Quality Tests for Highway Materials

1) Earthworks
i) For Embankment (Filling and Cutting)
a) Grain Size Analysis
b) Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit and Plasticity Index
c) Proctor Density and Relationship between Dry Density and Moisture Content
d) Free Swell Index Test (For Expansive Clay)
e) CBR

*Materials not fall in specifications range will be consider unsuitable.

2) Road Works
i) For Granular Sub Base
a) Gradation Analysis of GSB Materials
b) Liquid limit and Plastic Limit of Material passing 425 Micron sieve
c) Grading and Plasticity Index Tests on combined materials from different sources
d) Proctor Compaction Test
e) Sand Equivalent Value
f) Aggregate impact Value
g) CBR on representative sample compacted at 100% Proctor Density

ii) For Water Bound Macadam

a) Aggregate Impact Value
b) Los Angeles abrasion Value
c) Water Absorption of Aggregate (if exceed 2%, then conduct Soundness test)
d) Gradation Analysis of Aggregates and Screenings
e) Liquid Limit and Plastic Limit of Binder Material
f) Plasticity Index of Crushable Screenings/Binding Material