Ministry of Railways, Bangladesh Railway

Padma Bridge Rail Link Project

Contract No.: BR/PBRLP/G2G/Contract/2016
China Railway Group
Employer Bangladesh Railway Contractor
Bangladesh Army Corp. of Engineers Limited
Consultant Material type Sub-Ballast
& Associates
Location D2U2 (CH25+300) Date 22-Jun-22
Test Sheet
Mass of dry material, gm 9504 …………….
/Report no.
Gradation Checking: Sub Ballast material ( IS : 2720), ER Table B 2.9
20-40mm (10%), 5-20mm(30%), 0-5mm(30%), S/Sand (15%), L/Sand (15%)
Sieve Size, Mass of Cum. mass of Cum. % %
SLLM SULM Remarks
mm material, gm material retained Passing

40 0 0 0.0 100.0 100.0 100 OK

20 337 337 3.5 96.5 80.0 100 OK
10 2487 2824 29.7 70.3 63.0 85 OK
4.75 1991 4815 50.7 49.3 42.0 68 OK
2 1641 6456 67.9 32.1 27.0 52 OK

0.6 666 7122 74.9 25.1 13.0 35 OK

0.425 406 7528 79.2 20.8 10.0 32 OK

0.212 779 8307 87.4 12.6 6.0 22 OK

0.075 740 9047 95.2 4.8 3.0 10 OK

Pan 457
100
90 Sieve analysis graph
80
70
% Passing

60
50 %
40 Pass-
30 ing
20 SLLM
10 Sieve Size, mm
0
0.01 0.10 1.00 10.00 100.00

Cu and Cc Criteria for Sub-Ballast Material

D10 0.16 Achieved ER Limit Comments
D30 1.13 Cu D60/D10 43.8 >7 OK

D60 7.00 Cc (D30)2/(D60*D10) 1.140 1 to 3 OK

Filter Criteria (F.C) Required ER Limit SubGrade Achieved

F. C-1 D15 (Blanket) = 0.27 < 5*D85 (Sub-grade) D85 = 25 125 OK

Filter Criteria

< 4 to 5*D15 (Sub-

F. C-2 D15 (Blanket) = 0.27 grade)
D50 = 0.27 0.50 OK

< 25*D50 (Sub-

F. C-3 D50 (Blanket) = 5.00 grade)
D15 = 0.11 6.75 OK

Lab. Technician Material Engineer Field Sup'visor Material Engr.

CREC CSC
 Ministry of Railways, Bangladesh Railway
Padma Bridge Rail Link Project
Contract No.: BR/PBRLP/G2G/Contract/2016
China Railway Group
Employer Bangladesh Railway Contractor
Bangladesh Army Corp. of Engineers Limited
Consultant Material type Sub-Ballast
& Associates
Location D2U2 Date
Test Sheet
Mass of dry material, gm …………….
/Report no.
Gradation Checking: Sub Ballast material ( IS : 2720), ER Table B 2.9
20-40mm (10%), 5-20mm(30%), 0-20mm(30%), S/Sand(15%), L/Sand(15%)
Sieve Size, Mass of Cum. mass of Cum. % %
SLLM SULM Remarks
mm material, gm material retained Passing

40 100.0 100
20 80.0 100
10 63.0 85
4.75 42.0 68
2 27.0 52
0.6 13.0 35
0.425 10.0 32
0.212 6.0 22
0.075 3.0 10
Pan
100 Note:
90 Sieve analysis graph
80
70
% Passing

60
% Pass-
50 ing
40 SLLM
30 SULM
20
10 Sieve Size, mm
0
0.01 0.10 1.00 10.00 100.00

Cu and Cc Criteria for Sub-Ballast Material

D10 Achieved ER Limit Comments
D30 Cu D60/D10 >7
D60 Cc (D30)2/(D60*D10) 1 to 3

Filter Criteria (F.C) Required ER Limit SubGrade Achieved

F. C-1 D15 (Blanket) = < 5*D85 (Sub-grade) D85 =

Filter Criteria

< 4 to 5*D15 (Sub-

F. C-2 D15 (Blanket) = grade) D50 =

< 25*D50 (Sub-

F. C-3 D50 (Blanket) = grade)
D15 =

Lab. Technician Material Engineer Field Sup'visor Material Engr.

CREC CSC