4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
10. 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
11. BRIDGES
S.N Code Date of Adoption/Revision Detail of Last
Correction slip
1 IRS Bridge Rules Adopted-1941
First Revision-1964
Second Revision-2004
Correction
Slip No. 42
Dated
20-10-2009
2 IRS Steel Bridge
Code
Adopted-1941
First Revision-1962
Second Revision-2004
(Incorporating correction
slip up to 17)
Correction
Slip No. 17
Dated
15-1-2003
3 IRS Bridge Sub-
Structures &
Foundation Code
Adopted-1936
First Revision-1985
Second Revision-2004
(Correction Slip up to 22
incorporated)
Correction
Slip No. 29
Dated
31-7-2009
12. S.N Code Date of
Adoption/Revision
Detail of
Last
Correction
slip
4 IRS Concrete Bridge
Code
Adopted-1936
First Revision-1962
Second Revision-1997
Third Revision-2004
(Incorporating
correction slip upto 7)
Correction
Slip No. 13,
Dated
29-11-2010
5 IRS Welded Bridge
Code
Adopted-1972
First Revision-2001
No
Correction
Slip
13. 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
15. 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
16. 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)
17. 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
18. 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
19. 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
20. 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
21. 21
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
22. IRS STANDARD TYPE SPANS
S.No. Spans
1 30.5m
2 45.7m
3 61.0m
4 76.2m
Open web Girders (Underslung as well as through
type)
23. IRS STANDARD TYPE SPANS
S.No. Spans
1 12.2m
2 18.3m
3 24.4m
Plate Girders
24. IRS STANDARD TYPE SPANS
S.No. Spans
1 9.15m
2 12.2m
3 18.3m
4 24.4m
Composite Girders
26. Design of Non Standard spans are being done by
the Zonal Railways
Design of Sub-Structures are being done by the
Zonal Railways
27. 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
28. 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
