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Discussion Forum : Highway Engineering - Section 4 (Q.No. 33)
33.
To prevent movement of moisture from subgrade to road pavement on embankments about 0.6 m to 1 m higher than water table, the thickness of cut off layer of coarse sand used, is
15 cm
20 cm
30 cm
45 cm
none of these.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Kcube said:   5 years ago
Sub-grade 0.6-1 m above HFL of the water table and P. Index of subgrade >1.

For Fine Sand Cut-Off Layer = 350mm.
For Coarse Sand=150mm.
For Coarse Gravel=150mm.

Sub-grade 0.6-1 m above HFL of the water table and P. Index of subgrade <1.
For Fine Sand Cut-Off Layer = 300mm.
For Coarse Sand=100mm.
For Coarse Gravel=100mm.

Refer: IRC 34-2011.

Chaitanya said:   4 years ago
In general, sense, if the embankment is already above the water table then there is no need to prevent the sub-grade from moisture, hence it is zero.

@Akshay.

If both are at the same level or if the water table equals or above the embankment then only measures were taken.
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Akshay Patidar said:   7 years ago
In this Que.

The correct Answer is 0 cm. Because there is enough distance between subgrade and water-table.

But, If subgrade and Water- table both are at the same level then the thickness of cut off the layer of coarse sand is 15 cm.

Anirban Roy said:   5 years ago
For this case, the answer shall be 15cm as the code specifies that this capillary cut off in no case shall be at a height less than 15cm from the HFL.

Debiprasana said:   5 years ago
Course sand 15cm.
Fine sand 30cm.
Cutoff depth required.

Debojyoti Mondal said:   7 years ago
Option A is correct, thickness of this layer is 15 cm.

Jay Maharashtra said:   8 years ago
It is about 15 cm.

Reference: Rs Khurmi and Gupta.

Venu said:   9 years ago
What is the answer and how it will get?

Jogendra said:   9 years ago
What is the formula for solving this?

Maratha said:   1 decade ago
The, what is that equals? 10 or 7 cm?


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