Special Specification IBRD - Strategic Roads Infrastructure Project

SS.5.5

FOUNDATION LAYER OF CEMENT TREATED BASE (CTB)

SS.5.5.1 GENERAL

(1) Description

(a) This work include material of supplying, mixing in the plan, transportation,
spreading, compacting, shaping, curing and incidental action which related
with work implementation of layer of Cement Treated Base (CTB), should
be related with specification, lines, slope, thickness and cross section like as
shown on the drawing design or which determine with engineer.

(b) In general aggregate of material shall be consist of stone crush, must be

strong, hard and easily to compact, endure of friction and free from the soft
material, crack and hollow.

SS.5.5.2 REQUIREMENT

(1) Standard of Reconciliation

Standard of Reconciliation which is required in article 5.4, CTSB shall be prevailing

in this article.

(2) Another work of section which related with this section :

(a) Technical assistance Section 1.2

(b) Excavation Section 3.1
(c) Embankment Section 3.2
(d) Sub grade preparation Section 3.3
(e) Widening of pavement Section 4.1
(f) Base aggregate of layer Section 5.1
(g) Cement Treated Sub Base (CTSB) Section 5.5
(h) Prime coat Section 6.1
(i) Mixing of hot Bitumen Section 6.3
(j) Maintenance of side road and bridge Section 10.2

(3) Tolerance of dimension

(a) The dimension of tolerance for the prepared work of aggregate base must be
related with the requirement in article 3.3.1 (3) from this specification.

(b) The minimum thickness of (CTB) Cement Treated Base which is spreading, is
not less than the thickness of the requirement. The maximum thickness is not
more than 10 mm from the thickness of the requirement.

(c) The average thickness of cross section from field survey must not be more or less
than 10 % from the requirement.

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(d) If the 3 meters mal leveling lay in the surface road parallel and perpendicular of
the center line of road, the surface variation which exist, must not be more
trough every 3 m.

(e) The (CTB) Cement Treated Base must be neither spread with the thickness of
layer more than 20 cm of compacted thickness nor in the layer less than 10
cm of compacted thickness.

(f) The last surfacing elevation may not be differ more than 10 m to the top and the
bottom from the elevation design in every point.

(g) The size on the edge of layer (CTB) Cement Treat Base measured from center
line design, should not less than which shown on the drawing design.

(4) Material

(a) Portland Cement

(i) Cement shall be appropriated with National Standard of Indonesia,

SNI 15-2049-1994. Cement Type-1.

(ii) The engineer have privilege to do the material test of cement for
guarantee that the delivery and the storage cannot damage the
cement.

(iii) All of cement shall be storage previously on the right way.

(b) Water

Water must be appropriate with SNI 03-6817-2002 and approved with the
engineer. Water should be free from sediment and the damaged substance

Sieve of measure Weight of passing % passing

ASTM (inch) (mm)
2 50 100
1,5 37,5 88-95
1 25,0 70-85
3/8 9,50 40-65
No. 4 4,75 25-52
No. 10 2,0 15-40
No. 40 0,425 8-20
No.200 0,075 2-8

Another requirement from aggregate as following is:

Characteristic SNI Requirement

Abrasion of coarse SNI 03-2417-1991 Max. 35 %
aggregate SNI 03-1966-1990 Max. 6 %
Plastic index SNI 03-1967-1990 Max 25 %
Liquid limit SNI 03-4141-1996 Max 1 %
The clay of clod and crack
area

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(5) The Mixes

(a) The mixes of Cement Treated Base ( C T B ) consist of aggregate ,cement

and water shall to approved by Engineer. The cement content shall be
determine based on laboratory test and trial mixes .The optimum of water
content shall be determine based on laboratory test.

(b) The Mix Design

The contractor must to made the trial mix is below the engineer supervision
for to determine:
(i) The compressive strength from Cement Treated Base (CTB).
(ii) The cement content which to needed.
(iii) The optimum of water content.
(iv) Weight of dry volume mixes on optimum of water content.

(c) Characteristic of Cement Treated Base (CTB). The Strength of mixing

Cement Treated Base to based on compressive strength of sample test in
appropriate with SNI 03 – 6429- 2000 of determine. For to the material of
preparing for to placing the mixes test in the cylinder of casting with
measured 150 x 300 mm, on three of layers. During the Cement Treated
Base (C T B ) of spreading process shall to take the sample for cylinder
of trial as to pairing for compressive strength test at 7 days and on 21
days aged. On the start of the work and until the Engineer to instructed
the less of total cylinder which requirement are six (6) cylinders for
every 1.000 m2 (square meters) or from base or part which to spread every
day. If in the amount of enough and result of cylinder test is
satisfying ,The Engineer should be decided that quality C T B to
except. The Engineer shall to less of total cylinder become three of pairs
for every 1000 m2 ( square meter ) or from the work of result which to
spread every day .

The requirement of compressive strength ( unconfined compressive

strength ) from Cement Treated Base ( CTB ) (kg / cm 2 ).

CYLINDER OF DIAMETER 150 mm x 300 mm

Age 7 Days 28 Days

Compressive Strength (Kg/Cm2) 78 120

(6) Equipment

(a) General

The equipment , tools and machines which to used on work

implementation on this specification shall to agreed and to maintain in
other that always at satisfying condition . The equipment and tools
which to used by contractor or supplier for the contractor of importance
shall be to approval by engineer before to start of work . The
processing of equipment shall be to planed , to installed ,to operational
and with capacity in such away that shall be to mixes aggregate ,
cement , water on a equally with the produces that which homogeneous
of mixes . If the installation of mixer to be used then the mixer of

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installation shall be to completed with the measurement weight

equipment or cement of volume , aggregate and water to fast as
appropriate of ratio which the requirement by the Engineer. C T B shall
to compacted with compactor equipment like as tandem roller with
vibrator equipment(compacted wheel of steel equipment) , tandem roller
equipment , pneumatic tire roller (compacted wheel of rubber equipment )
which to approval by engineer .

(b) The Mixing on the Construction

The mixer equipment which will be completed with volume of

measure or cement of weight ,aggregate and water will be to used
above the Engineer approval. The mixer equipment which wouldn’t to
completed with volume of measured or cement of weight , aggregate
and water shall not to used .

(c) Equipment for Compacting

Equipment of compacted steel wheel with vibrator ( tandem roller with

vibrator ) , compacted steel wheel ( tandem roller ) or compacted wheel
of rubber ( pneumatic tire roller ) shall be to used for compacted of C
T B which already in the optimum of water content condition for
compacted. The compacted steel wheel with vibrator equipment only to
used at the beginning of compacting.

(d) Transportation

The truck mixer , truck of stirring or dump truck must be to used for
delivered the base of materials to work location ( site ).

(e) Vibratory to Leveling

Vibratory to leveling will be to used for compacting and leveling

mix loss of CTB . Side formwork which to agreed the Engineer shall
be always to used for construction which to using C T B of mixed .

(f) Another Tools

The tools other should be supplying in the totally which enough as

instruction by Engineer. The contractor shall be proposed for to used
asphalt spreading machine for to be spread of C T B if will be to
work with center of mixing unit and to supplying with dump truck
which to closed with tent and to placing in half of dry condition with
the roller.(tandem roller ).

(7) Requirement of Work

The submittals preparation of work The contractor shall be proposed to

Engineer for to be approved concerning with :

(a) Trial of laboratory result from aggregate , included the characteristic and
quality to related with there is specification to beginning before to
implementation of work.. The samples must to agreed by Engineer and
should to storage as references during implementation of construction .
The contractor shall to supplying placed to storage which to

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waterproofing and shall be to locked on site for to storage the sample

in appropriate with instruction by Engineer.

(b) Data Survey

Before to start of work implementation ,the all result of elevation data

field survey must to submitted for to approval by the Engineer and all
cross section drawing which requirement .

(c) Test and Quality Control

The contractor must to responsibility to the all test and quality control
from Cement Treated Base (CTB) and to submitted all test of result to
the Engineer.

(d) The weather which permissible for work

Cement Treated Base (CTB) should not to worked at raining time or

when the field condition was muddy .

(e) Work Plan and Traffic Management

(i) At 14 days after spreading of Cement Treated Base

( CTB) ,the spreading of the top covering of layer
( Asphalt Base Course ,Binder Course, Wearing Course )
must be implemented.
(ii) The contractor must be guaranty at work location of
traffic not to permit trough the above of Cement
Treated Base ( CTB ) ,minimum 4 days after the last of
compacted and to shifted the traffic and make
alternative road .

SS.5.5.3 IMPLEMENTATION

(1) Field Trials

(a) The mix design in article 5.6.3 (1) must be trial on site with the
area are 500 m2 ( square meter ) and with the thickness in
appropriate with design.

(b) During of work implementation which covered to spreading ,

compacting and curing will be to supervise by Engineer for
make the result is satisfied

(c) Based on the field trial of result after 14 days , The Engineer
shall to agreed the contractor for to forwarded the work or to
instruction to contractor for makes several variation another trial
.

(2) Transportation

a) Cement Treated Base ( CTB ) shall be to carry out with dump

truck which to directed approval by Engineer .

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b) Total and dump truck capacity must to based on project

schedule and capacity of production mixer plant .

(3) The Mixing

(a) The mixing from Cement Treated Base ( CTB ) shall be with
equipment of continuous mixing plant system weight measured
for to guaranty the truth of each material portion .

(b) The mixing installation must to be completed with Cement of

Silo , water tank , feeding and metering devices which will be
to supplied aggregate, cement and water in mixer in appropriate
with quantity which requirement and homogeneous of mixing.

(c) Mixing of time Cement Treated Base (CTB) since at water to

add in to the mix .

(4) Spreading and Compacting

(a) Preparation of sub base of layering

(i) The layering of sub base shall be in accordance with

specification of section 5.1 included thickness , measure ,
elevation like as shown on drawing.

(ii) The sub base of layering surfaces shall be clean and

flat.

(b) The Spreading of Cement Treated Base ( CTB )

Cement Treated Base ( CTB ) must be to spread and to placing

above sub grade rehabilitation , with mechanical method , to used
high density screed paving equipment with dual tamping
rammer in accordance with Engineer instruction for to have
compacted leveling tolerance and the smooth leveling .

(c) To Compacted

(i) To compacted of Cement Treated Base ( CTB ) must to

implementation start at the latest 60 ( sixty ) minute
since the mixing cement and aggregate .

(ii) The mixes which to spread shall not to be allow

without to compacting more than 30 minutes .

(iii) The compacted of Cement Treated Base ( CTB ) after

the compacting must be to achieve of dry compacting
more than 95 % of maximum dry compacting , like as
determine on SNI 03 – 6888 – 2002.

(iv) The field compacting test of Cement Treated Base ( CTB

) to be implemented based on SNI 03 – 2828 - 1992 and
SNI 19 - 6413 – 2000 or another manner which to
directed by Engineer .

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(v) The water content at the time of minimum to

compacted same with optimum water of content and
maximum same with +/- 2 % of optimum water content
.

(vi) (6) The compacted must to finished in the time of 120

minutes since the cement to mixes with water .

(d) Curing

Earlier after the last compacted and above instruction by

Engineer the surfaced must be to closed with used following
are :

(i) The plastic sheet or tent for to be guarded of water

evaporation in the mixes .

(ii) To spraying with bituminous emulsion CSS – 1 with

boundary of used between 0.35 - 0.50 liter per square
meters.

(iii) The other of method which to protected the Cement

Treated Base (CTB ) as with burlap which to give the
water during the curing period .

SS.5.5.4 QUALITY CONTROL

(1) Testing of material sample

(a) The contractor shall be to submitted at least three ( 3 ) sample of
aggregate from source which different to Engineer.

(b) All this material should be used for approval from the Engineer.

(c) The test of material have to be test for every 1.000 cubic meter
Cement Treated Base ( CTB ).

(d) Besides the compacted and mix of water moisture ,the mixed must
to test cement moisture on the mixing to accordance with SNI 03
– 6412 -2000.

(2) The Rehabilitation as layer of foundation Cement Treated Base (CTB) which
not to determine.

Above instruction the Engineer ,Contractor shall be to improve Cement

Treated Base ( CTB ) which not to accordance in determine as to
arranges in the specification or construction of drawing included among
others :

(a) To related with the thickness of layer ,strengthened ,compacted and

mixes composition.

(b) Rehabilitation Method

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(c) If any failed , the contractor in should to determine of quality and

dimension , then contractor must compensate the thickness of
layer above ( Asphalt Base Course ,Binder or Wearing Course ).

(d) If due to the quality and thickness of layer of Cement Treated Base
( CTB ) should not possible existence as construction of layer
,then contractor should to demolition and compensate.

SS.5.5.5 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

(1) Measurement
Cement Treated Base ( CTB ) shall be paid based on compacted of
cubic meter in accordance with measured which is on the cross section
and long section and should be approved by Engineer. Payment for
part of work which is rehabilitation of experience or in the limitation
determine may not to be requirement , should not inflicted a loss the
owner of work .

(2) Payment

The quantity which is to approved shall be paid an accordance with

contract of prices per cubic meter ,an accordance with the list of item
of payment this below and should be seen on list of bidding . The
unit price shall be to included full of compensation for material of
laying, mixing ,transportation ,spreading / placing ,compacting, maintained,
finishing, testing and rehabilitation of surfaces included the traffic
management and all to needed another release for all completion from
work which determine on this article .

Pay Item No. Description Unit of Measurement

SS.5.5.(1) Cement Treated Base Cu. M.

SS.5.5.(2) Cement Ton

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