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IS: 712 -1984 - SPECIFICATION FOR BUILDING LIMES - FDArchitects - 09-09-2018

IS: 712 -1984 - SPECIFICATION FOR BUILDING LIMES 

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 - Fat lime used for finishing coat in plastering, whitewashing, composite mortars, etc, and with addition of pozzolanie materials for masonry mortar.
Class D - Magnesium/dolomitic lime used for finishing coat in plastering, white washing, etc.
Class E - Kankarlime used for masonry mortars.
Class F - Siliceous dolomitic lime used for undercoat and finishing coat of plaster.



Chemical requirements of lime 
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Physical requirements of lime 

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RE: IS: 712 -1984 - SPECIFICATION FOR BUILDING LIMES - Manish Jain - 09-09-2018

construction material : lime