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Backfill Requirements (For Steel and Geosynthetic Reinforcing Elements)

This document outlines technical specifications for a four-laning project of a section of National Highway 17 in Karnataka and Kerala. It specifies requirements for soil reinforcing elements, including that they must conform to relevant Indian or British standards. It also provides requirements for backfill materials used in reinforced earth structures, including mechanical and physico-chemical properties such as particle size distribution and resistivity.

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Backfill Requirements (For Steel and Geosynthetic Reinforcing Elements)

This document outlines technical specifications for a four-laning project of a section of National Highway 17 in Karnataka and Kerala. It specifies requirements for soil reinforcing elements, including that they must conform to relevant Indian or British standards. It also provides requirements for backfill materials used in reinforced earth structures, including mechanical and physico-chemical properties such as particle size distribution and resistivity.

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Four Laning of Kannur Section of NH-17 (Package No.

NHDP-III/DL5/12)) In the State of Karnataka/Kerala under NHDP Phase III Programme

Volume V Technical Specifications

The soil reinforcing element proposed to be used shall conform to the relevant Indian standards, if available. In the absence of relevant Indian standards, the material shall conform to relevant available British standards meeting ultimate and serviceability requirements. The standard to which the material to be used for reinforcing elements shall be clearly specified in the proposal and got approved by the Engineer prior to commencement of works. i.) Backfill Requirements (For Steel and Geosynthetic Reinforcing elements) Backfill materials used in the Reinforced Earth volume shall be reasonably free from organic or otherwise deleterious materials and shall conform to the following mechanical and physico-chemical requirements. (a) Mechanical requirements

Sieve size Percent passing 100mm 100% 75 micron less than 15% Coefficient of uniformity Cu = (D60/D10) 2 Acceptance limits for materials with more than 15% passing 75 micron are related to the percentage of particles smaller than 15 microns as follows: materials with more than 15% passing 75 micron sieve but less than 10% of particles smaller than 15 microns are acceptable. materials with more than 15% passing 75 micron sieve and more then 20% of particles smaller than 15 microns are inadequate and shall not be used except as specified in (e) below. materials with more than 15% passing 75 micron sieve and 10 to 20 % of particles smaller than 15 microns are acceptable provided that the internal friction angle is not smaller than 30. Requirements (For Steel Reinforcing

(b)

Physico-Chemical elements)

Materials with a resistivity of 5000 cm or more, are readily acceptable, based on a standard test as directed by the Engineer. Materials with resistivity less than 1000 cm are inadequate and shall not be used except as specified in (e) below. Materials with resistivity between 5000 and 1000 cm are acceptable provided that in water extracted from soil-water mix, the content of chlorides does not exceed 200ppm, the content of sulphates does not exceed 1000ppm, and the pH value is in the range of 5 to 10. The foundation soil physico-chemical requirements should also meet the above criteria. If not, special consideration will be given to the 104
National Highway Authority of India

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