IS 13620 : 1993

(Reaffirmed 2000)
Edition 1.1
(1994-04)

Indian Standard
FUSION BONDED EPOXY COATED
REINFORCING BARS — SPECIFICATION
(Incorporating Amendment No. 1)

UDC 669.14.018.26-422 : 621.793.7 ( 678.686 )

© BIS 2003

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

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Cement and Concrete Sectional Committee, CED 2

FOREWORD

This Indian Standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by
the Cement and Concrete Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil Engineering
Division Council.
Corrosion of reinforcing bars in R.C.C. constructions, particularly those located in the saline
corrosion prone and industrially poluted area, is one of the major problems encountered by the
structural engineers in our country. Amongst the long term measures, one of the method for
protection of concrete reinforcing bars against corrosion is epoxy coating on these bars by
electrostatic spraying of fusion bonded epoxy powder. Therefore, keeping in view the country’s
need for appropriate corrosion resistance reinforcing bars, it was felt necessary to prepare this
standard in order to help the users to procure epoxy coated reinforcing bars of accepted quality.
The use of such bars is not recommended as a substitute for good construction practices including
adequate cover and other durability requirements specified in the relevant standard.
While preparing this standard, considerable assistance has been derived from the following:
ASTM Designation : A 775/A 775 M-84 Standard specification for epoxy-coated reinforcing bars,
American Society for Testing and Materials
ASTM Designation : D 3963-1986 Standard specification for epoxy-coated reinforcing bars
American Society for Testing and Materials
The composition of the technical committee responsible for the formulation of this standard is
given in Annex B.
This edition 1.1 incorporates Amendment No. 1 (April 1994). Side bar indicates modification of the
text as the result of incorporation of the amendment.
For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with,
the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded
off in accordance with IS 2 : 1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised )’. The number
of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified
value in this standard.
 IS 13620 : 1993

Indian Standard
FUSION BONDED EPOXY COATED
REINFORCING BARS — SPECIFICATION
1 SCOPE 6 APPLICATION OF COATING
This standard covers deformed steel reinforcing The coating shall be applied as an
bars with protective epoxy coating applied by electrostatically charged dry powder sprayed
electrostatic spray method. onto the grounded steel bar using an electrostatic
spray gun. The powder may be applied to either
2 REFERENCES a hot or cold bar. The coated bar shall be given a
The Indian Standards mentioned below are a thermal treatment specified by the
necessary adjunct to this standard: manufacturer of the epoxy resin which will
provide a fully cured finish coating. Temperature
IS No. Title shall be controlled as recommended by the
manufacturer of the coating to ensure a
1786 : 1985 High strength deformed steel workman like job without blistering or other
bars and wires for concrete defects.
reinforcement ( third revision )
6885 : 1973 Method for knoop hardness 7 REQUIREMENTS OF COATED BARS
testing of metals 7.1 Coating Thickness

3 COATING MATERIALS 7.1.1 For acceptance purposes at least 90

percent of all coating thickness measurements
3.1 The coating material shall meet the shall be 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm after curing. The
requirements specified in Annex A. coating thickness limits do not apply to patched
3.2 The patching or repairing material or both, areas. A minimum of 15 measurements shall be
shall be compatible with the coating, inert in taken approximately evenly spaced along each
concrete and feasible for repairs at the coating side of the test bar. At least 90 percent of these
plant or in the field. This material shall be measurements shall be within the specified
approved by the purchaser prior to use. The limits.
patching or repair shall be performed in NOTE — By mutual agreement between the purchaser
accordance with the recommendation of the and the manufacturer, thicker coating may be accepted
material manufacturer. where the bars are not to be bent or worked after the
coating has been applied.
4 REINFORCING STEEL 7.2 Continuity of Coating
4.1 Steel reinforcing bars to be coated shall The coating shall be visually inspected after
conform to IS 1786 : 1985.
curing for continuity of the coating and shall be
5 SURFACE PREPARATION free from holes, voids, contamination, cracks
and damaged areas discernible to the unaided
5.1 The surface of the steel reinforcing bars to be eye. In addition, there shall be not more than
coated shall be cleaned by abrassive blast an average of two holidays per 300 mm when
cleaning to near white metal. The surface profile tested in accordance with 8.2.
shall be free from mill scale, rust and foreign
NOTE — Holiday means a pinhole not discernible to the
matter when viewed under well-lit conditions. unaided eye.
5.2 The coating shall be applied to the cleaned 7.3 Adhesion
surface as soon as possible after cleaning. Any
formation of rust blooms on the cleaned bars are The adhesion of coating shall be evaluated on a
to be removed by blast cleaning before representative number of bars selected in
application of the coating. However, in no case accordance with 9.4 from each production lot.
shall the coating be delayed more than eight No visible cracks or disbonding in the coating
hours after cleaning unless otherwise permitted on the outside radius shall be allowed when
by the purchaser. tested in accordance with 8.3.

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8 TEST METHODS Table 1 Mandrel Diameter for Bend Test

Requirements
8.1 The thickness of the coating shall be
measured on the body of reinforcing bar ( Clause 8.3 )
between deformations and ribs or both, on a Bar Diameter, Madrel Diameter,
straight length. Non-destructive coating thick- mm mm
ness measurements using magnetic gauges (1) (2)
shall be used.
6 60
8.1.1 ‘Pencil’ type pull-off gauges which require 8 80
the operator to observe the reading at the 10 100
instant the magnet is pulled from the surface
and do not hold shims tightly against the steel 12 100
plate during calibration are not recommended 16 125
for use. 18 150

8.1.2 Gauge calibration with shims shall be 20 150

performed on a smooth, clean, low-carbon steel 22 200
plate (at least 75 × 75 × 13 mm), rather than on 25 200
a clean reinforcing bar.
28 225
8.1.3 A correction factor defining the effect of 32 280
the bar preparation process shall be obtained
36 280
as the difference between ( a ) the average of
the 10 gauge readings on a cleaned but 40 400
uncoated reinforcing bar of the size and lot 45 450
being coated and ( b ) the average of 5 gauge 50 500
readings on a smooth mild steel plate. This
correction factor shall then be subtracted from
9 FREQUENCY OF TEST
all subsequent gauge readings on coated bars.
9.1 Coating thickness shall be tested at a
8.1.4 Fixed probe gauges shall be checked to
ensure that the force generated by the spring frequency of not less than one full length bar
every twenty bars for each size.
loaded probe housing is sufficient to ensure
intimate contact between the probe tip and the 9.2 Continuity of coating shall be determined
coating on the curved bar surface. If intimate by testing one full length bar in every twenty
contact does not result, it will be necessary to bars for each size.
remove the probe housing and utilize hand-
pressure to obtain valid indicated thicknesses. 9.3 Coating thickness over the whole of the
coated bar section shall be determined by
8.2 Holidays sectioning and examining one bar in every
twenty tonnes for each size.
A 67.5 volts holiday detector shall be used in
accordance with the detector manufacturer’s 9.4 For testing adhesion of coating, samples
instructions. The detector may be an in line DC shall be selected from each size according to the
detector or a hand held DC detector. frequency given below:
8.3 Adhesion of Coating Nominal Size of Bar, mm No. of Samples
The adhesion of the coating shall be evaluated Up to 16 1 for every 1 tonnes
by bending production coated bars 120 degrees
Above 16 and up to 25 1 for every 2 tonnes
(after rebound) around a mandrel of size as
prescribed in Table 1. The bend test shall be Above 25 1 for every 4 tonnes
made at a uniform rate and shall take up to 90
seconds to complete. The two longitudinal 10 RETEST
deformations shall be placed in a plane
perpendicular to the mandrel radius and the 10.1 If the specimen for coating thickness or for
test specimen shall be at thermal equilibrium adhesion of coating fails to meet the specified
between 25°C and 35°C. requirements, twice the number of samples
originally selected shall be tested for each
NOTE — The fracture of partial failure of steel
reinforcing bar in the bend test for adhesion of coating
failure test. If the results of these retests meet
shall not be considered as an adhesion failure of the the specified requirements, the coated bar
coating. represented by the samples shall be accepted.

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11 HANDLING AND IDENTIFICATION 13.4 Patching shall be done in accordance with

the patching material manufacturer’s
11.1 All systems for handling coated bars shall recommendations.
have padded contact areas. All bundling bands
shall be padded or suitable banding shall be 14 REJECTION
used to prevent damage to the coating. All Coated bars represented by the samples that do
bundles of coated bars shall be lifted with a not meet the requirements of this specification
strong back, spreader bar, multiple supports, or shall be rejected. By mutual agreement
a platform bridge to prevent bar-to-bar between the purchaser and the manufacturer,
abrasion from sags in the bundles of coated such bar may be stripped of coating, recleaned,
bars. The bars or bundles shall not be dropped re-coated, and resubmitted for acceptance test
or dragged. in accordance with the requirements of the
11.2 The identification of all reinforcing bars specification.
shall be maintained throughout the fabrication 15 MANUFACTURER’S CERTIFICATE
and coating processes to the point of shipment.
If requested by the purchaser, the
12 INSPECTION manufacturer shall furnish, at the time of
shipment, a written certificate that the coated
All tests and inspection shall be made at the reinforcing bars meet the requirements of this
place of manufacture prior to shipment, unless specification.
otherwise specified.
16 IDENTIFICATION AND MARKING
13. PERMISSIBLE COATING DAMAGE 16.1 The manufacturer or supplier shall mark
AND REPAIR AFTER COATING the bars in such a way that all finished bars
APPLICATION can be traced to the cast from which they are
made or the original identification mark of the
13.1 Coating damage due to fabrication and
bars.
handling need not be repaired in case where
the damaged area is 40 mm2 or smaller. 16.2 Each bundle containing the bars may also
be suitably marked with the Standard Mark in
13.2 All damaged areas larger than 40 mm2 which case the concerned test certificate shall
shall be repaired with patching material. also bear the Standard Mark.
13.3 Maximum amount of damage shall not 16.2.1 For each bundle of bars a tag shall be
exceed 2 percent of the surface area of each bar attached indicating the Cast No./Lot No., grade
(total of damage in 13.1 and 13.2). and size of the bars.

ANNEX A
( Clause 3.1 )
REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIC COATINGS

A-1 COATING MATERIAL c) A 3 M aqueous solution of NaOH, and

The coating material shall comply with the d) A solution saturated with Ca (OH)2.
requirements given in A-2 to A-8 the pigment, A-2.2 Specimens without holidays and
if used may be inorganic compound. specimens with 6 mm diameter intentional
holes drilled through the coating shall be
A-2 CHEMICAL RESISTANCE tested. The temperature of the test solution
A-2.1 The chemical resistance of coating shall shall be 30 ± 5°C. Minimum test time shall be
be evaluated by immersing coated reinforcing 45 days. The coating shall not blister, soften,
bars in each of the following: lose bond, nor develop holidays during this
period. The intentionally made holes shall
a) Distilled water, exhibit no undercutting during the 45-day
b) A 3 M aqueous solution of CaCl2. period.

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A-3 RESISTANCE TO APPLIED VOLTAGE A-4 ADHESION OF COATING

(TYPE OF ACCELERATED CORROSION
TEST) A-4.1 The adhesion of the coating shall be
evaluated by bending three coated reinforcing
A-3.1 The effects of electrical and bars 120 degrees (after rebound) around a
electrochemical stresses on the bond of coating 150 mm diameter wooden mandrel. The bend
to steel and on the film integrity of the coating test shall be made at a uniform rate and shall
shall be assessed. take up to 1 min to complete. The two
longitudinal deformations may be placed in a
A-3.2 Apparatus and Electrolyte plane perpendicular to the mandrel radius and
the specimen shall be at the thermal
A-3.2.1 Test Vessel equilibrium of 30 ± 5°C.
A non-conductive plastic material shall be used A-4.2 No cracking of the coating shall be visible
for the vessel or as a lining in a metallic vessel. to the unaided/naked eye on the outside radius
Dimensions of the vessel shall permit the of any of the three bent bars.
following requirements:
A-5 BOND STRENGTH TO CONCRETE
a) Test specimens shall be suspended
vertically in the vessel with at least 25 A-5.1 The bond strength of the reinforcing bars
mm clearance from the bottom. in concrete shall be determined with pull-out
specimens (two coated bar specimens and two
b) Test specimens shall be separated by not uncoated uncleaned bar specimens) by method
less than 40 mm. outlined in IS 1786 : 1985 as modified in A-5.2
c) Test specimens shall be separated from to A-5.8. The test specimens shall be coated
any wall of the vessel by not less than and uncoated bars of 20 mm nominal diameter.
40 mm. Bond strength shall be calculated from the load
at a measured slip of 0.025 mm and 0.25 mm.
d) Depth of the electrolyte shall permit the
test length of the specimen to be A-5.2 The age of the concrete shall be 28 days.
immersed, but the immersed area shall A-5.3 The test shall be carried out applying
not be less than 23, 200 mm2. axial force on the bar and by measuring the slip
A-3.2.2 Electrodes at free end of the bar. The test shall be
continued up to the failure of the bond between
The cathode and anode shall be reinforcing bars bar and the surrounding concrete. The failure
coated with the proposed material. shall deemed to have occurred when the free
end slip of the bar exceeds 0.2 mm.
A-3.2.3 Electrolyte
A-5.4 The load and slip measurements are
The electrolyte shall be an aqueous solution of recorded at a slip of 0.01 mm, 0.1 mm and at
7 percent NaCL. failure.
A-3.2.4 Electrical Connection A-5.5 The mean bond strength at the measured
slip of 0.025 mm and 0.25 mm for coated bars
A potential of 2 V shall be applied. shall not be less than 80 percent of the
corresponding mean bond strength for uncoated
A-3.3 No film failures as evidenced by evolution
of hydrogen gas at the cathode or appearance of bars.
corrosion products of iron at the anode, shall
A-6 ABRASION RESISTANCE
take place during first hour of testing.
A-6.1 The resistance of the coating on each of
A-3.4 The test shall be continued for 30 days the steel panels to abrasion by a Taber abrasor
and the elapsed time for development of the or its equivalent using CS-10 wheels and 1 kg
first holiday shall be recorded. No under- load, shall be such that the weight loss shall
cutting of the coating shall occur at any holiday not exceed 100 mg/1 000 cycles.
that develops during the test. If no holiday has
developed during the 30 days, single A-7 IMPACT TEST
intentional hole 6 mm in diameter shall be
made in both the cathode and the anode. Then A-7.1 The resistance of the reinforcing bar
the test shall be continued for an additional coating to mechanical damage shall be
24 h in which time no undercutting shall occur. determined by the falling weight test.

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A-7.2 Apparatus A-7.3 Impact shall occur on the low laying

areas on the coated bars, that is, between
A-7.2.1 Tup deformations and ridges. The test shall be
The tup shall have 1.8 kg mass, and should be performed at room temperature. With an
used over a drop range of 0.60 to 1.25 m. The impact of 9 Nm, no shuttering, cracking, or
head of the tup shall terminate in a bond loss of the coating shall occur except at
hemispherical 15.875 mm diameter nose. the impact area, that is, area permanently
deformed by the tup.
A-7.2.2 Drop Tube
A-8 HARDNESS TEST
A tube approximately 1.50 m long shall be used
to contain the tup and guide it during free fall. A-8.1 The hardness of the reinforcing bar
A scale shall be attached for measuring the coating shall be determined by knoop hardness
height of the drop to the nearest 2.0 mm. tester according to the method given in
IS 6885 : 1973 using a 10 g mass. The average
A-7.2.3 Specimen Holder of four individual hardness measurements
The base plate of the apparatus shall include a made in the area between deformations or ribs
device for positioning and holding the test on at least two coated reinforcing bars shall be
specimen on line with the axis of the vertical equal to, or shall exceed the Knoop Hardness
drop line. number of 16.

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ANNEX B
( Foreword )
Cement and Concrete Sectional Committee, CED 2
Chairman Representing
DR H. C. VISVESVARAYA In Personal capacity ( University of Roorkee, Roorkee 247667 )
Members
SHRI H. BHATTACHARYA Orissa Cement Limited, New Delhi
SHRI G. R. BHARTIKAR B. G. Shirke and Co, Pune
SHRI U. N. RATH ( Alternate )
DR A. K. CHATTERJEE The Associated Cement Companies Ltd, Bombay
SHRI S. H. SUBRAMANIAN ( Alternate )
CHIEF ENGINEER ( DESIGNS ) Central Public Works Department, New Delhi
SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER (S & S) ( Alternate )
CHIEF ENGINEER, NAVAGAM DAM Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd, Gandhinagar
SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, QCC
( Alternate )
CHIEF ENGINEER (RESEARCH-CUM- Irrigation and Power Research Institute, Amritsar
DIRECTOR)
RESEARCH OFFICER (CONCRETE
TECHNOLOGY)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (I) National Building Organization, New Delhi
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (EH) ( Alternate )
DIRECTOR A. P. Engineering Research Laboratories, Hyderabad
JOINT DIRECTOR ( Alternate )
DIRECTOR (CMDD) (N & W) Central Water Commission, New Delhi
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (CMDD)
(NW & S ) ( Alternate )
SHRI K. H. GANGWAL Hyderabad Industries Limited, Hyderabad
SHRI V. PATTABHI ( Alternate )
SHRI V. K. GHANEKAR Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR), Ghaziabad
SHRI S. GOPINATH The India Cements Limited, Madras
SHRI R. TAMILAKARAN ( Alternate )
SHRI S. K. GUHA THAKURTA Gannon Dunkerley & Company Limited, Bombay
SHRI S. P. SHANKARANARAYANAN
( Alternate )
DR IRSHAD MASOOD Central Building Research Institute (CSIR), Roorkee
DR MD KHALID ( Alternate )
SHRI N. C. JAIN Cement Corporation of India, New Delhi
DR. S. P. GHOSH ( Alternate )
JOINT DIRECTOR, STANDARDS (B & S) (CB-I) Research, Designs and Standards Organization (Ministry of Railways),
JOINT DIRECTOR, STANDARDS (B & S)/ Lucknow
(CB-II) ( Alternate )
SHRI N. G. JOSHI Indian Hume Pipes Co Limited, Bombay
SHRI P. D. KELKAR ( Alternate )
SHRI D. K. KANUNGO National Test House, Calcutta
SHRI B. R. MEENA ( Alternate )
SHRI P. KRISHNAMURTHY Larsen and Toubro Limited, Bombay
SHRI S. CHAKRAVARTHY ( Alternate )
SHRI C. REDDY ( Alternate )
DR A. G. MADHAVA RAO Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR), Madras
SHRI K. MANI ( Alternate )
SHRI G. K MAJUMDAR Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation (India) Ltd, New Delhi
SHRI S. O. RANGARI ( Alternate )
SHRI M. K. MUKHERJEE Roads Wing, Department of Surface Transport (Ministry of Transport),
SHRI M. K. GHOSH ( Alternate ) New Delhi
MEMBER SECRETARY Central Board of Irrigation and Power, New Delhi
DIRECTOR (CIVIL) ( Alternate )
SHRI NIRMAL SINGH Development Commissioner for Cement Industry (Ministry of Industry)
SHRI S. S. MIGLANI ( Alternate )

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Members Representing
SHRI R. C. PARATE Engineer-in-Chief;s Branch, Army Headquarters, New Delhi
COL. R. K. SINGH ( Alternate )
SHRI Y. R. PHULL Central Road Research Institute (CSIR), New Delhi
SHRI S. S. SEEHRA
SHRI Y. R. PHULL Indian Roads Congress, New Delhi
SHRI N. K. SINHA ( Alternate )
DR C. RAJKUMAR National Council for Cement and Building Materials, New Delhi
DR. S. C. AHLUWALIA ( Alternate )
SHRI G. RAMDAS Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals, New Delhi
SHRI R. C. SHARMA ( Alternate )
SHRI S. A. REDDI Gammon India Ltd, Bombay
SHRI N. PRABHAKAR ( Alternate )
REPRESENTATIVE Builder’s Association of India, Bombay
SHRI J. S. SANGANERIA Geological Survey of India, Calcutta
SHRI L. N. AGARWAL ( Alternate )
SHRI S. B. SURI Central Soil and Materials Research Station, New Delhi
SHRI N. CHANDRASEKARAN ( Alternate )
SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER (DESIGN) Public Works Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Madras
EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (S. M. R. DIVISION)
( Alternate )
SHRI TARWINDER SINGH Hindustan Prefab Ltd, New Delhi
SHRI ALOK AGGARWAL ( Alternate )
DR H. C. VISVESVARAYA The Institution of Engineers (India), Calcutta
SHRI D. C. CHATTURVEDI ( Alternate )
SHRI Y. R. TANEJA, Director General, BIS ( Ex-Officio Member )
Director (Civ Engg )

Secretary
SHRI J. K. PRASAD
Joint Director (Civ Engg ), BIS

Concrete Reinforcement, Subcommittee, CED 2 : 13

Convener
DR C. RAJKUMAR National Council for Cement and Building Materials, New Delhi
Members
DR ANIL KUMAR ( Alternate to
Dr C. Rajkumar )
BRIG S. V. ABHYANKAR Engineer-in-Chief’s Branch, Army Headquarters, New Delhi
DR J. L. AJMANI The Tata Iron & Steel Co Ltd, Jamshedpur
SHRI S. C. MOHANTY ( Alternate )
SHRI C. R. ALIMCHANDANI Stup Consultants Ltd, Bombay
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (SPECIAL PROJECTS)
( Alternate )
SHRI K. G. BALRAM Multiweld Wire Co Pvt Ltd, Bombay
SHRI V. NARAYANASWAMY ( Alternate )
SHRI S. N. CHANDA Metallurgical & Engineering Consultants (India) Ltd, Ranchi
SHRI R. D. CHOUDHRY ( Alternate )
SHRI S. K. CHELLANI Usha Ismal Ltd, Ranchi
SHRI RAMESH KOHLI ( Alternate )
CHIEF ENGINEER (DESIGN) Central Public Works Department, New Delhi
SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER (CDO)
( Alternate )
CHIEF ENGINEER (KAD) Irrigation Department, Government of Punjab
DIRECTOR (PP) ( Alternate )
SHRI C. DASGUPTA Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai
SHRI S. GOPALAN ( Alternate )

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Members Representing
SHRI D. I. DESAI Gammon India Ltd, Bombay
SHRI A. L. BHATIA ( Alternate )
SHRI R. R. DESAI Tensile Steels Ltd, Bombay
SHRI M. S. PATHAK ( Alternate )
DIRECTOR National Buildings Organization, New Delhi
DEPUTY DIRECTOR ( Alternate )
DIRECTOR (HCD — NW & S ) Central Water Commission, New Delhi
DIRECTOR (N&W) ( Alternate )
SHRI M. R. DOCTOR Special Steels Ltd, Bombay
SHRI V. C. TRICKUR ( Alternate )
SHRI V. K. GHANEKAR Structural Engineering Research Centre, Ghaziabad
SHRI D. S. PRAKASH RAO ( Alternate )
SHRI P. K. GUPTA National Metallurgical Laboratory (CSIR), Jamshedpur
SHRI J. N. JAMBUSARIA Killick Nixon Ltd, Bombay
SHRI P. S. VENKAT SUBRAMANIAN ( Alternate )
SHRI M. P. JASUJA Research & Development Centre for Iron & Steel (Steel Authority of
India), Ranchi
JOINT DIRECTOR STANDARDS (B & S) CB-II Research Designs & Standards Organization, Lucknow
ASSTT DESIGN ENGINEER (B & S) (CS-I)
( Alternate )
Joint Secretary Steel Re-rolling Mills Association India, Calcutta
SHRI H. N. KRISHNA MURTHY Tor Steel Research Foundation in India, Calcutta
DR. P. C. CHOWDHURY ( Alternate )
SHRI V. N. MADGE Hindustan Construction Co Ltd, Bombay
SHRI S. B. MALEKAR ( Alternate )
SHRI R. K. MATHUR Public Works Department, Government of U.P., Lucknow
SHRI M. K. MUKHERJEE Roads Wing (Department of Surface Transport, Ministry of Transport),
SHRI N. K. SINHA ( Alternate ) New Delhi
SHRI S. N. PAL M. N. Dastur & Co Pvt Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI SALIL ROY ( Alternate )
SHRI A. S. PRASADA RAO Structural Engineering Research Centre, Madras
SHRI H. G. SREENATH ( Alternate )
SHRI T. SEN IRC Steels Ltd, Calcutta
DR C. N. SRINIVASAN C. R. Narayana Rao, Madras
SHRI C. N. RAGHAVANDRAN ( Alternate )

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