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Quality Control for Road Works Section 900 901. GENERAL, to be used, all methods adopted and all works sper Specifications andor as directed by the Engit of the laboratory shall beag per Clause 121 and/or as directed by the Engineer. ‘The list of equipmentand the facilities to'be provided shall be got approved 'y control tests on the ‘subsequent paragraphs. hod and or frequency of tests Iso be conducted by the Engineer (| its or by any other agencies deemed juency set forth hereinunder. Addi the opinion of the Engineer, nee rontractor shall provide necessary 0-0 1 samples for tests and carrying ty shall be rectified/redone by the Contract ‘work shall also beremoved from the site of works by the Contractor at his own cost. 299 Section 900 Quality Control 90 1 Road Werks The cost of laboratory building including services, essential itary services and their maintenance requirements shall payment shall be in the Bill of Quantities for setting up of a equipment, such work shall be paid for separately. 901.9. For testing of samples of sois/soil mixes, mixes, bituminous materials and mixes, aggregates, the required quantity and form shall be suppl Contractor 2 his own cost. 901.10. For cement, bitumen, mild laboratory, the cost of samples, sampling, ing of testcertificates shall be borne by the Contractor, asrangements for supply of samples, sampling, testing and. supply of test results shall be made by the Contractor as per the frequency and number of {ests specified in the Handbook of Quality Control. for Construction of Roadsand Runways (IRC: SP; 11) andrelevant IS Codes orretevant clauses, of these. Specifications, the cost of which shall be borne by the Contractor. 901.12. The method of sampli sound engineering, practi be adopted. The i procedure to be used shall be as approved by the ‘decision shall be final and binding on the Contractor. sampling and Engineer and 901.13. The materials for embankment constriction shall be got approved from the Engineer. The responsi the land for borrowing or exploitation in any other way shall rest with the Contractor who shall ensure smooth and uninterrupted supply of materials in the required qua Similarly, the supply of aggregates for construction of road pavement be from quarries approved by the Engineer. Responsi rial from the source shal be tht (Quality Control for Rose! Works Section 900 901.14, Defective Materials [All materials which the Engineer/his representative has determined as not conforming to the requirements of the Contract shall be rejected \whetherin place o not they shall be removed immediately from the sit as ‘nave been subsequent Upon failure of the Contractor to comply’ representative, given under this Clause, bbe entitled to extension of time for acts ‘and it shall be the Contractor's responsi the job site of all such materials obtained from outside Indi ‘The materials imported from outside India shall conform to therelevant finished products the details of specifically brought out and agreed to ‘The Contractor shall furnish to the Engineer a certificate of compliance ofthetestscarried out.In addition, certified mill test reports clearly identified to the lot of materials shall be furnished at the Contractor's cost. 902, CONTROL OF ALIGNMENT, LEVEL AND SURFACE, REGULARITY 902.1. General IL works performed shall conform 5. er0ss sections: the Engineer, 902.2, Horizontal Alignment Horizontal alignments shi thecentre line i carriageway yerefrom, The 301 Section 900 Quality Contre} for Road Works corresponding tolerance for edges of the roadway and lower layers of pavement shall be + 25 mm, 902.3. Surface Levels ‘The levels of the subgrade and different pavement courses as constructed, shall not vary from _ Ferenc longitudinal and cross-profile of the road shown on the draw: directed by the Engineer beyond the tolerances met ‘TABLE 900-1, TOLERANCES ‘Subgeade Base-course for fexible pavement (3) Biuminsus conse ©) Manvaty laid (Cemont conte pavement 6am * ‘This may not exesed- 8 vim xO 30 am Fam te ces e tolerance for wearing course Positive tolerance for base is thereby reduced by more than 6 mm le pavements and § mm for concrete pavements, For checking compliance with the above requirement for subgrade, sub- base and base courses, measurements of the surface levels shall be taken ‘on ‘grid of points placed at 6.25 itudinally or transvers d loexceed the tolerance as "ment being not in excess of 5 mm above the 302 Quality Control for Rosd Works Section 900) permitted tolerance. For checking the com ‘compliance shall be dee! tolerance given above is of Payement Courses shall be checked with a3. mete long straight edge/moving straightedge asd traffic lane along.a Tne paral ‘The maximum permitted numberof surface irregularities shall be as per Table 990-2, ‘TADLE 900-2, MAXIMUM PERMITTED NUMBER OF SURFACE IRREGULARITIES, Surfces of carriageways and paved shoulders Iegulaiy $om National Highoays “Express Roa of lower nego” ‘The maximum allowable difference between the road surfact ‘underside of a 3 m straight-edge when placed parallel with, or at ri to the centre line of the road at points decided by the Engineer shal for pavement surface (bituminous and cement concrete) 3 mm. for bituminous base courses 6mm for granular sub-base/ base courses 8mm for sub-bases under concrete pavements 10mm 303 Section 900 Quality Control for Road Works Where the surface regutarity of subgrade and the courses fall outside the specified tolerances, the Contrac to recilythese in te manner sxc foley on the Engineer, ree oan i) Granular Sub-base: Same the yp of mater bed duct low, he sare sal be corseted necessity and recompacted to Ci 1 Clause 40, Biturinows Consteuet scrabiling oF gncig using aproyed ved eauipment. Wh ‘eas which have been reduced nlvel by te shove o 308 Control for Road Works Seetion 900 fnegulasty occurs and falllengih of the 1 daemed nocesiay by the Bagincr, any section of theslab whieh devia frm bedamolihed and reconseacid st the 903. QUALITY CONTROL TESTS DURING CONSTRUCTION 903.1. General ‘The materials supplied and the works carried out by the Contractor shall conform to the specifications prescribed in the preceding For ensuring the requisite quality of construction, the materials and ‘works shall be subjected to quality control tests, as described ‘The testing frequencies set forth are. the desirable Engineer shall have the full authority to carry out a frequently as he may deem necessary, to satisfy himse and works comply with the appropriate spec " number of tests recommended in Tables 900-3 and 900-4 may be reduced atthe discretion of the Engineer felt that consistency in the quality fof materials can stil be maintained with the reduced number of tests. Test procedures for the various quality control tests are indicated in therespective Sections ofthese Specifications or for certain tests wi Section. Where no specific testing procedure is mentioned, the tests shall be carried out as per the prevalent accepted engineering practice to the directions ofthe Engincer, 903.2. Tests on Earthwork for Embankment, Subgrade Construc- tion and Cut Formation 903.2.1, Borrow material : Grid the borrow area at 25 m cfc (or Deleterious Cantent Test (15:2720 (Part-27}: As snd when required by the Engines. 305 Section 900 a (© Motsture Content Test 1S :2720 Part2)t: One sil, (© CDR Teston ma be exercised on each layer 1000 square metres um number of test determination i ). Test locations shall bbe chosen only through random sampling. techniques. Control shall not be based on the result of any one test mean value of a set of ns. The number of testsin one set of measurement shall be 6 (if non-destructive tests are carried out, bbe doubled) as long as by taking atleast one ofcompacted area, or closeras required 1 yi ‘esults for evaluating a day's work on ‘The acceptance criteriashall be subject to thecondition isnot ess than the specified density plus 1.65— ————~____.himes the standard deviation. ' maaan Hi ee However, for ¢ fork in shoulders (earthen) and in the subgrade, atJeastone density measurement shall be taken for every 500 square metres {for the compacted area provided further that the number of tests in each: of measurements shall be atleast 10. In other respects, the control shall be similar 10 that described earlier. 9032.3, Cut formation : Tests for the density requirements of cut formation shall be carried out in accordance with Clause 903.2.2, 903.3. Tests on Sub-bases and Bases (excluding bitumen bound bases) The tests and their frequencies for the differe bases shall beas giv: bases and sub- ty results and. ‘ompaction control shall be on lines similar to those. n of stabiliser content re is not less than the | ualty Conte for Road Works Section 900 fed value plus poset 1-65 | ies the standard devia rise ~ Wo. of samples) { ‘TABLE 900. CONTROL TESTS AND THEIR MINIMUM FREQUENCY FOR SUB- | BASES AND BASES (EXCLUDING BITUMEN BOUND BASES) SL Type of Test Frequeney (min) No Construction 1 Granular Asraquind | Asrequiea 2 LimelCement © Quatiy afer Sublised cement Soll Sobbace perStomer | (® Limescement id) Degree of pulversacin | (9) CBR oF Uncenfned (One tet per250 9. One tet per 500 ni? 3. War Bound Macadam Quality Control for Road Works Quality Control for Road Works Section 900 S. ypeof Construction Test ‘Brequeney (Minimum) ® One test per Ne. Ponion of aggregate 100cubiomete . pssing 425mmicron of aggregate dread by Aggregate Impact, (One ist per SOm? of 4. WetMin Macadam 4 Aggregme Impact (ne test per 200 0? soaregate Yabo oF aggregate a i) Grading (One ws pa 100m? of agerezae of aggregate (One test per $00 m* oi Stone polishing value 903.4. Tests on Bit inous Constructions 9034.1. The tests and their minimum frequencies for the differenttypes of bit 903.42. Acceptance crit acceptance criteria for tests on | 3 density and Marshall stability shall be subject to the condition that the mean value is not less than the specified value plus: per30 mn? of mgareace mes the standard deviation, So ee 1.65 Wo. of samples}+] ‘TABLE 900-4, CONTROL TESTS AND THEIR MINIMUM FREQUENCY FOR geareanes Iroc Gy) Stpping vine Same as mentioned under 8. Typoot Construction Test Frequency (anton) No. 1. Prime CouvTack Cost ©) Quality o ‘Two samples subjected to sediected 2 Seal CoauSurtace Dressing 4. Birminous Macadam 309 Section 900 Quality Control for Rou Works ‘Type of Constrction ‘Frequency (Minimum) No. Ageregate Inpace por 50 mi of Elongation index of aggregates Stripping value ‘Wate: abortion of aggregates Binder coment Coot of temperature of binder and aggregate 0 Qeaty of binder 4) Aggregate Impact Value aggregate 3 Quality Control for Road Works S.”Typeol Constnition Ne i) Supping Value Water absorption of es plan per doy For each 400 tonnes (3) Water eassvivy of mixed material (69) Density of compacted bayer Section 900 (Quality Control for Road Works Control Tests for Concrete Road Cons |. Dry lean concrete sub-base : ing and testing of cubes: Samples of dry lean ibes shall be taken from the uncompacted material ions immediately before compaction at the rate of 3 Samples for each 1000 sq.m. or partthercot laid each day. The sampling ‘of mix shall be done from the pay Test cubes of 150 mm size shall be made immediately from each mix sample, ‘516 acted by means of a vibratory hammer Tigid base, The vil A square or rectangi 100'sq.mm. The compaction shall be uniformly 4 downward force of between 300 N and 400 type anareaof between 7500 to 1 applied for 60 5 seconds w be scarified before the to give key for the next layer. The final layer shall be the top of ty fon of the Engineer incase of doubt or lefective area in the event of non-compliance, nay be made to check the density at edges. hhiekness: The average thickness of the subbase layer as level data of sub-base and subgrade ar lower sub-base shall ‘ness specified in the contract drawings, The thickness at ‘any single location shall not be 10mm less than the specified thickness. Such areas shall be corrected as stated in Clause 601.5.5.5. Areas which cannot be id be replaced over full width. The extent of deficient area id be decided based on cores. 903.5.1.4. Frequency of quality con Quality control tests for levels, alignment and 900-6. Density holes at random mi ests: The frequency of Is shall be as in Table LN Quality Control for Road Works ‘Section 900 903.5.2. Pavement concrete 903.5.2.1. Sampling and testing of beam and cube specimens: Atleast two beam and two cube specimens, one each for? day and 28 day strength testing shall be cast for ever 150 cu. (or part thereof) of concrete placed doring construction. On each days work, and cubes shall be made for each type o the paving plant, Each pairshall be from a tested ata place to be the strength for compliance with the strength requirement shall_be transported in an approved manner to prevent su causing fractures or damageto the specimen, The flexural strength testzesults shall prevail over compressive strength tests for compliance. indicating the strengt ' of individual for cominuous quality assurance, Where ‘th, or where the quality of the concrete the. actual strength of the concrete in the slab I be ascertained by carrying out tests on cores cut from the hardened onereie at such locations. The cores shall be cut atthe rate of 2 cores for every 1 f concrete. The results of crushing strength tests on these less than 0.8 times the corresponding crushing strength of ¢ height to diameter ratio of the core is two. Where height 10 | then the necessary corrections shall be made in calculating the crushing strength of cubes in the following manner. ‘The crushing strengths of cylinders with height to diameter ratios between 1 and 2:may be corrected to correspond to a. standard height to diameter ratio of 2 by multiplying with the correct obiained from the following equation: where f= correction factor and = height to diameter ratio ‘The corrected testzesults shall be analysed for conformity with the speci- fication requirements forcube samples. Where the core tests are satisfactory, they shall have precedence for assessing concrete quality over the results of ‘moulded specimens. The diameter of cores shall not be less than 150 mm, If, however, the tests on cores also confirm that the concrete is. not satisfying the strength requirements, then the concrete corresponding to 313 900 Quality Control for Road Works the area from which the cores were cut should be replaced, i.e. atleast over ‘an area extending between two transverse joints where the di isolated or over larger areas, if necessary, as assessed by a cores ‘and their test results. The equivalent flexural strength at 28 days shall be estimated in accordance with Clause 602.3.3.2, the specified minimum strength at 28 days is ned in 99 percent of all test beams, the mix shall be proportioned to givean average strength at 28 days exceeding the sp standard deviation calculated first from’ ‘made from the trial mix and subsequent Jating result of flexural from the accumu- ths of job control test beams. shall be re-calculated from the test results sein the source or qui ‘mix shall be adjusted as necessary to compl idual 28 day tet strength below the specified strength s ice for condemnation of the concrete concerned if the average 28 day strength of and succeeding 4 beams exceeds the speci ies the standard. deviation and Provided that there is no other evidence that the concrete mix concerned is substandard, shall bemade cach day in pairst intervals, each pairbeing from batch of concrete, Atthe srt of the work, and until such wgineer may order a reduction in the number of beams requi x Pairs of beams and cubes shall be made each day, one of each ing at 28 days for determination of afie minimum perm flexural strength and the other for testing at an early age for the Engineer to assess the quality of the mix. When the fi ble, and for solong as the Engineer is satisfied with the quality Of the mix, he may reduce the number of beams and cubes required, During the course ef construction, when the source of any is to be changed, or if there is any variation in the qualit furnished, additional testsand necessary adjustments in 8 required to obtain the specified strength, ‘The flexural strengths obtained on beams tested before 28 days shall be used in conjunction with a correlation between them and the 28 day flexural strengths to detect any deterioration i of the ‘concrete Quality Control for Road Works Seation 900 ‘of non-compliance of the concrete from which they were taken. Concrete shall not comply with the Specification when more than one {est beam in a batch has a28 day strength less than the specified sength and the average 28 day flexural sirength of the batch of beams is less than the specilied strength plus 2.33 times the standard deviation of the bat Should the concrete fail to pass the Specification for strength as described above, the Contractor may, all at his own expense, elect 10 cut cores from the suspect conerete as the Engineer shall direct. From the relation between cube strength and flexural strength, the core strength shall bbe converted to flexural strength, ie equivalent flexural strength at 28 days shall be the estimated insitu strength multiplied by 100 and divided by the age-strength relation obtained from Table 900-5. Any conerete that fails to meet the strength specification shall be removed and replaced at Contractor's expense, 1TH RELATION OF CONCRETE, 100 PER CENT AT 25 DAYS) a SeeaessEse 3s ‘Seotion 900 Quality Control for Road Works a0 230 of the compacted concrete ids are not more than 3 per cent, The air ference between the theoretical ty measureme trial section shall be checked for thickness. The same cores shall be made use of for determin. strength. Incase of dou smay be ordered by the ind taken at locations decided by him to check the density of Concrete slab or the position of dowelftie bars without any compen being paid for the same. 1m calculating the density, allowance shall be made for any steel in cores. Cores removed from the main carriageway st ppacted concrete with mix proportions of 1 part of of fine aggregate : 2 part aggregate by weight, Before ickness of the slab at any point checked as ned above shall be within a tolerance ickness as per Drawing. Thicknes: ney more than 5 mm, ‘may beaccepted and paid for ata reduced rate given in Clause 602.15.2. In hho case, however, thickness deficiency shall be more than 25 mm, 903.5.2.4, Summary of contr frequency of testing of pa fests : Table 900-6 gives a summary of es algnment and texture eval oersnoe Cause 90233 ‘Wid of pavemeat and potion of Ctnuse 902.2 (Causes 9023 snd 9035.23 depts of dowel grooves (6) Sautace regularity book trnsveraly and longitudinally veo, witout: ligament of dowel bars ara ‘Tobe chock in ial length spr Clause 602.1052 ‘and once on every 2m. (i) Texeae depth Canie 602.98 2% Quality of Materials and Concrete Conical 1 Cement (Once foreach source of supply and oceasorlly wh called fr in exse ‘flong/inproper storage 2 Conrsesnd (i) Gratton 1S:2385 One tat for every day's Fine PL1)—workof each faction of sugrogates arse aggregate and fine Sagres inalys may be reli later atthe dace tion of he Engin a 18:2355 to 0.2) (Quality Control for Road Works (i) Water sbsomvion 182386 a 3 Coarse 182386 Awerogate ay Isi238s ams Is:2386 7 4 Water Is4s6 5 Concrete 6) Strength of 1816 1816 Is99 (00) Thickness dtemination forms in he eas of fred form paving ggroutes and every month subseguenly “do ‘bes and 6 beans po dept ‘work whichever ie more, ‘Quality Conte for Road Works 903.5.3. Rolled Concrete Base 903.53.1, Sampling and testing of beamsand cubes: Clause 903.5.2.1 Ply 903.5.3.2, Thickness : Thickness shall be contolled by taking levels 88 indicated in Clause 903.5.1.3. 903.5.3.3. In-situ density Section 900 s ‘material shall be spaced along a cts each 2000 square metre or part thereof laid each day and shall comply. with the requirements as per Clause 601.5,5.1. Th testing may be increased atthe discretion of the Engineer in case to determine the extent of defective area in the event of non com 2000 sqm. or pan thereof ls rats, They shall not bec A relation between flexural strength and compressive strength may be developed by regression analysis using the available data. This may be updated from time 10 time, 319

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