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Sub grade :
In transport engineering, subgrade is the native material
underneath a constructed road, pavement or railway track(US:
railroad track). It is also called formation level.The term can
also refer to imported material that has been used to build
an embankment.
Sub base:
Sub base is a layer of gravel, which is fairly cheap material,
placed on top of sub grade. The sub base placement is optional
and it serves as a work platform for construction of the slab and
provide more uniform support for the slab. As the thickness of
sub base increases, the ultimate load carrying capacity of slab
increases. Therefore, the designer shall select thick sub base if
the imposed load is large. Apart from carrying slab load, sub base
interrupts capillary and prevent water to move upward from
groundwater into the slab.
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