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(Reaffirmed 2000)
Indian Standard (Reaffirmed!2014)!
SPECIFICATION FOR (Reaffirmed 2019)

BUILDING LIMES
(Third Revision)

First Reprint DECEMBER 1989

UDe 691. 51

@ COPyri,hl 1985
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Building Limes Sectional Committee, BDC 4
CluJirman Representing
SHRI C. D. THATTE Gujarat Engineering Research Institute, Vadodara
Members
RESEARCH OJ'FlCEU ( GERI ) ( Altl1Mte to
Shri C. D. Thatte )
DR S. C. AHLUWALIA Cement Research Institute of India, New Delhi
SHRI S. P. S. AHUJA Engineer-in-Chief's Branch ( Ministry of Defence ),
New Delhi
MAJ S. P. SHAllKA ( Alternate) .
SHRI S. K. BANERJEE National Test House, Calcutta
SHRI D. K. KANUGO ( AIJernate )
SHRI B. K. CHAKRABORTY Housing & Urban Development Corporation, New
Delhi
SHRI P. S. SRIVASTAVA (Alternate)
SHRI S. K. CHAUDHARY ,Lime Manufacturers Association of India. Delhi
DIRECTOR A. P. Engineering Research Laboratories, 'H yderabad
JOINT DIRECTOR ( Allernate) ,
HOUSING COMMISSIONER Rajasthan Housing Board,Jaipur
RESIDENCE ENGINEER ( HQ) ( AlterMte )
SHRI K. S. INAKDAR Public Works Department, Government of Madhya
Pradesh, Bhopal
SHRI M. V. NAGRAJ RAO ( Alternate)
JOINT DIRECTOR, RESEARCH Ministry of Railways
(B & S)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, RESEARCH
( B & S ) ( Alternate )
SHRI V. LAKSHMIKANTHAN Khadi & Village Industries Commission, Bombay
SHRI E. RAKAOHANDRAN ( Alternate )
SHRI N. MACEDO Dyer's Stone Lime Co Pvt Ltd, Delhi
SHRI H. L. MARWAH Builder's Association oCIndia, Bombay
SHRI HARISH C. KOHLI ( Alternate)
DR IRSHAD MA800D Central Building Research Institute (CSIR),
Roorkee
SHRI S. P. GARG ( AlterMte)
( COlltilllUd l1li It'gl 2 )
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Members Representing
DR S. C. MAUDGAL Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi
SHRI Y. R. PHULI. Central Roard Research Institute (CSIR), New
Delhi
SHRI M. L. BUATIA ( Alternate)
DR A. V. R. RAO National Building~ Organization, New Delhi
SHRIJ. SEN GUPTA ( Alternate)
SHRI K. V. SINGH Department of MinI's & Geology, Government of
Rajasthan, Udaipur
SHRlj. N. KARAR ( Alternate)
SHRI C. SUDHINDRA Central S01l & Materials Research Station, New
Delhi
SHRI S. B. SUltI ( Alternate)
SUPERINTENDING ENG I N J.: E It Public Works Department, Government of Tamilnadu,
( PLANNING & DESING ) Madras
EXECUTIVf; ENG I NEE It
( BUILDING CENTUE DIVISION) ( Altnnat, )
SUPERINTl<:NDJNG SUnVEYOlt OF Central Public Works Department, New Delhi
WORKS (NDZ)
SURVltYl)lt OJ!' WORKS-I
( NDZ ) ( Alternate)
SHRI G. RAMAN, Director General, lSI ( EJt-II}jit:iu Member )
Director ( Civ Engg )
S"retarJ
SHIU N. C. BANDYOPADHYAY
Deputy Director ( Civ Engg ), lSI

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Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
BUILDING LIMES
(Third Revision)

O. FOREWOR D
0.1 This Indian Standard ( Third Revision) was adopted by the Indian
Standards Institution on 21 December 1984, aftt'r the draft finalized by
the Building Limes Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil
Engineering Division Council.
0.2 Lime has been used in India as a material of construction from
very ancient days. The manner in which lime structures about 2 000
years old have withstood the ravages oftime bear irrefutable evidence
to the durability of lime mortars.
0.3 The vastness of the country and its varied geological character has
made available several types of limestones suitable for burning to obtain
building limes. Due to the variability of limestone from place to place
the resulting lime may be expected to vary in quality. While it has not
been found possible to make strict comparison of characteristics of the
many types of limes obtained, this aspect has been given full consideration
in the preparation of this standard.
0.4 The method of manufacturing building limes and the manner in
which they are' used in construction work differ from one part of the"
country to another. For instance, in the south, lime mortar is generally
prepared by grinding a mixture of slaked lime and sand in suitable
proportions in a bullock mill while in' Punjab, lime putty is mixed
with sand and the mix used as mortar directly. Besides, defects caused
by adulteration with undesirable admixtures, differencell in the method
of burning, slaking, storing and using have appreciably affected the
quality of lime and in the absence of suitable standards for checking the
quality, the use of lime in building construction has come to be dis-
couraged to a large extent. At a time when necessity has been felt to
make full use of our construction material resources, the formulation of
a specification for building limes and its adoption are expected to bring
about a more judicious use of limes for construction purposes.

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0.5 This standard was fiJ:flt published in 1956 to bring out a long felt
need for uniformity in the variety of practices being followed towards
manufacture and use of lime in cons~ruction, work. The standard was
subsequently revised in 1964 and in 1973. This revision has been taken
up to keep abreast with the developments and modifications found
necessary with the usage of this standard. In this revision, requirements
for dolomitic limes which are manufactured and used in large quantity
in some parts 'of the country have been added, and the existing chemical
requirements and fineness have been modified to recognise and utilize
certain type of lime, which otherwise was not covered. The requirement
for cementation value has been deleted as it is not directly relevant in
case of lime.
0.6 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·. The number of significant places retained
in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value
in this standard.

1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard covers the requirements for building limes used,for
construction purpose.
2. TERMINOLOGY
2.1 For the purpose of this standard, the definitions given in IS : 6508-
1972t shall apply.
3. CLASSIFICATION
3.1 Building limes shall be classified as follows:
Class A - Eminently hydraulic lime used for structural purposes.
Class B - Semi-hydraulic lime used for masonry mortars, lime
concrete and plaster undercoat.
Class C - Fatlime used for finishing coat in plastering, whitewash-
ing, composite mortars, etc, and with addition of pozzol-
anic materials for masonry. mortar.
Class D - Magnesium/dolomitic lime used for finishing coat in
plastering, white washing, etc.

-Rules for rounding off numerical values ( rnised ).

tGloasary of terms relating to building lime.

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Class E - Kankar lime used for masonry mortars.
Class F - Siliceous dolomitic lime used for undercoat and finishing
coat of plaster.
NOTE I - Lime shall be available either in hydratl'd or quick form, except that
of Classes A and E which shan be supplied in hyq,atrd form.
NOTE 2 - Applications indicated are only ~uggestivf' •
•
4. CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS
4.1 Building limes shall conform to the requirements given in Table 1.

5. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
5.1 Building limes shall conform to the requirements given in Table 2.

6. PACKING
6.1 The hydrated lime shall be supplied, in suitable containers, such as
jute bags lined with polythene or high density polythene woven bags
lined with polythene or craft paper bags, preferably containing 50 kg of
lime.
NOTE - If the hydrated lime can be used within 30 days,· use of liner may be
dispensed with.

6.2 The quicklime shall be supplied in containers like metal container

or similar suitable containers preferably containing 50 kg of lime.

7. MARKING
7.1 The lime packages shall bear the type and class of lime, the brand
name of manufacturer, date of manufacture and the net weight; in case
of quicklime the slaking temperature shall be indicated.
7.1.1 Lime packages may also be marked with the lSI Certification
Mark.
NOTE - The use of the lSI Certification Mark is governed by the provisions of the
Indian Standards Institution (Certification Marks) Act and the Rules and Regll-
latioDi made thereunder. The lSI Mark on products covered by an Indian Standard
conveYI the assurance that they have been produced to comply with the requir~
ments of that standard under a well-defined IYltem of inspection, testing and quality
control wlUch is deviled and supervised by -lSI and opf'rated bv the producer. lSI
marked products are also continuo\L~ly checked by lSI Cor conCormity to that
standard al a Curther saCeguard. Detaill oC conditions under which a licence for the
lIIe of the lSI Certification Mark may be granted to manuCacturen or proceuon,
may be obtained Crom the Indian Standards IDititution.

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TABLE 1 CllEMICAL REQUIREMENTS

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GIl

SL CBAllACTD-
( Clmu, 4.1 )
CLASS METJIOD OJ"
...
~

N
No. 18TICB
A B C
~---------------~
D E F
TE6T,Ru
TO
...•
Hydra-
,...-__ ....... __ - ,

Quick Hyd
,...-._.A. __ -.. ,...-__ ....... __ - ,

Quick Hyd Quick Hyd Hydra- Quick Hyd

,...-__ .A.. __ - ,
!
ted ted
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
I) Calcium and 60 70 70 85 85 85 85 50 70 70 IS: 6932
magnesium oxide., ( Part 1 )-
percent, Mia ( on 1973·
ignited basis )
ii) Magnesium oxides,
percent ( on ignited
bui.s), Mu 6 6 6 6 6 6 IS: 6932
( Part 1 )-
~ 1975·
Min 6 6 6 6
iii) Silica, alumiDa and 20 10 10 20 10 10 IS: 6932
ferric oxide, percent, ( Part 1 )-
Mill ( OD ignited basis ) 1973·
iv) Unhydrated magnesium 8 8 8 8 IS: 6932
oxide, percent, MIU ( Pan 5 )-
( OD ignited basis ) 1973t
v) Insoluble residue iD 15 10 10 2 2 2 2 25 10
•
10 IS: 6932
dilute acid and alkali, (Part 1 )-
~t, MIU (OD 1973·
Ignited bui.s )
vi) Carbondioxide, percent, .5 5 . 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 IS: 6932
Ma ( OD oven dry ( Part 2 )-
basis ) 1973*
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NOTE - Requirements for insoluble residue including soluble silica are under inv~stigation and this requirement
ill likely to be included at a later stage.

-Methods of tests for building limes: Part I Determination of insoluble residue, loss on ignition, insoluble matter,
silicon dioxide, ferric and aluminium oxide, calcuim oxide and malnesium oxide.
tMethod. of testl for building limes: Part 5 Determination of unhydrated oxide.
tMethods of tests for building limes: Part 2 Determination of carbon dioxide content.
§Methods of sampling and test for quick lime and hydrated lime ( RlfJjJirm.d 1978).

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TABLE 2 PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

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SL CHABAC-
( Clause 5.1 )
.......
N
No. TEBISTICS r----------------.A.---------------
CLASS
--.,
METHOD OF
TEST, REF ...•
A B
r---..A..-~
C
r--..A.---, D E
, . - ..
F
,.- __ J..-_ .. _

Hydera- Quick Hyd Quick Hyd Quick Hyd Hydra- Quick Hyd
_- ..;.. ...
TO 'CI
00
•
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(I) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
i) Fineness:
a) Residue on 2'36 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil IS: 6932
mm IS Sieve, ( Part 4 )-
percent, MtVt 1973*
b) Residue on 300 5 5 Nil Nil 5 5
micron IS Sieve,
percent, Max
c) Relidue on 212 10 10 Nil
co micron IS Sieve,
percent, Ma"
ii) Relidue on slaking:
a) Rrsidue on 850 10 5 5 10 IS : 6932
micron IS Sieve, ( Part 3 )-
percent, Mil" 1973t
b) Residue on 300 5 5
micron IS Sieve,
percent, M tVt
iii) Setting time:
a) Initial set, Min, h 2 2 IS: 6932
( Part 11 )-
1984:
b) Final set, MtVt, h 48 48
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1973§
v) Transvene strength 1'0 0'7 0"7 0'7 0'7 0'7 IS: 6932
at 28 days, ( Part 7 )-
N/mm', Min 1973§
vi) Workability 12 10 12 10 IS: {, ~32
bumps,Mllx ( Part 8 )-
197311
vii) Volume yield mllg, 1'7 1-4 IS: 6932
Min ( Part 6)-
1973,
viii) Soundnea, Le 5 5 10 lQ IS: 6932
Chaterlier expasu- ( Part 9 )-
CD
ion, mm, Mu 1973*·
ix) Popping &: Free Free Free Free Free IS: 6932
pitting from from from from from ( Part 10)-
pop pop pop pop pop 1973tt
and and and and and
pits pits pita pita pita
.Methods of tests (or building limes: Part 4- Determination of fineness of hydrated lime.
t Methods of tests for building limes: Part 3 Determination of residue on Ilaking or quicklime.
~MethodJ of tests for building limes: Part 11 Determination of Rttibg time of hydrated lime.
§Methods of tests for building limes: Part 7 Determination of compreaive and tranavene .trengthi.
IIMethod. of tests for building limei: Part 8 Determination. of WOl"kability.
,Methods of tests for building limes: Part 6 Determination. of volume yield o( quicklime.
•• Methods of tests for building limes: Part 9 Determination of lOUDdnea.
ttMethods oftesta for building limes: Part 10 Determination of popping and piuiq of hydrated lime.
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8.1 The lime shall be stored in such a manner as to permit easy access
for proper inspection and in a suitable building to protect the lime from
the dampness and to minimize warehouse deterit'ration.
NOTE - Q}licklime deteriorate. rapidly and, therefore, mould be us(d as quickly aa
poasible.

9. SAMPLING AND CRITERION FOR CONFORMITY

9.1 The procedure of sampling and criterion for conformity shall be as

given in Appendix A.

APPENDIX A
( Clause 9 1 )
SAMPLING AND CRITERION FOR CONFORMITY

A-I. SAMPLES FOR TESTING

A-I.I The samples for testing shall be taken by the purchaser or his
representative at the manufacturer's works.

A-2. PROCEDURES FOR SAMPLING

A-2.1 Geaeral - Sampling shall be carried out as quickly as possible

so that the material does not deteriorate. The total time occupied in
mixing and quartering down the composite samples, and the preparation
of the final test samples from this shall not exceed two hours. The final
samples shall be three ip number and shall be placed immediately in
clean, dry and air-tight containers. When testing is not to be carried
out at once, the samples shall be enclosed, marked and sealed to the
satisfaction of all concerned, paying special attention to· the air-
tightness of the containers. Tools and containers shall be of material
free from rust and shall be alkali resistant.
A-2.2 SalllpUag - From each lot, three final test samples shall be
taken as provided under A-2.2.1 for quicklime and under A-2.2.2 for
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A-2.2.1 Q1licklime - The size of the gross sample for lump quicklime
and powdered quicklime from each lot depends on the size of the lot
and shall be as given in Table 3 and in A-2.2.1.1 and A-2.2.1.Z.

TABLE 3 SAMPLE SIZE

LOT SIZE GROSS SAMPLE SIZE GROSS SAMPLE SIZB
FOR LUMP QUICK· FOR POWDElI.BD
LIME QUIOKLUUII

(I) (2) (3)

Tonnes kg kg
Up to 100 500 250
101 to 300 1000 500
301 to 500 1500 750
501 to 1000 2000 1000

A-2.2.1.1 When the lump quicklime or powdered quicklime is

available in bulk, the gross sample shall be made up of at least 50 equal
portions taken from the lot at equal intervals of loading or unloading to
make up the pre;cribed gros~ sample size. For stationary lots, the gross
sample shall be collected from different parts of the stock pile in not less
than 50 equal portions. The gross sample collected in the above manner
shall be thoroughly mixed on a clean dry surface to about 20 kg for lump
quicklime and 10 kg for powdered quicklime by coning and quartering
method.
A-2.2.1.2 When the lump quicklime or powdered quicklime is
presented for sampling in packages, at least 25 percent of the packages
shall he opened and equal portions of the material shan be collected from
different parts of the packages to make up the prescribed gross sample
size. The gross sample collected in the above manner shan be thoroughly
mixed on a clean dry surface to about 20 kg for lump quicklime and
10 kg for powdered quicklime by coning and quartering method.
A-2.2.2 I~ydrated Lime -- The final samples, each of not less than 5 kg,
shall be takpn direct in the same manner as qescribed under A-2.2.1.1
and A-2.2.1.2 for powdered quicklime.
A-2.3 Material for Physical aDd Chemical Teats - Subsequently,
at the time and place at which the tests and chemical analysis are to be
carried out, the sample taken as described under A-2.2.1 and A-2.2.2
shall be crushed to pass through 2'36 tnm IS Sieve and thoroughly mixed.
Slightly more quantity of lime than is sufficient for conducting the tests
shall be taken. For chemical tests only, from the material finally chosen,
a small quantity from the sample shan be ground and rejected in order
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about 100 g of the sample shall be rapidly ground with as little exposure
to the air and water vapour as possible to pass through 300 micron IS
Sieve and placed in a small air-tight container. The remaining quan-
tity shan be used for physical t~sts.

A-3. CRITERION FOR CONFORMITY

A-3.1 The test sample prepared for each lot shall be subjected to
various physical and chemical tests. The lot shall be declared conform-
ing to this specification only if the sample passes all the prescribed
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