Engineeering Properties of Material Being Used for Road Construction at Bahria Town Phase 8 Rawalpindi, Pakistan (P-0964) (MFN 5538)

Abstract

The study area is part of Potwar Basin and comprises thick deposits of recent Potwar clay. The study objectives consist of evaluation of asphalt, soil’s index, and engineering properties as subgrade materials is purposed for Bahria Town phase 8 in district Rawalpindi. During field investigation different test pits were excavated as per project’s specification along the purposed road alignment. In-situ compaction was determined by using Nuclear method and sand-cone method (ASTM D1556) which ranges from to 90-100 %. The grain friction analysis reveals that the gravel varies from 1 to 54 %, sand varies from 4 to 57% and silt/clays friction ranges from 33 to 92 %. The Atterberg limits data reveals that the Liquid Limit varies from 23.1 to 30.5 %, Plastic Limit 18.3 to 18.9 % and Group index varies is zero. The soil in the study area was classified as A-4 using AASHTO M 145 soil classification. The Californian Bearing Ratio at 1mm” penetration ranges from 4% to 9%. Based upon AASHTO soil classification and Central Laboratory of Bahria Town road specification, the soil of area is not recommended for purposed road subgrade.