Filling material requirement QCS 2010 Section 6 Part 3 Earthworks

3.3.2 Fill Material 1 The material used for filling and compacting more than 500 mm below the formation level of the roadway, sidewalks, hard shoulder, drainage ditches and other areas on site shall consist of material approved for filling resulting from the excavation works. 2 In the event that such material is unsuitable or insufficient, the Contractor shall obtain and use filling material from borrow pits. 3 Fill material shall be clean and free from any unsuitable material. 4 The maximum nominal particle size of fill material shall be 75 mm unless the material is classified as rock as per this part of the specification and the placing and compaction are carried out according to the requirements for rock fill. 3.3.3 Unsuitable Material 1 Unsuitable material shall mean material other than suitable material and shall include; (a) Material from marshes. (b) Tree and plant stumps. (c) Perishable material. (d) Material of liquid limit exceeding 40% as determined by BS 1377. (e) Material of plasticity index exceeding 11% as determined by BS 1377. (f) Deposits of sabkha with more than 5% water-soluble salts (individually, water soluble chloride exceeding 1% or water soluble sulphate exceeding 1.5%) or more than 10% acid-soluble salts (individually, acid soluble chloride exceeding 2% or acid soluble sulphate exceeding 3.0%) as determined by BS 1377: part 3. (g) Material subject to spontaneous combustion. (h) Soils containing more than 2% of organic matter. (i) Soils having more than 35% passing the 0.075 mm sieve. 3.3.5 Selected Fill 1 Material selected for use in the top 500 mm of cut or fill areas in the roadway shall in addition to meeting the requirements for suitable material comply with the following requirements: (a) The material passing the 0.075 mm sieve shall be less than 35 %. (b) The liquid limit shall not exceed 35% and the plasticity index shall not exceed 10%. (c) The soaked CBR value shall not be less than 15 % and the swell shall not exceed 2.0%. The test procedure shall be as per clause 3.10 of the specification.

QCS 2010 Section 8 Part 2 Earthworks

2.2.3 Materials 1 Selected excavated material shall be the most suitable portions of the excavated material free from matter harmful to other materials in the works and which is capable of being compacted to the specified density to form stable fill. The material shall also conform to the requirements mentioned in Clauses 3.3.2, 3.3.3 and 3.3.5 of Section 6. 2 It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to locate suitable borrowed or imported fill material which may be necessary and to carry out such tests as the Engineer may require to demonstrate the suitability of the fill to be supplied. Imported fill shall be from a source approved by the Engineer. Imported fill shall have the following properties (a) maximum stone size of 150 mm except as specified in Clause 2.3.2 of this Part (b) liquid limit less than 35 % (c) plasticity index of not more than 10.