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Quality Assurance Handbook for Rural Roads Volume-I - pmgsy

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3. Section-400<br />

Table 403.3 : QUALITY CONTROL TESTS DURING CONSTRUCTION<br />

Type of Test Frequency<br />

1. Pulverization of soil clods Atleast 3 tests daily, well spread over the day’s work.<br />

2. Placement Moisture Content (IS:2720 Part 2) -do-<br />

3. Insitu Density measurements (IS:2720 Part 28)` -do-<br />

(i) Average of 3 test results shall not be less than the<br />

specified degree of compaction.<br />

(ii) Individual test values of the degree of compaction<br />

attained shall not be less than 1% of the specified<br />

degree of compaction.<br />

4. Thickness of Compacted layer. At random<br />

6.3 <strong>Quality</strong> Control Checks by AE/EE<br />

The quality control checks by AE/EE are indicated in Table 403.4.<br />

TABLE 403.4 : QUALITY CONTROL CHECKS BY AE/EE<br />

Stage Test Frequency Designation of<br />

Inspecting Officer<br />

1. Compacted (i) Degree of (a) Minimum 3 tests <strong>for</strong> each two km length AE<br />

lime-treated Compaction or part thereof; allowable tolerance in test<br />

layer (IS:2720 Part 28) values as per Table 403.3<br />

(b) Minimum 1 test per km length or part EE<br />

thereof<br />

(ii) Plasticity Index of Minimum 3 tests <strong>for</strong> each km length or part AE<br />

the lime-treated thereof.<br />

mix from the<br />

layer.<br />

(iii) Unconfined (a) One test <strong>for</strong> each 500 m length or part AE<br />

Compressive thereof.<br />

Strength (b) One test <strong>for</strong> each km length or part thereof. EE<br />

(IS:4332 Part 5)<br />

when specified,<br />

sample extracted<br />

from the<br />

compacted layer.<br />

(iv) Surface Regularity Random Checking AE<br />

and Transverse<br />

Profile.<br />

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