Road Pavement

-Surface Course is the layer that protects the underlying base course from traffic and
water such as AC (Asphalt Concrete), RC (Reinforced Concrete), Surface Treatment (SBST,
DBST, TBST: Single, Double, Triple Bituminous Surface Treatment).
-Base Course is a main supporting course paved with high quality material under the
asphalt surface.
-Sub base is a secondary supporting course paved with secondary material under the base
course.
-Subgrade:
*Roadbed is refer to subgrade which under 0.80m under the pavement and it divide to
+Upper Roadbed (0-0.3m)
+Lower Roadbed (0.3-0.8m)
*Embankment is refer to the fill subgrade higher than the original ground within (0.8-
1.5m) and it divide to
+Upper Embankment (0.8-1.5m)
+Lower Embankment (1.5m-)
Site Clearing

• Humus, topsoil and turf within the width of the road or on the original ground
surface of the borrow pit shall be removed; the earth fill sites shall also be
compacted and leveled off according to the design requirements, and the
removed topsoil should be used fully.

• The embankment with fill depth less than 1m shall fully excavate out the tree
roots, then, fill, level up and compacted. the embankment with fill depth
greater than 1m may be preserved with tree roots, but the root cannot basset.

• After removal, the existing road shall be compacted before filling.

Earthwork Subgrade

• Filling:
-Before filling subgrade, the material should be met the project
requirement. The materials shall be tested such as moisture
content and CBR test; grading analysis, plasticity index, specific
gravity and swelling capacity tests.

-The soil containing turf, domestic waste, tree root and humus
must not be used as filling.