PUBLIC REVIEW NOTICE

Rwanda Standards Board would like to inform the general public that the Draft Rwanda Standards (DRS) appearing on the list below are being circulated for public comments from 25/November/2025. Any comments on these drafts should be sent to Rwanda Standards Board not later than 25/January/2025.

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REFERENCE NUMBER

STATUS

TITLE

                                             ENGINEERING AND URBAN PLANNING UNIT

                                              RSB/TC 9, Civil engineering and building material
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DRS ASTM C902−20

New

Standard Specification for Pedestrian and Light Traffic Paving Brick
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DRS ASTM C1272 – 21

New

Standard Specification for Heavy Vehicular Paving Brick
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DRS ASTM C212-22

New

Standard Specification for Structural Clay Facing Tile
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DRS ASTM C479-04

New

Standard Specification for Vitrified Clay Liner Plates
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DRS ASTM C652-22

New

Specification for hollow brick (Hollow masonry units made from clay or shale)

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DRS ASTM C1528/C1528M-20

New

Standard guide for selection of dimension stone

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DRS ASTM C615/C615M − 23

New

Standard Specification for Granite Dimension Stone
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DRS ASTM C159-(2021)

New

Standard Specification for Vitrified Clay Filter Blocks
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DRS ASTM C568/C568M – 15

New

Standard Specification for Limestone Dimension Stone
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DRS ASTM C503/C503M – 23

New

Standard Specification for Marble Dimension Stone
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DRS ASTM C616/C616M – 22

New

Standard Specification for quartz-based dimension stone
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DRS ASTM C629/C629M – 15

New

Standard Specification for slate dimension stone

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DRS ASTM C1527/C1527M – 11

New

Standard Specification for travertine dimension stone

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DRS ASTM C331/C331M-23

New

Standard Specification for lightweight aggregates for concrete masonry units
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DRS ASTM C332-23

New

Standard Specification for lightweight aggregates for insulating concrete

                                              RSB/TC 54, Forestry, timber and their products.
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DRS 619: 2025

New

Bamboo plantation — Guidelines
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DRS ASTM D6570-18

New

Standard practice for assigning allowable properties for mechanically graded lumber

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DRS ASTM D8023-23

New

Standard Specification for Round Wood Dowels (Pegs) for Use in Wood Construction
  1.  

DRS ASTM D2915-17

New

Standard Practice for Sampling and Data-Analysis for Structural Wood and Wood-Based Products
  1.  

DRS ASTM D2559-12

New

Standard Specification for Adhesives for Bonded Structural Wood Products for Use Under Exterior Exposure Conditions

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DRS ASTM D3957-09

New

Standard Practices for Establishing Stress Grades for Structural Members Used in Log Buildings
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DRS ASTM D245-25

New

Standard Practice for Establishing Structural Grades and Related Allowable Properties for Visually Graded Lumber

                                                                RSB/TC 049 (Renewable Energy)
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DRS IEC 62660-1

New

Secondary lithium-ion cells for the propulsion of electric road vehicles- part1: performance testing
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DRS IEC 62660-2

New

Secondary lithium-ion cells for the propulsion of electric road vehicles- part2: reliability and abuse testing
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DRS IEC 62660-3

New

Secondary lithium-ion cells for the propulsion of electric road vehicles- part3: safety requirements

For further Information and full text(s) of the Draft Rwanda Standards, you may contact RSB on the following addresses: info@rsb.gov.rw

MURENZI Raymond

Director General

By Delegation

 

GATERA Emmanuel

Ag. National Standards Division Manager

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