Assignment No.2 (HWE_II)

Highway Engineering _II | Group Assignment No-2
1) A 6KMroad construction from X-Y has been designed with total excavation (Cut) of
Volume15,660 m3 and Fill (Embankment) of 13900 m3. Samples of soil are taken from the
representative of all cut section to check whether the excavated material can be used for
the embankment in fill section. The results for each of the cut sections are given in table.
Based on the test’s result data and Volume from each fill and cut section determine the
followings:
A. Cut to spoil Volume,
B. cut to fill Volume
C. Borrow to fill volume
Assumption:
 Blending property is not determined, and hence the material can be used purely without
blending with any material.
 No limitation to Free Hauling distance. Any suitable material can be used at any fill
section without any additional cost due to hauling.
 No shrinkage and Swelling facto to be considered.
 CBR>15 for all cut section
Section Total Cut Total Material Characteristics of Cut Section
Volume Fill Sieve analysis, Percent Plasticity Characteristics
Volume passing (%)
2mm 0.425mm No. LL PL PII
(No.10) (No. 40) 200
0+000 – 1+500 3500 2500 98 85 57 38 29 9
1+500 – 3+000 2860 3400 83 52 32 46 33 13
3+000 – 4+500 3700 4200 75 43 31 34 26 8
4+500 – 6+000 5600 3800 68 48 21 18 14 4
Total (0-6km) 15,660 13,900
2)A natural gravel source located near the road project is proposed to be used for base
construction. A sample from this proposed borrow site were taken to the laboratory and
evaluation for some quality control was carried out as below.
A.S ieve Analysis: A total mass of 3000gm was sieved and the retained on each
sieve size is recorded in Table:
Sieve Size (mm) 50 37.5 10 10 5 2.36 0.425 0.075
Retained mass(gm) 0 390 545 530 340 513 300 180
B. Crushing: Recorded crushing values
Crushing Load 10 20 30 40 50 60 80 100
(Tones)
Retained mass(gm) 2 3 5 7 9 13 17 22
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C. CBR, Plastic Characteristics and Abrasion Test
Plastic CBR T Abrasion Test

Characteristics
 LL = 31 Penetration Load at - Wight of sample before test
 PL =23 Penetration of 2.54mm and =5007gm
5.08mm are 5.9Mpa and - Weight of sample after test
8.4Mpa respectively. retained on 1.7 and washed
=4031gm
- Determine:
o Show weather the aggregate is well, poor, gap or uniform graded,
o ACV value,
o Would you use the site for base construction? Why? (Use ERA 2002
Specification)
3) For a road network construction of Addis Ababa Science and technology University, the
asphalt binder of AC 60-70 was recommended to be used for wearing course construction.
If you assigned as a pavement engineer on this road network project, what type of test will
you order to check the quality of the recommended asphalt Binder? Describe the application
of each tests with its limit of acceptance.
4) From the available asphalt cement types (AC 40-50, AC 60-70, AC 85-100) which one will
you select for road project constructed in SAMARA and DEBARK respectively?
Describe your reason of recommendation.
5) Why does the air content of 4% is set to be one of the criterion in selecting the optimum
asphalt content in Asphalt Concrete mix design?
6) The following table shows the particle size distributions of three aggregates A, B and C
which are to be blended to produce an acceptable aggregate for use in manufacturing an
asphalt concrete for highway pavement construction. If the required limits of particle size
distribution for the mix are as shown in the table below,
A. determine a suitable ratio for blending aggregates A B and C to obtain an acceptable
combined aggregate.
B. Determine the bulk specific gravity of the aggregate mix:
Retained Percent by Weight Specification
Passing on Sieve (Sieve analysis Result) (Retained)
Sieve size (mm) CA FA MF Range
19mm 12.5 5 - - 0–5
12.5mm 9.5 38 - - 8 – 42
9.5mm 4.75 35 - - 8 - 48
no.4(4.75mm) 2 15 9 - 6 - 28
No 10.(2mm) 0.425 7 26 - 5 – 20
No. 40(0.425mm) 0.18 - 36 10 9 – 30
No. 80(0.180mm) 0.075 - 26 30 3 – 20
no.200(0.075mm) - 3 60 2–6
Total (100%) 100 100 100 100
Bulk Specific Gravity 2.60 2.71 2.69
Total Course aggregate (retained on sieve no 10) 48-65
Total Fine aggregate and filler (Passing sieve no 10) 35-50

7) for the aggregate mix of question # 6 above, if the effective specific gravity of the
aggregate is 2.82 and the specific gravity of the asphalt is 1.02. Assume any missed data
reasonably.
A. Determine the optimum asphalt content as a percentage of the total mix if results
obtained using the Marshall method are shown in the following table.
B. Determine the asphalt absorption of the optimum mix.
8)F or the following subgrade material properties identify which stabilizing agents is
suitable? Describe your answer in detail
 95% Passing Sieve No. 4, 25% passing the No. 200, PL=91, LL=30
Submission date: January 03, 2025 @9:00 am

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C. CBR, Plastic Characteristics and Abrasion Test

Plastic CBR T Abrasion Test

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Submission date: January 03, 2025 @9:00 am

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