| i) Timber Classification |
| IS 287 : 1993 Permissible moisture content for timber used for different purposes – Recommendations (third revision) |
| IS 399 : 1963 Classification of commercial timbers and their zonal distribution (revised) |
| IS 1150 : 2000 Trade names and abbreviated symbols for timber species (third revision) |
| IS 4970 : 1973 Key for identification of commercial timber (first revision) |
| ii) Timber Conversion and Grading |
| IS 190 : 1991 Specification for coniferous sawn timber (baulks and scantlings) (fourth revision) |
| IS 1326 : 1992 Specification for non-coniferous sawn timber (baulks and scantlings) (second revision) |
| IS 1331 : 1971 Specification for cut sizes of timber (second revision) |
| IS 2377 : 1967 Tables for volumes of cut sizes of timber (first revision) |
| IS 3337 : 1978 Specification for ballies for general purposes (first revision) |
| IS 3386 : 1979 Specification for wooden fence posts (first revision) |
| IS 5966 : 1993 Specification for non-coniferous timber in converted form for general purpose (first revision) |
| IS 14960 : 2001 Specification for preservative treated and seasoned sawn timber from rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) |
| iii) Timber Testing |
| IS 1708 Methods of testing small clear specimens of timber |
| (Part 1) : 1986 Determination of moisture content (second revision) |
| (Part 2) : 1986 Determination of specific gravity (second revision) |
| (Part 3) : 1986 Determination of volumetric shrinkage (second revision) |
| (Part 4) : 1986 Determination of radial and tangential shrinkage and fibre saturation point (second revision) |
| (Part 5) : 1986 Determination of static bending strength (second revision) |
| (Part 6) : 1986 Determination of static bending strength under two point loading (second revision) |
| (Part 7) : 1986 Determination of impact bending strength (second revision) |
| (Part 8) : 1986 Determination of compressive strength parallel to grain (second revision) |
| (Part 9) : 1986 Determination of compressive strength perpendicular to grain (second revision) |
| (Part 10) : 1986 Determination of hardness under static indentation (second revision) |
| (Part 11) : 1986 Determination of shear strength parallel to grain (second revision) |
| (Part 12) : 1986 Determination of tensile strength parallel to grain (second revision) |
| (Part 13) : 1986 Determination of tensile strength perpendicular to grain (second revision) |
| (Part 14) : 1986 Determination of cleavage strength parallel to grain (second revision) |
| (Part 15) : 1986 Determination of nail and screw holding power (second revision) |
| (Part 16) : 1986 Determination of brittleness by izod impact (second revision) |
| (Part 17) : 1986 Determination of brittleness by Charpy impact (second revision) |
| (Part 18) : 1986 Determination of torsional strength (second revision) |
| IS 2408 : 1963 Methods of static tests of timbers in structural sizes |
| IS 2455 : 1990 Method of sampling of model trees and logs for timber testing and their conversion (second revision) |
| IS 2753 Methods for estimation of preservatives in treated timber and treating solutions |
| (Part 1) : 1991 Determination of copper, arsenic, chromium, zinc, boron, creosote and fuel oil (first revision) |
| (Part 2) : 2014 Determination of copper in copper organic preservative salt (second revision) |
| IS 4907 : 2004 Method of testing timber connectors (first revision) |
| IS 8292 : 1992 Methods for evaluation of working quality of timber under different wood operations – Method of test (first revision) |
| IS 8720 : 1978 Methods of sampling of timber scantlings from depots and their conversion for testing |
| IS 8745 : 1994 Methods of presentation of data of physical and mechanical properties of timber (first revision) |
| IS 10420 : 1982 Method of determination of sound absorption coefficient of timber by standing wave method |
| IS 10754 : 1983 Method of determination of thermal conductivity of timber |
| IS 11215 : 1991 Methods for determination of moisture content of timber and timber products (first revision) |
| IS 13621 : 1993 Method of test for determination of dielectric constant of wood under microwave frequencies |
| iv) Structural Timber and Tests |
| IS 3629 : 1986 Specification for structural timber in building (first revision) |
| IS 4891 : 1988 Specification for preferred cut sizes of structural timber (first revision) |
| IS 4924 Method of test for nail jointed timber trusses |
| (Part 1) : 1968 Destructive test |
| (Part 2) : 1968 Proof test |
| v) Logs |
| IS 3364 Method of measurement and evaluation of defects in timber |
| (Part 1) : 1976 Logs (first revision) |
| (Part 2) : 1976 Converted timber (first revision) |
| IS 4895 : 1985 Specification for teak logs (first revision) |
| IS 5246 : 2000 Specification for coniferous logs (first revision) |
| IS 7308 : 1999 Specification for non-coniferous logs (first revision) |
| vi) Bamboo |
| IS 6874 : 2008 Method of tests for bamboos (first revision) |
| IS 8242 : 1976 Methods of tests for split bamboos |
List of Indian Standard Code Books Related to Timber and Bamboo
September 7, 2019
