Gilfar TITLE: Uncontrolled, if printed QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURE Doe No, RDD-QC-000-004 Page 1 of 5 GRANULAR SUBBASE— & BASECOURSE AGGREGATE Tit KL “ly. 0S aa Whrecelre Raed | Spptarnees |, Wraps 0 | 200si2 cae Spanier | eve amy fa Rev.| Date Description Prepared | Approved | AuthorizedAllfar QC PROCEDURE GRANULAR SUBBASE & AGGREGATE BASECOURSE 10 PURPOSE ‘The purpose of this procedure is to describe the methed of construction of Granular subbase and aggregate basecourse layers. 20 SCOPE ‘This procedure consist of placing and compacting of granular subbase material and aggregate base course matatal on an approved surface, in acoordance with lines, levels, grades, dimension and cross sections shown on the approved drawings, 30 REFERENCE 31 MSP.001 Document & Data Control 32 AASHTOT 180-2010 Molsture-Densiy Relations of Sols using a 4.5é-kg (104) Rammer and a 4.57 mm (18+ in) Drop. 33° AASHTO T 193-2010 ‘The California Bearing Ratio. 34 AASHTO M 146.91(2008) ‘Terms Relating to Subgrade, Soll-Aggregate ‘and Fil Materials 38 8S 1377: 19908 8S 812: 1984 36 SP 1279:2000 Specification for Civil & Building Construction 37 Standard Specication for Road and Bridge Construction ~ June 2010, 38 ROD-Ac.000018 ‘Sand Cone Method Test. 40 DEFINTIONS 44 Aggregate Basecourse ‘The layer used in the pavement system to reinforce and protect the subgrade or subbase, 42 Company Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG. 43° Granular Subbase ‘The granuiar layer used in the pavement systom between the subgrade and the base 44 Molsture Content Range tor Compaction ome # 2.0% 45 Site Incharge Project Manager / Construction Manager. 45 Borrow pit (Material) Selection Materials Engineer / Laboratory Techniclan. 80 PROCEDURE 54 Responsibility 541 Borrow pt (Material) Selection Materials Engineer Laboratory Technician 54.2 Sampling, testing, recording ‘and preparation of test reports including Control Tests Laboratory Technician Revision No. | Date Procedure No. Page o 20054 RDD-9C-000-004, 20sAlifar QC PROCEDURE 5A3 a4 518 52 524 822 523 5.24 53 531 632 533 Executon ‘Site Engineer. Customer / Consultant Approval Site Incharge / Materials Engineer. Verification of Level and Surface Regularity Surveyor. Selection, sampling and testing of borrow pit materials for granular ‘subbase and aggregate base course. Borrow pits shall be identified and the materials shall be stockpiled. Where ‘applicable, materials shall be screened andlor crushed before stockpiling Noticeable degradation or segregation of stocked materials and intoduction of foreign materials shal not happen during slockpling, Representative sampies shall be collected from the stockpiles and tested for the properties specified in the contract / specications in present of the Customer Consultant representative, if required. ‘The material test reports conforming to the requirements shall be forwarded 10 the Customer / Consultant for approval (On approval, extent of deposits and quantity of matarial avalable shall be ‘assessed. Prior to starting borrow pit operations, necessary written permissions shall be oblained from the authorities concemed.. Where required approval shall be obiained for screening and crushing plants. Sufficient number of borow pils al appropriate locations shall be identified, sampled, tested and submited for ‘approval to get sufficient quantity ofthe materials for the project. A sketch shall be prepared for each borrow pit, identiving location with respect to the road alignment and co-ordinates, quantity avaiable, borrow pit identification ete. and allached to the material test reports during submission for approval. Contra test shall be conducted for the borrow pit malerals at speciiced frequency to ensure that the properties ofthe materials are not changé Construction of granular subbese layer on the approved subgrade surface ‘Approved subgrade surface shal be sprinkled wih waler and loose spots if any, ‘shall be recified with the sutable material and by compacting the same, Materials from the approved stockpile shall be mixed thoroughly with water to get uniform moisture content which shall be within the specified moisture content range a the time of compaction, ‘The material shall be placed on the subgrade in a uniform layer not exceeding £200 mm thickness (afer compaction). Where the required thickness is greater than 200 mm but less than 400 mm the material shal be placed in two layers of ‘equal thickness. Care shall be taken to spread the material without segregation {and the with shall be as shown on the drawings. Subgrade surface shall not ba disturbed during having operations for granular subbace materia Revision No. | Date Procedure No. Page 2005-12 RDD-QC-00.004 Bors,Allfar QC PROCEDURE 534 535 536 537 538 539 84 Bat 542 543 544 ‘Subbase material laid shall be compacted by means of approved compaction equipment, when the moisture content of the material is within the range for compaction. Compaction shall progress gradually from the outside towarcs the centre (lower edge to the upper edge) with each succeeding pass urlormly ‘overlapping the previous pass, Roling shall continue untl the ente thickness of each subbase layer is thoroughly and uniformly compacted to the specified dry density. Surface level shall be monitored by checking the profile with the reference of marked steel pins ‘erected by the side and a sting ine. ‘Alter compaction fleld density shall be checked in accordance with the procedure Sand Cone Method Test, RDD-QC-000-015 and results shall be recorded In the format ROD-QC-000-015-Fi01. Frequency of lest shall be as shown on the Quality Control Plans, surface levels shall be checked at maximum intervals of 20m, end at intermediate poins, If required. Surface regulaily shal be checked {and recorded as and when required. Field density reports, surface level records and if required, surface regulaty ‘records shall be submitted for the Customer / Consultant approval, Where the granular subbase is fo be contructed in more than ane layer, prior fo placing a subsequent layer, the existing layer shall be made sufficiently moist 10 ensure proper bond between the two layers. ‘The edges and edge slopes of the compacted subbase layer shall be dressed fo conform to the lines and dimensions shown on the drawings and to present ‘aight, neat ines and slopes as free of loose material as practicable. Construction of Aggregate Base Course layer on the approved subgrade / Granular subbase surface. Granuler subbase surface shall be sprinkled with waler and loose materials, if ‘any, shall be removed and rectified with suitable material and compacted, ‘Aggregate base course material shall be premixed with water in @ pugmill or ‘mixing pian. The amount of waler added shall be such that the material wil be ‘of uniform moisture content and within the spected range for compaction ‘The material shall be placed on the granular subbase surface ina uniform layer ‘not exceeding 200 mm thickness (after compaction). Where the required {thickness is greater than 200 mm, but less than 400 mm, the material shall De placed layers of equal thickness. Care shall be taken to spread the material ‘without segregation and the width shall be as shown on the drawings. Granular ‘subbase surface shall not be disturbed during hauling of aggregate base course material ‘Agoregate base course material lid shall be compacted by means of approved ‘compaction equipment, when the moisture content ofthe material is within the range for compaction” Compaction shall progress gradually from the outside towards the cenie (lower edge Io the upper edge) wih each succeeding pass ‘uniformly overlapping the previous pass. RevisionNo. | Date Procedure No, Page 20.05.12 RDB.9C.000.004, setsAlfar ‘QC PROCEDURE 5.45 Roling shall continue untl the entre thickness of each aggregate base course layers thotoughly and uniformly compacted tothe required dry density. Suface level shall be monitored by checking the profle withthe reference of marked sleel pins erected by he side and sting line, 5.48 Alter compaction field density shall be checked in accordance wit the procedure ‘Sand Cone Method Test, RDD-CC-000-015 and the results shall be recorded in the format 200-00-000-015-F01. Frequency of test shall be as specified in the contract. For top aggregate base course layer surface levels shall be checked al 220m on stiaight stretches and of 10m on curves and at intermediate points, IF required. 5.47 Field densty reports, surface level records and if required surface regularity records shall be submited for the Customer / Consuitant approval 5.48 Where the aggregate base course is lo be constructed in more than one lyer, the existing layer shall be made sufiienly moist to ensure proper bond between the two layers, 5.49 The edges and edge slopes ofthe compacted aggregate base course layer shall be dressec to conform to the lines and dimensions shawn on the drawings and to present straight, neat lines and slopes as free of loose material as practicable. 60 DOCUMENTATION / RECORDS 6.1 Determination of Aggregate Crushing Value ROD-2C-000-004-F 0, 62 Determination of Fekiness index RD-20-000-004-F/2, 63 Determination of impurities in Aggregates ROD-2C-000-004-F 8. 64 Moisture Density Relations of Soil RDD-2C-000-017-F/01 6.5 _Densily of Sol inplace by Sand Cone Method RDD-2C-00-015-Fi01 6.6 Granular subbase levels. 6.7 Aggregate base course levels. 68 Surface reguiarity reports (i required), Revision No, | Dato Procedure No, Page ° 20.05.12 RDD.QC-200-004 SofOD-2C-000-004 F101, Rev. DETERMINATION OF Gitar APPENDIX Ir AGGREGATE MATERIALS LABORATORY CRUSHING VALUE | pate LOCATION [OPERATOR : SOURCE SAMPLE No. “ACCORDING :BS E12 ‘TEST NUMBER ' 2 WEIGHT OF SURFACE DRY SAMPLE (A) WEIGHT OF FRACTION RETAINED No 8 @.36mn) B.S. TEST SIEVE (6) WEIGHT OF FRACTION PASSING. No, 8 @.36mm) B.S, TEST SIEVE AB = ¢ [AGRE CRUSHING VALUE cx 10 * % MEAN AGGREGATE CRUSHING VALUE * ‘TESTED BY DATE: [APPROVED BY DATE:RDD-QC-000-004- FOS REV.0 DETERMINATION OF | sppenox Gllfar IMPURITIES IN = MATERIALS LABORATORY AGGREGATES) LOCATION ‘OPERATOR ‘SOURCE ACCORDING : ASTM C 117-90 TEST NUMBER WEIGHT OF SAMPLE Agr WEIGHT OF SAMPLE AFTEA WET 8 gms SIEVING AND DRYING PERCENTAGE = (a8) x 100 ea A eer IMPURITIES “AVERAGE = REMARKS = TESTED BY pate APPROVED BY pare:DETERMINATION OF APPENDIX Glfar FLAKINESS INDEX AND a ELONGATION INDEX ave: PROJECT LOCATION (ORIGINAL SOURCE OF SAMPLE, WHGaT FLONGATED | _ FLAI aan (ens) % | earnces | particiss REMARKS Wei, ag 05 Toul Weight - am. 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