Appendix B· 2 min read
Index of Standards
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The codes and standards referenced throughout the chapters, grouped by issuing body.
·Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
- IS 269 — Specification for Ordinary Portland Cement
- IS 456 — Plain and Reinforced Concrete (Code of Practice)
- IS 516 — Method of Test for Strength of Concrete
- IS 1489 — Specification for Portland Pozzolana Cement
- IS 1786 — High-Strength Deformed Steel Bars and Wires
- IS 4031 — Methods of Test for Cement (multi-part series)
- IS 4151 — Specification for Protective Helmets for Motorcycle Riders
- IS 13920 — Ductile Detailing of Reinforced Concrete Structures
·ASTM International
- ASTM E1412 — Passive Headspace Concentration with Activated Charcoal (fire debris)
- ASTM E1588 — Gunshot Residue Analysis by SEM-EDX
- ASTM E1618 — Ignitable Liquid Residues by GC-MS (classification)
- ASTM E2154 — Fire Debris Analysis (alternative methods)
·NFPA / SWGDRUG / SWGDE / SWGTREAD
- NFPA 921 — Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations
- SWGDRUG — Recommendations for Identification of Controlled Substances
- SWGDE — Best Practices for Digital Video / Image Forensics
- SWGTREAD — Standards for Examination of Footwear and Tire Impressions
- AFTE — Theory of Identification (firearms / tool marks)
·ENFSI and ISO
- ENFSI — Glass, fibre, speaker recognition methodology, best-practice manuals
- ISO 22262-1 — Identification of Asbestos by PLM
·Indian Procedure and Evidence
- BNSS 2023 — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (replaced CrPC, 2024)
- BSA 2023 — Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (replaces Indian Evidence Act)
- IT Act 2000 — Information Technology Act (digital evidence)
- NDPS Act 1985 — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
- BPRD — Bureau of Police Research and Development (SOPs)
·Other
- NIJ — Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders
- SAE J1698 — Vehicle Event Data Recorder
- NHTSA — Vehicle Rollover Stability and Static Stability Factor
- ICDD-PDF — Powder Diffraction File (XRD reference)
- PDQ — Paint Data Query (RCMP automotive paint database)
- CODIS — Combined DNA Index System (US, model for Indian DNA databasing)
- ASVspoof — Anti-Spoofing for Automatic Speaker Verification
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