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Bituminous Concrete Layer Specifications

The document provides tables of composition requirements for two types of bituminous concrete pavement layers. Table 500-18 specifies nominal aggregate size, layer thickness, sieve sizes and percentages, and bitumen content. Table 500-19 gives requirements for stability, flow, compaction level, voids, and loss of stability.

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Bituminous Concrete Layer Specifications

The document provides tables of composition requirements for two types of bituminous concrete pavement layers. Table 500-18 specifies nominal aggregate size, layer thickness, sieve sizes and percentages, and bitumen content. Table 500-19 gives requirements for stability, flow, compaction level, voids, and loss of stability.

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Base and Surface Courses (Bituminous) Section 500

TABLE 500-18. COMPOSITION OF BITUMINOUS CONCRETE


PAVEMENT LAYERS

Grading 1 2
Nominal aggregate size 19 mm 13 mm
Layer Thickness 50 – 65 mm 30 – 45 mm
1
IS Sieve (mm) Cumulative % by weight of total aggregate passing
45 - -
37.5 - -
26.5 100 -
19 79 – 100 100
13.2 59 – 79 79 – 100
9.5 52 – 72 70 – 88
4.75 35 – 55 53 – 71
2.36 28 – 44 42 – 58
1.18 20 – 34 34 – 48
0.6 15 – 27 26 – 38
0.3 10 – 20 18 – 28
0.15 5 – 13 12 – 20
0.075 2–8 4 – 10
Bitumen content % by
5.0 – 6.0 5.0 – 7.0
mass of total mix2
Bitumen grade (pen) 65 65
Notes: 1. The combined aggregate grading shall not vary from the low limit on
one sieve to the high limit on the adjacent sieve.

2. Determined by the Marshall method.

TABLE 500-19. REQUIREMENTS FOR BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT LAYERS


Minimum stability (kN at 600C) 9.0
Minimum flow (mm) 2
Maximum flow (mm) 4
75 blows on each of the two
Compaction level (Number of blows)
faces of the specimen
Per cent air voids 3–6
Per cent voids in mineral aggregate (VMA) See Table 500-12
Per cent voids filled with bitumen (VFB) 65 – 75
Loss of stability on immersion in water at 600C Min. 75 per cent retained
(ASTM D 1075) strength

40

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