EMPLOYER ENGINEER CONTRACTOR

STADIA Engineering Works

Consultant PLC In Sub-
Consultancy with G & Y China Railway Seventh Group
Ethiopian Roads Administration Engineering Consult PLC CO.LTD(CRSG)

Gode-Kelafo-Ferfer Design and Build Road project,Contract I:Gode-Kelafo

Summary of Material Test Report

Material Type Base course Sampled by Jointly
Sampling Station KM 5+100 LHS Tested by Jointly
Location Offset 100m Lab. No BC-048
Sample Date 31/03/2023 Request No LAB-1575
Basaltic crushed
Material Description Depth From Stock
Basecourse
Km 1+940 RHS offset
Material Source
5km

Type of test conducted Item Description Value Spec. Limit

MDD (g/cm3) 2.38
PROCTOR
OMC (%) 6.8
CBR at 98% MDD 169 ≥100
CBR and Swell
% SWELL 0.02 ≤2
50.0 100 100
37.5 98 95-100
20.0 70.7 60-80
10.0 49.7 40-60
Grading % Pass (mm)
5.0 31.8 25-40
2.36 20.1 15-30
0.425 10.8 7-19
0.075 6.0 5-12
Liquid Limit _
SOIL Atterberg
Plastic Limit _
CONSISTENCY Limit
Plastic Index N.P Non-Plastic
Flakiness Index FI 11.1 ≤30
TFV(Dry) 364 ≥110
Ten Percent Fines Value
Wet to Dry Ratio 81 ≥75

Remarks:-

Tested By Cont Lab Tech: Checked By Cont ME: Checked By Cons Lab Tech: Approved by ME/ARE/RE:
ONTRACTOR

ailway Seventh Group

O.LTD(CRSG)

ode-Kelafo

Jointly
Jointly
BC-048
LAB-1575
From Stock

Spec. Limit

≥100
≤2
100
95-100
60-80
40-60
25-40
15-30
7-19
5-12

Non-Plastic
≤30
≥110
≥75

Approved by ME/ARE/RE:
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 EMPLOYER ENGINEER CONTRACTOR

STADIA Engineering Works

Consultant PLC In Sub-
Consultancy with G & Y China Railway Seventh Group
Ethiopian Roads Administration Engineering Consult PLC CO.LTD(CRSG)

Gode-Kelafo-Ferfer Design and Build Road project,Contract I:Gode-Kelafo

Material Type Base course Sampled by Jointly

Sampling Station KM 5+100 LHS Tested by Jointly

Location:- Offset 100m Lab. No BC-048

Sample Date 31/03/2023 Request No LAB-1575

Material Description Basaltic crushed Basecourse Depth From Stock

Material Source Km 1+940 RHS offset 5km Test Date 01/04/2023

Purpose Base course
MOISTURE-DENSITY RELATIONS Lab. No BC-048
TEST METHOD AASHTO T-180 Date Sampled 31/03/2023
(152.2mm mold, sample passing 19mm sieve, 5 layers, 56 blows/layer) Req. No LAB-1575
Station KM 5+100 LHS
Mass of mold Mm = 4991 gm Location Offset 100m

Volume of mold Vm = 2124 cm3 Date Tested 01/04/2023 ###

Depth From Stock ###
ADDED WATER (%) 2% 4% 6% 8% Soil Description Basaltic crushed Basecourse
WEIGHT OF WET SOIL + MOLD (gm) 9806 10166 10330 10173 Material Typed Base course ###
NMC
WEIGHT OF WET SOIL (gm) 4815 5175 5339 5182 Km 1+940 RHS offset ###
Material Source
WET DENSITY (g/cm3) 2.27 2.44 2.51 2.44 5km ###
CONTAINER No. B-2 B-7 B-1 B-4 B-3 ###
WEIGHT OF WET SOIL + CONTAINER (gm) 930.7 949.8 902.4 947.5 931.5 ###
WEIGHT OF DRY SOIL + CONTAINER (gm) 908.9 903.2 850.6 890.2 922.0 ###
WEIGHT OF CONTAINER (gm) 126.4 127.3 127.0 125.4 127.4 ###
WEIGHT OF MOISTURE (gm) 21.8 46.6 51.8 57.3 9.5 ###
WEIGHT OF DRY SOIL (gm) 782.5 775.9 723.6 764.8 794.6 ###
MOISTURE CONTENT (%) 2.79 6.01 7.16 7.49 1.20 ###
DRY DENSITY (g/cm3) 2.21 2.30 2.35 2.27 ###
###
###
2.38 ###
Dry Density (g/cm3)

2.30 -82.7 ###

2.22 ###
2.14 384.21652 2.303 ###
2.06 2.00 2.376 ###
1.98 6.75 2.38 ###
MDD= 2.38g/cm3 1.90
6.8 1.9 ###
OMC=6.75 % 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ###
Moisture Content (%) ###
WATER FOR CBR =384 ML(7000g SAMPLE)
384 ###
WATER FOR CBR =329 ML(6000g SAMPLE) 329 ###

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Remark:
###
###
Tested By Cont Lab Checked By Cons ###
Checked By Cont ME: Approved By Cons ME/ARE/RE:
Tech: Lab Tech:

203.9

177.8

24.5

26.1

153.3
17.0
-14.5485
2.5
 EMPLOYER ENGINEER CONTRACTOR

STADIA Engineering Works Consultant

PLC In Sub-Consultancy with G & Y China Railway Seventh Group
Ethiopian Roads Administration Engineering Consult PLC CO.LTD(CRSG)

Gode-Kelafo-Ferfer Design and Build Road project,Contract I:Gode-Kelafo

Material Type Base course Sampled by Jointly
Sampling Station KM 5+100 LHS Tested by Jointly

Location Offset 100m Lab. No BC-048

Sample Date 31/03/2023 Depth From Stock Date Tested 24/05/2022
Material Description Basaltic crushed Basecourse Soaking Date 4/2/2023 Date of Penetration 28/05/2022
Material Source Km 1+940 RHS offset 5km Penetration Date 4/6/2023

CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO TEST

TEST METHOD : AASHTO T-193
DENSITY DETERMINATION
10 Blows 30 Blows 65 Blows
SOAKING CONDITION
Before Before Before
MOLD NUMBER G-1 G-2 G-3
WEIGHT OF SOIL + MOLD, gm 12888 13320 13894
WEIGHT OF MOLD, gm 8258 8326 8250
WEIGHT OF SOIL , gm 4630 4994 5644 #DIV/0!
VOLUME OF MOLD, cm3 2146 2146 2146
WET DENSITY OF SOIL, g/cm3 2.16 2.33 2.63 103.320 2,801,755.87
DRY DENSITY OF SOIL, g/cm3 1.98 2.17 2.45
MOISTURE DETERMINATION
10 Blows 30 Blows 65 Blows
SOAKING CONDITION
Before Before Before
CONTAINER NUMBER B-5 C-2 B-7
WET SOIL + CONTAINER, gm 809.5 737.5 846.6
DRY SOIL + CONTAINER, gm 754.3 695.5 798.7 338.9 336.7 375.1
WEIGHT OF CONTAINER, gm 127.5 128.4 127.2
WEIGHT OF WATER , gm 55.2 42.0 47.9
WEIGHT OF DRY SOIL, gm 626.8 567.1 671.5
MOISTURE CONTENT % 8.81 7.41 7.13
CBR PENETRATION
Ring Factor: 211.205 N
10 Blows 30 Blows 65 Blows
Penetration
(mm) Dial C.B.R Dial Dial
Load ( N) Load (N) C.B.R (%) Load (N) C.B.R(%)
Reading (%) Reading Reading
0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
0.64 7 1478.4 16 3379.3 54 11405.1 2.34 4 21
1.27 12 2534.5 32 6758.6 72 15206.7
1.91 19 4012.9 49 10349.0 101 21331.7
2.54 23 4857.7 36.4 63 13305.9 99.7 116 24499.7 183.5
3.18 28 5913.7 73 15417.9 141 29779.9
3.81 33 6969.8 84 17741.2 165 34848.8
4.45 39 8237.0 93 19642.0 183 38650.5 0
5.08 43 9081.8 45.4 105 22176.5 110.8 204 43085.8 215.2 12
7.62 49 10349.0 112 23654.9 226 47732.3
10.16 55 11616.3 122 25767.0 247 52167.6
SWELL (%)
Socking Time Mold Number 10 30 65 116.43
4/2/2023 Initial reading (mm) 0.24 0.20 0.16
4/6/2023 Final reading (mm) 0.30 0.23 0.18
Total hr: 96 Percent Swell (%) 0.05 0.03 0.02

Remark:

Tested By Cont Lab Checked By Cont ME: Checked By Cons Lab Tech: Approved By Cons
Tech: ME/ARE/RE:
 EMPLOYER ENGINEER CONTRACTOR

STADIA Engineering Works Consultant

Ethiopian Roads PLC In Sub-Consultancy with G & Y China Railway Seventh Group
Administration Engineering Consult PLC CO.LTD(CRSG)

Gode-Kelafo-Ferfer Design and Build Road project,Contract I:Gode-Kelafo

Material Type Base course Sampled by Jointly

Sampling Station KM 5+100 LHS Tested by Jointly

Location Offset 100m Lab. No BC-048

Sample Date 31/03/2023 Depth From Stock

Material Description Basaltic crushed Basecourse Soaking Date 4/2/2023

Material Source Km 1+940 RHS offset 5km Penetration Date 4/6/2023

CBR TEST DATA

M.D.D Number of % Moisture CBR Standard Load (KN)

Dry Density Swell % % Swell
(gm/cm3) blows before soak % 2.54 mm 5.08 mm

2.38 10 8.8 1.98 45.4 0.05 13.35 20.02

O.M.C. % 30 7.4 2.17 110.8 0.03 0.03 13.35 20.02

6.8 65 7.1 2.45 215.2 0.02 13.35 20.02

PENETRATION CURVE CBR/DRY Swell/DRY

BOTTOM DENSITY(g/cm3) DENSITY(g/cm3)
250.0 0.060
50000
210.0 0.050
40000
170.0 0.040
CBR(%)

30000
LOAD(N)

Swell

130.0 0.030
20000
90.0 0.020
10000
50.0 0.010
0 10.0 0.000
00
27
54
81

10 8
6

2.0 2.2 2.4 2.0 2.2 2.4

0
.1
0.
1.
2.
3.
5.

DRY DENSITY(g/cm3) DRY DENSITY(g/cm3)

PENETRATION(mm)

CBR = 169 %

MDD at 98% = 2.33 gm/cm3 Swell = 0.02 %

Remark:

Tested By Cont Lab Checked By Cont Checked By Cons Approved By Cons ME/ARE/RE:
Tech: ME: Lab Tech:
DRY DENSITY Vs CBR
2.33 10
2.32848 169
1.95 169

DRY DENSITY Vs SWELL

2.32848 0
2.32848 0.021
1.95 0.021

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 EMPLOYER ENGINEER CONTRACTOR

STADIA Engineering Works

Consultant PLC In Sub-Consultancy China Railway Seventh Group
Ethiopian Roads Administration with G & Y Engineering Consult PLC CO.LTD(CRSG)

Gode-Kelafo-Ferfer Design and Build Road project,Contract I:Gode-Kelafo

Material Type Base course Sampled by Jointly

Sampling station KM 5+100 LHS Tested by Jointly

Location Offset 100m Lab. No BC-048

Sample Date 31/03/2023 Depth From Stock

Material Description Basaltic crushed Basecourse Test Date 4/2/2023

Material Source Km 1+940 RHS offset 5km

PLASTIC LIMIT AND PLASTICITY INDEX OF SOILS
TEST METHOD:BS 1377-2

LIQUID LIMIT PLASTIC LIMIT

Number of Blows
Container Number
Wet Weight of sample + Container (gm)

Non Plastic (N.P)

Dry Weight of sample + Container (gm)
Weight of Container (gm)
Weight of Water (gm)
Dry Weight of sample (gm)
Moisture Content (%)

Liquid Limit
(% moisture at 25 blows)
29
LL= _
% MOISTURE

28 PL = _

Plasticity Index
27 PI = LL - PL = N.P
10 100
Number of Blows (1) If LL or PL cannot be
determined, PI = NP
(2) If PL >= LL, PI = NP

Remark:

Tested By Cont Lab Checked By Cont ME: Checked By Cons Lab Approved By Cons ME/ARE/RE:
Tech: Tech:
 A-2-4 A-2-5 A-4 A-6 A-7-5

station 0.075mm LL PL PI A-2-6 A-2-7 A-5

Err:520 _ _ ### Err:520 Err:520 Err:520 Err:520 Err:520 Err:520

Date Tested 24/05/2022

11

10

Err:520 Err:520

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Err:520 Err:520
 EMPLOYER ENGINEER CONTRACTOR

STADIA Engineering Works Consultant

Ethiopian Roads PLC In Sub-Consultancy with G & Y China Railway Seventh Group
Administration Engineering Consult PLC CO.LTD(CRSG)

Gode-Kelafo-Ferfer Design and Build Road project,Contract I:Gode-Kelafo

Material Type Base course Sampled By Jointly

Sampling Station KM 5+100 LHS Tested By Jointly

Location Offset 100m Lab. No BC-048

Sample Date 31/03/2023 Depth From Stock

Material Description Basaltic crushed Basecourse Test Date 4/3/2023 Test Date 5/24/2022
Material Source Km 1+940 RHS offset 5km

FLAKINESS INDEX (FI)

TEST METHOD BS 812:Section 105.1
Trial 1
Weight Weight of the aggregate
Sieve Size Weight Before
Retained % Retained % Pass passing through the
mm Sample taken (M2)
(M1) gauge (M3)
37.5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _
28 300.5 9.7 90.3 300.5 0
20 978.2 31.7 58.6 978.2 62.3
14 737.8 23.9 34.7 737.8 133.4
10 502.3 16.3 18.5 502.3 59.3
6.3 571.0 18.5 0.0 571.0 93.9
Total 3089.8 3089.8 348.9

FI = M3/M2*100 11.3
Trial 2
Weight Weight of the aggregate
Sieve Size Weight Before
Retained % Retained % Pass passing through the
mm Sample taken (M2)
(M1) gauge (M3)
37.5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _
28 280.5 9.2 90.8 280.5 0
20 999.8 32.8 58.0 999.8 58.8
14 694.7 22.8 35.2 694.7 124.5
10 560.8 18.4 16.8 560.8 60.8
6.3 512.0 16.8 0.0 512.0 85.4
Total 3047.8 3047.8 329.5

FI = M3/M2*100 10.8
Average Flakiness Index= 11.1

Remark:

Checked By Cons Lab Approved By Cons

Tested By Cont lab Tech: Checked By Cont ME:
Tech: ME/ARE/RE:
 EMPLOYER ENGINEER CONTRACTOR

STADIA Engineering Works Consultant PLC In

Sub-Consultancy with G & Y Engineering China Railway Seventh Group
Ethiopian Roads Administration Consult PLC CO.LTD(CRSG)

Gode-Kelafo-Ferfer Design and Build Road project,Contract I:Gode-Kelafo

Material Type Base course Sampled By Jointly

Sampling Station KM 5+100 LHS Tested By Jointly

Location Offset 100m Lab. No BC-048

Sample Date 31/03/2023 Depth From Stock

Basaltic crushed Basecourse Test Date 4/2/2023

Material Description

Km 1+940 RHS offset 5km

Material Source

PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION BY SIEVING

TEST METHOD- AASHTO T 27
Sample 1 2 1 2
Before Wash 9683 9783 After wash 9121.0 9176.0
Mass of
Sieve Mass of % Average
Retained % Retained %Pass %Pass % specification
Size(mm) Retained Retained % Passing
Sample(g)
50 0 0.00 100 0 0.00 100 100 100 100
37.5 136 1.40 99 215 2.20 97.8 98.2 95 100
20 2730 28.19 70.40 2621 26.79 71.01 70.7 60 80
10 2053 21.20 49.20 2035 20.80 50.21 49.7 40 60
5 1617 16.70 32.50 1869 19.10 31.10 31.8 25 40
2.36 1268 13.10 19.41 1008 10.30 20.80 20.1 15 30
0.425 881 9.10 10.31 929 9.50 11.31 10.8 7 19
0.075 436 4.50 5.80 499 5.1 6.20 6.0 5 12
pan 562 607
Total
Total Percent Passing(%)

100
80
60
40
20

Sieve Size(mm)

REMARK

Tested By Cont lab Checked By Cont ME: Checked By Cons Lab Tech: Approved By Cons ME/ARE/RE:
Tech.
 Date Tested 24/05/2022

8943.2
20 2235.75 25.0 75.0
10 2146.4 24.0 51.0
5 1700 19.0 32.0
2.36 894 10.0 22.0
0.425 805 9.0 13.0
0.075 581.3 6.5 6.5
 EMPLOYER ENGINEER CONTRACTOR

STADIA Engineering Works

Consultant PLC In Sub-
Ethiopian Roads Consultancy with G & Y China Railway Seventh Group
Administration Engineering Consult PLC CO.LTD(CRSG)
Gode-Kelafo-Ferfer Design and Build Road project,Contract I:Gode-Kelafo

Material Type Base course Sampled By Jointly

Sampling Station KM 5+100 LHS Tested By Jointly

Location Offset 100m Lab. No BC-048

Sample Date 31/03/2023 Depth From Stock

Material Description Basaltic crushed Basecourse Test Date 4/4/2023

Material Source Km 1+940 RHS offset 5km

Determination of Ten Per Cent Fines Value(TFV)

TEST METHOD:(BS 812 PART 111)

Condition of testing Dry Dry Wet Wet

Duration of Testing,mm 10+30s
Standard size of Aggregate,mm 10-14
Penetration of Plunger,mm 20

Maximum force (f) [KN] 393.0 397.6 341.8 350.9

Mass of dry Specimen (M1)[gm] 3081 3089 3092 3118

Mass of Material retain 2.36mm (M2)[gm] 2725 2752 2701 2734

Mass of Material passing 2.36mm (M3=(M1-M2))
356 337 391 384
[gm]
%passing 2.36mm ((M3/M1)*100)[%] 11.6 10.9 12.6 12.3

Average % of material passing 2.36mm (m)[%] 11.2 12.5

Ten Per Cent Fine Value((14*f)/(m+4)) 353.7 373.3 287.5 301.1

Average TFV 363.5 294.3

% Wet to Dry Ratio 81

Remark:

Tested By Cont lab Checked By Cons Approved By

Checked By Cont. ME
Tech. Lab Tech: (ME/ARE/RE):
Test Date 5/25/2022