PROJECT REPORT

DESIGN OF DENSE BITUMINOUS MACADAM

CLIENT
Godrej & Boyce- SEZ-II-Dahej

Work at Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. - Dahej

Report No.
GTH / BRH / 845-222001 / 2220001 / D.B.M. (Grading -II) / 15.11.2016

GEO TEST HOUSE

Ph: 91 -265 - 2290222, Telefax : 91 - 265 - 2282014, Email : geo_group@yahoo.com
B-10, Krishna Industrial Estate, Opp. B.I.D.C. Gorwa Estate, Vadodara - 390 016, Gujarat, INDIA.
Job No. 845-222001
 CONTENT
Sr. No. Particulars Page No.

1 Brief Details of Project 1

2 General Summary of Aggregates

[a] Individual Gradation 2

[b] Physical Properties 2

3 General Summary of Bitumen

[a] Physical Properties 3

4 Combined Mix Gradation for DBM Composition 4

5 Combined Mix Gradation Curve for DBM Composition 5

6 Property Curves of DBM Composition

[a] % Bitumen Vs Marshall Stability Value 6

[b] % Bitumen Vs Unit weight Value 6

[c] % Bitumen Vs Flow Value 7

[d] % Bitumen Vs (Voids In Mix) VIM 7

[e] % Bitumen Vs (Voids in Mineral Aggregate) VMA 8

[f] % Bitumen Vs (Voids Filled by Bitumen) VFB 8

7 Result Summary 9

8 Short Specification of DBM Layer 10

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BRIEF DETAILS OF PROJECT
Client : Godrej & Boyce- SEZ-II-Dahej

Agency : Desai Construction Pvt. Ltd.

Project : Work at Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. - Dahej

Ref. No. : Letter Date: 08.11.2016

Job. No. : 845-222001

Sample No. : 2220001

DBM Type : Grading -II

Material Nature : B.T Crushed Metal

Source of Agg. : Wadi

Source of Bitumen: Bridge Chem. Ltd, Vadodara

Ref. Code : MORT&H Clause 507, ASTM D5581, MS-2, IS : 1200-20, IS : 2720, IS : 2386 &
IRC : 111 - 2009

Sieve Size : 45mm 37.5mm 26.5mm 19mm 13.2mm

9.5mm 4.75mm 2.36mm 1.18mm 0.600mm 0.300mm 0.150mm

Testing Agency : M/s. Geo Test House

: B/10, Krishna Industrial Estate, Opp. B.I.D.C.,
: Gorwa Estate, Vadodara - 390 016,
: Ph. No.0265 - 2290222, Tele. Fax - 91- 265 - 2282014.
: E-mail : geotesthouse@gmail.com, www.geogroup.in
Report No. : GTH / BRH / 845-222001 / 2220001 / D.B.M. (Grading -II) / 15.11.2016

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GENERAL SUMMARY OF AGGREGATES
Ref. Code : MORT&H Clause 507, ASTM D5581, MS-2, IS : 1200-20, IS : 2720, IS : 2386 & IRC : 111 - 2009

[a] Individual Gradation of Aggregates

Sieve Analysis

Maximum Individual % Passing

Size of
Aggregate 20 mm 12.5 mm 6 mm Stone Dust

45mm 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

37.5mm 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
26.5mm 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
19mm 70.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
13.2mm 12.3 100.0 100.0 100.0
9.5mm 3.7 57.8 100.0 100.0
4.75mm 0.9 31.9 63.8 100.0
2.36mm 0.0 12.5 46.2 100.0
1.18mm 0.0 1.7 23.7 100.0
0.600mm 0.0 0.0 6.1 92.9
0.300mm 0.0 0.0 0.0 79.8
0.150mm 0.0 0.0 0.0 57.2
0.075mm 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.6

[b] Physical Properties of Aggregates

Sr. Std. Req For
Test Ref. Code 20 mm 12.5 mm 6 mm Stone Dust Unit
No. DBM
Combined Flakiness & IS : 2386 - P-I Shall be < 35
1 20.3 19.1 - - %
Elongation Index - Clause 4 & 5 %
IS : 2386 - P-
2 Water Absorption 1.02 1.13 1.29 1.37 % Shall be < 2 %
III - Clause 2
IS : 2386 - P- Kg /
3 Bulk Density 1475 1492 1496 1536 ---
III - Clause 3 cu.mt
IS : 2386 - P- Shall be < 27
4 Impact Value Test 11.6 12.2 - - %
IV - Clause 4 %

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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ASPHALT
References : MORT&H Specification, IS : 73 - 2013, IS : 1200 to 1220

Material Description : Bitumen

Grade of Bitumen : VG-40

Source of Bitumen : Bridge Chem. Ltd, Vadodara

Item Specification Requirement

Test Name Test Method Test Result
No. (I.S 73 - 2013)

1 Specific Gravity at 250C, Min. I.S 1202 - 1978 0.990 -

₀

2 Softening Point 25 C Min I.S 1205 - 1978 53 50

Penetration at 25°C,100 g, 5 Sec.,

3 I.S 1203 - 1978 49 35
1/10 mm Min

Ductility at 25°C, cm, Min

4 I.S 1208 - 1978 59 25
(RTFOT)

Kinematic Viscosity at 135°C, cSt,

5 I.S 1206 (Part-3) - 1978 487 400
Min

Absolute Viscosity at 60°C,

6 I.S 1206 (Part-2) - 1979 3786 3200-4800
Poises, Min

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 ANNEXURE
DESIGN MIX OF DENSE BITUMINOUS MACADAM
Individual Aggregate - % Passing Graded Combined Aggregate - % Passing Graded Specification Req.

Stone
Sieve Size 20 mm 12.5 mm 6 mm % MORT&H Clause
Dust
20 mm 12.5 mm 6 mm Stone Dust
30% 30% 20% 20% Passing 505 - Table - 500 -10

45mm 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 30.0 30.0 20.0 20.0 100.0 --

37.5mm 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 30.0 30.0 20.0 20.0 100.0 100

26.5mm 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 30.0 30.0 20.0 20.0 100.0 90-100

19mm 70.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 21.0 30.0 20.0 20.0 91.0 71-95

13.2mm 12.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 3.7 30.0 20.0 20.0 73.7 56-80

9.5mm 3.7 57.8 100.0 100.0 1.1 17.3 20.0 20.0 58.5 -

4.75mm 0.9 31.9 63.8 100.0 0.3 9.6 12.8 20.0 42.6 38-54

2.36mm 0.0 12.5 46.2 100.0 0.0 3.8 9.2 20.0 33.0 28-42

1.18mm 0.0 1.7 23.7 100.0 0.0 0.5 4.7 20.0 25.3 -

0.600mm 0.0 0.0 6.1 92.9 0.0 0.0 1.2 18.6 19.8 -

0.300mm 0.0 0.0 0.0 79.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.0 16.0 7-21

0.150mm 0.0 0.0 0.0 57.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.4 11.4 -

0.075mm 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.7 3.7 2-8

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 DESIGN CURVE OF DENSE BITUMINOUS MACADAM
Lower limit Upper limit DBM Designed Curve

110.0

100.0

90.0

80.0

70.0
% of Passing

60.0

50.0

40.0

30.0

20.0

10.0

0.0
0.01 0.1 1 10
Sieve Size( in mm)

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 % Bitumen / Marshall Stability
1050

1000
Marshall Stability Value, kg

950

900

850
3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00 5.50 6.00
% Bitumen

% Bitumen / Unit Weight

2.390

2.380

2.370
Unit Weight, gms/cc

2.360

2.350

2.340

2.330

2.320
3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00 5.50 6.00

% Bitumen

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 4.00
% Bitumen / Flow Value

3.75

3.50
Flow Value, mm

3.25

3.00

2.75

2.50

2.25

2.00
3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00 5.50 6.00

% Bitumen

% Bitumen / VIM
8.00

7.50

7.00

6.50

6.00
% VIM

5.50

5.00

4.50

4.00

3.50

3.00
3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00 5.50 6.00
% Bitumen

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 15.0
% Bitumen / VMA

14.5

14.0
% VMA

13.5

13.0

12.5

12.0
3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00 5.50 6.00

% Bitumen

% Bitumen / VFB
80.0

75.0

70.0

65.0
%VFB

60.0

55.0

50.0

45.0

40.0
3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00 5.50 6.00
% Bitumen

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 RESULT SUMMARY

Graded Mix Design of D.B.M. (Grading -II) Material

20 mm 12.5 mm 6 mm Stone Dust

30% 30% 20% 20%

The design values of the required parameter for the O.B.C. are as under

Sr No Description Unit Symbol Results Limits

1 Bulk Specific Gravity of Aggregate - Gsb 2.61 -
2 Apparent Specific Gravity of Aggregate - Gsa 2.82 -
3 Maximum Specific Gravity of Mixture - Gmm 2.49 -
4 Nos of Blows Applied No - 75 75
5 Bitumen % by Weight of Agg % - 4.71
6 Bitumen % by Weight of Mix % - 4.50 4.5
7 Marshall Stability Kg. - 1007 Min 900Kg
8 Flow Value mm - 3.26 2 to 4 mm
9 Density gms/cc Gmb 2.386 -
10 Voids in Mineral Aggregate % VMA 12.74 11-13
11 Air Voids in Compacted Mixture % VIM 4.02 3-5
12 Voids Fiilled by Bitumen % VFB 68.4 65 - 75
13 Sp Gravity of Bitumen - Gb 0.99 0.99 Min

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