MOMBASA - NAIROBI - ADDIS ABABA ROAD CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASE III

UPGRADING OF TURBI - MOYALE (A2) ROAD SECTION

Summary of Asphalt Concrete (AC 0/20) Test Results

Bitumen Core Samples

Date Laid Date Tested Chainage Sample no Content Gmm Marshall (75 Blows) Refusal Compaction Grading of Aggregates Extracted from Bituminous Mixtures (% passing) Field
Compaction
(% by Voids in Thick-
(% Refusal)
weight of Density Stability Flow Mix VMA VFB Voids in Mix Density 28 6.3 4 2 1 0.425 0.3 0.15 0.075 Density ness
Total Mix) (gm/cc) (KN) (mm) (%) (%) (%) (%) (gm/cm3) mm 20 mm 14 mm 10 mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm (gm/cc) (mm)

Specification Contract Upper Limit / Lower Limit / JMF

Requirements TRRL RN 19 5.2 >9 2~4 3~7 >14 65 ~75 Min 3 100 100 95 82 68 57 43 32 22 17 12 7 > 50 ≥ 95
100 90 75 60 47 37 25 18 11 9 5 3
100 100 85 69 57 43 30 21 14 11 9 6.0

30-Oct-16 31-Oct-16 333A 5.0 2.582 2.435 14.1 2.2 5.7 17.1 66.8 3.1 2.501 100 100 83 69 56 43 30 20 13 11 9 6.1 2.368 41 95

333B 5.0 2.582 2.429 11.4 2.9 5.9 17.4 65.8 3.1 2.503 100 100 87 72 58 45 31 21 13 12 9 6.4 2.375 45 95
Km 0+000 - 0+293 B1,0+000 - 334A 5.0 2.583 2.438 14.5 2.3 5.6 17.0 67.3 100 100 83 70 57 44 30 20 13 11 8 5.8 2.374 39 95
0+228 B3, 0+000 - 0+093 B4,
0+000 - 0+081 B5 334B 5.0 2.582 2.435 15.3 2.3 5.7 17.1 66.8 100 100 81 69 57 44 30 20 13 11 9 6.1 2.397 41 96

2.433 15.8 2.1 5.8 17.2 66.5 2.418 51 97

2.430 14.4 2.1 5.9 17.3 66.0 2.401 39 96

2.373 42 95

2.369 42 95

Average 5.0 2.582 2.433 14.3 2.3 5.8 17.2 66.5 3.1 2.502 100 100 83 70 57 44 30 20 13 11 8.6 6.1 2.384 42 95

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