Specification for Road – Earth Work, Sub-grade, Sub-Base and Base Course As per MORTH (Fifth Revision)

Earth work, Embankment and Sub-Base, Base Course and Shoulders (Non-Bituminous)
subgrade Construction Requirement
Density Grading Requirements
Requirement Wet Mix Macadam
Granular Sub-Base Materials (GSB) Water Bound Macadam (WBM) (WMM)
Max. Lab Dry
Types of work Unit Weight Percent by Weight Passing the IS Coarse Aggregates Screening Aggregates IS Sieve % by
when tested
Sieve Sizes Weight
as per IS:2720
(Part 8) Passing
Embankment up to 3m Grading Size IS % by Grading Size of IS % by
height, not subjected to Not less than Grading Class No. Range Sieve Weight Class Screening Sieve Weight
extensive flooding 15.2 kN/cu.m.
Size Passing Size Passing
Embankment exceeding 75 100 10
3m height or Not less than IS I II III IV V VI mm 13.2 53mm 100
embankment of any 16 kN/cu.m Sieve mm
height subjected to long Size
periods of inundation
Subgrade & earthen Not less than 75.0 100 - - - 100 - 63 90-100 11.2 95-100 45mm 95-100
A. 13.2
shoulders/verges, backfill 17.5 kN/cu.m mm mm mm
63 mm mm
53.00 80- 100 100 100 80- 100 1. to 45 53 25-75 5.6 15-35 26.5mm -
Compaction mm 100 100 mm mm mm
Requirement 26.5 55- 70- 55- 50- 55- 75- 45 0-15 22.4mm 60-80
mm 90 100 75 80 90 100 mm 180
Type of work/material Relative 22.4 0-5 micron 0-10
Compaction as % 9.50 35- 50- - - 35- 55-75 mm 11.20mm 40-60
of Max. Lab Dry
mm 65 80 65
Density IS:2720
(Part-8)
Subgrade & Earthen Not less than 97 4.75 25- 40- 10- 15- 25- 30-55 63 100 11.2 100 4.75mm 25-40
shoulder % mm 55 65 30 35 5- mm mm
Embankment Not less than 95 2.36 20- 30- - - 10- 10-25 53 95-100 9.5 80-100 2.36mm 15-30
% mm 40 50 20 53 mm mm
Expansive Clay (Free swell index ≥ 50%) 0.85 - - - - 2- - mm 45 65-90 B. 11.2 mm 5.6 50-70 600 8-22
mm 10 2. to mm mm Micron
a).Subgrade & 500mm 0.425 10- 10- - - 0-5 0-8 22.4 22.4 0-10 5-25
portion just below the Not allowed mm 15 15 mm mm 180 75 0-5
subgrade.
micron Micron
b).Remaining portion 90-95% 0.075 <5 <5 <5 <5 - 0-3 11.2 0-5
of embankment mm mm
 Specification for Road – Base and Surface Courses (Bituminous) As per IRC/MORTH – Fifth Revision
Working and Testing
Temp. of
Requirements for Paving Bitumen Gradation Requirement
Bitumen/Mix Mixing, Laying and Rolling Temperature for Bituminous
Tests on
Working Temp. Bitumen Mixes ˚C DBM BC Requirements of Mixture for DBM
with Bit. Mix ˚C Mix
Nominal 37.5mm 26.5mm Nominal 19mm 13.2mm
& BC
- 200 - Agg. size Agg. size
Bitumen Bitumen Aggregate Mixed Laying Rolling Viscosity Modified Bitumen
- 175 Minimum Viscosity Temperature Temperature Material Temperature Temperature Layer 75-100 50-75 Layer 50 30-40 Grade
Bitumen Grade Flash Point Grade Temperature Thickness mm mm Thickness mm mm Properties Paving Test
Mixing Bitumen Methods
temperature TFD & RTFO VG 10 160-170 160-175 160-170 150 Min. 100 Min. Cumulative % Cumulative % Hot Cold
Bitumen VG 10 VG 20 VG 30 VG 40 range (150- 163 tests IS Sieve By weight of total IS Sieve By weight of total Climate Climate
Properties 177) aggregate passing aggregate passing

Absolute Viscosity Compaction Kinematic Compaction

at 60˚C, Poises, 800-1200 1600- 2400- 3200-4800 Temperature 135 Viscosity VG 20 150-165 150-170 150-165 140 Min. 90 Min. 45 mm 100 - 45 mm - - Level 75 blows on each face of the specimen
Min 2400 3600 Test
Kinematic Minimum Min.
Viscosity at 250 300 350 400 rolling 100 - VG 30 145-165 145-170 145-165 135 Min. 85 Min. 37.5 mm 95-100 100 37.5 mm - - Stability 9.0 12.0 10.0 AASTHO
135˚C,cSt, Min Temperature (kN at 60˚C) T245
Static
Flash Point, ˚C, 220 220 220 220 Viscosity VG 40 140-160 140-165 140-160 130 Min. 80 Min. 26.5 mm 63-93 90-100 26.5 mm 100 - Marshall 2-4 2.5-4 3.5-5 AASTHO
Min. 60 Marshall Flow T245
Stability & (mm)
Float test
Solubility in Ductility & Marshall MS 2 and
Trichloroethylene, 99 99 99 99 27 Specific Rolling must be completed before the mat cools to these minimum temperatures 19 mm - 71-95 19 mm 90- 100 Quotient 2-5 2.5-5 ASTM
Min. % Gravity 100 (Stability D2041
test. Flow)
Penetration at
25˚C, 100g, 5s, 80 60 45 35 Working 25 Needle 13.2 mm 55-75 56-80 13.2 mm 59-79 90-100 % Air Voids 3-5
o.1mm Range of Penetration
Rate of
Bituminous
Pavements
test Rate of Application of Prime Coat Application of
in India (60 Tack Coat
to -10) Rate of % Voids
Softening Point, 40 45 47 50 4 Needle Type of Bitumen Bitumen Cutback Type of Spray 9.5 mm - - 9.5 mm 52-72 70-88 filled with 65-75
˚C, Min. Penetration Surface Emulsion surface (kg/sq.m.) Bitumen
test (VFB)
Rate of Type of Rate of Bituminous Coating of IS : 6241
Test on Residue from Thin Film Oven Test (TFOT)/RTFOT 0 Direct Spray Cutback Spray Surface 0.20-0.30 4.75 mm 38-54 38-54 4.75 mm 35-55 53-71 aggregate 95% Minimum
tensile and (kg/sq.m.) (kg/sq.m.) particle
Frost break Granular Tensile AASTHO
Viscosity ratio at 4 4 4 4 -10 point tests, WMM/ 0.7-1.0 MC 30 0.6-0.9 surface 0.25-0.30 2.36 mm 28-42 28-42 2.36 mm 26-44 42-58 Strength 80% Minimum T283
60˚C, Max Min. Frost WBM treated Ratio
breaking primer
- conditions Stabilized soil Cement % Voids in
Ductility at 25˚C, 75 50 40 25 -36 = -4 to -10 bases/Crusher 0.9-1.2 MC 70 0.9-1.2 Concrete 0.30-0.35 1.18 mm - - 1.18mm 20-34 34-48 Mineral Minimum percent voids in mineral
cm, Min. Film Pavement Aggregates aggregates (VMA) are set cut in table below
Macadam

0.6 mm - - 0.6 mm 15-27 26-38

Selection of Binder for Bituminous Mixes & its Applications in India Permissible Variation in the Actual Mix from the Job Mix
Formula (JMF)
Max. o.3 mm 7-21 7-21 o.3 mm 10-20 18-28
Description Base/Binder Course Minimum Percent Voids in Mineral
Viscosity Grade Equivalent avg. Traffic Bituminous General Applications
Penetration Air (CVPD) Course Aggregate passing 19mm sieve or larger ±8% 0.15 mm - - 0.15 mm 5-13 12-20 Aggregate (VMA)
Grade temp
˚C Aggregate passing 13.2mm, 9.5mm sieve ± 7%
VG 10 80/100 ≤30˚C ≤1500 BM, DBM Spraying application, paving Nominal Minimum VMA Percent Related to Design
CVPD and BC application in cold region. Aggregate passing 4.75mm sieve ±6% 0.0075 2-8 2-8 0.0075 2-8 4-10 Maximum Percentage Air Voids
Aggregate passing 2.36mm, 1.18mm, 0.6mm ±5% mm mm Particles
VG 20 60/80 ≤30˚C ≤1500 BM, DBM Paving application in cold climatic Size (mm)
CVPD and BC condition of North India in high Aggregate passing 0.3mm, 0.15mm sieve ±4% 3.0 4.0 5.0
altitude region. Bitumen Min. Min. Bitumen Min. Min.
VG 30 60/70 ≤40˚C For all BM, DBM, Paving application for most part of Content 4.0 4.5 Content 5.2 5.4
types of SDBC and BC India. Aggregate passing 0.075mm sieve ±2% % by % by 26.5 11.0 12.0 13.0
traffic mass of mass of
VG 40 30/40 ≤40˚C Heavy load DBM, SDBC Use in high stressed area like total mix total mix
Expressway and BC intersections, toll plazas, truck Binder content & Mixing temperature ± 0.3 % & ± 10˚C 37.5 10.0 11.0 12.0
MSA ˃ 30 terminals.