A REPORT ON BENKELMAN BEAM TEST FOR THE DESIGN OF OVERLAY REQUIRED FOR STRENGTHENING OF EXISTING PAVEMENT OF AHJOO MATROO ROAD KM. 0/0 TO 2/0 (UNDER PMGSY). SUBMITTED TO:- EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, B&R DIVISION, H.P.PWD., JOGINDER NAGAR, MANDI. BY:- GEOTECH ENGINEERS AND CONSULTANTS (AHP. Govt. Approved & An 180 9001-2045 Certified Material Testing Laboratory) MARIA NIWAS, BELOW BCS, NEAR SANJAY GANDHI PUBLIC SCHOOL NEW SHIMLA- 171009 (H.P.) www.geotechconsultants,co.in Page 0 of 64. FACTOR FOR TEMPERATURE A 5. BENKELMAN BEAM DEFLECTIO Page 0 offMaria Niwas, Bel My Geotech Engineers and Consultants (AHL? Government Approved & an 1S0 90C1-2015 Cortiied Material Testing Laboraery) Ref:- GEC-356-57 Date:- 16.07.2019 1. INTRODUCTION:- 1.1 The Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department is planning for the strengthening of existing flexible pavement of Ahjoo Matroo road Km 0/0 to Km 2/0. For this purpose Assistant Engineer, B&R Sub Division No-Il, H.P.PWD Joginder Nagar requested vide his letter No. PW-JNSD-II/CBR. Test/2019-20-493 dated 24.06.2019 has requested to M/S Geotech Engineers & Consultants, Maria Niwas, Neer Sanjay Gandhi Public School, New Shimla for conducting the Benkelman Beam deflection Test. The values thus observed experimently in the field will be utilised working out the additional overlays required for strengthening the existing pavement in the aforsaid reach of Ahjoo Matroo road. After completion of preliminary arrangement at site, the necessary technical staff from the laboratory was deputed to take the necessary observation from the site. The deflection were recorded with Benkelman Beam at a distance of 0.60 mtr. from the pavement edge at 10 points both in the left as well in the tight hand side of the road. 2 REACH INVESTIGATED:- The reach of this road under this study starts from Km. 0/0 and ends at Km. 2/0. An annual rainfall is more than 1300 mm has been reported in the vicinity of the road. The sub-soil water posses no problem in this section of the road. However, surface soil water oozing from the adjacent hill side slopes during rainy season has definite effect on the sub-grade of the soil. Page 10f6 LLRef:- GEC-356-57 Date:- 16.07.2019 3. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL:- The identification and classification of soil has been done as per instruction contained in the code IS: 1498-1970.The gradation analysis and index properties of soil held that the soil -strata was identified asithat of coarse grained soil of group symbol CL. The group symbol OL represented clayey gravels, silty clay of low plasticity. 4. FACTOR FOR TEMPERATURE AND SI Correction for temperatiire i§ not applicable di ONAL CORRECTION:- > to the thin bituminous surfacing because these are usually unaffected by changes in temperature The soil strata was identified as coarse grained soil of group symbol CL and the Plasticity index.of soil is found to be less than 15. The moisture content of soil was found to be 4.0% and the annual rainfall is ‘more than 1300 mm, so a moisture correction factor‘is to be applied 1.85. 5. BENKELMAN BEAM DEFLECTION MEASUREMENTS: Necessary deflection measurements. were recorded. at. representative. points in this section with Benkelman Beam as per procedures laid down at clause 4.3 in IRC: 81-1997. Page 2 of 6 NNRef:- GEC-356-57 Date:- 16.07.2019 6. TRAFFIC INTENSITY FOR DESIGN:- The traffic intensity had been reported t department. The traffic in the year of formula: A=P(1+r)°XD F 218 commercial vehicles per day by letion is estimated using the standard Where A= Initial traffic in the yea number of commerci ign life in years ie 10 years hata growth rai do ie 7.5%Ref:- GEC-356-57 Date:- 16.07.2019 7. ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF TEST RESULTS: The visual inspection conducted in the'field during investigation indicated that the Pavement condition of the said —_ to 2/0 was found to be poor to good. A review of the test ts contained in Annexure-I indicate that the Values of characteristic deflection had been observed to vary from 1.736 mm to deflection, hence the whole of che average value of characteristics 0.950 1.950 ‘Taking into consideration the average characteristics ieee 782mm ‘against traffic:intensity:3,90 msa the overlays thickness required.as per figure Siof IRC 37-1997 had been worked out to be 97mm. For strengthening purposes. the Overlays thickness of bituminous macadam Le. 50 mm may be provided withibituminous concrete of 30 mm (the bituminous concrete is obtained by converting the balance of 47 mm bituminous macadam by using equivalency factor 0.7 for Bituminous concrete (BC)= 32.9 mm say 30 mm). Page 4 of 6Ref:- GEC-356-57 Date:- 16.07.2019 8. RECOMMENDATION:- Keeping in view the road conditio atroo Road and rapid rise in traffic ality to the road user, the following strengthening the road sectionoor [ee oo} _| ae coy pees ona nepoume | jem apne, ss sound suproumepieg b-aUnXaNNY