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Consultancy Services for Detailed Engineering Ethiopian Road Authority
Design of Robe 2 (km60-Ginir) road project Geotechnical Report
Proposed Quarry
Q-1
Station Km 83+700 offset 800m LHS
GPS (UTM) Location and Northing (m) Easting (m) Field description
Material Description:- 799725 37+656559 Basalt rock
Overburden thickness (m): (0-0.5)m thick black cotton soil
Vegetation Cover: - Some of bare land and some of eucalyptus tree
Accesses: - Not Accessible, near to exiting gravel gravel road
Estimated quantity (m ) 3
Huge
Remark: - New source, suitable for crushed aggregates and masonry works
Laboratory Test Result

Test type Result
LAA (%): - 13
ACV (%): - 17
Soundness (%): - 1
TFV Dry (KN) 225
Ten Per Cent Fines TFV Wet (KN) 215
Value
Wet /Dry relationship, % 96
Apparent Specific Gravity: - 2.778

Water. Abs. (%): - 1
Coating and stripping (%): - Above 95%
Annex
IV
Proposed Quarry
Q-2
Station Km 114+300 offset 1100m RHS
Material Description:- 790123 37+682638 Sound Massive Basalt
Overburden thickness (m): Thin soil layer
Vegetation Cover: - Cultivated land and bare land with some bushes
Accesses: - Not Accessible
Ample
New source, suitable for crushed aggregates and some of the top gravel
Remark: -
surface for sub base material

Test type Result
LAA (%): - -
ACV (%): - -
Soundness (%): - -
TFV Dry (KN) -
Ten Per Cent Fines
Value TFV Wet (KN) -
Wet /Dry relationship, % -
Apparent Specific Gravity: - -
Water. Abs. (%): - -
Coating and stripping (%): - -
Annex
IV
Proposed Quarry
Q-3
Station Km 120+800 offset 3500m RHS
Material Description:- 788849 37+692191 Sound Massive Basalt
Overburden thickness (m): Thin soil layer
Vegetation Cover: - Bare land with some trees and bushes
Ample
Remark: - New source, suitable for crushed aggregates and masonry works

Test type Result
LAA (%): - 13
ACV (%): - 18
Soundness (%): - 1
TFV Dry (KN) : - 205
Ten Per Cent Fines
TFV Wet (KN) : - 190
Value
Wet /Dry relationship, %: - 93
Apparent Specific Gravity: - 2.708
Water. Abs. (%): - 1
Coating and stripping (%): - Above 95%
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-1
Station 90+700 offset 4000m LHS on the road from (Delo Sebro to Jara)
Northing (m) Easting (m) Field description
GPS (UTM) Location and
Material Description:- Grayish to Brown Closely spaced fractured
805960 37+665093
slightly weathered Basaltic gravel
Overburden thickness (m): <0.30m
The existing part of the borrow is bare land with some grass, however for
Vegetation Cover: - extension the nearby area is covered with eucalyptus trees and cultivated
land
Accesses: - Existing access road
200 x 100 x 2 , as it goes down it becomes bedded rock which can be
Estimated quantity (m3)
used for crushed aggregate
Remark: - Existing source, proposed for sub-base construction

Test type Result
Liquid Limit (LL) 54
Plasticity Index (PI) 19
Optimum Moisture Content (OMC) 13
Maximum Dry Density (MDD) 1.85
95% MMD 27
CBR
97% MMD 32
2 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
9 5 5
CBR Swell (%) 1.14
AASHTO Soil Class A-2-7 (0)
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-2a
Station (89+200 offset 100m LHS
Material Description:- Closely spaced fractured highly to moderately
802380 37+661264
weathered Basalt
Overburden thickness (m): Nil
The existing part of the borrow is bare land, however for extension the
Vegetation Cover: -
nearby area is covered with cultivated land
Accesses: - Adjacent to the existing road, needs access road
Due to the nature of the material it is difficult to obtain material more than
2m depth

Test type Result
Liquid Limit (LL) -
Plasticity Index (PI) -
Optimum Moisture Content (OMC) -
Maximum Dry Density (MDD) -
CBR -
2 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
- - -
CBR Swell (%) -
AASHTO Soil Class -
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-2b
Station (88+400 - 89+100) offset 200m LHS
Material Description:- Closely spaced fractured highly to moderately
802146 37+660508
weathered Basalt (extension of sub-base 2)
The existing part of the borrow is bare land, however for extension the
Vegetation Cover: -
nearby area is covered with cultivated land
Accesses: - Adjacent to the existing road, needs access road
Due to the nature of the material it is difficult to obtain material more than
2m depth

Test type Result
Liquid Limit (LL) -
CBR -
2 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
- - -
CBR Swell (%) -
AASHTO Soil Class -
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-3
Station 86+400 offset 1000m LHS
GPS (UTM) Location and Closely spaced fractured highly to moderately
Material Description:- 801521 37+658458 weathered Basalt, due to the topographic nature
of the area difficult to exploit
Overburden thickness (m): <0.5 m
Vegetation Cover: - Small trees and bushes
Accesses: - No access road
Ample
Remark: - Proposed for sub-base and capping layer construction

Test type Result
95% MMD 36
CBR
97% MMD 41
2 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
17 12 9
CBR Swell (%) 0.05
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-4
Material Description:- 799455 37+652439 Slightly to highly weathered basaltic rock
Vegetation Cover: - Existing borrow pit / bare land
Accesses: - Highly deteriorated road
Large area but doesn't have that much depth
Remark: - Existing source, proposed for sub base construction

Test type Result
95% MMD 20
CBR
97% MMD 23
2 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
42 25 19
CBR Swell (%) 0.23
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-5a
Material Description:- Slightly to highly weathered basaltic rock /
799112 37+654892
difficult to exploit
Overburden thickness (m): 1m
Vegetation Cover: - Trees and bushes
3
Estimated quantity (m ) Ample
Remark: - New source, proposed for sub base construction

Test type Result
Liquid Limit (LL) -
CBR -
2 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
- - -
CBR Swell (%) -
AASHTO Soil Class -
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-5b
Station 76+800 offset 1000km LHS
GPS (UTM) Location and Highly to slightly weathered basaltic rock
Material Description:- 800711 37+650128 (located at 3 distinct location all of them are
around)
Overburden thickness (m): <1m
Vegetation Cover: - Grass and few tree
Estimated quantity (m3) Large
Remark: - Proposed for sub-base construction

Test type Result
95% MMD 46
CBR
97% MMD 55
2 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
19 11 8
CBR Swell (%) 0.75
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-6
Material Description:- 808783 37+644462 Slightly weathered basaltic rock
Overburden thickness (m): <0.5m black to brown clay soil
Vegetation Cover: - Bare land with some cultivated land
Accesses: - Accessible
Ample (>320,000m3)
Remark: - Existing source, Proposed for sub-base construction

Test type Result
95% MMD 49
CBR at
97% MMD 63
2.0 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
1 1 1
CBR Swell (%) 0.18
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-7
Estimated quantity (m3) Large area with thin surface
Existing source, Proposed for sub-base construction and as the borrow
Remark: - pit have thin surface it may need large area and this may case for
environmental problems so this may need more study

Test type Result
Liquid Limit (LL) -
CBR -
2.0 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
- - -
CBR Swell (%) -
AASHTO Soil Class -
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-8
Ample

Test type Result
95% MMD 18
CBR at
97% MMD 21
2.0 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
12 9 8
CBR Swell (%) 2.68
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-9
Station 63+100 offset 3000m RHS
Vegetation Cover: - Bare land
Estimated quantity (m3) Ample

Test type Result
95% MMD 76
CBR at
97% MMD 91
2.0 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
10 7 5
CBR Swell (%) 0.15
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-10
Material Description:- 801520 37+661862 Slightly weathered natural gravel
Ample

Test type Result
95% MMD 86
CBR
97% MMD 94
2.0 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
6 4 3
CBR Swell (%) 0.66
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-11
Station 89+800 offset 2600 LHS
Material Description:- 804188 37+660258 Slightly weathered Natural gravel

Test type Result
95% MMD 31
CBR
97% MMD 35
2.0 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
11 8 5
CBR Swell (%) 0.66
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-12
Station 97+550 offset 650km RHS
Material Description:- 797949 37+667474 Grayish brown slightly weathered basaltic gravel

Vegetation Cover: - cultivated land

Test type Result
CBR 95% MMD 66
97% MMD 78
2.0 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
12 6 4
CBR Swell (%) 0.12
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-13
Material Description:- 793215 37+677889 Grayish silty fine Slightly weathered gravel

Test type Result
95% MMD 38
CBR
97% MMD 44
2.0 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
34 21 16
CBR Swell (%) 0.11
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-14
Material Description:- Closely spaced fractured slightly weathered
790123 37+682638
Basalt rock
Vegetation Cover: - The existing part of the borrow is bare land with some cultivated land,
Estimated quantity (m3) Large area with thin layer
Remark: - New source, proposed for sub-base construction

Test type Result
Liquid Limit (LL) -
CBR -
2 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
- - -
CBR Swell (%) -
AASHTO Soil Class -
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-15
Material Description:- 788528 37+682812 Slightly to highly weathered Basalt gravel
The existing part of the borrow is bare land with some grass and bushes
Vegetation Cover: -
and part of it is cultivated land
Accesses: - highly deteriorated road

Test type Result
95% MMD 55
CBR
97% MMD 60
2 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
14 7 6
CBR Swell (%) 0.44
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-16
Material Description:- 790431 37+688757 Cinder material
Vegetation Cover: - Bare land
Accesses: - Existing access road

Test type Result
Liquid Limit (LL) NP
Plasticity Index (PI) NP
95% MMD 86
CBR
97% MMD 91
2 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
100 99 93
CBR Swell (%) 0.85
AASHTO Soil Class A1a (0)
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
SB-17
Material Description:- 793474 37+676329 Whitish weathered gravel
Overburden thickness (m): (0.2m-2.5m) black expansive soil
Vegetation Cover: - cultivated land
Accesses: - Not accessible
Hard to determine the quantity because it is covered by black expansive
soil
Remark: - Proposed for sub base material

Test type Result
Liquid Limit (LL) -
CBR -
2.0 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
- - -
CBR Swell (%) -
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
B-1
Material Description:- 799512 37+656643 Highly weathered whitish sedimentary rock
Overburden thickness (m): <1m black expansive soil
Vegetation Cover: - Eucalyptus trees and cultivated land
Accesses: - Not accessible
Estimated quantity (m3) (400 x 300 x 5) m3
Remark: - Proposed for fill material

Test type Result
95% MMD 21
CBR
97% MMD 33
2.0 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
23 19 13
CBR Swell (%) 1.14
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
B-2
Northing
GPS (UTM) Location and Easting (m) Field description
(m)
Material Description:-
797949 37+667474 Slightly weathered basaltic gravel
Overburden thickness (m): <0.6m brown clay soil
Vegetation Cover: - Cultivated land
3
Remark: - Existing source, proposed for earth work and capping layer construction

Test type Result
95% MMD 8
CBR
97% MMD 10
2 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
11 9 8
CBR Swell (%) 1.14
Annex
IV
Borrow Material
B-3
Station 120+840 LHS offset 3500m
Northing
GPS (UTM) Location and Easting (m) Field description
(m)
Material Description:-
788947 37+692198 Reddish silty clay soil
Overburden thickness (m): -
Vegetation Cover: - Bare land with few grass and trees
3
Existing source proposed for sub-base and capping layer construction
Remark: - by mixing with Cinder material which is at coordinate (790431 N,
37+688757 E)

Test type Result
95% MMD 8
CBR
97% MMD 9
2 0.425 0.075
Sieve Analysis
100 99 93
CBR Swell (%) 0.85
Annex
IV
Sand Source
SA-1
5km after reaching Assasa town (from Assasa to Dodola road) and offset
Location
3600 m LHS
GPS (UTM) Location and Northing (m) Easting (m)

Material Description:- 778589 37+ 519819
Name of Stream -
Sample Description Whitish fine underground deposited natural sand
Remark: - Existing source, Accessible in dray season

Test type Result
Organic impurity 2
Sodium sulfate soundness (%) 5.39
Silt and clay content 0.32
Water absorption -
Sand equivalent -
Sieve analysis (%) 9.5 4.75 2 0.6 0.3 0.15 0.075
98.85 95.16 76.27 47.7 2.53 0.69 0.32
Bulk specific gravity (dry)
Specific gravity
2.67
Mortar Strength (Mpa) 3-days 7-days
- -
Mortar strength (%) 3-days 7-days
- -
Sand Source
SA-2
Annex
IV
5km after reaching Assasa town (from Assasa to Dodola road) and offset
Location
4100 m LHS

Material Description:- 779126 37+ 520845
Name of Stream -
Sample Description White to reddish underground deposited sand
Ample
Remark: - Existing source, Accessible in dray season

Test type Result
Organic impurity 2
Sodium sulfate soundness (%) 5.39
Silt and clay content 0.32
Water absorption -
Sand equivalent -
Sieve analysis (%) 9.5 4.75 2 0.6 0.3 0.15 0.075
98.85 95.16 76.27 47.7 2.53 0.69 0.32
Bulk specific gravity (dry)
Specific gravity
2.67
Mortar Strength (Mpa) 3-days 7-days
- -
Mortar strength (%) 3-days 7-days
- -
Annex
IV
Water Source
WA-1
90+700 offset 2800
Location
m LHS on the road from (Delo Sebro to Jara)

Material Description:- 805217 37+664587
Name of Stream Gololch
Sample Description Perennial river
Remark: -

Test type Result
PH value 7.56
Chloride content (mg/L) 94
Sulphate content (mg/L) 84
Total Dissolved Solids (mg/L) 284
Annex
IV

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Overburden thickness (m): <0.5m

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