PART TEN

MATERIAL SPECIFICATION
Table of Contents
10.1 General .......................................................................................................................... 2
10.2 Material Listing.............................................................................................................. 2
10.2.1 Additional Specifications ................................................................................................. 2
10.2.2 General Material Properties ............................................................................................ 2
10.2.3 Grading Curves............................................................................................................... 3
10.2.4 GAP 150 ......................................................................................................................... 3
10.2.5 GAP 100 ......................................................................................................................... 4
10.2.6 GAP 65 ........................................................................................................................... 5
10.2.7 GAP 40 ........................................................................................................................... 6
10.2.8 GAP 20 ........................................................................................................................... 7

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10.1 GENERAL
a) Asphalt concrete shall comply with TNZ Specification M/10P and be placed and compacted in
accordance with TNZ P/9.
b) Basecourse shall comply with TNZ M/4 and shall be placed and compacted in accordance with TNZ B/2
and as set out in table 6.5.3.
c) All granular backfill shall comply with these specifications and be placed and compacted in accordance
with TNZ B/2 and TNZ F/1 Specifications and as set out in table 6.5.3.
d) Membrane seal coats shall comply with TNZ P/3 Specification.
e) Grade 4 Chip shall comply with TNZ M/6 Specification.
f) All concrete work shall comply with NZS/3109.
g) Interlocking paving shall comply with NZS/3106.
h) Further information on Transit New Zealand's material specification can be obtained on Transit New
Zealand's web page http://www.transit.govt.nz/technical_information.

10.2 MATERIAL LISTING

The following material specifications relate to all aggregate material approved by the RCA for use as trench
backfill products. The following materials are covered by this specification:

GAP 150 - GAP 100 - GAP 65 - GAP 40 - GAP 20

The aggregate sourced to produce the above products shall be of the following mineralogy:
a) Unweathered sedimentary rock of the greywacke group.
b) Basalt.

All rock material used shall be clean, free from clay, all organic matter and other deleterious materials.

10.2.1 Additional Specificatio ns

The following TNZ specifications relating to aggregate shall be met as appropriate:

a) TNZ M/4
b) TNZ M/3 notes

10.2.2 General Material Prop erties

The aggregate source used as a supply for the products covered by this specification shall have the
following material properties:

a) Sand Equivalent, based on NZS: 4402 of not less than 40.

b) Clay Index, based on NZS: 4402 of not greater than 3.
c) Plasticity Index, based on NZS:4402 of between 9 - 15%
d) The parent aggregate shall have a crushing resistance, based on NZS: 3111:1980 of not less than
125kN.

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10.2.3 Grading Curves
The grading curves, which follow, define the acceptable limits of the grading envelope for each product.

10.2.4 GAP 150

The product termed GAP 150 shall meet the following grading criteria.

Figure 1.

GRADING CURVE GAP 150

100

90

80

70
Percentage Passing

60

Lower Limit
50
Upper Limit

40

30

20

10

0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000

Sieve Size

Figure 1 is produced from the following.

GAP 150 Percentage Passing.

Aperture size
Lower Limit Upper Limit
(mm)
150 100 100
100 79 95
75 64 89
65 58 85
40 41 73
19 28 54
9.5 21 40
4.75 15 30
2.36 9 23
1.18 6 18
0.6 4 14
0.3 3 10
0.15 1 8
0.075 0 5

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10.2.5 GAP 100

The product termed GAP 100 shall meet the following grading criteria.

GRADING CURVE GAP

100

90

80

70

60

Lower Limit
Percentage Passing

50
Upper Limit

40

30

20

10

0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100

Sieve Size

Figure 2.

Figure 2 is produced from the following.

GAP 100 Percentage Passing.

Aperture size Lower Limit Upper Limit
(mm)
100 100 100
75 80 92
65 70 85
40 54 75
19 39 60
13.2 32 52
9.5 27 46
4.75 20 34
2.36 15 25
1.18 10 18
0.6 6 13
0.3 3 10
0.15 1 7.5
0.075 0 5

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10.2.6 GAP 65

The product termed GAP 65 shall meet the following grading criteria.

GRADING ENVELOPE
100

90

80

70
Percentage Passing

60

Lower Limit
50
Upper Limit

40

30

20

10

0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100

Sieve Size

Figure 3.

Figure 3 is produced from the following.

GAP 65 Percentage Passing

Aperture size Lower Limit Upper Limit
(mm)
65 100 100
37.5 80 90
19 50 70
9.5 30 55
4.75 20 40
2.36 15 30
1.18 10 22
0.6 6 18
0.3 4 14
0.15 2 10
0.075 0 7

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10.2.7 GAP 40

The product termed GAP 40 shall meet the following grading criteria.

GRADING ENVELOPE

100

90

80

70
Percentage Passing

60

Lower Limit
50
Upper Limit

40

30

20

10

0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100

Sieve Size

Figure 4.

Figure 4 is produced from the following.

GAP 40 Percentage Passing

Aperture size Lower Limit Upper Limit
(mm)
37.5 100 100
19 61 80
9.5 38 57
4.75 23 43
2.36 10 33
1.18 7 25
0.6 2 19
0.3 0 14
0.15 0 10
0.075 0 7

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10.2.8 GAP 20

The product termed GAP 20 shall meet the following grading criteria.

GRADING ENVELOPE

100

90

80

70
Percentage Passing

60

Lower Limit
50
Upper Limit

40

30

20

10

0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100

Sieve Size
Figure 5.

Figure 5, above is derived from the following.

GAP 20 Percentage Passing

Aperture size Lower Limit Upper Limit
(mm)
19 100 100
13.2 80 95
9.5 64 76
4.75 37 48
2.36 26 36
1.18 18 28
0.6 12 22
0.3 6 14
0.15 2 7
0.075 0 3

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