TYPICAL NORMAL CUT & FILL SECTION

FOR RURAL SECTION

NORMAL CUT & FILL RURAL SECTION

Carriageway Design
Flat and Rolling Terrain Section
Pavement Structures
Design AC
DesignTraffic
Section Subgrade GB1, Crushed
Class Wearing GS, Granular Sub GC, Granular
Class Base Course
Course Base Course (mm) Capping layer (mm)
(mm)
(mm)
47+695 - 58+900 T4 S1 50 175 250 300
SHOULDER le
CARRIAGEWAY SHOULDER io
tab
rat
Refer Detail 1
1.5 3.50 3.50 1.5 ble pe
ria Slo Shoulder Design
2.5%
Finished Grade Va efer
3.0% 2.5% 3.0% R Pavement Structures
Design
DesignTraffic
Section Subgrade GB1, Crushed
Class GS, Granular Sub GC, Granular
Slo Class SST (mm) Base Course
Base Course (mm) Capping layer (mm)
pe (mm)
2:1

0.5(min)
ble H:
o ta C V 47+695 - 58+900 T4 S1 14 175 250 300
le r at i L
riab pe
Va er Slo 1.0
R ef
SST AC Walkway Design (Town and Village Section)
Base Course Base Course
See Ditches Typical Pavement Structure Composition
Granular Sub-base Granular Sub-base (If the longitudinal grade greater than 5% use LD-Type A Ditch) GS, Granular
Concrete Tiles (mm) Sand Layer (mm)
Granular Capping Layer Granular Sub-base 60 40
Sub Base Course (mm)
200

SUPERELEVATED RURAL SECTION

Full Road Way Width

SLOPE RATIO TABLE (V:H)

Side Slope
Material Height of Slope Back Slope
Note:- 0-1.0 m
Cut Fill
1:3 1:3
The ditch needs to be paved irrespective of the Earth or Soil 1.0 - 2.0 m 1:2 1:2 1:2

SHOULDER longitudinal grade but Strong Rock

>2.0 m
0-2.0 m
1:2
2:3
4:5
2:3
2:1

CARRIAGEWAY with respect to the hydraulics analysis of the ditch Weatherd Rock
> 2.0m
0 - 2.0 m
1:2
1:1
2:3
4:1
2:1

SHOULDER 1.0% design shall be

Decomposed Rock
> 2.0 m
0- 1.0 m
1.0 - 2.0 m 1:2
1:1
1:3
1:2
3:1
1:3
1:2
Finished Grade according to ERA DDM,2013 procedure ,and also > 2.0 m 2:3 2:3
Black Cotton Soil 0 - 2.0 m 1:6
the > 2.0 m
-
1:4
-

ditch shall be designfor non-erosive and non-silting

velocity. NOTE:-
1. For Variable slope see Slope Ratio Table.2.
2. Widening due to high fill and curvature shall be a

ble
added when both cases apply.

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3. If the grade exceeds 5% and/or water vellocity
exceeds the erosion velocity of the material

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encountered , the side ditch shall be rubble pww,in

riab pe
locations with box cut longer than 500m

Va er Slo
the side ditch height shall be increased as the
discharge requires .
4. Dimensions not specified are in meters.

Re f
AC
Base Course Shoulder Detail
Granular Sub-base Refer Ditches Typical
(If the longitudinal grade greater than 5% use LD-Type A Ditch) le
3.0% 2.5%
NOTE:- Granular Sub-base ab
ot
1. For Variable slope see Slope Ratio Table. r at i
ble e
r ia l op
Va fer S
SST
2. Widening due to high fill and curvature shall be Base Course
Re
added when both cases apply. 1% slope of shoulder slope for drainage purpose. Granular Sub-base
3. Dimensions not specified are in meters. Granular Capping Layer
4. Shoulder * is 1.5m width for flat and rolling terrain
and
0.5m width for mountainous and escarpment terrain. Maximum slope difference of the road slope and the shoulder slope of a super-elevated
section shall be 8% except at maximum super-elev. of 8% where it become 9% to give

APPROVED BY
EMPLOYER :- FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
ETHIOPIAN ROADS ADMINISTRATION
CONSULTANT:- SMEC International Pty Itd
in Sub-Consultancy with
CONTRACTOR:- China Civil Engineering Construction
PROJECT :- LOT 2 :- ARSI ROBE-WABE RIVER BRIDGE
Date June, 2023 SIGNATURE DRG NO.
STRIDE Consulting Engineers Plc. Address:
and Corporation (CCECC)
DESIGN AND ROAD PROJECT
CAD By: Solomon F. ARWR-TY/06/D
Post Office Box 1770 , Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Address: P.O.Box:90777 For Consulting Engineers
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DRG TITLE:- Typical Normal Cut & Fill Rural Section
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