GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE WORKS

SERIES 3000 - EARTHWORKS AND PAVEMENT LAYERS OF GRAVEL OR CRUSHED STONE

section shall be completed before the next is

proceeded on.

Excess crushed aggregate shall not be spread over

the shoulders or side fills, but shall be loaded and
removed from the road. It shall not be re-used
unless it has been re-screened, re-tested and again
approved for use. It shall not be mixed with
approved material unless screened, tested and
again approved for use on its own.

The completed layer shall be firm and stable with a

closely-knit surface of aggregate exposed in mosaic
and free from nests of segregated material,
laminations or corrugations.
TABLE 3902/2
REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS CRR CRUSHED AGGREGATE BASE COURSE
Material properties

Material class: CRR

Atterberg limits: 1)
Max Plasticity Index BS 1377: Part 2
Max Linear Shrinkage BS 1377: Part 2
Grading: BS 1377: Part 2

Non-plastic
3
Grading limits - CRR
(% passing sieve) 2)

Sieve size (mm)

Coarse type
100
87-97
75-90
52-68
38-55
23-40
18-33
11-24
4-12

37.5
28
20
10
5
2
1.18
0.425
0.075
Particle strength and shape
Minimum TFVdry BS 812 :Part 111
Ratio dry to soaked value of
TFV BS 812 :Part 111
Maximum flakiness index BS 812: Part
105

Fine type
100
87-97
62-77
44-62
27-45
22-38
13-27
5-12
110 kN

TFVsoaked shall be minimum 75% of the corresponding TFVdry value

35%

1)

It is emphasised that the Atterberg limits shall be measured according to BS 1377: Part 2. Other laboratory test
procedures and equipment may not give comparable results and shall not be used unless proper correlation to BS has
been carried out to the satisfaction of the Engineer.

2)

The base course material on the road after final compaction shall comply with above grading limits.

3904 PROTECTION AND MAINTENANCE

The Contractor shall protect and maintain the
completed layer at his/her own expense until the
surfacing is applied. Maintenance shall include the
immediate repair of any damage to or defects in the
layer and shall be repeated as often as is necessary.
Repairs shall be so made as to ensure an even and
uniform surface to be restored after completion of the
repair work. Traffic shall not be allowed directly on any
un-primed crushed aggregate layer unless so
authorised or directed by the Engineer.

3905 CONSTRUCTION TOLERANCES AND

TESTING
The completed crushed aggregate layer shall comply
with construction tolerances and testing requirements
specified in SERIES 7000.

3906 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

ITEM
39.01

The quantity of crushed aggregate shall be the number

of cubic metres completed in place compacted to the
depths and widths shown on the Drawings or as
directed. The quantity shall be measured by the crosssection area shown on the construction drawings times
the station length.
The bid rates shall include full compensation for
procuring, placing, compacting, slushing as required
and testing the material including the protection and
maintenance of the layer, all as specified.
The bid rate shall also include full compensation for the
provision and erection of the crusher ready for crushing,
its later dismantling and removal after completion of the
crushing operations, and the work involved in opening
the quarry, including clearing, establishing a working
face, and finishing-off the quarry area upon completion
of the operations.
The rates shall include for all transportation of the
material, no overhaul will be paid.

UNIT
CRUSHED AGGREGATE

FOR ROAD BASE

(a) CRUSHED AGGREGATE CLASS

CRS

CUBIC METRE

(b) CRUSHED AGGREGATE CLASS

CRR

CUBIC METRE

(m3)
(m3)

THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA, MINISTRY OF WORKS, HOUSING AND COMMUNICATIONS

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