AS PER GENERAL SPECIFICATOIN OF N.H.

A (1998)
ITEM WATER BOUND MACADAM GRANULAR SUB-BASE A.BASE COURSE ASPHALT BASE ASPHALT WEARING CONCRETE CONCRETE (COARSE AGGREGATE)
CLASS "A" "B" "C" "A" "B" "A" "B" "A" "B" "A" "B" (FINE AGG:) 51 mm 38 mm 25 mm 20 mm 13 mm
4" 100
3 - 1/2" 99 - 100
3" 100
2 - 1/2" 25 - 60 90 - 100 100 100 100
Fineness Modulus
2" 25 - 75 90 - 100 90 - 100 100 100 100 100 2.3 to 3.1 95 - 100 100
1 - 1/2" 00 - 15 00 - 15 35 - 70 90 - 100 100 95 - 100 100
1" 00 - 15 50 - 80 55 - 85 70 - 95 75 - 95 75 - 90 100 35 - 70 95 - 100 100
3/4" 00 - 05 00 - 05 00 - 05 56 - 75 65 - 80 90 - 100 100 35 - 70 90 - 100 100
1/2" 75 - 90 10 - 30 25 - 60 90 - 100
3/8" 40 - 70 30 -65 40 - 75 45 - 60 56 - 70 60 - 80 100 10 - 30 20 - 55 40 - 70
No. 4 35 - 70 30 - 60 25 - 55 30 - 60 23 - 40 30 - 45 35 - 50 40 - 60 95 - 100 00 - 05 00 - 05 00 - 10 00 - 10 00 - 15
No. 8 15 - 30 15 - 35 23 - 35 20 - 40
No. 10 20 - 50 15 - 40 20 - 45
No. 16 05 - 12 05 - 15 45 - 85
No. 30 Maximum 5% shall Passing No. 8 Sieve
No. 40 10 - 30 08 - 20 12 - 25
No. 50 04 - 10 05 - 15 05 - 12 05 - 15 10 - 30
No. 100 02 - 10
No. 200 02-08 05 - 15 02 - 08 05 - 10 03 - 06 02 - 07 02 - 08 03 - 08 00 - 3
Loss Angeles Abrasion (%) Maximum 50 Maximum 40 Maximum 40 Maximum 30 Clay lumps or Maximum 40% at 500 revolutions
Soundness (Five Cycles) (%) - Maximum 12% Maximum 12% Maximum 12% Shale 1% Max. Maximum 12%
Sand Equivalent (%) Minimum 25 Minimum 45 Minimum 45 Minimum 45 Minimum 75
California Bearing Ratio (%) Minimum 50 Minimum 80 - -
Pass # 200 sieve Sieve # 200 passing maximum 1% by washing,
L.L. Minimum 25 L.L. Minimum 25 Soft fragments maximum 5%
Plasticity Index (%) Maximum 6 P.I. Maximum 6 P.I. Maximum 6 Maximum 4 3% Max.
( By washing)
Coefficient D60 / D10 (%) Minimum 3 Minimum 4
Compaction (%) Minimum 98 Minimum 100 Minimum 97 Minimum 97 CLASS OF "B" /
"A" "C" "D" "Y'
Stability (Kg) - - Minimum 1000 Kg Minimum 1000 Kg CONCRETE Lean
Compaction # of Blows (Nos.) - - 75 75 SIEVE SIZE 20mm 51 mm 38 mm 25 mm 13 mm
Wt. of Asphalt in Mix (%) - - 3.0 3.5 CEMENT
Kg/Cu.m 300 250 / 175 275 450 400
Flow 0.25mm (0.01 in) - - 08 - 14 08 - 14 (Min)
Air Voids (%) - - 04 - 08 04 - 07 SLUMP
25 - 75 25 - 75 / - 25 - 75 50 - 100 25 - 75
Voids Mineral Aggregate (%) - - Minimum 13 Minimum 13 VIBRATED (mm)
Voids Filled with Asphalt (%) - - 55 - 65 65 - 75 WATER
0.58 0.65 0.58 0.40 0.58
Loss of Stability (%) - - Maximum 25 Maximum 20 CONTENT RATIO
1st = Bitumen 1.9 Lit/ m2 2nd = Bitumen 1.19 Lit/m
2 170 / 100
1st Agg: = 3/4" Passing & 2nd Agg: = 3/8" Passing & 210 210 350 210
Double Surface Treatment Aggregate 1/2" Retained 1/4" Retained
COMPRESSIVE
24 Kg/m 2 Aggregate 12.5 Kg/m2 STRENGTH (Min)
28 DAYS
Bitumen Prime Coat (Lt/m2) 0.65 - 1.75 0.65 - 1.75 - - Kg/cm2 Kg/cm2 Kg/cm2 Kg/cm2
Kg/cm2
Bitumen Tack Coat (Lt/m2) - - 0.20 - 0.40 0.20 - 0.40 Six cylinder shall be taken from each 50 Cu.m
 Granular Sub Base, Item 201

Grading Requirements
Mass % Passing
Sieve Designation
Grading

mm Inch A B

60.0 2 1/2 100 -

50.0 2 90 - 100 100

25.0 1 50 - 80 55 - 85

9.5 3/8 - 40 - 70

4.75 No 4 35 - 70 30 - 60 The Coefficient of Uniformity D60/D10 shall be not less than 3,

2.00 No 10 - 20 - 50 Where D60 and D 10 are Prticle diameter corresponding to

0.425 No 40 - 10 - 30 60% and 10%, respectively, passing (by weight) in a grain

0.075 No 200 2-8 5 - 15 size analysis curve.

Material Shall have a CBR value of at leat 50%. (AASHTO T - 193)

Coarse aggregate retained on seive no 4 shall have Los Angeles Abrasion of not more than 50%. (T - 96)

Ratio of D15 (Subbase)/ D85 (Subgrade) should not be less than 5. Where D85 and D15 are the particle

diameter corresponding to eight five (85)% and fifteen (15) %, respectively, passing (by weitght) in grain size

analysis, curve.

The fraction passing the 0.075 mm (#200) sieve shall not be greater than two third of the fraction passing the

0.425 mm (#40).

The fraction passing 0.425 (#40) sieve shall have a Liquid Limit of not greater than 25and PI of 6 or less.

Sand equivalent for all classes shall be 25 minimum. (AASHTO T - 176)

Oversize should be screened. No hand picking allowed. However if less than 5%, hand picking may be

allowed by the Engineer.

Spreading thickness should be 15 cm. But it should not be less than 7.5 cm or more than 15 cm. If more

thickness is required then tow or more layers should be speread.

The relative Compaction should be more than 98% of maximum dry density (Proctor). AASHTO T - 191
 Aggregat Base Course, Item 202

Grading Requirements
Mass % Passing
Sieve Designation
Grading

mm Inch A B The Coefficient of Uniformity D60/D10 shall be greater than 4,

50.0 2 100 100 Where D60 and D 10 are Prticle diameter corresponding to

25.0 1 70 - 95 75 - 95 60% and 10%, respectively, passing (by weight) in a grain

9.5 3/8 30 - 65 40 - 75 size analysis curve.

4.75 No 4 25 - 55 30 - 60 Crushed aggregate retained on sieve #4 shall consist of

2.00 No 10 15 - 40 20 - 50 material of which at least 90% by weight shall be crushed

0.425 No 40 8 - 20 12 - 25 particles, having a minimum of two fractured faces.

0.075 No 200 2-8 5 - 10

Material passing 19mm sieve, shall have a CBR value of at leat 80%. (AASHTO T - 193)

Coarse aggregate shall have Los Angeles Abrasion of not more than 40%. (T - 96)

Material shall have loss of less than 12% after 5 cycles of Sodium Sulphate Test. (AASHTO T - 104)

Sand equivalent shall not be less than 45. (AASHTO T - 176)

Ratio of D15 (Subbase)/ D85 (Subgrade) should not be less than 5. Where D85 and D15 are the particle

diameter corresponding to eight five (85)% and fifteen (15) %, respectively, passing (by weitght) in grain size

analysis, curve.

The fraction passing the 0.075 mm (#200) sieve shall not be greater than two third of the fraction passing the

0.425 mm (#40).

The fraction passing 0.425 (#40) sieve shall have a Liquid Limit of not greater than 25and PI of 6 or less.

Oversize should be screened. No hand picking allowed. However if less than 5%, hand picking may be

allowed by the Engineer.

Spreading thickness should be 15 cm. But it should not be less than 7.5 cm or more than 15 cm. If more

thickness is required then tow or more layers should be speread.

The relative Compaction should be more than 98% of maximum dry density (Proctor). AASHTO T - 191
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