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ABSTRACT
Pavements are a conglomeration of materials. These materials, their associated properties, and their interactions determine
the properties of the resultant pavement. Thus, a good understanding of these materials, how they are characterized, and how
they perform is fundamental to understanding pavement. The materials which are used in the construction of highway are of
intense interest to the highway engineer. This requires not only a thorough understanding of the soil and aggregate properties
which affect pavement stability and durability, but also the binding materials which may be added to improve these
pavement features. Soil is an accumulation or deposit of earth material, derived naturally from the disintegration of rocks or
decay of vegetation, that can be excavated readily with power equipment in the field or disintegrated by gentle mechanical
means in the laboratory. The supporting soil beneath pavement and its special under courses is called sub grade. Undisturbed
soil beneath the pavement is called natural sub grade. Compacted sub grade is the soil compacted by controlled movement of
heavy compactors. The performance of pavements depends to a large extent on the strength and stiffness of the subgrades.
Among the various methods of evaluating the subgrade strength, CBR test is important but quick estimate of CBR is very
important for highway engineer so this paper is focus on compression of soaked and unsoaked CBR value.
KEY WORDS: California bearing ratio, Soaked CBR, Unsoaked CBR
INTRODUCTION
The load bearing capacity of the soil supporting
highways, airfield runways and other pavement
systems is of immense importance to the integrity of
the pavement. This load-bearing capacity, or soil
stiffness, changes from time to time and can vary
from place to place within a given area.
Soil stiffness is the degree of resistance to
deformation upon loading. The extent and timedependence of, and the degree of recovery from,
deformation is primarily dependent upon the soil's
properties, existing stress conditions, and the stress
history. Soil properties in turn are determined by a
variety of complex interrelated factors, including
composition particle size and particle-size
distribution, weight-volume relationships, and in-situ
stresses.The stability or load-bearing capacity
(capability) of the pavement of airport runways,
highways and other pavement systems is determined
in significant part by the load-bearing capacity of the
underlying subpavement) earth or soil, which may
deteriorate over time due to environmental and stress
influences on soil properties. For instance, changes in
soil load-bearing conditions due to changes in
moisture content and/or repeated loading over time
are well recognized in engineering fields. In addition,
certain pavement systems such as runways and
highways typically endure repeated severe loadings
on a daily basis.
The proper determination of existing bearing-load
capacities of soil-supported pavement systems
requires that the existing soil conditions be defined
and evaluated. Conventional soil-structure modeling
is based on the results of laboratory testing of
individual localized soil samples, as in the case of the
well-known California Bearing Ratio, or CBR,
laboratory test. However, tests such as the CBR are
severely disadvantaged because the test conditions
and the soil sample (specimen) are not representative
of in-situ conditions. Absent are (a) in-situ
overburden stress, (b) in-situ soil interactions, and the
like. Further, many if not most soil samples have been
disturbed to some degree during sampling and
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CONCLUSION
From this regression analysis derived equations.
Correlation between unsoaked CBR and soaked CBR
for CL type soil is
Y = 0.936x0.819, R = 0.828 .(1)
Correlation between unsoaked CBR and soaked CBR
for ML type soil is
Y = 1.056x0.850, R = 0.850 .(2)
Correlation between unsoaked CBR and soaked CBR
for SC type soil is
Y = 0.666x1.086, R = 0.981 .(3)
Correlation between unsoaked CBR and soaked CBR
for SM type soil is
Y = 0.906x0.775, R = 0.863 .(4)
From above equation the soaked CBR can easily
derived for various type of soil. Four days soaking
period is very long time and quickly derivation of
CBR for pavement design. Each soil CBR is depends
on the Grain Size Analysis and Atturburgs Limit and
their classification.
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