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 . CLAY FLOORING TILES - SPECIFICATION
Second Revision
UDC 691’421’2 - 431 : 692’533’42 Q BIS 1992
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
MANAK BHAVAN 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELHI 110002
December 1992
Price
Group 3
( Reaffirmed 1997 )
 
‘Clay Products for Buildings Sectional Committee, CED 30 FOREWORD This Indian Standard ( Second Revision ) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by the Clay Products for Buildings Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil Engineering Division Council. Flooring tiles are unglazed tiles made from natural clays or shales and burnt to dense mass which are used for flooring of residential, public and industrial buildings. Since a number of mechanized plants are being set up in different parts of this country for manufacturing clay products it is felt that tiles will be produced in large numbers and will find greater application in general building.. construction. This standard covers essential requirements regarding dimensions, quality and strength of flooring tiles and is intended to serve as a guide to control the quality of manufacture and use. This standard was first published in 1959 and subsequently revised in 1969. As a result of further experience gained on this subject, this standard has been revised. In this revision Amendments No. 1 and 2 have been incorporated. The values for water absorption, breaking load under tlexure and impact included in the standard are based on the results of tests conducted at the Concrete and Soil Research Laboratory, Madras; and Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee. In preparing this standard, the Sectional Committee responsible for the preparation of this standard has taken into consideration the views of producers, consumers and technologists and has related the standard to the prevailing manufacturing and trade practices followed in the country in this field. Due weightage has also been given to the need for international co-ordination among the standards prevailing in different countries of the world. This standard contains clauses 6.1.1 and 8.3 which call for agreement between the concerned, parties. 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.
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Indian Standard
CLAY FLOORING TILES - SPECIFICATION
Second Revision )
:9 SCOPE 5.1.1
Class 1 bricks shall be specially hard-burnt as they are meant for use in industrial flooring
1.1
This standard specifies the requirements for where heavy wear is anticipated. dimensions, quality and strength for fiooring tiles. clay 6 DIMENSIONS, SHAPE, TOLERANCES AND WARPAGE .2 REFERENCES 6.1 Dimensions and Shape
2.1
IS 2248
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1992 ‘Glossary of terms relating to clay products for building’ is a necessary adjunct to this standard. 3 TERMINOLOGY 3.1 For the purpose of this standard, the definitions of terms given in IS 2248
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1992 shall apply. The dimensions of the square tiles shall be as given in Table 2, half-tiles, both rectangular and triangular in shape shall also be available. Half-tiles for usn with the full tiles shall be such as to make two half-tiles, when joined together, match the dimensions of one full tile. Table 2 Dimensions of Sides and Thickness of Tiles 4 CLASSIFICATION
Sl
Size
Thickness,
Min
4.1
The ‘flooring tiles shall be of three classes, namely, Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3, with the
characteristics as specified in Table 1 and
shall
satisfy the details of tests given in 8.
NO
mm
mm i) 150 x 150* 15
ii)
150 x 150’ 20 iii) 200 x 200 20 iv) 200 x 200 25
Table
1
Classification of Flooring Tiles v)
250 x 250* 30 *These are non-modular sizes and have been included ( clnuses 4.1, 8.1,
8.2
and
8.3 >
because of current use. It is intended to revise these sizes as the industry adopts the modular sizes for tiles. Sl Characferistic Requirements for
No.
r_-_;--h--__~
Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 i) Water absorption percent, 10 19 24
Max ii
Flexural strength, kg/cm width,
Min:
a) Average 6 3.5 2.5 b) Individual 5 3.0 2’0 iii) Impact, maximum height in mm of drop of steel ball: a) 15 mm thick 25 20 15 b) 20 mm ,, 60 50 40 c) 25 mm ,, 75 65 50 d) 30 mm ,, 80 70 60
5 GENERAL QUALITY 5.1 The flooring tiles shall be made from good soils of even texture and shall be uniformly well burnt. They shall be uniform in size and shape and shall be free from irregularities, such as twists, bends, cracks, flaws, laminations and imperfections which affect appeara.nce or service- ability. The faces of tiles shall be plain, grooved, fluted or figured as specified and the edges shall be square. The backs of the tile may have some type of either plain or engraved or embossed design. 1
6.1.1
The dimensions and shape of flooring tiles other than square shall be as agreed to between the purchaser and the vendor. 6.1.2 The depth of the grooves or frogging on the underside of flooring tiles shall not exceed 3 mm. 6.2 Tolerances The permissible tolerances on the dimensions specified in 6.1 shall be as in 6.2.1 and 6.2.2. 6.2.1
Dimensions Length and Breadth )
The average dimensions of the tile when measured as described in 6.2.1.1 shall not vary more than f 5 mm from the nominal dimension and also the dimensions of the individual tile furnished for a given area or space shall not vary more than 2 mm from the average. 6.2.1.1 The measurement of the dimensions shall be msde to the nearest 0’5 mm and the results averaged; the dimensions shall not include spacers. 6.2.2
Thickness
The average thickness of the tile when measured as described in 6.2.2.1 shall not vary more than
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2 mm from the nominal thickness; also, the thickness of ir.dividual tile supplied for a given area or a space shall not vary more than f 1 mm. 6.2.2.1 The thickness of the tile shall be measured 10 mm from each of the edges of the tile and rounded off to the nearest 0’25 mm. Four points of measurement shall be selected to give an average thickness representative of the tile. In case tile has keys or ribs these shall be included in the thickness. 6.3 Warpage When measured as described in 6.3.1 the war- page shall not exceed 2 percent along the edges and 1’5 percent along the diagonals. 6.3.1 Place a straight edge flat over the tile resting on a plane surface so as to leave maxi- mum gap between the straight edge and the surface of the tile, as judged by the naked eye. Insert the measuring metallic wedge (see Fig. 1 ) in the gap and measure the maximum value of the gap. materials for taking and packing the samples. Each specimen shall be so marked that it may by identified at any time. 8 DETAILS OF TEST 8.1 Water Absorption Test The average water absorption of six tiles, when tested by the method described in Annex A, shall conform to the requirements specified in Table 1. 8.2 Flexural Strength Test When tested by the method described in Annex 8, the average strength of six tiles, that is, three tiles in the dry condition and three in the wet condition, shall conform to the require- ments specified in Table 1. 8.3 Impact Test When tested by the method described in Annex C, the maximum height of release of the
FIG. 1 MEASURING METALLIC
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7 SAMPLING 7.1 Samples shall be taken by the purchaser ( or his representative ) or by any person ap- pointed to superintend the works for the pur- pose of which the tiles are required or by the latter’s representative. 7.2 Procedure for Sampling For conducting the tests specified in 8 atleast six tiles shall be selected at random for every 1 000 tiles or fraction thereof in a lot by the purchaser ( or his representative ) in the pre- sence of the manufacturer ( or his representa- tive ). Additional specimens may be taken for tests at the discretion of the purchaser. The number of tiles taken from a lot for tests shall be not less than 15 in any one lot. 7.3
Facilities for Sampling and Identifying
The manufacturer or the supplier shall afford every facility and provide all the labour and steel ball, which does not cause a fracture in the tile obtained by tests on three specimens, shall conform to the requirements specified in Table 1. In case of tiles other than square tiles, the height of release of the steel ball shall be subject to prior agreement between the purchaser and the vendor. 9 NON-COMPLIANCE WITH TESTS 9.1 If any of the tiles in the sample fails to comply with the requirements of any of the tests specified in 8, another sample shall be similarly drawn and tested. If any of the tiles in the second sample also fails to comply with the requirements of any of the tests specified in 8, then the whole lot, from where the samples were taken, shall be rejected as not complying with this standard. 10 INDEPENDENT TEST 10.1 If the purchaser ( or his representative ) requires independent tests, the samples shall be 2
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