2.1
Kudumiamala Fatehpur 48.1 -1.7
i 43.1 13.5 Gazipur 46.4 -0.5
Madurai 44.5 10.5 Gonda 49.9 0.1
Madurai (A) 43.4 14.6 Gorakhpur
Mettur Dam 42.4 13.1 (P.B.O) 49.4 1.7
Nagapattinam 42.8 15.6 Hamirpur 48.2 -1
Octacamund 28.5 -2.1 Hardoi 48.3 0.7
Palayamkotta Jhansi 48.2 0
i 44.9 16.3 Kanpur (A) 47.3 0.4
Pamban 38.9 17 Kheri-
Port Novo 43.5 13 Lakhimpur 47.6 0.5
Salem 42.8 11.1 Lucknow
Tanjavur 46.2 16.6 (Amausi) 47.7 -1
Tiruchirapalli Mainpuri 49.2 -1.7
(A) 43.9 13.9 Mathura 47.6 0
Tiruchi 42.4 16 Meerut 46.1 0
Tiruppattur 46.3 10.2 Moradabad 48.2 0
Tiruttani 48.6 10 Mukhim 36.3 -9
Tondi 40.4 15.7 Muzaffarnaga
Tuticorin 41.1 15.3 r 45 -2.6
Vedaranniya Najibabad 45.2 -2.9
m 40 14.8 Shahajahanpu
Vellore 45 8.4 r 46.2 0.6
Bhadrachalla Sultanpur
49.4 8.4
m (M.O.) 48 0
Hanamkonda 47.8 8.3 Varanasi 47.2 1
Hyderabad Varanasi
45.5 6.1
(A) (Babatpur) 48 0.3
Telangan Dehra Dun 43.9 -1.1
Khammam 47.2 9.4
a
Mahbubnagar 45.3 9.1 Mukteswar
Uttarakh
Medak 46.3 2.7 (Kumaun) 31.5 -7.8
and
Nalgonda 46.5 10.6 Pantnagar 45.6 -2.2
Nizamabad 47.3 4.4 Roorkee 47.4 -2.2
Ramgundam 47.3 7.5 Bagati 46.2 0.8
Agartala (A) 42.2 2 Balurghat 43.4 4.1
Tripura Kailashahar Bankura 47.4 0.8
(A) 42.2 2.4 Bankura
Agra 48.6 -2.2 (M.O.) 46.4 6.2
West Berhampore 48.3 3.9
Aligarh 49.5 0
Bengal
Allahabad 48.8 -0.7 Calcutta
Uttar (Alipur) 43.9 6.7
Bahraich 47.6 0.3
Pradesh Calcutta
Ballia 48 0
Banda 48.9 -0.8 (Dum Dum)
Barabanki 47 2 (A) 43.7 5

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 Digha 42 7.6
Diamond
Amendments Harbour 43 8.2
Haldia 40.9 9.1
Jalpaiguri 40.9 2.2
Canning 42.5 7.6 Kalimpong 34.1 -0.6
Contai 43.8 7.7 Krishnanagar 46.1 0.9
Cooch Behar Malda 45 3.9
(A) 41 3.3 Midnapore 47.2 0.6
Darjeeling 28.5 -7.2 Purulia 46.3 3.8
Digha 42 7.6 Sagar Island 40 7.2
Diamond Sandheads 40.4 9.2
Harbour 43 8.2 Shanti-
Haldia 40.9 9.1 Niketan 47 5
Jalpaiguri 40.9 2.2 Ulberia 43.5 6.6
Kalimpong 34.1 -0.6
Krishnanagar 46.1 0.9 A-Airport
Malda 45 3.9
Midnapore 47.2 0.6
Purulia 46.3 Notification
3.8 No. 3
Sagar Island 40 7.2
SandheadsAmendment
40.4 No.9.2
5/IRC:112/November 2017
Shanti- To
IRC:112-2011 “Code of Practice for Concrete Road Bridges”
Niketan 47 5
Ulberia 43.5 6.6
S. No. Clause No. For Read
A-Airport Page No.
1 Section 1 - New Annexure
Contents A-7 Average Annual Relative Humidity
Nominated
Annexure A-7
(Page vi)
2 Foot Note under 3. Relative humidity mentioned in 3. Relative humidity mentioned in Table 6.9
Table 6.9 the above table is defined as average is defined as average annual relative humidity
(Page 47) annual relative humidity (RH) of the (RH) of the atmosphere.
atmosphere. Annexure A-7 which shows the maximum
and minimum value of relative humidly
may be referred to. The mean of the values
corresponding to a respective station as shown
in Table A-7 shall be used as average annual
relative humidity.
For bridge locations other than the stations
given in Table A-7, values corresponding to
nearest station shall be used.
3 Clause 10.2.2.1 In case of direct support [Fig. 10.1 In case of direct support [Fig. 10.1 (b)], a fan
(Page 81) (b)], a fan like compression field like compression field exists. When structure
exists. In area, confined by the beam is subjected to predominantly uniformly
end and the steepest inclination distributed loads, in area, confined by the
(θmax = 45º) of the compression field, beam end and the steepest inclination (θmax=
no shear reinforcement is required. 45º) of the compression field (generally
(It is however, customary to extend within a distance equal to effective depth from
the shear reinforcement at section 'A' centre of support), no shear reinforcement is
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S. No. Clause No. For Read

Page No.
In area, confined by the steepest For concentrated loads the steepest inclination
(θmax) and the lowest inclination may the taken as 26.5º (measured with respect
(θmin) of compression field [θmin to vertical face of beam end, generally within a
is set at the chosen design angle distance of half the effective depth from centre
of compression strut (θ), as per of support) and for loads within this distance no
Clause 10.2.2.2], no shear shear reinforcement is required. It is however,
reinforcement is required for loads necessary to extend the shear reinforcement
acting within that area, as these loads up to the support from the section within this
are carried to supports by the direct region 'A' (distance d or half of d, as the case
compressive strut. The horizontal may be) and provide tensile reinforcement for
components of this internal resisting the horizontal components of these
compressive forces shall be provided internal compressive forces in addition to the
by tensile steel in addition to the steel steel provided for bending.
needed for bending.
4 10.2.3 (1) In case of direct support, shear force In case of direct support, shear force VNS
(Page 84) VNS acting at section 'd' (effective acting at section d (effective depth) away
depth) away from support may be used from centre of support, when the member is
for design of shear reinforcement. subjected predominately uniformly distributed
For checking crushing of concrete load and at a distance d/2 away when member
compression strut VNS shall be taken is subjected to concreted loads - may be
at the face of support. used for design of shear reinforcement in the
region between support to d or support to d/2
as the case may be. For checking crushing of
concrete compression strut VNS shall be taken
at the centre of the support.
5 10.3.3.2 z = lever arm can be taken as 0.9d for z ( lever arm )can be taken as 0.9d for RCC
(Page 91) RCC section and to be calculated for section and to be calculated for PSC section.
PSC section. For sections which are under full compression
under moment, and the compressive force in
the less compressive chord is at least equal to
ΔFtd – 1/3 of compressive force in the web, z
shall be taken as 0.9 times of total depth.
For calculating the compressive force in the
less compressive chord, the area of this chord
shall be assumed as follows.
(a) in case of box girder the area of soffit
(b) in case of T beam with bulb, the area of
bulb
(c) in case of voided slabs the soffit area( area
below void)
(d) in case there is no   defined chord   is
available for less compressive chord then it
shall be taken as zero e. g. T Beam without
bulb

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S. No. Clause No. For Read

Page No.
6 15.3.1.1 (3) – (3) In case of post tensioned bonded cables,
(Page 162) the minimum horizontal and vertical clear
spacing of cables as given in Fig. 15.9 shall
be followed for major lengths of the cables.
These requirements can be relaxed locally
near transition lengths of the cable, provided
the minimum clear spacing between the
adjacent cables along the line joining the
centers of two cables is maintained as Min
[φduct or 50mm].

Annexure-A-7 (IRC:112-2011) S. No. Station Average Annual

Relative
Table A-7 :State-Wise Average Annual Relative Humidity (%)
Humidity
I II
(Source: Climatological Normals 1981-2010, issued
14 Kurnool 67 42
by Indian Meteorological Department, Pune)
15 Mahbubnagar 66 50
S. No. Station Average Annual
16 Masulipatnam 77 68
Relative
Humidity (%) 17 Medak 66 49
I II 18 Nalgonda 75 51
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS 19 Nandigama 77 54
1 Car-Nicobar 79 82 20 Nandyal 71 50
2 Hut Bay 81 82 21 Narsapur 82 70
3 Kondul 85 86 22 Nellore 76 62
4 Long Island 80 83 23 Nidadavolu 84 68
5 Mayabandar 83 83 24 Nizamabad 67 47
6 Nancowry 81 83 25 Ongole 75 60
7 Port Blair 77 80 26 Ramgundam 71 52
ANDHRA PRADESH 27 Rentachintala 76 55
1 Anantapur 68 43 28 Tirmalai 76 69
2 Arogyavaram 72 48 29 Tirupathy 70 51
3 Bapatla 80 67 30 Tuni 74 67
4 Bhadrachallam 78 60 31 Vishakhapatnam 73 68
5 Cuddapah 67 49 32 Vishakhapatnam (RS/RW) 73 74
6 Dolphine Nose/CDR Visakhapatnam 78 - ARUNACHAL PRADESH
7 Gannavaram(A) 78 59 1 Pasighat 77 77
8 Hanamkonda 72 61 ASSAM
9 Hyderabad(A) 68 46 1 Dhubri (Rupsi){A} 80 73
10 Kakinada 77 66 2 Dibrugarh / Mohanbari (A) 80 76
11 Kalingapatanam 80 77 3 Gauhati(A) (Bhorjar) 81 72
12 Kavali 75 64 4 North Lakhimpur 80 78
13 Khammam 73 52 5 Rangia 77 -

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S. No. Station Average Annual S. No. Station Average Annual

Relative Relative
Humidity (%) Humidity (%)
I II I II
6 Silchar 85 73 5 Baroda (A) 70 45
7 Tezpur 81 74 6 Bhavnagar (A) 64 44
BIHAR 7 Bhuj (Rudramata)(A) 73 41
1 Bhagalpur 78 65 8 Deesa 68 39
2 Chaibasa 68 54 9 Dohad 70 41
3 Chapra 74 58 10 Dwarka 80 70
4 Daltonganj 72 53 11 Idar 55 36
5 Darbhanga 64 65 12 Keshod(A) 69 46
6 Dehri 69 58 13 Naliya 76 52
7 Dumka 68 60 14 New Kandla 72 51
8 Gaya 71 54 15 Okha 76 71
9 Hazaribagh 69 59 16 Porbandar (A) 72 57
10 Jamshedpur 72 63 17 Rajkot(A) 71 38
11 Jamshedpur (A) 70 56 18 Surat 73 53
12 Motihari 77 - 19 VallabhVidyanagar 77 50
13 Muzaffarpur 73 71 20 Veraval 73 72
14 Patna(A) 74 60 HARYANA
15 Purnea 80 71 1 Ambala 74 52
16 Ranchi(A) 66 55 2 Bhiwani 69 50
17 Sabour 77 63 3 Gurgaon 68 48
CHHATTISGARH 4 Hissar 72 46
1 Ambikapur 70 54 5 Karnal 73 55
2 Bailaldila 71 - 6 Narnaul 56 46
3 Jagdalpur 74 58 7 Rohtak 69 50
4 Pbo Raipur 67 51 HIMACHAL PRADESH
5 Raipur 63 49 1 Bhuntar(A) 80 48
6 Raipur(Mana) 61 46 2 Dharmsala 64 63
DAMAN & DIU 3 Kalpa (GL) 59 49
1 Diu 66 66 4 Manali 78 64
GOA 5 Nahan 70 64
1 Dabolim (N.A.S.) 77 69 6 Nauni / Solan 68 54
2 Marmugao 79 74 7 Shimla 60 65
3 Panjim 82 71 8 Sundernagar 83 54
9 Una 77 59
GUJARAT JAMMU & KASHMIR
1 Ahmedabad 67 41 1 Badarwah 73 58
2 Amreli 69 39 2 Banihal 72 52
3 Balsar ( Valsad) 77 65 3 Batote 67 60
4 Baroda 70 42 4 Gulmarg 73 67

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S. No. Station Average Annual S. No. Station Average Annual

Relative Relative
Humidity (%) Humidity (%)
I II I II
5 Jammu 71 56 3 Cannanore 79 73
6 Kathua 75 - 4 Cochin (N. A. S.) 83 73
7 Katra 66 61 5 Karipur (Airport) 80 71
8 Kukernag 72 65 6 Kottayam 84 72
9 Kupwara 85 64 7 Palakkad (Palghat) 81 61
10 Pehalgam 83 66 8 Punalur 87 66
11 Quazigund 79 59 9 Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) 83 73
12 Srinagar 79 56 LAKSHADWEEP
KARNATAKA 1 Agatti(A) 77 73
1 Agumbe 89 82 2 AminiDivi 82 75
2 Bagalkote 74 60 3 Minicoy 82 75
3 Balehonnur 85 - MADHYA PRADESH
4 Bangalore /Bangaluru 80 52 1 Alirajpur (Jhabua) 56 50
5 Bangalore /Bangaluru (A) 81 52 2 Bagratawa 61 46
6 Belgaum 75 - 3 Betul 70 50
7 Belgaum Samra(A) 74 53 4 Bhopal (Bairagarh) 60 43
8 Bellary 65 47 5 Chhindwara 70 52
9 Bidar 67 52 6 Damoh 62 -
10 Bijapur 71 47 7 Datia 65 52
11 Chickmagalur 74 62 8 Dhar 70 60
12 Chitradurga 74 49 9 Ginabahar 66 55
13 Gadag 73 45 10 Guna 62 43
14 Gulbarga 62 41 11 Gwalior 63 46
15 Hassan 82 63 12 Hoshangabad 65 47
16 Honavar 81 72 13 Indore 60 40
17 Karwar 80 72 14 Jabalpur 65 48
18 Kolar Gold Field 75 54 15 Jashpurnagar 66 58
19 Mandya 81 57 16 Kannod 67 50
20 Mangalore (Panambur) 84 73 17 Khajuraho 65 45
21 Mangalore / Bajpe (A) 82 70 18 Khandwa 59 37
22 Mercara 88 76 19 Khargone 68 62
23 Mysore 82 61 20 Malanjkhand 69 54
24 Raichur 59 42 21 Mandla 69 54
25 Shimoga 81 58 22 Narsinghpur 67 46
26 Shirali 81 75 23 Nimach 60 43
27 Tumkur 71 48 24 Nowgong 68 51
KERALA 25 Panna 61 52
1 Alleppy 86 78 26 Pendra Road 64 53
2 Kozhicode 83 75 27 Raigarh 67 52

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S. No. Station Average Annual S. No. Station Average Annual

Relative Relative
Humidity (%) Humidity (%)
I II I II
28 Raisen - - 22 Miraj (Sangali) 78 51
29 Rajgarh 62 43 23 Mumbai(Colaba) 81 71
30 Rajnandgaon 68 53 24 Mumbai(Bombay) (Santa Cruz) 74 63
31 Ratlam 63 41 25 Nagpur (Mayo-Hospital) - -
32 Rewa 61 54 26 Nagpur (Sonegaon) 62 47
33 Sagar 59 45 27 Nanded 66 43
34 Satna 65 47 28 Osmanabad 68 54
35 Seoni 63 55 29 Ozar(A) 67 44
36 Shajapur 61 43 30 Parbhani 62 44
37 Sheopur 69 47 31 Pune 74 47
38 Shivpuri 61 47 32 Pusad 63 46
39 Sidhi 66 47 33 Ratnagiri(PBO) 74 69
40 Thikri 65 - 34 Satara 73 51
41 Tikamgarh 65 60 35 Solapur 67 38
42 Ujjain 69 42 36 Sironcha 71 52
43 Umaria 70 54 37 Vengurla 82 68
44 Vidisha 73 50 38 Wardha 61 47
MAHARASHTRA 39 Yeotmal 56 44
1 Ahmednagar 65 48 MANIPUR
2 Akola 61 42 1 Imphal/ Tulihal(A) 78 70
3 Akola(A) 60 41 MEGHALAYA
4 Alibag 80 71 1 Barapani 78 -
5 Amravati 64 51 2 Cherrapunji 75 83
6 Aurangabad (Chikalthana)(A) 64 45 3 Shillong (C.S.O.) 70 84
7 Baramati 61 39 MIZORAM
8 Bhira 84 63 1 Aizwal - -
9 Bir (Beed) 69 45 NEW DELHI
10 Brahmapuri 68 49 1 New Delhi Palam (A) 68 45
11 Buldhana 63 44 2 New Delhi (Safdarjang) 68 46
12 Chandrapur (Chanda) 67 48 3 New Delhi C.H.O 70 47
13 Dahanu 73 70 ORRISA
14 Devgad (Devgarh) 78 73 1 Angul 72 60
15 Gondia 66 50 2 Balasore 72 71
16 Harnai 71 75 3 Baripada 77 70
17 Jalgaon 68 43 4 Bhawani Patna 65 54
18 Jeur 68 46 5 Bhubaneshwar (A) 77 67
19 Kolhapur 78 55 6 Bolangir 69 58
20 Mahabaleshwar 69 69 7 Chandbali 79 72
21 Malegaon 64 40 8 Cuttack 78 65

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S. No. Station Average Annual S. No. Station Average Annual

Relative Relative
Humidity (%) Humidity (%)
I II I II
9 Gopalpur 81 78 20 Pilani 66 42
10 Jharsuguda 67 51 21 SawaiMadhopur 63 42
11 Keonjhargarh 70 61 22 Sikar 57 43
12 Paradip Port 81 79 23 Udaipur 65 -
13 Pulbani 77 66 24 Udaipur (Dabok)(A) 62 39
14 Puri 80 78 SIKKIM
15 Sambalpur 72 58 1 Gangtok 86 83
16 Sundergarh 70 62 2 Tadong 81 73
17 Titlagarh 65 60 TAMILNADU
PONDICHERRY 1 Adiramapatinam 77 73
1 Pondicherry 77 76 2 Ariyalur 73 61
2 Pondicherry (M.O) 81 75 3 Chennai (Minambakkam) (A) 74 65
PUNJAB 4 Chennai (Nungambakkam) 76 69
1 Amritsar (Rajasansi) 77 52 5 Coimbatore (Pilamedu) 80 54
2 Kapurthala 79 70 6 Coonoor 69 -
3 Ludhiana 73 51 7 Cuddalore 78 71
4 Ludhiana P.A.U. 76 54 8 Dharmapuri 71 52
5 Patiala 78 57 9 Erode 67 56
6 Patiala (Rs/Rw) 78 58 10 K. Paramathy 78 54
RAJASTHAN 11 Kanniyakumari 75 74
1 Abu 66 53 12 Kodaikanal 73 81
2 Ajmer 55 34 13 Karaikal 79 73
3 Banswara 62 43 14 Koradacherry 81 65
4 Bharatpur 68 49 15 Kudumiamalai 73 49
5 Barmer 59 32 16 Madurai 74 -
6 Bhilwara 65 - 17 Madurai (A) 69 50
7 Bikaner(P.B.O) 56 30 18 Mettur Dam 69 45
8 Chambal /(RawatBhatta Dam) 61 41 19 Nagapattinam 78 71
9 Chittorgarh 66 42 20 Octacamund 77 75
10 Churu 62 34 21 Palayamkottai 74 60
11 Dholpur 57 50 22 Pamban 76 73
12 Ganganagar 70 43 23 Port Novo 82 72
13 Jaipur (Sanganer) 58 36 24 Salem 75 52
14 Jaisalmer 60 31 25 Tanjavur 80 58
15 JawaiBandh/Erinpura 66 45 26 Tiruchirapalli (A) 73 50
16 Jhalawar 66 43 27 Tiruchi 85 -
17 Kota (A) 53 35 28 Tiruppattur 77 62
18 Kota (PB-Micromet) 55 37 29 Tiruttani 72 57
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S. No. Station Average Annual S. No. Station Average Annual

Relative Relative
Humidity (%) Humidity (%)
I II I II
31 Tuticorin 77 73 26 Moradabad 79 65
32 Vedaranniyam 80 74 27 Mukhim 64 59
33 Vellore 78 55 28 Muzaffarnagar 74 53
TRIPURA 29 Najibabad 76 55
1 Agartala(A) 79 75 30 Shahajahanpur 75 59
2 Kailashahar(A) 83 75 31 Sultanpur (M.O.) 78 64
UTTARAKHAND 32 Varanasi 72 57
1 Dehra Dun 73 61 33 Varanasi (Babatpur) 71 55
2 Mukteswar (Kumaun) 62 69 WEST BENGAL
3 Pantnagar 76 60 1 Bagati 82 71
4 Roorkee 74 56 2 Balurghat 78 74
UTTAR PRADESH 3 Bankura 69 68
1 Agra 70 51 4 Bankura (M.O.) 78 68
2 Aligarh 71 55 5 Berhampore 79 70
3 Allahabad 68 53 6 Calcutta (Alipur) 77 69
4 Bahraich 74 59 7 Calcutta (Dum Dum) (A) 75 68
5 Ballia 77 66 8 Canning 79 73
6 Banda 66 54 9 Contai 79 77
7 Barabanki 73 59 10 Cooch Behar (A) 80 72
8 Bareilly P.B.O. 76 56 11 Darjeeling 85 84
9 Churk 67 59 12 Digha 79 76
10 Etawah 73 59 13 Diamond Harbour 82 76
11 Faizabad 74 - 14 Haldia 78 73
12 Fatehgarh 70 60 15 Jalpaiguri 83 78
13 Fatehpur 69 63 16 Kalimpong 88 89
14 Gazipur 71 61 17 Krishnanagar 72 66
15 Gonda - - 18 Malda 72 64
16 Gorakhpur(P.B.O) 76 61 19 Midnapore 70 66
17 Hamirpur 69 55 20 Purulia 71 59
18 Hardoi 73 57 21 Sagar Island 80 78
19 Jhansi 62 45 22 Sandheads 79 77
20 Kanpur (A) 73 54 23 Shanti-Niketan 76 65
21 Kheri- Lakhimpur 78 58 24 Ulberia 86 74
22 Lucknow (Amausi) 72 55
23 Mainpuri 76 59 Notes:
24 Mathura 65 58 I – corresponds to observation at 0830 IST
25 Meerut 76 - II –corresponds to observation at 1730 IST

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Notification No. 4
Amendments No. 1/IRC:24/November 2017
To
IRC:24-2010- “Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road Bridges,
Section-V, Steel Road Bridges” (Limit State Method)
(Third Revision)

S. No. Clause No. For Read

Page No.
1. ANNEXURE WORKING STRESS DESIGN ANNEXURE G referring to WORKING STRESS
G, (based on IRC:24-2001) DESIGN Stands Withdrawn
(Page 202)
2. 502.2.2.2 The principal mechanical properties of the The principal mechanical properties of the structural
(Page 24) structural steel important in design are the steel important in design are the yield stress, fy,
yield stress, fy, the tensile or ultimate stress, the tensile or ultimate stress, fu, the maximum
fu, the maximum per cent elongation on per cent elongation on standard gauge length and
standard gauge length and notch toughness. notch toughness. Except for notch toughness, other
Except for notch toughness, other properties properties are determined by conducting tensile
are determined by conducting tensile tests tests on samples cut from the plates, sections etc.,
on samples cut from the plates, sections etc., according to IS 1608. Refer to IS:2062-2011 for
according to IS 1608. For notch toughness test notch toughness of different grades of steel.The notch
IS 1499 may be referred. toughness requirement of steels to be used in bridges
is presented in new Clause 502.2.2.3.
3 502.2.2.3 – New Clause 502.2.2.3 introduced after clause
(Page 24) 502.2.2.2, as illustrated below

502.2.2.3 Fracture toughness requirement (Refer Sl. No. 3 above)

In order to avoid brittle fracture, the steel members and joining parts material should be selected to have
adequate fracture toughness taking into account the following:
a) Design minimum service temperature of the part
b) Fracture criticality of the member/part
c) Type of the steel (Grade & quality) and construction detail used in the part
d) Thickness of the stress carrying part.
The provisions of this clause shall apply irrespective of fatigue assessment requirement for a part as per
Clause 511 of IRC:24. The charpy V-notch toughness of different types of steel as per IS:2062:2011 are
given in Table (i). For other grades of steels, reference may be made to the relevant codes. It shall be
established (either based on experimental evidence or specialist literature) that steel proposed to be used
in a bridge/part will be able to sustain number of design cycles for design stress range at minimum service
temperature of the part. Minimum service temperature shall be as specified in clause 215 of IRC:6, viz.,
(i) -35ºC for snow bound areas and (ii) minimum shed air temperature – 10ºC for other areas.
Steel selected as per the guidelines given in clause 502.2.3.1 shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement
of this clause.
Unless indicated otherwise in the contract plans, Charpy V-notch toughness requirement are not mandatory
for the following items.
● Intermediate transverse web stiffeners not serving as connecting plates
● Bearings, sole plates, masonry plates
● Expansion plates

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● Drainage components
● Filler plates in bolted connection in double shear
Table (i) Charpey v-notch toughness Requirement of Different Steels as per IS:2062-2011
Grade Quality Max. Yield stress (MPa) CVN at Test Temperature
E 250 A, BR, B0, C 250 27
E 275 A, BR, B0, C 275 27
E 300 A, BR, B0, C 300 27
E 350 A, BR, B0, C 350 27
E 410 A, BR, B0, C 410 25
E 450 A, BR 450 20
Note: Test temperature for CVN values are 25ºC for BR, 0ºC for B0 and -20ºC for C grade.
502.2.3.1 Selection of steel
For the purpose of toughness evaluation, minimum service temperature zones are classified as given in
Table (ii).
Table (ii). Temperature Zone Classification for Charpy V-Notch Requirement
Minimum Service Temperature (ºC) Temperature Zone
Above 0ºC 1
0ºC to -17ºC 2
Below -18ºC 3
Based on notch toughness requirement, selection table for various types of steel confirming to IS:2062:2011
for different temperature zone, plate thickness and fracture critically of the components is given in
Table (iii).
Table (iii) Selection Table for Steel
GRADE Thickness FRACTURE CRITICAL NON-FRACTURE CRITICAL
(mm) ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3
E-250, E-275 t ≤ 100 BR B0 C BR BR B0
& E-300
E 350 t ≤ 50 BR B0 C BR BR B0
50 ≤ t ≤ 100 B0 C C BR B0 B0
E-410 t ≤ 100 C NP NP B0 C NP
E450 t ≤ 100 C NP NP B0 C NP
Note: i) NP – Not Permitted
ii) Charpy impact test shall be mandatory for using Quality BR
S. No. Clause No. For Read
Page No.
4 503.2.2.2. – New Sub-clause to 503.2.2.2.1 to clause 503.2.2.2
(Page 29) added as follows.
503.2.2.2.1 Limiting Stresses for Serviceability
(a) The nominal Stress due to bending Moment

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(b) The Nominal Stress due to Shear

(c) Combined Stress

(d) The Nominal Stress range due to frequent load

combination should be limited to 1.5fy / γm,ser
Note:
a) Where relevant the above checks should
include additional stresses from transverse
load.
b) The value of γm shall be taken as 1.0.
c) For global analysis the effect of plate buckling
on the stiffness may be ignored when the ef-
fective cross-sectional area of an element in
compression is larger than 50% of the gross
cross-sectional area of the same element.
5 509.7.2.4, tw = minimum required web thickness for tw = minimum required web thickness
(Page 104) spacing using tension field action, as given in
clause 509.4.2.1

Notification No. 5
Errata No. 6/IRC:112/November 2017
To
IRC:112-2011 – “Code of Practice for Concrete Road Bridges”
S. No. Clause No. For Read
Page No.
1 10.3.3.4 Sections having both bonded and Sections having both bonded and
(page 94) unbonded tendons shall be treated as unbonded tendons shall be treated as in
in Clause 10.3.3.3 making use to only clause 10.3.3 making use of only bonded
bonded tendons as reinforcement tendons as reinforcement.

Notification No. 6
Subject: Withdrawal of IRC Publications:IRC:SP:11-1984, IRC:SP:47-1998 & IRC:SP:57-2000
The Following publications of IRC have been amalgamated into IRC:SP:112-2017- “Manual for Quality Control
in Road & Bridge Works” which has been released by IRC - November, 2017.
i) IRC:SP:11-1984 “Handbook for Quality Control for Construction of Roads and Runways”
ii) IRC:SP:47-1998-“Guidelines for Quality Systems for Road Bridges”
iii) IRC:SP:57-2000- “Guidelines for Quality Systems for Road Construction”
Aforesaid 3 publications stand withdrawn with immediate effect.

Notification No. 7
Subject: Withdrawal of IRC:SP:94-2011 “Material Testing Facilities for Highway Sector in NCR”
The IRC:SP:94-2011 “Material Testing Facilities for Highway Sector in NCR” published by Indian Roads
Congress in 2011 stands withdrawn with immediate effect.

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