me cg Ra arc: 141977 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR 2 CM THICK BITUMEN AND TAR CARPETS (SECOND REVISION) Published by THE INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110 011 1988, Price Rs Ste, B46 {lus postage & packing)41977 First published in 1963 First Revision October, 1970 Second Revision July, 1977 Reprinted: February, 1987 (Incorporates amended sieve sizes) Reprinted : August, 1988 {Rights of Publication and of Translation are reserved] Printed at Ajoy Art Press, Dethi-110032 (2000 Copies! IRC : 1441977 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR 2 CM THICK BITUMEN AND TAR CARPETS INTRODUCTION This Standard was originally printed in 1963. The revised standard ‘which is in metric unils after being approved by the Bituminous Pavements Committee was processed by the Specifi- Rittons & Standards Committee and then approved by the, Executive Gommittee before it was approved by the Council of the Indien Roads Congress in their meeting held at Darjeeling on the Sth and &ih April, 1970 for being issued as the finalised standard of the Indian Roads Congress. ‘The present revised standard besides containing a few minor amendnente approved by the Bituminous Pavements Committee ae Gomains. revised. tolerances for surface evenness as approved by the Couneilof the Indian Roads Congress in their 87th meeting Pease Madras on the 27th August 1976 and incorporated in the IRC Special Publication 16 “Surface Evenness of Highway Pave- ments”. SCOPE ‘This is a recommended practice for laying 2 em thick bitumen and tar_carpets. The type and grade of binder is left to the Giscretion of the Engineer-in-charge, so as to be in conformity with Climatic, traffic and terrain conditions and based on past successful practices. ‘A. 2.CM THICK BITUMEN CARPET AL Materials ‘Ald. Binder : The binder shall be one of the followi (i) a straight run bitumen of suitable penetration grade complying with IS: 73-1961; (i) a cutback bitumen of suitable viscosity complying with js 217-1961 or JS: 4541961 or other approved eutback A.1.2. Coarse aggregates : The aggregates shall consist of angular ‘Hogments ard te clean, hard, tough, durable and of Uniform quality throughout. ‘They shall_ be crushed rock, gravel, Tier shingle or slag and should be free of elongated or flaky pitces,IRC: 141977 soft and disintegrated material, vegetable or other deleterious matter. The aggregates shall also satisfy the following properties: ome J vite | Mend 1. Abrasion value, using Los Angeles machine sax, 35% 18: 2386 (Part IV) ‘Ageregate impact value max. 30% dor 2, Flakiness index ‘max, 30% 1S: 2386 (Part 1) 3. Stripping value max. 25% 1S: 6241 4, Water absorption (except in case of slags) max. 2% IS: 2586 (Part III) ‘5. Soundaess: Loss with sodium sulphate— 3 oyoles (in case of slag only) max, 12% 1S: 2386 (Part V) 6. Unit welaht or bulk density si 1120 kg 1S: 2386(Part 111) Ga case of slag only) pera Unerushed and rounded river gravel or shingle ean also be used but the quantity of binder would be different in their case Hom that given under para A.2. Where such rounded aggregates Gre used, ft may be necessary to add sufficient quantity of coarse find and an appropriate quantity of hot bitumen to make the Siiture ‘suitable, for which purpose such a mix will have to be Uesigned for binder content depending on individual cases. ‘Ad.3. Fine aggregates or sand: The fine aggregates or sand shall consist of clean, hard, durable, uncoated, coarse dry particles, and be free from injurious amounts of dust, soft or flaky Particles or organic matter or other deleterious substances. ‘A2. Quantities of Materials Required AQ. Aggregates A211. For carpet Per 10 m? of road surface (a) Coarse aggregates—13.2 mm _ size; 0.18 m> passing IS. 22.4 mm square mesh, Fetained on IS 11.2 mm square mesh (b) Coarse ageregates—11.2 mm size; 0.09 mt passing I$ 13.2, mm square mesh, Fetained on IS 5.6 mm square sesh OT mt \f A Note IRC: 141977 A212. For seal coat (a) Low rainfall areass(under 150m per year) Medium coarse sand (fineness 0.06 m? modulus of more than 2.5) or fine grit passing IS Sieve No. 1.70 mm and fetained on IS Sieve No. 180 microns (b) *High rainfall areas (over 150 cm per year) Coarse aggregates—6.7 mm size; 0.09 m? passing IS 11-2 mm square mesh, Tetained on IS Sieve 28 mm mesh A22, Binder Per 10 m? of road surface A221. For tack coat (a) On a water-bound — macadam 73 109.8 kg surface (b) On an existing black’ top surface 49 t0 7.3 kg For emmulsions complying with IS: 3117-1965, the same quantities as given above may be used. In case the exist- fig black top surface is extremely rich in binder, or fatty the (ack coat can be eliminated in hot climatic regions at the discretion of the Engineer-in-charge if a good bord Between the existing surface and the superimposed layer can be ensured. 4.2.2.2. For premixing (a) For 13.2 mm size coarse aggre 9.5 kg- gates @ 52 kg per m? (b) For 11.2 mm size coarse aggregates 5 @ 56 kg per m? —_—_————__— Tin cass emulsions are wed, the quantity required will be 30 per cent of ‘what is indicated. 3