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6.1. Flexible Pavement
After calculating the pavement thickness from various types of
formulae and charts, we observe that the pavement thickness
according to the IRC 37 2001 is the safest and maximum. So provide
the flexible pavement with following specifications:
1. Provide Soil Sub Grade well compacted at OMC as calculated in
laboratory upto a depth of 500 mm.
2. Provide Granular Sub Base of thickness 200 mm consisting of
Coarse Aggregates of grading given in the detail in next chapter.
3. Provide Wet Mix Macadam as base course of thickness 250 mm
consisting of Coarse Aggregates of grading given in the detail in
next chapter.
4. Provide one coat of Bituminous Primer on the surface of Wet Mix
Macadam.
5. Provide one coat of low viscosity bituminous material also called
as Tack Coat over Prime Coat.
6. Provide Dense Bituminous Macadam as pre surface course over
the Tack Coating of thickness 80 mm.
7. Provide Bituminous Concrete as surface course over the Dense
Bituminous Macadam of thickness 40 mm.
8. Provide a layer of surface dressing is to be provided according the
specifications.
9. Provide the width of carriageway as 7.0 m and the combined
width of paved shoulder and brick on edge shoulder as 2.0. So,
the total Roadway Width is 9.0 m.
10.
Provide the camber or side slope provided is 2.5%

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11.

Provide Drains of base width 0.3 m and height of 0.3 m with

a side slope of 1:1 is to be provided both sides.

Detail specifications and detailed Estimate of all of the above
items are given in the next chapters.

6.2. Rigid Pavement

Various components of Rigid Pavement are calculated using IRC
58 2000. So provide the rigid pavement with following specifications:
1. Provide Soil Sub Grade well compacted at OMC as calculated in
laboratory upto a depth of 500 mm.
2. Provide Granular Sub Base of thickness 200 mm consisting of
Coarse Aggregates of grading given in the detail in next chapter.
3. Provide Dry Lean Concrete of thickness 100 mm having a
Cement/Aggregate as 1:4:8 with the aggregate grading as
described in detail later.
4. Provide 125 Polythene Sheet over the Dry Lean Concrete
surface.
5. Provide Cement Concrete pavement of thickness 250 mm having
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a Cement/Aggregate as 1:1 2 :3 with the aggregate grading as

described in detail later.
6. Provide Contraction or Construction Joint after every 4.5 m.
7. Provide 40 mm dia Dowel Bars of plain type of length 500 mm
having a c/c spacing of 200 mm. in Contraction Joint. The first bar
is to be placed at 150 mm from pavement edge. Keep one end
fixed and other free by providing emulsion on the dowel bar
surface.
8. Provide Expansion Joint after every 45 m or 10 Contraction Joints.

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9. Provide Dowel Bars with caping on one side in Expansion Joint

keeping all the specifications as stated above.
10.
Provide Longitudinal Joint all along the length of the road at
the center of Carriage Way.
11.
Provide 12 mm dia TOR Tie Bars of length 650 mm having a
c/c spacing of 700 mm in Longitudinal Joint. Both ends of tie Bars
should be kept fixed.
12.
Provide the width of carriageway as 7.0 m and the
combined width of paved shoulder and brick on edge shoulder as
2.0. So, the total Roadway Width is 9.0 m.
13.
Provide the camber or side slope provided is 2.5%
14.
Provide Drains of base width 0.3 m and height of 0.3 m with
a side slope of 1:1 is to be provided both sides.
Detail specifications and detailed Estimate of all of the above
items are given in the next chapters.