VARIOUS ACTS, CODES AND

MANUALS

VINEET GUPTA
SPB-1
USEFUL ACTS
Indian Railway act
Land Acquisition act
PPE act
Payment of wages act
Workmen's Compensation act
INTER DICIPLINARY (COMMON)

General and Subsidiary Rules

Schedule of Dimensions
Accident Manual
Rules for opening of Railway
OTHER DEPARTMENTS CODES AND
MANUALS
Indian Railways Establishment Code Volume- I
Indian Railways Establishment Code Volume- II
Indian Railways Establishment Manual Volume-I
Indian Railways Establishment Manual Volume-II
Indian Railways Code for the Accounts Department
Part – I
Indian Railways Code for the Accounts Department
Part – II
Indian Railways Finance Code Volume – I
Indian Railways Finance Code Volume – II
OTHER DEPARTMENTS CODES
AND MANUALS

Indian Railways Code for Traffic (Commercial)

Department
Indian Railway Commercial Manual Volume-I
Indian Railway Commercial Manual Volume-II
Indian Railways Code for the Stores Department
volume – I
Indian Railways Code for the Stores Department
Volume – II
Operating Manual for Indian Railways
 OTHER DEPARTMENTS CODES
AND MANUALS
Indian Railways Manual of AC Traction Maintenance
and Operation Volume- I
Indian Railways Manual of AC Traction Maintenance
and Operation Volume-II
Indian Railways Manual of AC Traction Maintenance
and Operation Volume – III
Indian Railway Medical Manual Volume-I
Indian Railway Medical Manual Volume-II
Indian Railway Signal Engineering Manual Part - I
Indian Railways Signal Engineering Manual Part - II
OTHER USEFUL DOCUMENTS
Schedule of Rates (SOR) and standard
specifications
I. R. C. A. PART IV
D&AR Rules
HOER
GCC
Guidelines for Earthwork in Railway Projects
Manual Of Inspection Schedules For Officials
Of Engineering Department
And other infinite number
VARIOUS CODES AND
MANUALS FOR
ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT
GENERAL

ENGINEERING CODE
TRACK
IRPWM
MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION ON LONG WELDED
RAILS
TRACK MANUAL
MANUAL FOR ULTRASONIC TESTING OF RAILS
AND WELDS
TRACK MACHINE MANUAL
SMALL TRACK MACHINE MANUAL
MANUAL FOR FLASH BUTT WELDING OF RAILS
MANUAL FOR FUSION WELDING OF RAILS BY
ALUMINO THERMIC PROCESS
MANUAL FOR GLUED INSULATED RAIL JOINTS
 BRIDGES
S.N Code Date of Adoption/Revision Detail of Last
Correction slip

1 IRS Bridge Rules Adopted-1941 Correction

First Revision-1964 Slip No. 42
Second Revision-2004 Dated
20-10-2009

2 IRS Steel Bridge Adopted-1941 Correction

Code First Revision-1962 Slip No. 17
Second Revision-2004 Dated
(Incorporating correction 15-1-2003
slip up to 17)
3 IRS Bridge Sub- Adopted-1936 Correction
Structures & First Revision-1985 Slip No. 29
Foundation Code Second Revision-2004 Dated
(Correction Slip up to 22 31-7-2009
incorporated)
S.N Code Date of Detail of
Adoption/Revision Last
Correction
slip
4 IRS Concrete Bridge Adopted-1936 Correction
Code First Revision-1962 Slip No. 13,
Second Revision-1997 Dated
29-11-2010
Third Revision-2004
(Incorporating
correction slip upto 7)
5 IRS Welded Bridge Adopted-1972 No
Code First Revision-2001 Correction
Slip
Other IRS Codes/Manuals used for Bridge
Design

• IRS Arch Bridge Code

• IRS Specification for Fabrication of steel &

girder bridges and locomotive turn-tables
(S.No.B1-2001)

• Manual on the Design & Construction of

Well and Pile foundation
MAINTENANCE MANUAL FOR
BRIDGES – BRIDGE MANUAL

FOR BUILDING & STRUCTURES

- WORKS MANUAL
 IRS Bridge Rules
Specifies various loads to be taken into consideration
for design of bridges and assessing the strength of
existing bridges:
a) Dead load
b) Live load
c) Dynamic effect
d) Forces due to curvature or eccentricity of track
e) Temperature effect
f) Frictional resistance of expansion bearings
g) Longitudinal force
h) Racking force
 IRS Bridge Rules

i) Forces on parapets
j) Wind pressure effect
k) Forces and effects due to earthquake
l) Erection forces and effects
m) Derailment loads
n) Load due to Plasser ’ s Quick Relay System
(PQRS)
 IRS Steel Bridge Code

This code is applicable to design of Super-

structure of simply supported steel bridges(
OWG, PG) spans; up to 100m. It broadly specify
followings:
a) Combination of loads
b) Permissible stresses
c) Camber provisions in OWG
d) Deflection criteria
e) Design provision of sliding, roller & rocker
bearings
f) Provisions for riveting
 IRS Bridge Sub-structures & Foundation Code
This code is applicable to design & construction of
sub-structure and foundations of Railway bridges.
It broadly covers the following aspects:
a) Estimation of design discharge and water way
requirements
b) Loads, forces & stresses on sub-structure
c) Provisions for determination of earth pressure
acting on abutments, wing walls etc.
d) Provision of Buoyancy effect
e) Provisions for design of new sub-structures &
foundation
f) Checking of existing masonry & concrete sub-
structures
 IRS Concrete Bridge Code
Applies to the use of plain, reinforced, prestressed
concrete in Railway Bridge construction both insitu
construction and manufacture of precast units. It
broadly covers the followings:
a) Specifications for material and workmanship of
concrete, reinforcement and prestressing tendons.
b) Limit state requirements
c) Load combination and partial load factors.
d) Characteristic strength and partial safety
factors for material.
e) Analysis of structure and section.
f) Load testing
 IRS Welded Bridge Code
Applicable to design, construction & inspection of welds
made by manual, semi automatic metal arc process of
new and existing steel bridges. It broadly covers the
followings:
•Material requirements
•Drawing and procedure sheets
•Minimum sizes of fillet wells with respect to plate
thickness to be welded
•Specification for design of lap joints
•Preparation of joint faces
•Permissible stresses in welds
•Procedure for approval of testing and welding
•Approval and testing of welders
ARCH BRIDGE CODE
Applied to arch bridges constructed of
Brick woks
Stone masonry
Plain concrete

Bridges excluded from scope of this code

open spandrel

reinforced concrete arch bridge

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IRS STANDARD TYPE SPANS

Open web Girders (Underslung as well as through

type)

S.No. Spans

1 30.5m

2 45.7m

3 61.0m

4 76.2m
 IRS STANDARD TYPE SPANS

Plate Girders

S.No. Spans

1 12.2m

2 18.3m

3 24.4m
 IRS STANDARD TYPE SPANS

Composite Girders

S.No. Spans
1 9.15m
2 12.2m
3 18.3m
4 24.4m
 IRS STANDARD TYPE SPANS

PSC Girders

S.No. Spans

1 12.2m
2 18.3m
3 24.4m
4 29.87m
5 30.5m
6 45.1m
Design of Non Standard spans are being done by
the Zonal Railways

Design of Sub-Structures are being done by the

Zonal Railways
An Overview of Bridges Scenario on
Indian Railway

Total No. of Bridges : 1,27,678

Important Bridges : 637
Major Bridges : 10,453
Minor Bridges : 1,16,678
Arch Bridges : 19,647
Important Bridges:-
-Linear water way: 300m or above or
-Total water way : 1000 Sq.m. or more or
-Classified by Chief Engineer/Chief Bridge Engineer as
Important on consideration such as depth of water way,
extent of river training works and maintenance problem.

Major Bridges:
-Total water way : 18m or above or
-Single Span with Clear opening : 12m or above
Thank You