IS 3370 (Part 1) : 2021

Indian Standard

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1

Concrete Structures for Retaining

Aqueous Liquids — Code of Practice
Part 1 General Requirements

( Second Revision )

ICS 23.020.10; 91.010.30; 91.080.40

© BIS 2021

B U R E A U O F I N D I A N S TA N D A R D S

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March 2021 Price Group 9

FOREWORD
This Indian Standard (Part 1) (Second Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft

the series are:

Part 3 Prestressed concrete

fourth revision
second revision

(Continued to third cover)

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Indian Standard

PART 1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

( Second Revision )

1 SCOPE 3 TERMINOLOGY

1.1

3.1 Blinding Layer

3.2 Capacity

3.3 Contraction Joint

1.2
3.4 Construction Joint

3.5 Dead Storage

3.6 Design Liquid Depth

1.3

3.7 Freeboard
2 REFERENCES

3.8 H/t Ratio

H t

3.9 Joint Filler

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3.10 Joint Sealant 4 MATERIALS

4.1

3.11 Kicker

4.2 Aggregates
3.12 Leakage

3.13 Lift

4.3 Reinforcement
3.14 Liquid Retaining Structure

3.15 Liquid Storage Structure

4.4 Admixtures
4.4.1 Mineral Admixtures
3.16 Screed Layer

3.17 Shear-friction

4.4.2 Chemical Admixtures

3.18 Shear Key

3.19 Stress Raiser

4.5 Jointing Materials

3.20 Sympathetic Cracking 12

5 EXPOSURE CONDITIONS

3.21 Water-bar (Water-stop For the purpose of this standard, parts of the structure

3.22 Water Path

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6 CONCRETE 7.3 Nominal Cover to Reinforcement

8 SITE CONDITIONS

1) Earth pressure

Table 1 Minimum Cementitious Content,

Maximum Free Water-cementitious Ratio and
Minimum Grade of Concrete
[ Foreword, Clause 2) Settlement and subsidence

Sl Concrete Minimum Maximum Minimum

No. Cementitious Free Water- Grade of
Content Cementitious Concrete
3
Ratio
(1) (2) (3) (4)
i)
concrete
ii) Reinforced
concrete
iii) Prestressed
concrete

1
b) Chemical properties of the soil and of the ground
2 3
water

7 DURABILITY

7.1 c)

7.2

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9.2 Methods of Control

9.2.1

2 2
2 2

9.2.2

9.2.3
9 CAUSES AND CONTROL OF CRACKING

9.1 Causes
9.1.1 Effects of Applied Loads

9.1.2 Temperature and Moisture Effects

9.2.4

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9.2.5
11.3 and

9.2.9 Structural Fibres

9.2.6

9.2.7
of the concrete in tension cannot be avoided, the

9.2.8
10 STABILITY OF THE STRUCTURE
a) A combination of external restraint and
reinforcement

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10.1 and 10.2
10.1 Overturning

b) A combination of movement joints and

reinforcement

10.2 Probable Variation in Loads

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11 DESIGN, DETAILING AND WORK

MANSHIP OF JOINTS

11.1

(see
2) Contraction joint

between the concrete on either side of the

see
see

11.2
a) Movement joints

1) Expansion joint see

see

and concrete (see

see
(see
contraction, where the concrete is cast as

see
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NON ABSORBENT
NON ABSORBENT JOINT FILTER
JOINT FILTER
SEALING COMPOUND ON SEALING NO STEEL
ONE OR BOTH FACES NO STEEL COMPOUND CONTINUITY
CONTINUITY

CENTRAL BULB
INITIAL GAP FOR
WATER BAR
EXPANSION
EXPANSION TYPE INITIAL GAP FOR
WATER BAR EXPANSION
EXPENSION TYPE

a) WALL JOINT 1B
b) FLOOR JOINT

SEALING COMPOUND ON CAP TO PROVIDE SPACE

ONE OR BOTH FACES FOR MOVEMENT

DOWEL BARS DE - BONDING

COMPOUND
c) DOWELS IN EXPANSION JOINT

FIG. 1 TYPICAL EXPANSION JOINT

NO CONCRETE CONTINUITY
NO CONCRETE CONTINUITY
AND NO INITIAL GAP
AND NO INITIAL GAP
SEALING COMPOUND ON JOINT SEALING NO STEEL
ONE OR BOTH FACES NO STEEL
CONTINUITY COMPOUND CONTINUITY

CENTRAL BULB
WATER BAR
EXPANSION TYPE WATER BAR

a) WALL JOINT 2B
b) FLOOR JOINT

FIG. 2 TYPICAL COMPLETE CONTRACTION JOINT

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NO CONCRETE CONTINUITY NO CONCRETE CONTINUITY

AND NO INITIAL GAP AND NO INITIAL GAP
SEALING COMPOUND ON STEEL JOINT SEALING
STEEL
ONE OR BOTH FACES CONTINUITY COMPOUND
CONTINUITY

CENTRAL BULB
WATER BAR
EXPANSION TYPE WATER BAR

a) WALL JOINT 3B
b) FLOOR JOINT

FIG. 3 TYPICAL PARTIAL CONTRACTION JOINT

WET FORMED OR SAWN

INDUCED CRACK SEALED LATER

EXPANSION TYPE WATER BAR

WITH CRACK INDUCED UPSTAND

FIG. 4 TYPICAL INDUCED CONTRACTION JOINT IN FLOOR

3) Sliding joint

see 4.4.2 (b) and

(see
b) Construction joints
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see 11.5.1)

c) Temporary open joints

see

see

STRIP PAINTING

PREPARED SLIDING
SURFACE OR RUBBER JOINT

JOINT SEALING
COMPOUND

FIG. 5 TYPICAL SLIDING JOINT

PREPARED JOINT
SURFACE

CONTINUITY
OF STEEL

FIG. 6 TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION JOINT

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INITIAL GAP
INITIAL GAP LATER LATER FILLED WITH
FILLED WITH CONCRETE STRIP
CONCRETE
PAINTING

PREPARED JOINT JOINT SEALING

SURFACE COMPOUND
7B
7A
FIG. 7 TYPICAL TEMPORARY OPEN JOINTS

11.3 Design and Detailing of Joints

a) In Option 1 (Design for full restraint)

11.4 Spacing of Movement Joints

b) In Option 2 (Design for partial restraint)

c) In Option 3 (Design for freedom of

movement)
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11.5 Making of Joints

11.5.1 to 11.5.3
11.5.1 Construction Joints
11.5.1.1
crit

Table 2 Design Option for Control of Thermal Contraction and Restrained Shrinkage
( Clause
Sl Option Construction Type and Movement Joint Spacing Steel Ratio Comments
No. Method of Control (see
(1) (2) (3) (4)
i) 1 More than crit
restraint (

crit

ii) 2 < More than crit

< Option 1
<
iii) 3 crit
–

w
< s

w
<s

1
crit
,s
2 crit crit

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Ht

H t ratio increases above

11.5.1.2 Height of fall of concrete on hard surface and

segregation

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11.5.2 Movement Joints

(see 11.5)
11.5.3 Temporary Open Joints

11.5.2.1 Contraction joints

see 11.5.1

see 12
11.5.2.2 Expansion joints

discussed in 12

11.5.4 Joints in Ground Slabs

see
11.5.2.3 Sliding joints

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METALLIC POLYVINYL CHLORIDE

WATER BAR WATER BAR

8A 8B

STRIP PAINTING MOULDED

JOINT SEALING
COMPOUND WATER BAR

FIG. 8 TYPICAL DETAILS SHOWING USE OF JOINTING MATERIALS

IN MOVEMENT JOINTS (CONTRACTION TYPE)

11.5.5 Joints in Walls

12 JOINTING MATERIALS
11.2 require the use of

11.5.6 Joints in Roofs concrete surfaces between which they are to provide a

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JOINT SEALING
COMPOUND METALLIC WATER BAR
JOINT SEALING METALLIC
COMPOUND WATER BAR

JOINT FILLER JOINT FILLER

9A 9B

JOINT SEALING
COMPOUND TWO COAT
WATER BAR
STRIP PAINTING

JOINT FILLER
JOINT FILLER
9C 9D

PRECAST COVER
JOINT SEALING
COMPOUND TWO COAT
STRIP PAINTING

JOINT FILLER
9E

FIG. 9 TYPICAL DETAILS SHOWING USE OF JOINTING MATERIALS

IN MOVEMENT JOINTS (EXPANSION TYPE)
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12.1 Joint Fillers

see

see
12.2 Water-bars

12.3 Joint Sealants

see
Z shaped strips (see
see
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13.3.1.2

are provided as per 9.2.8

see

see
per 9.2.8

13.3.1.3

13.4 Construction of Walls

13.4.1

13 CONSTRUCTION 13.4.2

13.1
13.4.3

13.5 Surface Finish to Prestressed Concrete

Cylindrical Tanks

see 14

13.6 Formwork

13.2 Joints 13.6.1 Removal of Formwork

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13.6.2
13.3 Construction of Floors
13.3.1 Floors Founded on the Ground
13.3.1.1 13.7 Lining of Tanks
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14.2.1

14 TEST OF STRUCTURE

14.1 General

14.2 14.2
14.3
14.3 Testing of Roofs
14.2 Testing of Structures

14.3.1
th in 14.3

15 LIGHTNING PROTECTION

16 VENTILATION
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ANNEX A
( Clause 2 )

LIST OF REFERRED INDIAN STANDARDS

IS No. Title IS No. Title

(third revision)
)
) 11433 (Part 1) :

and reinforced concrete

(fourth revision)

prestressed concrete
(second revision)

based (fourth revision)

( )

(sixth revision)

( )

(third revision)

and reinforced concrete

(second revision)

Part 3 Prestressed concrete

( )
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ANNEX B
( Foreword )
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION

Organization Representative(s)
Grace Villa, Kadamankulam P.O., SHRI JOSE KURIAN (Chairman)
Thiruvalla 689 583)
SHRI RAJESH J. MODI
DR MANISH V. KARANDIKAR (Alternate)
SHRI UMESH P. SONI
SHRI SUKURU RAMARAO (Alternate)
SHRI L. R. BISHNOI
SHRI SOURAV ACHARYA (Alternate)
SHRI SUSHANTA KUMAR BASU
SHRI D. R. SEKOR (Alternate)
SHRI C. N. JHA

DR V. RAMACHANDRA
MS SHASHWATI GHOSH
SHRI D. K. GARG
SHRI NAVEEN KUMAR BANSAL (Alternate)
DIRECTOR
SHRI U. S. VIDYARTHI (Alternate)
DIRECTOR (CMDD) (N&W)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (CMDD) (NW&S) (Alternate)
DR A. K. CHATTERJEE
DR SUBRATO CHOWDHURY (Alternate)
SHRI SAMIR SURLAKER
SHRI NILOTPOL KAR (Alternate)
SHRI S. K. SINGH
SHRI SUBHASH GURRAM (Alternate)
DR RAKESH KUMAR
DR V. V. L. KANTA RAO (Alternate)
DR K. RAMANJANEYULU
DR P. SRINIVASAN (Alternate)
SHRI LAXMAN SINGH
SHRI VIJAY SHANKAR (Alternate)
Ministry of SHRI S. S. KOHLI

SHRI RAJANJI SRIVASTAVA

SHRI ANURAG SINHA (Alternate)
SHRI SHRIRAM B. KULKARNI
SHRI RAHUL BIRADAR (Alternate)
SHRI SATISH KUMAR SHARMA
SHRI MUKESH VALECHA (Alternate)
REPRESENTATIVE
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Organization Representative(s)
SHRI MAHESH TANDON
SHRI GANESH JUNEJA (Alternate)
SHRI VIVEK NAIK
SECRETARY GENERAL (Alternate)
DR SHASHANK BISHNOI
DR DIPTI RANJAN SAHOO (Alternate)
DR DEVDAS MENON
DR MANU SANTHANAM (Alternate)
DR V. K. GUPTA
DR BHUPINDER SINGH (Alternate)
SHRI S. K. NIRMAL
SHRI R. V. PATIL (Alternate)
MAJ GEN S. K. SRIVASTAV
SHRI MAN SINGH (Alternate)
SHRI Y. BALAKRISHNA
SHRI SANJEEV KUMAR (Alternate)
SHRI V. V. ARORA
DR S. K. CHATURVEDI (Alternate)
SHRI D. V. S. PRASAD
DR SOMIT NEOGI (Alternate)
SHRI ARVIND SHRIVASTAVA
SHRI RAGHUPATI ROY (Alternate)
SHRI PRANAV DESAI
SHRI RAVINDRA KHAMPARIA (Alternate)
SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (Alternate)
REPRESENTATIVE
SHRI P. R. BHAT
SHRI S. J. SHAH (Alternate)
DR H. C. VISVESVARAYA
SHRI S. H. JAIN (Alternate)
SHRI BALAJI K. MOORTHY
SHRI ANIL KUMAR PILLAI (Alternate)
SHRI SURYA VALLURI
DR M. R. KALGAL (Alternate)
SHRI M. A. U. KHAN
SHRI B. MUKHOPADHYAY (Alternate)
B-803, Oberoi Exquisite, Oberoi SHRI A. K. JAIN
Garden City, Goregaon (East), Mumbai
36, Old Sneh Nagar, Wardha SHRI L. K. JAIN
Road, Nagpur)

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Organization Representative(s)
EA-92, Maya Enclave, Hari SHRI R. C. WASON
Nagar, New Delhi)
SHRI SANJAY PANT, SCIENTIST AND HEAD (CIVIL ENGINEERING)
[ REPRESENTING DIRECTOR GENERAL (

Member Secretary
SHRI S. ARUN KUMAR
SCIENTIST ‘E’ (CIVIL ENGINEERING), BIS
and
SHRI MILIND GUPTA
SCIENTIST ‘C’ (CIVIL ENGINEERING), BIS

Organization Representative(s)
Grace Villa, Kadamankulam P.O., SHRI JOSE KURIAN (Convener)
Thiruvalla 689 583)
SHRI PRAHLAD MUJUMDAR
SHRI ANIL KULKARNI (Alternate)
SHRI UMESH P. SONI
SHRI SUKURU RAMARAO (Alternate)
SHRI MANISH MOKAL
SHRI AVINASH D. SHIRODE
SHRI K. K. MEGHASHYAM (Alternate)
SHRI L. R. BISHNOI
SHRI SOURAV ACHARYA (Alternate)
SHRI PANKAJ GUPTA

SHRI S. K. KHARE
SHRI BHAGWATI PRASAD GUPTA (Alternate)
REPRESENTATIVE
SHRI D. K. GARG
SHRI RAJESH KHARE (Alternate)
SHRI RAJEEV KUMAR
SHRI RAJ KUMAR (Alternate)
SHRI AMAN DEEP
SHRI MANIK CHATTERJEE (Alternate)
DR RAJESH DEOLIA
SHRI H. C. ARORA (Alternate)
SHRI J. B. SENGUPTA
SHRI SATISH PANDEY (Alternate)
DR B. H. BHARATHKUMAR
DR P. SRINIVASAN (Alternate)
Ministry of SHRI S. S. KOHLI

SHRI BRAJESH MALVIYA

SHRI SURENDRA SHARMA (Alternate)
SHRI RAJANJI SRIVASTAVA
SHRI ANURAG SINHA (Alternate)

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Organization Representative(s)
SHRI SUDEESH RAJENDRAN
SHRI SATISH KUMAR SHARMA
SHRI KHATARBATCHA JIMMETAIN (Alternate)
SHRI K. C. TAYADE
SECRETARY GENERAL (Alternate)
DR B. BHATTACHARJEE
DR SHASHANK BISHNOI (Alternate)
DR SUDHIR MISHRA
DR MANU SANTHANAM
DR RADHAKRISHNA G. PILLAI (Alternate)
REPRESENTATIVE
SHRI UMESH JOSHI
SHRI HEMANT VADALKAR (Alternate)
CHIEF ENGINEER (RESEARCH)
RESEARCH OFFICER (Alternate)
DR B. SIVARAMA SARMA
SHRI S. MANOHAR (Alternate)
MAJ GEN S. K. SRIVASTAV
SHRI MAN SINGH (Alternate)

SHRI A. P. PATHAK
SHRI A. K. PANDEY (Alternate)
SHRI H. S. YADAV
SHRI ARUN KUMAR SHARMA (Alternate)
SHRI V. V. ARORA
SHRI P. N. OJHA (Alternate)
DR C. B. KAMESWARA RAO
DR D. RAMA SESHU (Alternate)
SHRI ARVIND SHRIVASTAVA
SHRI N. M. RAO (Alternate)
DR SUGUNA NAIK
SHRI VIJAYKUMAR R. KULKARNI
SHRI SRIRANG SONDUR (Alternate)
JT DIRECTOR STDRS (B&S)/CB-I
JT DIRECTOR STDRS (B&S)/CB-II (Alternate)
SHRI ANIL BANCHHOR
SHRI SIMRANJIT SINGH (Alternate)
SHRI GIRISH BONDE
SHRI D. N. VISHWANATH (Alternate)
SHRI MAHESH TANDON
SHRI VINAY GUPTA (Alternate)
SHRI S. N. DIWAKAR
SHRI MANOS KUMAR DE (Alternate)
DR V. RAMACHANDRA
DR A. K. SINGH (Alternate)
Madhya Pradesh, SHRI S. K. KHARE
SHRI B. P. GUPTA (Alternate)
452 Sector 14, Sonipat, Haryana) SHRI R. K. JAIN
36, Old Sneh Nagar, Wardha SHRI L. K. JAIN
Road, Nagpur)

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Organization Representative(s)
B-803, Oberoi Exquisite, Oberoi SHRI A. K. JAIN
Garden City, Goregaon (East), Mumbai
EA-92, Maya Enclave, SHRI R. C. WASON
Hari Nagar, New Delhi)
M1 F1 VGN Minerva Apartments, DR C. RAJKUMAR
Guruswamy Road, Nolambur, Chennai)

Organization Representative(s)
36, Old Sneh Nagar, SHRI L. K. JAIN (Convener)
Wardha Road, Nagpur)
SHRI AMAN DEEP GARG
SHRI MANIK CHATTERJEE (Alternate)
DIRECTOR
DR B. H. BHARATHKUMAR
DR P. SRINIVASAN (Alternate)
SHRI S. W. DESHPANDE
SHRI MUKUND C. BUTALA (Alternate)
DR NAMDEO A. HEDAOO
SHRI SATISH KUMAR SHARMA
SHRI MUKESH VALECHA (Alternate)
REPRESENTATIVE
DR DIPTI RANJAN SAHOO
DR SHASHANK BISHNOI (Alternate)
DR ASHOK K. JAIN
SHRI J. B. SHARMA
SHRI YOGESH K. SINGHAL (Alternate)
SHRI V. V. ARORA
SHRI T. V. G. REDDY (Alternate)
SHRI S. M. PALEKAR
SHRI S. KRISHNA (Alternate)
Grace Villa, Kadamankulam P.O., SHRI JOSE KURIAN
Thiruvalla 689 583)
A2B/37A, Ekta Apartments, SHRI ARVIND KUMAR
Paschim Vihar, New Delhi 110 063)
Flat No. 220, Ankur Apartments, DR V. THIRUVENGADAM
Mother Dairy Road, Patparganj, Delhi 110 092)
K-L/2, Kavi Nagar, DR A. K. MITTAL
Ghaziabad 201 002)
House No. 2103 Sector 7D, SHRI HARISH KUMAR JULKA
Faridabad 121 006)
EA-92, Maya Enclave, Hari SHRI R. C. WASON
Nagar, New Delhi)

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