Test Methods and Specifications
Construction of Roller Compacted Concrete Subbase
- Publication no: ATS-3540-25
- Published: 14 February 2025
- Edition: 1.0
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Austroads Technical Specification ATS 3540 sets out the requirements for the construction of Roller Compacted Concrete to be used as a subbase under an asphalt base. It includes the requirements for:
- placement;
- compaction;
- trimming, where required; and
- curing
of Roller Compacted Concrete subbase.
This technical specification can also be downloaded as a Word document.
- 1. Scope
- 2. Referenced Documents
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Quality System Requirements
- 5. Materials
- 6. Trial Pavement
- 7. Construction Requirements
- General
- Weather Conditions
- Lot Size
- Joints – General
- Transverse Construction Joints
- Transverse Contraction Joints
- Moisture Content
- Spreading
- Compaction
- Subbase Thickness
- Moist Curing
- Emulsion Curing
- Surface Treatment
- Protection of Work
- 8. Process Control
- Process Control for Production
- Process Control for Construction
- Compaction
- Subbase Thickness
- Surface Level and Deviation
- 9. Conformity
- Conformity for Construction
- Treatment of Nonconforming Lots
- Annexure A: Summary of Hold Points, Witness Points and Records
- Annexure B: In Situ Strength Testing for Early Trafficking of Subbase
- B1 Core Test Groups
- B2 Test Specimens
- B3 Frequency and Location of Core Groups
- B4 Restoration of Core Holes
- Annexure C: Minimum Frequency of Testing
- Amendment Record
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