STC-3: Building Materials
Sectoral Technical Committee for Building Materials
Chairperson
Mr. Sunanada Fernando
Director (Engineering Standards)
Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI)
Sri Lanka
SARSO Secretariat
Mr. Tashi Wangchuk
Deputy Director
South Asian Regional Standards Organization (SARSO)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Email: tashisarso@gmail.com, sarsosecretariat@gmail.com
Committee Background
The Eighth Meeting of SSCB initiated the process of harmonization on cement, steel tubes and structural steel. Later the STC on Building Materials of SARSO took up the case of harmonization work on cement, steel tubes and structural steel.
Committee Resources
Published SAARC Standards
| SN | SARS No. | SAARC Standards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SARS ISO 8491:1998 | Metallic materials – Tube (in full section) – Bend test |
| 2 | SARS ISO 6892-1:2016 | Metallic materials – Tensile testing – Part 1 Method of test at room temperature |
| 3 | SARS ISO 6892-2:201 | Metallic materials – Tensile testing – Part 2 Method of test at elevated temperature |
| 4 | SARS ISO 8492:2013 | Metallic materials – Tube – Flattening test |
| 5 | SARS ISO 7438:2016 | Metallic materials – Bend test |
Details of meetings
| Meeting | Dates | Venue | Chairperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | 23-24 November, 2011 | Kathmandu, Nepal | Dr. (Mrs.) Priyadarshani Talgaswatte, Deputy Director General, Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI), Sri Lanka |
| Second | 17-18 April, 2013 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Dr. Syed Humayun Kabir, Director (Standards), Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI), Bangladesh |
| Third | 18-19 December, 2013 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Prof. Lakdas D. Fernando, the leader of the delegation of Sri Lanka |
| Fourth | 23-24 June, 2015 | Noida, India | Mr. D. K Nayyar, Scientist ‘G’ and Deputy Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), India |