aL gg ttt its gags! d_iaa daly ABU DHABI CITY MUNICIPALITY DEPARTMENT OF NUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. INTERNAL ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DIRECTORATE NDARD SPECIFICATIONSSTANDARD SPECIFICATIONS SECTION IIl-2 MATERIALS FOR EARTHWORK 202.01 Description Materials shall meet the specifications provided in the following clauses: 202.02 Fill Materis General The material used for filling and compacting embankments, low level areas of the roadbeds, sidewalks, shoulders and drainage ditches and other areas on the Site shall consist of borrow material approved for filing as specified herein and in the Particular Specifications. The Contractor shall obtain and use approved filing material from borrow pits all in accordance with the provisions specified herein, It is advised to use suitable fil material excaveted from within the Right-of-Way for embankments and other backfiling purposes, prior to sourcing material from extemal borrow sites, subject to approval of the Engineer. The Engineer will consider excavation unsuitable if it contains deposits of saturated or unsaturated soil mixtures or high salt content (to be reviewed and agreed with the Department) or organic matter unacceptable for embankment material. As directed by the Department, the Contractor is to dispose of any unsuitable excavated material as waste. All suitable material excavated at site, which cannot be accommodated within the Right-of-Way, shall be disposed of as surplus materials, subject to approval of the Engineer and the Department ‘The Contractor, prior to using fill material, shell be responsible for and carry out necessary field and laboratory testing to establish the suitabilty of the said material for filing work. Whenever such material indicates change in characteristics, the Contractor shall carry out additional testing as directed by the Engineer and shall secure the Engineer's approval for continued use of such materials. In the event the material is deemed unacceptable by the Engineer, on the basis of the Engineers test in accordance with Clause 200.03, Soil Information and Clause 202.07, Borrow Material (Load Bearing), the Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining and supplying material that will be acceptable to the Engineer. Borrow material shall be clean and free from ary objectionable matter. 202.03 Sweet Sand ‘The Contractor shall supply sweet sand from places permitted by the Department, provided that the Contractor conducts prior analysis with the knowledge of and as directed by the Engineer and suitability for agricultural purposes is established. Sweet sand shall be obtained from well-drained inland dunes and shall be reasonably free from salts, refuse, roots, heavy or stiff clay, stones or rocks larger than 3 cm in size, noxious seeds, sticks, brush, litter, debris and other deleterious, materials or substances. Version 2.0 Section 1-2 November 2014 Page 1 of 6STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS 202.04 Water The use of sea water or brackish water will nct be permitted for roadway embankment earthwork operations unless specifically stated to the contrary. Sea water or brackish water is not to be used in pavement load bearing fil, hard/soft landscaping, backfill to metal pipes, structural backfill and backfill adjacent to reinforced concrete, as specified in these Standard Specifications and/or in the Particular Specifications, or where directed by the Engineer. 202.05 Borrow Material, General a. Description. Borrow material shall consist of the excavation and placing of suitable and satisfactory material obtained from areas approved by the Department for the construction of fill and backfill specified on the Drawings and in these Standard Specifications and as approved by the Engineer. Borrow material shall not be taken from roadway or structure excavations unless such excavated material complies with the borrow specifications. The Contractor shall only uses borrow material approved by the Engineer. Any borrow material used by the Contractor in the Works which has not been approved by the Engineer shall be removed and disposed of by the Contractor at his ‘own expense. A certified hazardous waste site assessment shall be furnished for borrow areas located outside the Right-of-Way or excavation limits. An alternate borrow source shall be provided, or more detailed testing conducted in suspect locations. Load bearing material shall consist of granular material free of excess moisture and other unsuitable material conforming to the following: 4 Maximum padiele size: 150mm 2. Materials shall be classified according to AASHTO M 145. In general, suitable materials shall meet soil classifications A-1, A-2-4 or A-3. Material shall have a maximum Plasticity Index of 4 and a soaked CBR after 4 days suakiny Uf nul less Unatt 25% wliet curnpacted (uv 95% of MDD. Suitability tests including material gradation, plasticity and CBR tests shall be done in accordance with the testing of materials, as included in Section II-8, Testing, of the Standard Specifications. Field density and moisture content shall be tested not less than one test of the suitable layer depth per 750m? of fill. The relevant areas shall be rejected ifthe test results do not satisfy the specified requirements. Version 2.0 Section IL-2 November 2014 Page 2 of 6