Quality Assurance Handbook for Rural Roads Volume-I - pmgsy
Quality Assurance Handbook for Rural Roads Volume-I - pmgsy
Quality Assurance Handbook for Rural Roads Volume-I - pmgsy
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B. <strong>Quality</strong> Control Requirements<br />
1. Materials<br />
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<strong>Quality</strong> <strong>Assurance</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Rural</strong> <strong>Roads</strong><br />
(i) The shoulder material should be selected earth with maximum laboratory dry unit weight<br />
not less 16.5 kN/m 3 (as per IS:2720 Part 7) and LL and PI not to exceed 25 and 6 respectively<br />
or granular material quarry waste con<strong>for</strong>ming to the requirements of GSB as per Subsection<br />
401.<br />
(ii) For earth shoulders with brick or stone block edging, the bricks should con<strong>for</strong>m to Subsection<br />
602.4. The stone blocks should con<strong>for</strong>m to Subsection 702.4 and should be of size 225 mm x<br />
110 mm x 75 mm.<br />
2. Horizontal Alignment<br />
The edges of the shoulders should be correct within a tolerance limit of (±) 30 mm in plain and<br />
rolling terrain and (±) 50 mm in hilly terrain.<br />
3. Surface Levels<br />
The tolerance in surface levels of the shoulders should be (±) 10 mm. A grid of 10 m x 2.5 m may<br />
be <strong>for</strong>med to check the surface level.<br />
4. Surface Regularity<br />
The maximum permitted difference between the shoulder and 3 m straight edge will be 12 mm <strong>for</strong><br />
longitudinal profile and 10 mm <strong>for</strong> cross profile.<br />
5. <strong>Quality</strong> Control Tests<br />
The quality control tests and their frequency <strong>for</strong> earth/hard shoulders should be exercised in<br />
accordance with the requirement of the following Sub-section:<br />
Earth Shoulders - Sub-section 303<br />
Hard Shoulders - Sub- section 401<br />
Brick Edging - Section 600<br />
Stone Edging - Section 700<br />
C. Do’s and Don’ts<br />
1. Construct shoulders simultaneously with the<br />
pavement layers such that each layer of the shoulder<br />
matches the thickness of adjoining pavement layer.<br />
2. For protection of earth shoulders, do provide the<br />
pavement with brick/stone block edging.<br />
3. The material <strong>for</strong> earth shoulders should be good<br />
quality, ordinarily not inferior to the subgrade<br />
material.<br />
4. Provide turfing over earth shoulders.<br />
Do’s Don’ts<br />
1. Do not resort to box cutting <strong>for</strong> the construction of<br />
shoulders.<br />
2. Do not compact the shoulder layer be<strong>for</strong>e the<br />
compaction of the adjoining pavement layer.<br />
3. Do not allow stacking of shoulder material on the<br />
carriageway nor should any spilled shoulder material<br />
be dragged on to the pavement surface.