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WATER BOUND MACADAM (WBM) AS BASE COURSE

Salient Features
3.1 Methodology Prepare the surface to receive the WBM course to the designed lines, grade and cross fall. Make the surface free of dust and extraneous material. The irregularities, if any should be made good by providing profile corrective course. Spread the coarse aggregate uniformly on the prepared surface to proper grade/camber/ super-elevation (by using templates placed across at 6.0 m intervals) in such quantities that would give the required compacted thickness. Check the surface with templates and all high or low spots remedied. Dry Roll the surface till aggregates are partially compacted with sufficient void space left for application of screenings. However, where screenings are not to be applied as in the case of soft aggregates, compaction shall be continued until the aggregates are thoroughly keyed. Sprinkle water on WBM surface and again roll with plain rollers. Proceed the rolling from inner edge to outer edge at the super-elevated portions and from the edges towards the centre in portions for cross fall on both sides. The edge should be first compacted with roller running forward and backward. Check the profile transversely and longitudinally with templates/ straight edge. Correct the irregularities, if any, by loosening the surface, adding or removing the needed amount of aggregates and re-rolling until the entire surface conforms to the specified camber/ cross fall and grade. Sprinkle screenings to completely fill the interstices maintaining a slow and uniform rate, in three or more applications. The screenings should not be damp at the time of application. Do not apply screenings so fast and thick as to form cakes or ridges on the surface. Continue dry rolling and brooming till no more screenings can be forced into the voids of coarse aggregates. Sprinkle water on the surface taking care that the underlying layer is not damaged. Sprinkling, sweeping and rolling should continue till aggregates are thoroughly keyed, well bonded and firmly set in its full depth and a grout has been formed of screenings.

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In case the screenings are not of crushable type such as moorum or gravel, add binding material in specified quantity after application of screenings. Sprinkle the binding material in two or more layers at a slow and uniform rate. Continue the process of water sprinkling, sweeping and rolling till the resulting slurry forms a wave ahead of roller. Allow the compacted WBM course to completely dry and set before the next pavement course is laid. Construct the earthen shoulders simultaneously with the WBM construction. 3.2 Quality Control Requirements 3.2.1. Materials (i) Coarse Aggregate (a) Physical requirements
TABLE 301.1: Physical Requirements of Coarse Aggregates for WBM (Base Course)

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Test Aggregate Impact value (IS : 2386 Part 4 or IS : 5640) Flakiness index (IS : 2386 Part 1) Soundness test(IS : 2386 Part 5) (To be carried out if water absorption is > 2%) -Loss with Sodium Sulphate -Loss with Magnesium Sulphate

Base Less than 40 Less than 25

Less than 12% Less than 18%

Aggregate Impact Value of soft material should be tested under wet conditions as per IS:5640.

(b)
Grading No. 2

Grading :
Table 301.2 : Grading Requirements of Coarse Aggregate for WBM

Size Range

63 mm to 45 mm

53 mm to 22.4 mm

IS Sieve Designation 90 mm 63 mm 53 mm 45 mm 22.4 mm 63 mm 53 mm 45 mm 22.4 mm 11.2 mm

Per cent by weight passing 100 90-100 25-75 0-15 0-5 100 95-100 65-90 0-10 0-5