WATER BOUND MACADAM

- MACADAM IS A TYPE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION PIONEERED BY THE SCOTSMAN

JOHN LOUDON MCADAM IN AROUND 1820.
- RICHARD EDGEWORTH FILLED THE GAPS BETWEEN THE SURFACE STONES WITH A
MIXTURE OF STONE DUST AND WATER TO PROVIDE SMOOTHER SURFACE, KNOWN
AS WATER-BOUND MACADAM (WBM)
 WATER BOUND MACADAM

- it consists material of clean crushed coarse aggregates mechanically

interlocked by rolling so that the voids are filled by screening n binding
materials with assistance of water
- laid on a prepared sub-grade, sub-base, base or on an existing pavement
- can be used as a sub-base, base course or surfacing course
- presently used for rural roads
 WATER BOUND MACADAM
 MATERIALS
- Coarse Aggregates
- Screenings
- Binding Materials
 COARSE AGGREGATES

- the main material used in water bound macadam

- crushed coarse aggregates are generally used
- size and grading of aggregates should be conformed
- should be free from flat, soft or disintegrated particles
- kankar, laterite and over burnt broken brick can also be used at certain
conditions
 SCREENINGS

- consists of aggregates of smaller sizes

- used for filling the voids between the coarse aggregates
- should generally be the same as coarse aggregates
- kankar nodules or non-rounded gravel may also be used
but with provisions
- need not be used when crushable type coarse aggregated
such as brick metal is used
 BINDING MATERIAL

- used over WBM to prevent disturbance of the macadam

- consists of fine grained material
- lime dust or kankar nodules may also be used
- only a small amount of binding material would be required on top when
used as surfacing material