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MINISTRY OF ROAD SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROAD AND

TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS BRIDGE WORKS (Fifth Revision)
GENERAL MATERIALS WORKS QUALITY CONTROL

GENERAL Q.C.
100 General NATURAL AND/OR 900 Quality Control For
CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE Road Works
FACTORY 2800 Repair Of Structures
SUPPLIED
700 Geosynthetics 3000 Maintenance Of Road

1000 Materials For MoRTH 5 th Revision

Structures ROADS BRIDGES
Published in 2013.
1300 Brick Masonry 2400 Surface And
Sub-Surface
1400 Stone And Geotechnical It Has 32 Sections, 385
Concrete Block Investigation SAFETY
Masonry
Clauses in 884 Pages.
300 Earth Works 800 Traffic Signs,
FLEXIBLE Markings And
1500 Formwork
PAVEMENTS 1100 Pile Other Road 19 New important
1600 Steel 200 Site Clearance Foundations Appurtenances
Specifications are added
Reinforcement 1200 Well
1700 Structural 300 Earth Works Foundations
in this Revision.
Concrete 2100 Open
1900 Structural Steel 400 Sub-bases & Foundations PROTECTION In Bituminous works
Bases 2200 Substructure 2500 River Training "Theoritical Maximim
500 Bases and Work And
Surface 2300 Concrete Protection Work Specific Gravity"
Courses Super 3200 Soil Nailing to compare Field density
Structure
FACTORY is newly added.
2700 Wearing Coat
FINISHED RIGID And
2000 Bearings Appurtenance
PAVEMENTS 3100 sReinforced
CULVERTS V. VENKATA NARAYANA B.E,. D.A.C.
Earth
2600 Expansion Joints 200 Site Clearance 2900 Pipe Culverts
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600 Concrete
Pavement
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CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS
Section No Section No Section No Section No
Title/ Clause No. (Page No) Title/ Clause No. (Page No) Title/ Clause No. (Page No) Title/ Clause No. (Page No)
Section Section Section Section
100 GENERAL 500 BASES AND SURFACE COURSES(BITUMINOUS) 900 QUALITY CONTROL FOR ROAD WORKS 1300 BRICK MASONRY
101 Introduction (1) 501 General Requirements For Bituminous Pavement 901 General (415) 1301 Description (501)
102 Definitions (1) Layers (149) 902 Control Of Alignment, Level And Surface Regularity 1302 Materials (501)
103 Materials And Test Standards (5) 502 Prime Coat Over Granular Base (166) (417) 1303 Personnel (501)
104 Sieve Designations (5) 503 Tack Coat (168) 903 Quality Control Tests During Construction (421) 1304 Cement Mortar (501)
105 Scope Of Work (6) 504 Bituminous Macadam (170) 1000 MATERIALS FOR STRUCTURES 1305 Soaking Of Bricks (502)
106 Construction Equipment (10) 505 Dense Bitumen Macadam (174) 1001 General (439) 1306 Joints (502)
107 Drawings (11) 506 Sand Asphalt Base Course (183) 1002 Sources Of Materials (439) 1307 Laying (502)
108 Site Information (11) 507 Bituminous Concrete (188) 1003 Bricks (439) 1308 Jointing Old And New Work (503)
109 Setting Out (11) 508 Close Graded Pre Mix Surfacing/Mixed Seal 1004 Stones And Blocks (440) 1309 Curing (503)
110 Public Utilities (13) Surfacing (192) 1005 Cast Iron (440) 1310 Scaffolding (503)
111 Precautions For Safe Guarding The Environment (15) 509 Surface Dressing (194) 1006 Cement (440) 1311 Equipment (504)
112 Arrangement For Traffic During Construction (19) 510 Open Graded Premix Facing (198) 1007 Coarse Aggregates (442) 1312 Finishing Of Surfaces (504)
113 General Rules For The Measurement Of Work For 511 Seal Coat (205) 1008 Fine Aggregates (443) 1313 Coping Of Wing/Return/Parapet Walls (505)
Payment (22) 512 Slurry Seal (207) 1009 Steel (443) 1314 Acceptance Of Work (506)
114 Scope Of Rates For Different Items Of Work (24) 513 Fog Spray (213) 1010 Water (447) 1315 Measurements For Payment (506)
115 Methodology And Sequence Of Work (26) 514 Micro-Surfacing (215) 1011 Timber (449) 1316 Rate (506)
116 Crushed Stone Aggregates (28) 515 Stone Matrix Asphalt (219) 1012 Concrete Admixtures (449) 1400 STONE AND CONCRETE BLOCK MASONRY
117 Supply Of Quarry Samples (28) 516 Mastic Asphalt (225) 1013 Reinforced And Prestressed Concrete Pipes (451) 1401 Description (509)
118 Approval Of Materials (28) 517 Crack Prevention Courses (231) 1014 Storage Of Materials (451) 1402 Materials (509)
119 Use Of Surfaces By Traffic (28) 518 Bituminous Cold Mix(Including Gravel Emulsion) 1015 Tests And Standard Of Acceptance (453) 1403 Personnel (509)
120 Field Laboratory (29) (234) 1100 PILE FOUNDATIONS 1404 Type Of Masonry (509)
121 Supply Of Project Record (33) 519 Recycling Of Bituminous Pavement (242) 1101 Description (457) 1405 Construction (509)
200 SITE CLEARANCE 520 Supply Of Stone Aggregates For Pavement Courses 1102 Subsurface Investigations (457) 1406 Pointing (515)
201 Clearing And Grubbing (37) (249) 1103 Type Of Piles (458) 1407 Curing (515)
202 Dismantling Culverts ,Bridges And Other 600 CONCRETE PAVEMENT 1104 Materials (458) 1408 Scaffolding (515)
Structures/Pavements (39) 601 Dry Lean Cement Concrete Sub Base (255) 1105 Test Piles (459) 1409 Weep Holes (515)
300 EARTHWORK, EROSION CONTROL AND DRAINAGE 602 Cement Concrete Pavement (263) 1106 Precast Concrete Piles (459) 1410 Jointing With Existing Structures (516)
700 GEOSYNTHETICS 1107 Cast Insitu Concrete Piles (461) 1411 Coping For Wing/Return/Parapet Walls (516)
301 Excavation For Road Way And Drains (45) 701 Geosynthetics For Road And Bridge Works (299) 1108 Steel Piles (465) 1412 Tests And Standard Of Acceptance (516)
302 Blasting Operations (53) 702 Geotextiles For Drainage, Separation And Erosion 1109 Timber Piles (466) 1413 Measurements For Payment (516)
303 Presplitting Rock Excavation Slopes (56) Control (302) 1110 Driving Equipment (466) 1414 Rate (516)
304 Excavation For Structures (59) 703 Geogrid (307) 1111 Driving (467) 1500 FORMWORK
305 Embankment Construction (63) 704 Geocomposite Drains (309) 1112 Raker (Inclined) Piles (470) 1501 Description (519)
306 Soil Erosion And Sedimentation Control (77) 705 Geocell For Slope Protection (312) 1113 Pile Tests (470) 1502 Materials (519)
307 Turfing With Sods (79) 706 Geosynthetic Mat (314) 1114 Pile Cap (472) 1503 Design Of Form Work (519)
308 Seeding And Mulching (82) 707 Natural Geotextile (316) 1115 Important Considerations, Precautions For Different 1504 Work Manship (519)
309 Surface/Sub-Surface Drains (85) 708 Paving Fabrics /Glass Grids (318) Types Of Piles (472) 1505 Lining Of Form Work (521)
310 Preparation And Surface Treatment Of Formation (89) 800 TRAFFIC SIGNS,MARKINGS AND OTHER ROAD 1116 Tolerances (474) 1506 Precautions (521)
311 Works To Be Kept Free Of Water (90) APPURTENANCES 1117 Tests And Standards Of Acceptance (475) 1507 Preparation Of Formwork Before Concreting (522)
312 Water Course At Culverts (90) 801 Traffic Signs (325) 1118 Measurements For Payment (475) 1508 Removal Of Form Work (522)
313 Rockfill Embankment (91) 802 Overhead Signs (335) 1119 Rate (475) 1509 Re-Use Of Form Work (523)
314 Ground Improvement For Weak Embankment 803 Road Markings (338) 1200 WELL FOUNDATIONS 1510 Specialized Form Work (523)
Foundation Using Geosynthetic Drains And Stone 804 Reflective Pavement Markers And Solar Powered 1201 Description (479) 1511 Tests And Standards Of Acceptance (524)
Columns (92) Road Markers (353) 1202 General (479) 1512 Measurements For Payment (524)
400 SUB -BASES AND BASES(NON-BITUMINOUS) AND 805 Distance Indicator Posts (356) 1203 Setting Out And Preparations For Sinking (479) 1513 Rate (524)
SHOULDERS 806 Road Delineators (357) 1204 Cutting Edge (480) 1600 STEEL REINFORCEMENT
401 Granular Sub Base (109) 807 Boundary Stones (357) 1205 Well Curb (481) 1601 Description (527)
402 Lime Treated Soil For Improved Sub-Grade/Sub-Base 808 Fencing (358) 1206 Floating Caissons (482) 1602 General (527)
(112) 809 Tubular Steel Railing (359) 1207 Well Steining (483) 1603 Protection Of Reinforcement (527)
403 Cement Treated Soil And Cement-Flyash Treated Sub 810 Structural Steel Railing (359) 1208 Well Sinking (483) 1604 Bending Of Reinforcement (527)
Base/Base (116) 811 Crash Barriers (360) 1209 Bottom Plug (494) 1605 Placing Of Reinforcement (528)
404 Water Bound Macadam Sub-Base /Base (121) 812 Road Traffic Signals (364) 1210 Sand Filling (495) 1606 Bar Splices (529)
405 Crushed Cement Concrete Sub-Base (129) 813 Traffic Control And Safety Devices In Construction 1211 Top Plug (495) 1607 Testing Acceptances (531)
406 Wet Mix Macadam Sub-Base/Base (131) Zone (366) 1212 Well Cap (495) 1608 Measurement For Payment (531)
407 Crusher-Run Macadam Base (136) 814 Traffic Impact Attenuators (371) 1213 Tolerances (495) 1609 Rate (532)
408 Shoulders, Islands And Median (139) 815 Semi Automatic Toll Collection System (372) 1214 Tests And Standards Of Acceptance (496) 1700 STRUCTURAL CONCRETE
409 Cement Concrete Kerb And Kerb With Channel (142) 816 Advanced Traffic Management Systems (381) 1215 Measurements For Payment (496) 1701 Description (535)
410 Footpaths And Separators (143) 1216 Rate (497) 1702 Materials (535)
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CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS
Section No Section No Section No Section No
Title/ Clause No. (Page No) Title/ Clause No. (Page No) Title/ Clause No. (Page No) Title/ Clause No. (Page No)
Section Section Section Section
1703 Grades Of Concrete (535) 2005 Elastomeric Bearings (633) 2413 Testing Of Materials For Foundations Of Guide Bunds 2809 Protective Surface Coating Of Concrete By Patented
1704 Proportioning Of Concrete (538) 2006 Pot Bearings (648) And High Embankments (698) Systems Of Coating (775)
1705 Admixtures (543) 2007 Inspection And Testing (659) 2414 Measurement For Payment (698) 2810 Replacement Of Bearings (776)
1706 Size Of Coarse Aggregate (544) 2008 Tests And Standards Of Acceptance (659) 2415 Rate (700) 2811 Repair And Replacement Of Wearing Coat (776)
1707 Equipment (545) 2009 Measurements For Payment (659) 2500 RIVER TRAINING WORK AND PROTECTION WORK 2812 External Prestressing (777)
1708 Batching, Mixing, Transporting, Placing And 2010 Rate (660) 2501 Description (703) 2813 Tests And Standards Of Acceptance (778)
Compaction (546) 2100 OPEN FOUNDATIONS 2502 Guide Bund (703) 2814 Measurements For Payment (779)
1709 Construction Joints (550) 2101 Descriptions (663) 2503 Apron (704) 2815 Rate (779)
1710 Concreting Under Water (551) 2102 Materials (663) 2504 Pitching/Revetment On Slopes (709) 2900 PIPE CULVERTS
1711 Concreting In Extreme Weather (552) 2103 General (663) 2505 Rubble Cement Concrete Block Flooring Over Cement 2901 Scope (783)
1712 Protection And Curing (553) 2104 Workmanship (663) Concrete Bedding (711) 2902 Materials (783)
1713 Finishing (555) 2105 Tests And Standards Of Acceptance (666) 2506 Dry Rubble Flooring (712) 2903 Excavation For Pipe (783)
1714 Concrete With Blended Cements Or Mineral 2106 Tolerances (666) 2507 Curtain Wall And Flexible Apron (712) 2904 Bedding For Pipe (784)
Admixtures (555) 2107 Measurement For Payment (666) 2508 Tests And Standards Of Acceptance (713) 2905 Laying Of Pipe (784)
1715 High Performance Concrete (556) 2108 Rate (666) 2509 Measurements For Payment (713) 2906 Jointing (785)
1716 Tolerances (558) 2200 SUBSTRUCTURE 2510 Rate (713) 2907 Backfilling (785)
1717 Tests And Standards Of Acceptance (558) 2201 Description (669) 2600 EXPANSION JOINTS 2908 Headwalls And Other Ancillary Works (786)
1718 Measurements For Payment (562) 2202 Materials (669) 2601 Description (723) 2909 Opening To Traffic (786)
1719 Rate (562) 2203 General (669) 2602 General (723) 2910 Measurement For Pavement (786)
1800 PRESTRESSING 2204 Piers And Abutments (669) 2603 Performance Requirements (724) 2911 Rate (786)
1801 Description (565) 2205 Pier Cap And Abutment Cap (670) 2604 Filler Joints (725) 3000 MAINTENANCE OF ROAD
1802 General (565) 2206 Dirt Wall, Return Wall And Wing Wall (671) 2605 Reinforced Elastomeric Joint (726) 3001 General (789)
1803 Materials (565) 2207 Tests And Standards Of Acceptances (671) 2606 Single Strip/Seal Joint (728) 3002 Restoration Of Rain Cuts (789)
1804 Testing Of Prestressing Steel (568) 2208 Tolerances In Concrete Elements (671) 2607 Modular Strip/Box Seal Expansion Joints (730) 3003 Maintenance Of Earthen Shoulders (790)
1805 Workmanship (568) 2209 Measurements For Payment (672) 2608 Asphaltic Plug Joint (732) 3004 Bituminous Work In Connection With Maintenance
1806 Supervision (572) 2210 Rate (672) 2609 Compression Steel Joint (734) And Repair (791)
1807 Tensioning Equipment (572) 2300 CONCRETE SUPER STRUCTURE 2610 Installation Of Expansion Joints (736) 3005 Maintenance Of Cement Concrete Road (797)
1808 Post Tensioning (573) 2301 Description (675) 2611 (744) 3100 REINFORCED EARTH
1809 Grouting Of Prestressed Tendons (574) 2302 Materials (675) 2612 Testing And Acceptance Standards (744) 3101 Scope (801)
1810 Pre-Tensioning (575) 2303 General (675) 2613 Tests And Standards Of Acceptance (748) 3102 Design (801)
1811 Protection Of Ends (579) 2304 Reinforced Concrete Construction (675) 2614 Measurements For Payment (748) 3103 Reinforcing Element (801)
1812 Safety Precautions During Tensioning (579) 2305 Prestressed Concrete Construction (676) 2615 Rate (748) 3104 Earth Fill (804)
1813 Surface Preparation (579) 2306 Cast In- Place Voided Slabs (682) 2700 WEARING COAT AND APPURTENANCES 3105 Facia Material (805)
1814 Transportation Storage And Handling Of Precast 2307 Tolerances (682) 2701 Description (751) 3106 Construction Details (807)
Girders (580) 2308 Tests And Standards Of Acceptance (683) 2702 Wearing Coat (751) 3107 Reinforced Soil Slopes (810)
1815 Tolerances (581) 2309 Measurement For Payment (683) 2703 Railings And Crash Barrier (752) 3108 System Responsibility, Performance Bond (811)
1816 Tests And Standards Of Acceptance (581) 2310 Rate (684) 2704 Approach Slab (754) 3109 Measurement For Payment (812)
1817 Measurements For Payment (581) 2400 SURFACE AND SUB-SURFACE GEOTECHNICAL 2705 Drainage Spouts (754) 3110 Rate (812)
1818 Rate (582) INVESTIGATION 2706 Weep Holes (755) 3200 SOIL NAILING
1900 STRUCTURAL STEEL 2401 Description (687) 2707 Tests And Standards Of Acceptance (755) 3201 Scope (821)
1901 Description (585) 2402 Extent And No Of Bores (687) 2708 Measurements For Payment (755) 3202 Nail Installation Methods (821)
1902 General (585) 2403 Depth Of Bores (688) 2709 Rate (756) 3203 Construction Materials (821)
1903 Materials (585) 2404 Detailed Investigation (688) 2800 REPAIR OF STRUCTURES 3204 Facing Types (822)
1904 Fabrication (589) 2405 Detailed Investigation For Bridge Foundations 2801 Description (759) 3205 Construction Sequence (823)
1905 Erection (605) Resting On Rock (689) 2802 General (759) 3206 Geotechnical Aspects (823)
1906 Painting (614) 2406 Boring (692) 2803 Sealing Of Cracks By Injection Of Epoxy Resin (759) 3207 Analysis Of Failure Modes (824)
1907 Tests And Standards Of Acceptance (618) 2407 Records For Boring And Trail Pits (692) 2804 Replacement Of Spalled Concrete By Epoxy/Polymer 3208 Initial Design Considerations (824)
1908 Measurements For Payment (619) 2408 Methods Of Sampling (694) Mortar (766) 3209 Other Design Considerations (825)
1909 Rate (620) 2409 Procedure For Taking Samples (694) 2805 Epoxy Bonding Of New Concrete To Old Concrete (769) 3210 Field Pullout Testing (826)
2410 Preservation, Handling And Labelling Of Samples 3211 Measurement For Pavement (826)
2000 BEARINGS (696) 2806 Cement Grouting (769) 3212 Rates (827)
2001 Description (623) 2411 Tests For Investigation For Shallow Foundations Of 3213 References (829)
2002 General (623) Bridges (697) 2807 Guniting/Shotcreting (771)
2003 Steel Bearings (624) 2412 Tests For Investigation For Deep Foundations Of 2808 Protective Surface Coating Of Concrete By Acrylic V. VENKATA NARAYANA B.E,. D.A.C.
2004 Special Bearings (631) Bridges (697) Elastomeric Coating (773) EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (R&B),
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S.No Section of Name CLASSIFICATION S.No Section of Name CLASSIFICATION
100 General GENERAL GENERAL 1700 Structural MATERIALS NATURAL AND/OR FACTORY SUPPLIED
Concrete
200 Site Clearance WORKS CONSTRUCTION ROADS FLEXIBLE & RIGID 1800 Prestressing WORKS CONSTRUCTION BRIDGES
PAVEMENTS
300 Earth Works WORKS CONSTRUCTION ROADS & FLEXIBLE & RIGID 1900 Structural Steel MATERIALS NATURAL AND/OR FACTORY SUPPLIED
BRIDGES PAVEMENTS
400 Sub-bases & WORKS CONSTRUCTION ROADS FLEXIBLE & RIGID 2000 Bearings MATERIALS FACTORY FINISHED
Bases PAVEMENTS
500 Bases and Surface WORKS CONSTRUCTION ROADS FLEXIBLE 2100 Open Foundations WORKS CONSTRUCTION BRIDGES
Courses PAVEMENTS
600 Concrete WORKS CONSTRUCTION ROADS RIGID PAVEMENTS 2200 Substructure WORKS CONSTRUCTION BRIDGES
Pavement
700 Geosynthetics MATERIALS NATURAL AND/OR FACTORY SUPPLIED 2300 Concrete Super WORKS CONSTRUCTION BRIDGES
Structure
800 Traffic Signs, WORKS CONSTRUCTION SAFETY 2400 Surface And Sub- WORKS CONSTRUCTION
Markings And Surface
Other Road Geotechnical
Appurtenances Investigation
900 Quality Control QUALITY 2500 River Training WORKS CONSTRUCTION PROTECTION
For Road Works CONTROL QUALITY CONTROL Work And
Protection Work
1000 Materials For MATERIALS NATURAL AND/OR FACTORY SUPPLIED 2600 Expansion Joints MATERIALS FACTORY FINISHED
Structures
1100 Pile Foundations WORKS CONSTRUCTION BRIDGES 2700 Wearing Coat And WORKS CONSTRUCTION BRIDGES
Appurtenances
1200 Well Foundations WORKS CONSTRUCTION BRIDGES 2800 Repair Of WORKS MAINTENANCE
Structures
1300 Brick Masonry MATERIALS NATURAL AND/OR FACTORY SUPPLIED 2900 Pipe Culverts WORKS CONSTRUCTION CULVERTS
1400 Stone And MATERIALS NATURAL AND/OR FACTORY SUPPLIED 3000 Maintenance Of WORKS MAINTENANCE
Concrete Block Road
Masonry
1500 Formwork MATERIALS NATURAL AND/OR FACTORY SUPPLIED 3100 Reinforced Earth WORKS CONSTRUCTION BRIDGES
1600 Steel MATERIALS NATURAL AND/OR FACTORY SUPPLIED 3200 Soil Nailing WORKS CONSTRUCTION PROTECTION
Reinforcement
V. VENKATA NARAYANA B.E,. D.A.C. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (R&B),
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