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GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE
GANDHINAGAR,SEC-28
GROUP MEMBER:
1.ZALA RAJDEEPSINH 2.DAMOR VINAY 3.KHADIYA VISHNU
SUB:TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING -CBR(California Bearing ratio) TEST Content INTRODUCTION
SIGNIFICANCE
CBRT TEST RATIO
APPARATUS
REFERENCE
TEST PROCEDURE
INTERPRETATION AND RECORDIND
INTRODUCTION A PENETRATION TEST USED TO MEASURE THE MECHANICAL STRENGTH OF ROAD SUBGRADES AND BASE COURSES. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY USED FOR ASSESSING THE STRENGTH OF SUBGRADE SOILS, SUBBASES, AND BASE COURSES FOR DESIGN OF ROAD AND AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS.”
IT IS DEVELOPED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE HIGWAY DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION IN THE 1930S.
INITIALLY CREATED FOR EVALUATING MATERIAL QUALITY IN ROAD
CONSTRUCTION.
THE CBR VALUE OF THE MATERIAL TESTED IS EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE
OF STANDARD LOAD VALUE IN A STANDARD MATERIAL . SIGNIFICANC E California Bearing Ratio (CBR) test is significant because it helps to123
1.Evaluate the strength of subgrade soil, subbase, and base
course material for road and pavement design.
2.Analyze existing pavements layer by layer with respect to
their strength and load carrying capacity.
3.Identify the causes of load failure of pavements.
4.Approximate pavement thickness based on soil strength.
REFRENCE
IS 2720 ( PART 16) : 1987 METHODS OF TEST FOR SOILS :
LABORATORY DETERMINATION OF CBR ( SECOND REVISION ).
RDSD SPECIFICATION NO. RDSD /2020/GE : IRS-0004 – SEPTEMBER
2020 – COMPREHENSIVE GUIDELINES AND SPECIFICATON FOR RAILWAY FORMATION. Thank you