“RBI Grade 81 – A Natural Soil

Stabilizer”
(A Cost Effective , Rapid, Environment Friendly Soil
Stabilizer )

By

Alchemist Touchnology Limited, New

Delhi
July 2010
 Road Building International (RBI) Grade 81

 Natural Inorganic Stabilizer which Re-engineers

& Modify the Properties of Soil to strengthen
the same.
 Developed by South African Army in the
beginning of 90’s for Pavement Engineering
Applications by RBI.
 Properties
Powder stabilizer
Grey color
Water solubility of 0.2/1000
Non-inflammable
Effectiveness of RBI Grade 81 with Different
Types of Indian Soils
Untreate Type CBR % UCS, kg/sqcm
d (UT) of ( all results are with 4%
Treated Soil Stabilizer)
(T)
* 6%
CRRI IITKgp IITR IITM RAASTA CRRI IITKgp IITR IITM RAASTA

UT Clay 4 3 - 2 5 5 0 0 3
T with Clay 25 78 - 22 42 15 19 14 14
RBI
UT Silt 8 - 13 - 10 4 - - 16
T with Silt 198 - 114 - 32 32 - - 39
RBI

UT Sand 22 - - - 14 0.5 - - 5
T with sand 53 - - - 143 7 - - 23
RBI
UT Gravel 30 - 90 - 34 3 5 -- 2.1

T with Gravel 197 - 361 - 180 26 35 - 19*

RBI
Effectiveness of RBI Grade 81 with Different
Types of Indian Soils
Untreate Type PI (Plasticity Index) (%) FSI (Free Swell Index) (%)
d (UT) of
Treated Soil
(T) Sample
1 Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample
2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

UT Clay 18 11.5 29 24.2 46.4 16.6 20 33 61.5 53.8

T with Clay 11.7 5.2 8.8 13.3 21.2 3.2 4.3 13 23.1 21.2
RBI

UT Silt 10.3 11.6 10.3 5.6 23 5 16.6 0 9.1 8.3

T with Silt 5.4 6 2.3 1 10.6 0 0 0 0.8 2.1

RBI
Advantages of RBI Grade 81 Environmental Benefits of
using RBI 81

 Construction cost reduction by 10 – 30%  Reduces leaching and

 Construction time reduction by 30 – 40% contamination of ground water

 Drastically increases the strength  Reduces use of bitumen.

 Treated soil is water resistant & prevents
 Reduces energy consumed in
damage to the road foundation
road construction
 Reduces transport & earth-moving costs
by about 60%  Saves construction material like
Aggregates, Good soil
 Longer Durability
 Saves non-renewables resources
 Reduces Maintenance Cost
in construction process

 Reduces the Carbon Emission

resulting into carbon credits
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Application Areas

 Bricks & Paver

 Pavements
 Highways &
Expressways Blocks
 Hill Roads; High
 Low Cost Housing
Altitude Roads
 Unpaved Roads  Footpaths; Boundary
 Pothole Repair
Walls
 Cold Recycling
 Helipads; Airfields
 Hard Standing Ground
 Op Tracks
 Mule tracks
 Construction Equipments

1. JCB 4. Rotavator

2. Dozer 5. Water Sprinkler

 IRC Code References For Reducing
Pavement Thickness
Pavement Design Catalogue
Sub-Grade CBR 2% (CBR 10% using RBI)
Traffic Thickness Pavement Composition
msa mm Bituminous Surfacing Base Sub-Base
BC DBM
10 850 (540) 40 100 (50)

20 850 (565) 40 130 (75) 250 460 (200)

30 900 (580) 40 150 (90)

50 925 (600) 40 175 (110)

 Rise in CBR from 2% to 10 %,
100 955 (630) 50 195 (130)
 There is saving of DBM by 42 %
 Saving
150 in aggregates
975 (650) 50 for215
sub (150)
base will be 57 %
 More than 50% saving in aggregate as per
 Case Study : Reasi - Pauni Road,
Katra, J & K
Conventional Technology RBI Grade 81 Technology
Layer Layer Layer Layer
Thicknes Thicknes
s s
(mm) (mm)
SDBC 25 SDBC 25
BM 75 Aggregate+ 4% RBI 150
WBM 75 Grade 81
WBM 75 Soil + 4% RBI Grade 150
WBM 75 81
WBM 100 Soil + 2% RBI Grade 100
81
GSB 150 Saving in Pavement Thickness

GSB 150

Total Thickness 725 Total Thickness 425

 Savings : Case Study Reasi - Pauni
Road
Comparison Chart

 Conventional Pavement
 RBI 81 Pavement
Taking Core of RBI Grade 81 Patch After
9 Months
Construction of Airfield Using RBI Grade
81
 Altitude of about 13500 Ft.
 Temperature of -30o C to +30o C
 Design: One layer of 250 mm of Sub Grade
stabilization with 4% RBI Grade 81
Construction of Airfield Using RBI Grade
81
 Landing and Takeoff at Nyoma
Airfield Runway

Source:
 Applications in Perma-Frost
Condition
 Application in Italy
 Quarry Road
 Truck Load 40 MT
 3 Years without Maintenance

Untreated Surface RBI 81 Treated Surface

 Low Cost Housing
 RBI 81’s innovative technology enables the use and recycling of
local readily available materials while creating string and easy to
use earth blocks.
Advantages
 Capacity Building and empowerment of local population (men and
women)
 Creation of jobs in the field of block production and Construction
 Protection of the environment
Cold Recycling with RBI Grade 81
 Quarry Road
 State : Karnataka
 Project Name : Quarry Road near
Weigh Bridge
 Location : Kolar
Road Made Using Iron Ore Waste
From Mines
 State : Karnataka
 Project Name : PWD Approach Road
to BBH Mines
 Location : Chitradurg

Instead of soil from outside mines waste was used in construction

 Highway Road in the Hills
 State : Jammu & Kashmir
 Project Name : Km 63.10, Jammu
Poonch Highway
 Location : Tanda Bamla Section,
Jammu
 Desert Roads
 State : Rajasthan
 Project Name : Kota Sawai Madhopur
Road, SH-33
 Location : KM 17, Kota
 Desert Roads (Contd)
 State : Rajasthan
 Project Name : Mawali Tali Bhuria
Dhora Road Nr. South Camp
 Location : Mahajan Ranges,
Suratgarh
 Village Roads (Contd)
 State : Orissa
 Project Name : PMGSY Rural Road
 Location : Village Dhamra
 City Road
 State : Delhi
 Project Name : Connecting Road
Near Air force School & CSD
Canteen, Officers Quarters
 Location : Delhi Cantt.
 Off Site Mixing
 State : Karnataka
 Project Name : Campus Road
 Location : KGA, Bangalore
 Some International Applications

Heavy traffic paved road – Israel Secondary paved roads - Kenya Main road into city of Kigali - Rwanda

Access road to a construction site Access roads and drilling pad Township roads - South Africa
Israel Angola 
 Forest Road
 Forestry roads – The benefits of using RBI 81 are particularly
self-evident when building roads in a fragile natural
environment. RBI 81 do not place an additional burden upon
their precious natural resources
 
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