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TITLE: SUBGRADE PREPARATION
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SUBGRADE PREPARATION
1.0 PURPOSE
‘The purpose of this procedure Is lo describe the method of constructon of the
subgrade layer and preparing the subgrade surface ready 10 receive the
pavement structure including shoulders, a chown on the drawings.
20 SCOPE
‘This procedure shal be applicable to road works undertaken by the Compary.
30 REFERENCE
34 MsP-oo1 Document & Data Control
32 AASHTO 146-91(2008) Terns Relating to Subgrade, Soll Aggregate and
Fil Materake,
33° AASHTOT 180-2010 Moisture-Densty Relations of Sols.
3.4 — ROD-QC-000-016; Rev.0 Laboratory Determination of Moisture Content In
Sole,
35 RDD-QC-000-017;Rev.0 Moisture Densily Reiaons of Sos.
38 Standard Specitcations for Road & Bridge Construction ~ June 2010.
40 uTIONS
44 Company Gallar Engineering & Contracting SAOS.
42 Ste incharge Project Manager / Construction Manager.
43 Subgrade ‘The prepared and compacied soll immediately
below the pavement system and extending fo such
depth as wil affect fe structural design
50 PROCEDURE
51 Responsibility
Sampling, Testng, recording
4 preparation of test report.
Updation of ayer chart Laboratory Technician,
Customer Approval
(required) Ste Enginaer/ Materials Engineer
ecorang o eves surveyor
Execution Slo Enginoer/ Supervisor.
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5.2 Preparations for Subgrade Construction
52.1 Thickness of subgrade shall be as shown on the approved drawings oF
applcate epecticaions. Where shown onthe drawings, drainage Blanket of @
Cotree cf washed granular materl shall be provided under fhe sub-grade.
5.22 Maleral for the roadway execution or borow pit shall be submited to the
Customer / Consultant for approval
523. The les results conforming to the requrements shall be submited to the
(Customer / Consullont for epproval.
52.4 The embankment layer prepared to receive the subsrade layer shall have
approva' rom the Customer / Consultant
53 Construction of Subgrade
53.1 Subgracein Cu
5.3.1.1 tf rock encountered in the subgrade level, rock shall be undercut to a depth of
5.3.1.3 Where te in-situ material t subgrade level is uns
200 mm in-@ method approved by the Cuslomer / Consult. No rock shall
‘reject more than 80 mm above the undercut surface elevation The subgrade
layer shal than be constructed using approved subgrade malaria. Approved
‘materal brought to uniform moisture content within the range for compacion
‘halle spread and compacted tothe required dens
53.1.2 Where the subgrade 's on in-situ soll which conforms to the requirements
‘specified for subgrade materials, the 200 em depth of such material below top of
‘Subgrade shall be scaifed, watred to bring uniform moisture content within the
‘Specie range for compaction and compacted tote requied density.
be, the malarial shall be
removed toa depth of 200 mm and the subgrade layer shall be constructed with
‘approved sutable material. ithe mater below 200 mm i also unsitaba, the
material shal be removed and replaced with sulable material satisfying the
fequrements of top 600 mm of the embarkment. The underying natural
material shall be scared, leveled, compacted and spproval fr the seme shall
be obtanea.
53.2 Suborade in Embankment
‘The approved subgrade material shall be spread in a uniform layer of required
thickness over the ful with of the top of embankment inckdng shoulders,
‘maximum sompacted thickness Being 200 mm. Masture content ofthe spread
Material "shal be brought within the spectied range for compaction and
‘compacted fo the required density
533 Testingof Subarade
5.33.1. After cempaction, field densiy of the subgrade layer shall be determined in
‘accordance withthe procedure for Dersily of Sol In-Place by the Sand Cone
Method, RDD-C-000-018 ond resus shal be recorded onthe format Density
of Sal Place by Sand Cone Method, RDD-OC-000-015-FI0t
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5.33.2 Subyrade top level shal be checked in accordance with the drawings. Each
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‘ross section shal be checked al mavimum interais of 20m. Level toerances:
thal be as specified inthe speciicatons.
Jon of Subgrade Cont
Layer chad shall be updated with necessary deta
DOCUMENTATION /RECORDS
Finished subgrade levels at maximum 20 m inte,
Dersity of Sol InPlace by the Sand Cone Method RDD-CC-000.016-F/01
Moisture Density Relation of Soils ROD-2c-000.017-F/01
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