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TENTATIVE SPECIFICATION FOR BITUMINOUS MACADAM (BASE & BINDER COURSE) THE INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS 1989 TENTATIVE SPECIFICATION FOR BITUMINOUS MACADAM (BASE & BINDER COURSE) Published by ‘THE INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS Round Naw ‘ened ‘ep 19 (ace eee i) reps fete pel Sree 20 (he ig of aban nd Tran re Rese) Prine Ara intr Pubs) La, New ei 1020 ‘sto ope) ‘TENTATIVE SPECIFICATION FOR BITUMINOUS ‘MACADAM (BASE & BINDER COURSE) ‘The draft tentative. speciation, for bituminous maceds {tue de sour pepe ye, tic Pree Commitee war appro secutive Commite la the teeing ed on he Bah 82st Febuary, BOT and was et Spproved for publication. ag the Ganiued_ tentative specication bye Council o the Indian Ronds Congres a thelr 6h Meeting. eae Nainital oa the 3th September, B67 Jubgette sean intended io indie what i considered o be good practice for conntuton ‘macadam (bse and binder course) under wertge condi rovsos of is seication sal ap sale adied by special provisions t take into account ants 2 Bituminous macadam shall consist, ofthe construction of cone of tore courses of compacted crushed aggegaen premited With bituminous biade, iad imimeclatly aller main open graded construction sind Should got bested” aba wearing course ‘hs maybe eda eporay ig since wen covered ‘than appropriate seal coat 5.1. mines Matra ‘The bituminous sterile shall conform tothe sequirements specled and provided for inthe propoual ad sata the fle, Foeciication of laian Standardr Toa 15 217 and 454). The grades of binder ie elimatie condition. | Paving bitmensof 3/0, ion, fad tas of grade RTH, approved ‘thacks and emlsions are normally mitble for the imseaden, * Fr he tack coat, RT. or 80/10 bitemen or approved cut= ‘bucks of emulsions ae sugatsted The a al fae ean on oF aba ag sine aparegstee shall prferaly ‘ie hydrophobic and of low Boros 3.21, Pipl rea ‘he foiowing popseFequements “The agargates shall satisfy Bare Binder Aggregate Impact Value ‘Maximum 35 percent 30 percent ‘Loss Angeles Abrasion ‘Value—Maximum $0 per cnt 40 percent For lag, weight shall aot be less than 1120 kg per m8 ‘Loss wit sod sulphate or “re eet “Maximum 12 percent ‘lakinss Index Maximum 15 per ceat Swippiog test (CRRD* “

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