SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE WORKS

1 Ministry of road Transport and Highways SPECIFICATIONS FOR road AND BRIDGE WORKS (Up-gradation of Third Revision) UPGRADED SECTION 500 AND ITS RELATED ASPECTS IN SECTIONS 900 AND 3000 (Addendum to Third Revision) Published by the Indian Roads Congress on behalf of the Govt. of India, Ministry of road Transport and Highways Copies can be had from the Secretary, Indian Roads Congress, Jamnagar House, Shahjahan road , New Delhi-110 011. NEW DELHI 2000 Price Rs. 200/- Plus packing & postage charges published : November, 2000 (Rights of Publication and of Translation are reserved) Printed at Dee Kay Printers, New Delhi-110015 2000 Copies PREFACE TO THE THIRD REVISION SPECIFICATIONS for road and BRIDGE WORKS '' first published in 1973 has, already undergone two revisions in the past.

2 With the advent of the externally aided projects based on international contract documents and modernisation of Highway Construction, it became necessary to revise the SPECIFICATIONS to be consistent with equipment based construction tech- niques. Many of these revised SPECIFICATIONS were included in the bidding documents of individual projects. The SPECIFICATIONS have now been completely revised incorporating all the changes required to take into account the latest construction practices and the suggestions received from various users, A few additional chapters on topics not covered earlier have also been added. Revision of these SPECIFICATIONS could be carried out in a short time only due to the concerted efforts of officers of the Roads Wing and the consultants who were intimately connected with this work, 1 wish to record my appreciation of the efforts put in by all concerned.

3 As with all SPECIFICATIONS , the Third Revision of the SPECIFICATIONS will also no doubt need further updating in course of time. Feed back and suggestions for improvement would be welcome from all users of the document. New Delhi M. V, SASTRY November, 1994. Director General ( road Development) CONTENTS SECTION SECTION CLAUSE CLAUSE TITLE PAGENO. TITLE NO. GENERAL 101 INTRODUCTION 3 102 DEFINITIONS 3 103 MATERIALS AND T EST STANDARDS 6 104 SIEVE; DESIGNATIONS 6 105 SCOPE OF WORK 7 106 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 8 107 CONTRACT DRAWINGS 9 108 SIT E INFORMATION 9 109 SETTING OUT 10 110 PUBLIC UTILITIES 11 111 PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFEGUARDING 13 T HE ENVIRONMENT 112 ARRANGEMENT FOR TRAFFIC 14 DURING CONSTRUCTION 113 GENERAL RULES FOR THE 17 MEASUREMENT OF WORKS FOR PAYMENT 114 SCOPE OF RATES FOR 19 DIFFERENT ITEMS OF WORK 115 METHODOLOGY AND SEQUENCE OF 21 WORK 116 CRUSHED ST ONE AGGREGATES 21 117 APPROVAL OF MATERIALS 21 118 SUPPLY OF QUARRY SAMPLES 21 119 USE OF SURFACES BY 22 CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC 120 SITE OFFICE FOR ENGINEER AND 22 OTHER SUPERVISORY STAFF 121 FIELD LABORATORY 26 122 SITE RESIDENTIAL 30 ACCOMMODATION FOR

4 ENGINEER AND OTHER SUPERVISORY STAFF 123 PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING 32 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM 124 PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING 33 VEHICLES FOR THE ENGINEER 125 SUPPLY OF COLOUR RECORD 35 PHOTOGRAPHS AND ALBUMS 126 SUPPLY OF VIDEO CASSETTES 36 ii Contents SECTION SECTION CLAUSE CLAUSE TITLE PAGENO. TITLE NO. SIT E 201 CLEARING AND GRUBBING 41 CLEARANCE 202 DISMANTLING CULVERTS, 44 BRIDGES AND OTHER STRUCTURES/PAVEMENTS 3 00 EARTH WORK, 301 EXCAVATION FOR ROADWAY AN 49 EROSION DRAINS CONTROL AND 302 BLASTING OPERATIONS 57 DRAINAGE 303 PRESPL1 TTING ROCK EXCAVATION 61 SLOPES 304 EXCAVATION FOR STRUCTURES 63 305 EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION 67 306 SOIL EROSION AND 83 SEDIMENTATION CONTROL 307 TURFING WITH SODS 85 308 SEEDING AND MULCHING 87 309 SURFACE/SUB-SURFACE DRAINS 90 310 PREPARATION AND SURFACE 94 TREATMENT OF FORMATION 311 WORKS T O BE KEPT FREE OF WATER 95 312 WATER COURSES AT CULVERTS 95 313 CONSTRUCTION OF ROCK FILL 96 EMBANKMENT 400 SUB-BASE S.

5 401 GRANULAR SUB-BASE 101 BASES (NON- 402 LIME TREATED SOIL FOR IMPROVE 105 BIT UMINOUS) SUB-GRADE/SUB-BASE AND 403 CEMENT TREATED SOIL SUB- 109 SHOULDERS BASE/BASE 404 WATER BOUND MACADAM 112 SUB-BASE/BASE 405 CRUSHED CEMENT CONCRETE 121 SUB-BASE/BASE 406 WET MIX MACADAM SUB-BASE/ 123 BASE 407 SHOULDERS, ISLANDS AND MEDIAN 128 408 CEMENT CONCRETE KERB AND 130 KERB WITH CHANNEL 409 FOOT PATHS AND SEPARATORS 132 410 CRUSHER-RUN MACADAM BASE 133 500 BASES AND 501 PREPARATION OF SURFACE 139 SURFACE 502 PRIME COAT OVER GRANULAR BASE 145 COURSES 503 TACK COAT 148(BI T UMINOUS) 504 BITUMINOUS MACADAM 149 505 BITUMINOUS PENETRATION 157 MACADAM 506 BUILT -UP SPRAY GROUT 160 iii Contents SECTION SECTION CLAUSE CLAUSE TITLE PAGENO.

6 TITLE NO. NO. 507 DENSE BITUMINOUS MACADAM 163 508 SURFACE DRESSING 170 509 OPEN GRADED PREMIX CARPET 177 510 MIX SEAL SURFACING 185 511 SEMI-DENSE BITUMINOUS 186 CONCRETE 512 BITUMINOUS CONCRETE 189 513 SEAL COAT 192 514 SUPPLY OF MINERAL AGGREGATES 194 FOR PAVEMENT COURSES 515 BITUMEN MAST IC 197 516 SLURRY SEAL 202 517 RECYCLING OF BITUMINOUS 204 PAVEMENT 600 CONCRETE 601 DRY LEAN CEMENT CONCRETE 211 PAVEMENT SUB-BASE 602 CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT 220 603 ROLLED CEMENT CONCRETE BASE 247 700 GEOSYNTHETICS 701 GEOSYNTHETICS IN road AND 255 AND BRIDGE WORKS REINFORCED 702 GEOTEXTILES IN SUB-SURFACE 257 EARTH DRAINS 703 REINFORCED EARTH 259 704 GEOSYNTHETICS FOR HIGHWAY 263 PAVEMENTS 705

7 PROTECTION WORKS WITH 266 GEOSYNTHETICS 800 TRAFFIC SIGNS, 801 TRAFFIC SIGNS 273 MARKINGS & 802 OVERHEAD SIGNS 27S OTHER road 803 road MARKINGS 282 APPURTENANCES 804 HECTOMETRE/KILOMETRE STONES 288 805 road DELINEATORS 289 806 BOUNDARY STONES 289 807 FENCING 289 808 TUBULAR STEEL RAILING 290 809 CONCRETE CRASH BARRIER 291 810 METAL BEAM CRASH BARRIER 292 811 road TRAFFIC SIGNALS 295 900 QUALITY 901 GENERAL 299 CONTROL 902 CONTROL OF ALIGNMENT LEVEL 301 FOR road AND SURFACE REGULARITY WORKS 903 QUALITY CONTROL TESTS DURING 305 CONST RUCTION iv Contents SECTION SECTION CLAUSE CLAUSE TITLE PAGENO. TITLE NO. MATERIALS 1001. GENERAL 323 FOR 1002. SOURCES OF MATERIAL 323 STRUCTURES 1003. BRICKS 323 1004.

8 STONES 323 1005 CAST IRON 324 1006. CEMENT 324 1007. COARSE AGGREGATES 323 1008. SAND/FINE AGGREGATES 326 1009. STEEL 326 1010. WATER 329 1011. TIMBER 330 1012. CONCRETE ADMIXTURES 330 1013. REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPES 331 1014. STORAGE OF MATERIALS 331 1015. TESTS AND STANDARD OF 334 ACCEPTANCE 1100 PILE 1101. DESCRIPTION 339 FOUNDATIONS 1102. SUB-SURFACE INVESTIGATION 339 1103. TYPE OF PILES 340 1104. MATERIALS 340 1105. TEST PILES 341 1106. PRECAST CONCRETE PILES 341 1107. CAST-IN-SITU CONCRETE PILES 344 1108. STEEL PILES 347 1109. TIMBER PILES 348 1110. DRIVING EQUIPMENT 348 1111. DRIVING 349 1112. RAKER (INCLINED) PILES 352 1113. PILE TESTS 353 1114. PILE CAP 353 1115.

9 IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS, 354 INSPECTION/PRECAUTIONS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF PILES 1116. TOLERANCES 356 1117. TESTS AND STANDARDS OF 357 ACCEPTANCE 1118. MEASUREMENTS FOR PAYMENT 357 1119. RATE 358 1200. W ELL 1201. DESCRIPTION 361 FOUNDATIONS 1202. GENERAL 361 1203. SETTING OUT AND PREPARATIONS 362 FOR SINKING 1204. CUTTING EDGE 364 1205. WELL CURB 364 1206. WELL STEINING 365 1207. WELL SINKING 366 v Contents SECTION SECTION CLAUSE CLAUSE TITLE PAGENO. TITLE NO. NO. 1208. BOTTOM PLUG 375 1209. SAND FILLING 376 1210. TOP PLUG 376 1211. WELL CAP 376 1211. TOLERANCES 377 1213. TESTS AND STANDARDS 377 OF ACCEPTANCE 1214. MEASUREMENT FOR PAYMENT 377 1215. RAT E 377 1300 BRICK 1301.

10 DESCRIPT ION 381 MASONRY 1302. MATERIALS 381 1303. PERSONNEL 3S1 1304. CEMENT MORTAR 381 1305. SOAKING OF BRICKS 382 1306. JOINT S 382 1307. LAYING 382 1308. JOINTING OLD AND NEW WORK 383 1309. CURING 3S3 1310. SCAFFOLDING 384 1311. EQUIPMENT 384 1312. FINISHING OF SURFACES 384 1313. ARCHITECTURAL COPING FOR 386 WING/RET URN/PARAPET WALL 1314. ACCEPTANCE OF WORK 386 1315. MEASUREMENTS FOR PAYMENT 386 1316. RATE 387 140 0 STONE 1401. DESCRIPTION 391 MASONRY 1402. MATERIALS 391 1403. PERSONNEL 391 1404. TYPE OF MASONRY 391 1405. CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS 391 1406. ARCHITECTURAL COPING FOR 397 WING/RETURN/PARAPET WALLS 1407. TESTS AND STANDARD 397 OF ACCEPTANCE MEASUREMENTS FOR PAYMENT 397 RATE 398 15 00 FORMWORK 1501.