Source: Summary of CTSB Mix Design
Source: Summary of CTSB Mix Design
Source: Summary of CTSB Mix Design
"Improvement and Widening to two lanes with paved shoulders of road from km 21.100to km 29.200 (Total Length:
8.100 km) i.e. Kailashahar-Fultali section of NH-208 (Package-I) in the state of Tripura on EPC mode".
Client National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd
Consultant's URS in association With MECPL
EPC Contractor M/s Sahu Construction
Summary of CTSB Mix Design
1) Grading Analysis of Aggregate
120
% 100
o 80
f
60
P
a 40
s
s 20
i
n 0
g 0.01 0.1 1 10 100
IS Sieve (mm)
10mm
Sieve Size Average %
Sample-1 Sample-2 Sample-3 Remark
in (mm) of Passing
53 100 100 100 100
37.5 100 100 100 100
19 100 100 100 100
9.5 71.94 73.15 70.54 71.88
4.75 4.56 5.00 4.67 4.74
0.600 0.8 1.08 0.98 0.95
0.300
0.075
Sandy Soil
Sieve Size Average %
Sample-1 Sample-2 Sample-3 Remark
in (mm) of Passing
53 100 100 100 100
37.5 100 100 100 100
19 100 100 100 100
9.5 100 100 100 100
4.75 95.3 94.1 95.25 94.88
0.600 78.65 76.2 73.15 76
0.300 46.2 42.05 43.85 44.03
0.075 11.75 12.85 12 12.2
Sample -1
Weight of
Weight of Retained Cumulative
IS Sieve Size (mm) cumulative Passing (%) Remarks
(gms) Retained (%)
Retained (gms)
53 0 0 0 100
37.5 0 0 0 100
0.300
0.075
Pan 4
Sample -2
Weight of
Weight of cumulative Cumulative
IS Sieve Size (mm) Passing (%) Remarks
Retained (gms) Retained Retained (%)
(gms)
53 0 0 0 100
37.5 0 0 0 100
19 1167 1167 13.66 86.34
9.50 6393 7560 88.49 11.51
4.75 766 8326 97.46 2.54
0.600 210 8536 99.92 0.08
0.300
0.075
Pan 7
Sample -3
Weight of
Weight of Cumulative
IS Sieve Size (mm) cumulative Passing (%) Remarks
Retained (gms) Retained (%)
Retained (gms)
53 0 0 0 100
37.5 0 0 0 100
19 1259 1259 15.63 84.37
9.50 5780 7039 87.39 12.61
4.75 779 7818 97.06 2.94
0.600 228 8046 99.89 0.11
0.300
0.075
Pan 9
Sample -1
Weight of
Weight of
cumulative Cumulative
IS Sieve Size (mm) Retained Passing (%) Remarks
Retained Retained (%)
(gms)
(gms)
53 0 0 0 100
37.5 0 0 0 100
19 0 0 0 100
9.50 2254 2254 28.06 71.94
4.75 5412 7666 95.44 4.56
0.600 302 7968 99.2 0.80
0.300
0.075
Pan 64
Sample -2
Weight of Weight of
Cumulative
IS Sieve Size (mm) Retained cumulative Passing (%) Remarks
Retained (%)
(gms) Retained (gms)
53 0 0 0 100
37.5 0 0 0 100
19 0 0 0 100
9.50 1937 1937 26.85 73.15
4.75 4916 6853 95 5.00
0.600 283 7136 98.92 1.08
0.300
0.075
Pan 78
Sample -3
Weight of
Weight of Retained Cumulative
IS Sieve Size (mm) cumulative Passing (%) Remarks
(gms) Retained (%)
Retained (gms)
53 0 0 0 100
37.5 0 0 0 100
19 0 0 0 100
9.50 1941 1941 29.46 70.54
4.75 4340 6281 95.33 4.67
0.600 243 6524 99.01 0.99
0.300
0.075
Pan 65
Sample -1
Weight of
Weight of Retained Cumulative
IS Sieve Size (mm) cumulative Passing (%) Remarks
(gms) Retained (%)
Retained (gms)
53 0 0 0 100
37.5 0 0 0 100
19 0 0 0 100
9.50 0 0 0 100.00
4.75 94 94 4.7 95.30
0.600 333 427 21.35 78.65
0.300 649 1076 53.8 46.20
0.075 689 1765 88.25 11.75
Pan 235
Sample -2
Weight of
Weight of Retained Cumulative
IS Sieve Size (mm) cumulative Passing (%) Remarks
(gms) Retained (%)
Retained (gms)
53 100
0 0 0
37.5 100
0 0 0
19 0 0 0 100
9.50 0 0 0 100
Pan 257
Sample -3
Weight of
Weight of Retained Cumulative
IS Sieve Size (mm) cumulative Passing (%) Remarks
(gms) Retained (%)
Retained (gms)
53 0 0 0 100
37.5 0 0 0 100
19 0 0 0 100
9.50 0 0 0 100
Pan 240
100 100
120 95 100
100 45 100
35 100
80
% of Passing
25 100
60 8 65
40 5 40
0 10
20
0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100
IS Sieve (mm)
CTSB
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Penetration
RESULTS:-
Liquid Limit(%) LL = 24 Plastic Limit(%) PL = N.P Plasticity Index PI = 0%
B Mould No. :- 1 Wt.of mould (A) = 5475 gm Volume of mould (V)= 2250 cc
C Trial No. 1 2 3 4 5
D Wt.of wet sample + mould gm 10400 10502 10580 10640 10598
E Wt.of wet sample (E = D-A) gm 4925 5027 5105 5165 5123
F Wet density of sample (F = E/V) gm/cc 2.189 2.234 2.269 2.296 2.277
G Container No. No. 11 12 13 14 15
H Wt.of Empty container gm 21.87 24 22.8 23.87 23.6
J Wt.of wet sample+Cont. gm 134.35 97.65 130.78 133.43 138.74
K Wt.of dry sample+Cont. gm 128.75 93.3 123.7 125.25 129.38
L Wt.of water(L=J-K) gm 5.6 4.35 7.08 8.18 9.36
M Wt.of dry sample(M=K-H) gm 106.88 69.3 100.9 101.38 105.78
N Water content [N = 100X(L/M)] % 5.24 6.28 7.02 8.07 8.85
P Dry density[P=100x(F/(100+N))] gm/cc 2.080 2.102 2.120 2.125 2.092
2.150
CTSB
2.130
2.110
2.090
2.070
2.050
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Method used:- Modified Rammer Wt.:- 4.89 Kg No. of blows/layer :- 25 / 55 No. of layer :- 5
MDD= 2.126 gm/cc OMC= 7.90%
Observation of Results
Unconfined
Avg.
Cube Wt. Cube Density of Cube Faliure Load in Conpressive Compressive
Sl. No. UCS
No. (gm) (gm/cc) KN Strength (N/mm2) Strength
(N/mm2)
(N/mm2)
M-20
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0
M-21
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0