COLTO MATERIAL SPECIFICATION - 1998

MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS (TABLE 3602/1, 3402/1 & 3402/2)

PROPERTY G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 G8 G9
Sound rock from an Natural gravel, or Natural gravel, or
Natural gravel, or
approved quarry, or Sound rock, natural gravel & natural gravel &
DESCRIPTION OF natural gravel & Natural maerial (Soil, Natural maerial (Soil, Natural maerial (Soil,
clean sound mine boulders or course - boulders which may boulders which may
MATERIAL boulders which may sand or gravel) sand or gravel) sand or gravel)
dumps, or clean gravel need crushing or need crushing or
need crushing
sound boulders crushed rock crushed rock
Only nes crushed May contain up to May contain up to
May contain
from the same sound 10% by mass of 15% by mass of
approved additional
parent rock may be aproved natural nes aproved natural nes
nes not obtained
added for grading not necessaruly not necessaruly
ADDITIONAL from parent rock.
correction provided obtained from parent obtained from parent - - - - -
FINES Added nes shall
that added nes shall rock. Added nes rock. Added nes
have a LL not
have a ll not shall have a LL not shall have a LL not
exceeding 25 and PI
exceeding 25 and PI exceeding 25 and PI exceeding 25 and PI
not exceeding 6
not exceeding 4 not exceeding 6 not exceeding 6

Uncrushed : 2/3 Uncrushed : 2/3

Uncrushed 53.0mm, Uncrushed 63.0mm :
NOMINAL compacted layer : compacted layer :
37.5mm 37.5mm 37.5mm / 26.5mm crushed 37.5 or crushed 53mmbefore 2/3 compacted layer 2/3 compacted layer
MAXIMUM SIZE crushed 63mm crushed material
26.5mm compaction
before compaction 75mm
As per TMH1
Method B3, shall not
Flakiness Index, determined in accordance with TMH1 Method exceed 35% on
FLAKINESS
B3, shall not exceed 35% on each of the -26,5+19mm fraction and each of the - - - - - -
INDEX
the -19+13,2mm fraction 26,5+19mm fraction
and the -19+13,2mm
fraction
Alluvial & colluvial
Alluvial & colluvial
gravels shall be
material shall be
crushed so that at
For crushed materials at least 50% by ass crushed so that at
least 50% by mass of
FRACTURED All faces shall be of the fractions retained on each standard least 50% by mass of
the fractions retained
FACES fractured faces sieve 4.75mm and larger shall have at least the fractions retained
on each standard
one fractured face on 4.75mm and
sieve 4.75mm and
larger shave at least
larger shave at least
one fractured face
one fractured face

GRADING *see reverse *see reverse *see reverse *see reverse *see reverse - - - -
GRADING
- - - - 2.5 = GM = 1.5 2.6 = GM = 1.2 2.7 = GM = 0.75 2.7 = GM = 0.75 2.7 = GM = 0.75
MODULUS
PI shall not exceed PI shall not exceed
a)All materials a)All materials 12 or a value equal 12 or a value equal
PI shall not exceed PI shall not exceed
except calcrete except calcrete to 2 times the GM to 3 times the GM
LL = 25 LL = 25 12 or a value equal 12 or a value equal
LL = 25 LL = 25 LL = 30 plus 10, whichever is plus 10, whichever is
PI = 5 PI = 6 to 3 times the GM to 3 times the GM
PI = 6 PI = 6 PI = 10 higher. LS shall not higher. LS shall not
LS = 2% LS = 3% plus 10, whichever is plus 10, whichever is
ATTERBERG LS =3% LS = 3% LS = 5% exceed 5%. In the exceed 5%. In the
In addition the In addition the higher. LS shall not higher. LS shall not
LIMITS (-0,425mm In the case of b)Calcrete b)Calcrete case of calcrete the case of calcrete the
arithmetic mean of thearithmetic mean of the exceed 5%. In the exceed 5%. In the
FRACTION) calcrete the PI = 8. LL = 25 LL = 30 PI shall not exceed PI shall not exceed
PI's for a lot (min 6 PI's for a lot (min 6 case of calcrete the case of calcrete the
(% passing 0,425mm PI = 8 PI = 6 15 provided the LS 17 provided the LS
tests) shall not tests) shall not PI shall not exceed PI shall not exceed
sieve) LS = 170 (% passing (% passing does not exceed 6% does not exceed 7%
exceed 4 exceed 4,5 17 provided the LS 17 provided the LS
0,425mm sieve) LS 0,425mm sieve) LS and (% passing and (% passing
does not exceed 7% does not exceed 7%
= 170 = 320 0.425mm sieve) LS 0.425mm sieve) LS
= 320 = 320
If chemical
The PI shall not exceed 12. If the PI
modication is
ATTERBERG exceeds 12 the material shall be chemically
required, the PI of
LIMITS (-0,075mm modied. After chemical modication the PI of - - - - - -
the 0,075mm fraction
FRACTION) the minus 0.075mm fraction shall not exceed
after modication shall
8
not exceed 10
Mudrock shall have Mudrock shall have Mudrock shall have Mudrock shall have Mudrock shall have
The material shall
a wet 10% FACT a wet 10% FACT a wet 10% FACT a wet 10% FACT a wet 10% FACT
The material shall comply with the requirements in xolumns 3, 4 comply with the
DURABILITY value of not less than value of not less than value of not less than value of not less than value of not less than
and 5 or table 3602/2 (COLTO) requirement in table
90kN, and wet/dry 80kN, and wet/dry 60kN, and wet/dry 60kN, and wet/dry 60kN, and wet/dry
3402/3 (COLTO)
Venter test clas I of II. Venter test clas I of II. Venter test clas I of II. Venter test clas I of II. Venter test clas I of II.

SOLUBLE SALTS See additional requirements (COLTO) The material shall comply with the rquiremnts in clause 3602 (COLTO)
CBR @ 98% of CBR @ 95% of CBR @ 95% of CBR @ 93% of CBR @ 93% of CBR @ 93% of
modied AASHTO modied AASHTO modied AASHTO modied AASHTO modied AASHTO modied AASHTO
STRENGTH (CBR) - - -
density shall not be density shall not be density shall not be density shall not be density shall not be density shall not be
less than 80% less than 45% less than 25% less than 15% less than 10% less than 7%
Swell at 100%
modied AASHTO
density shall not Swell at 100% Swell at 100% Swell at 100% Swell at 100% Swell at 100%
SWELL exceed 0.2% for all modied AASHTO modied AASHTO modied AASHTO modied AASHTO modied AASHTO
- - -
(MAXIMUM) materials except density shall not density shall not density shall not density shall not density shall not
calcrete for which te exceed 0.5% exceed 1.0% exceed 1.5% exceed 1.5% exceed 1.5%
swell shall not
exceed 0.5%
Minimum of 88% of 98% or 100% of
COMPACTION Minimum of 85% of The density requirements of the layer in which the material is used, shall be applicable. (See subclause 3402 (b)(COLTO)) In
apparent realtive modied AASTHO
REQUIREMENTS bulk relative density restricted areas the in situ dry density of gravel material shall comply with the requirement in the project specications.
density density (As specied)

10% nes aggregate crushing value (10% FACT), determined in

accordance with TMH1 Method B2, shall be not less than the
STRENGTH (ACV) aproriate vaue in table 3602/2, column 3. The Aggregate Crushed - - - - - -
Value (ACV), determined in accordance with TMH1 Method B1,
shall not exceed the apprpriate value in table 3602/3.

COARSE SAND
Shall not be less than Shall not be less than Shall not be less than
RATIO (SEE
35% and not exceed 35% and not exceed 35% and not exceed
DEFINITION IN - - - - - -
50% in respect of the 50% in respect of the 50% in respect of the
SUBCLAUSE 3602
target grading target grading target grading
(c)(i)(5))
 GRADING OF CRUSHED AND UNCRUSHED STONE (TABLE 3602/1 & 3402/1 )
G1 G2 G3 G4 G5
NOMINAL
APERTURE SIZE OF % PASSING % PASSING % PASSING % PASSING % PASSING
SIEVES (mm)

CRUSHED CRUSHED CRUSHED CRUSHED CRUSHED CRUSHED UNCRUSHED -

SANS 3001 SIEVES
37.5mm 37.5mm 37.5mm 26.5mm 37.5mm 26.5mm - -
GRADING

50.0 95 - 100 -
37.5 100 100 100 100 85 - 100 -
28.0 86 - 95 86 - 95 86 - 95 100 86 - 95 100 - -
20.0 73 - 86 73 - 86 73 - 86 87 - 96 73 - 86 87 - 96 61 - 91 -
14.0 61 - 76 61 - 76 61 - 76 73 - 86 61 - 76 73 - 86 - -
5.0 37 - 54 37 - 54 37 - 54 43 - 61 37 - 54 43 - 61 31 - 66 -
2.0 23 - 40 23 - 40 23 - 40 27 - 45 23 - 40 27 - 45 20 - 50 20 - 70
0.425 11 - 24 11 - 24 11 - 24 13 - 27 11 - 24 13 - 27 10 - 30 -
0.075 4 - 12 4 - 12 4 - 12 5 - 12 4 - 12 5 - 12 5 - 15 -

CRUSHED STONE REQUIREMENTS (TABLE 3602/2 & 3602/3) REQUIREMENTS FOR CHEMICALLY STABILIZED PAVEMENT LAYERS (TABLE 3402/5)
CRITERIA C1 C2 C3 C4
ACV 10% FACT VALUES
ROCK TYPE MATRIX MATERIAL BEFORE TREATMENT Min: G2 Min: G4 Min: G6
WET / DRY
DRY MAX.) DRY (MIN.) WET (MIN.)
(MIN.) ATTERBERG LIMITS AFTER
Max: S.P. Max: S.P. Max: 6% Max: 6%
NON-SILICEOUS TREATMENT
27% 140 kN - 75%
CEMENTING MATERIAL DESIGN STRENGTH
ARENACEOUS ROCKS
SILICEOUS (LAB UCS STRENGTH)
29% 110 kN - 75% (MPa)
CEMENTING MATERIAL
DIAMICTITES Min: 6 Min: 3 Min: 1.5 Min: 0.75
- 21% 200 kN - 70% (a) AT 100% OF MDD
(TILLITES) Max: 12 Max: 6 Max: 3 Max: 1.5
ARGILLACEOUS Min: 4 Min: 2 Min: 1 Min: 0.5
- 24% 180 kN 125 kN - (b) AT 97% OF MDD
ROCKS Max: 6 Max: 4 Max: 2 Max: 1.0
DESIGN STRENGTH
OTHER ROCK TYPES - 29% 110 kN - 75% (LAB ITS STRENGTH AT 100%) - - Min: 250 Min: 200
(KPa)
DURABILITY : ALL CHARACTERISTICS, INCLUDING AMONGST OTHER THE
FINES LOST CARBONATED VALUE WITH REGARD TO DURABILITY, SHALL
WET/DRY COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE PROJECT
FREEZE/THAW SPECIFICATIONS.

* Information on this form is a summary of tables from the newest COLTO document. Sieves have been adjusted for the new SANS 3001 test methods.
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