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ABU DHABI CITY MUNICIPALITY
DEPARTMENT OF NUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
INTERNAL ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DIRECTORATE
NDARD SPECIFICATIONSSTANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
SECTION IIl-2 MATERIALS FOR EARTHWORK
202.01 Description
Materials shall meet the specifications provided in the following clauses:
202.02 Fill Materis
General
The material used for filling and compacting embankments, low level areas of the roadbeds,
sidewalks, shoulders and drainage ditches and other areas on the Site shall consist of borrow
material approved for filing as specified herein and in the Particular Specifications. The Contractor
shall obtain and use approved filing material from borrow pits all in accordance with the provisions
specified herein,
It is advised to use suitable fil material excaveted from within the Right-of-Way for embankments
and other backfiling purposes, prior to sourcing material from extemal borrow sites, subject to
approval of the Engineer. The Engineer will consider excavation unsuitable if it contains deposits of
saturated or unsaturated soil mixtures or high salt content (to be reviewed and agreed with the
Department) or organic matter unacceptable for embankment material. As directed by the
Department, the Contractor is to dispose of any unsuitable excavated material as waste.
All suitable material excavated at site, which cannot be accommodated within the Right-of-Way,
shall be disposed of as surplus materials, subject to approval of the Engineer and the Department
‘The Contractor, prior to using fill material, shell be responsible for and carry out necessary field
and laboratory testing to establish the suitabilty of the said material for filing work. Whenever such
material indicates change in characteristics, the Contractor shall carry out additional testing as
directed by the Engineer and shall secure the Engineer's approval for continued use of such
materials. In the event the material is deemed unacceptable by the Engineer, on the basis of the
Engineers test in accordance with Clause 200.03, Soil Information and Clause 202.07, Borrow
Material (Load Bearing), the Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining and supplying
material that will be acceptable to the Engineer.
Borrow material shall be clean and free from ary objectionable matter.
202.03 Sweet Sand
‘The Contractor shall supply sweet sand from places permitted by the Department, provided that
the Contractor conducts prior analysis with the knowledge of and as directed by the Engineer and
suitability for agricultural purposes is established. Sweet sand shall be obtained from well-drained
inland dunes and shall be reasonably free from salts, refuse, roots, heavy or stiff clay, stones or
rocks larger than 3 cm in size, noxious seeds, sticks, brush, litter, debris and other deleterious,
materials or substances.
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202.04 Water
The use of sea water or brackish water will nct be permitted for roadway embankment earthwork
operations unless specifically stated to the contrary. Sea water or brackish water is not to be used
in pavement load bearing fil, hard/soft landscaping, backfill to metal pipes, structural backfill and
backfill adjacent to reinforced concrete, as specified in these Standard Specifications and/or in the
Particular Specifications, or where directed by the Engineer.
202.05 Borrow Material, General
a. Description. Borrow material shall consist of the excavation and placing of suitable and
satisfactory material obtained from areas approved by the Department for the
construction of fill and backfill specified on the Drawings and in these Standard
Specifications and as approved by the Engineer. Borrow material shall not be taken from
roadway or structure excavations unless such excavated material complies with the
borrow specifications. The Contractor shall only uses borrow material approved by the
Engineer. Any borrow material used by the Contractor in the Works which has not been
approved by the Engineer shall be removed and disposed of by the Contractor at his
‘own expense. A certified hazardous waste site assessment shall be furnished for borrow
areas located outside the Right-of-Way or excavation limits. An alternate borrow source
shall be provided, or more detailed testing conducted in suspect locations.
Load bearing material shall consist of granular material free of excess moisture and
other unsuitable material conforming to the following:
4 Maximum padiele size: 150mm
2. Materials shall be classified according to AASHTO M 145. In general, suitable
materials shall meet soil classifications A-1, A-2-4 or A-3.
Material shall have a maximum Plasticity Index of 4 and a soaked CBR after 4 days
suakiny Uf nul less Unatt 25% wliet curnpacted (uv 95% of MDD.
Suitability tests including material gradation, plasticity and CBR tests shall be done in
accordance with the testing of materials, as included in Section II-8, Testing, of the
Standard Specifications.
Field density and moisture content shall be tested not less than one test of the suitable
layer depth per 750m? of fill. The relevant areas shall be rejected ifthe test results do not
satisfy the specified requirements.
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