DLC- Dry Lean Concrete

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 What is DLC

DLC is:

 Sub-base for cement concrete pavement

 Slump requirement-Zero slump

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 Ingredients of DLC

 Cement

 Fly-ash

 Aggregate

a. Coarse aggregate

b. Fine aggregate

• Water

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 Cement & Flyash

Cement used conforms to:

 If sulphate content is more than 0.5% in subgrade soil, sulphate

Fly-ash:

 Fly ash up to 20% by weight of cementitious material

 It may be used to replace OPC cement grade 43 up to 30% by

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 Aggregate

 Aggregate shall be natural material complying with (IS:383).

 It shall not be alkali reactive.

 Limit of deleterious material shall not exceed the given requirement

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 Coarse Aggregate

Coarse Aggregate:
 CA shall consist of clean hard and durable pieces.

 The maximum size of coarse aggregate shall be 26.5mm

 No aggregate which has water absorption more than 2% shall be used in

 The aggregate shall be tested for soundness in accordance with (IS:2386-5)

 Los angeles abrasion value shall not exceed 35.

 Combined Flakiness and elongation shall not be more than 35%

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 Fine Aggregate & Water

Fine Aggregate:
 Fine aggregate shall confirm to (IS:383)

 FA shall be free from soft particles, clay, cemented particles, mica &
other organic matters

 Sand equivalent value of not less than 50 when tested in

Water:
 Water shall be clean and free from injurious amount of oil, salt, acid
or other substance harmful to the finished concrete

 Water shall meet the requirements stipulated in (IS:456).

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Water

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Proportioning of material for mix
1. The mix shall be proportioned with a maximum aggregate cementitious material
ratio of 15:1(in ER 6:1 is provided).
2. Care should be taken to prevent one size of aggregate falling into the other size of
the hopper of the feeding bin while loading the individual size of aggregate into bins.
Moisture content
1. The optimum water content shall be determined & demonstrated by rolling during
trial length construction & the Optimum moisture content & degree of compaction shall
be got approved from engineer.
2. DLC shall have moisture content between the optimum and optimum +2% keeping
in the view effectiveness of compaction achieved and to compensate for evaporation
losses.
Cement content
1. Minimum cement content shall be 150kg/cu.m of concrete.(as per ER min cement
content is 150kg/Cu.m)
2. In case fly ash blended at site, the quantity of fly ash shall not be more than 20% by
weight of cementitious material and OPC content shall not be less than 120kg/cu.m

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Concrete strength
1.The average compressive strength of each consecutive group of 5 cubes shall not
be less then 10 Mpa at 7days.
2. The min compressive strength of any individual cube shall not be less than
7.5 Mpa at 7 days.
Construction
DLC sub base shall be overlaid with concrete pavement only after 7days of sub base
construction.
Placing
1. DLC shall be placed by a paver with electronic sensor on the drainage layer or as
specified in the concrete.
2. Paving machine shall have high amplitude tamping bars to give good initial
compaction to the sub-base.
3. One day before placing of the DLC the surface of the granular sub-base/drainage
layer shall be given a fine spray of water and rolled with a smooth wheeled roller.
Compaction
1. The compaction shall be carried out immediately after the material laid and levelled.
2. The minimum dry density obtained shall not be less than 98% of that achieved
during the trail length construction

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 3. The density achieved at the edges 0.5m from the edge shall not be lea than 96% of
that achieved during the trail construction.
4. Final finishing of DLC shall not exceed 90 minutes, when the temp of concrete is
between 25c-30c and 120minutes if less than 25c.
5. Double drum smooth wheeled vibratory rollers of min 80-100 kn static weight are
suitable for rolling DLC.
6. In case adequate compaction not achieved by the roller at manholes, kerbs,
channels locations use of plate vibrators shall be allowed.
7. In the repairing area the aggregate below 10mm are mix with concrete and spread
and compacted.
8. At least 3 cores of minimum 100mm dia per km shall be cut to check the deficiency
in strength.
Joints
1. Transverse joint in DLC shall be staggered from the construction butt type joint in
concrete pavement by 800-1000mm
2. Longitudinal joint in DLC shall be staggered by 300-400mm from the longitudinal
joint of concrete pavement.
Curing
Curing shall be done by covering of gunny bags/ hessian, which shall be kept wet
continuously for 7 days by sprinkling water.
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Trail mixes
1. Trial mix of DLC shall be done with various moisture content using specified cement
content optimum moisture and density shall be established by preparing of cubes with
varying moisture contents
2. Compaction of mix shall be done in 3 layer with vibratory hammer (area 7500-1400)
compaction shall be applied for 60±5 seconds with downward force between(300-
400N)
Trial length
1. Trial length shall be constructed at least 14days in advance of the proposed date of
commencement of work.
2. At least 30 days prior to the construction, method statement shall be submitted to
the engineer
3. Length of trial construction shall be minimum of 100 m length laid in 2 days and for
full width of pavement.
4. Trail length shall contain at least one transverse construction joint involving
hardened concrete and freshly laid DLC sub base.
5. After the construction of trial length, the in-situ density of freshly laid material shall
be determined by sand replacement method.
6. Three density holes shall be made at locations equally spaced along a diagonal that
bisects the trial length and average of these densities shall be determined.
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 7. The average density obtained from the 3 samples collected shall be the
reference density and consider as 100% .
8. The hardened concrete shall be cut over 3m wide and reversed to inspect the
bottom surface of any segregation taking place.
Surface level tolerances
Sub-grade -±20mm
Sub-base -±6mm
Concrete pavement -±5mm
Sampling and testing of cubes
3 samples for each 1000sq.m
In-situ density
3 density holes at location equally spaced along a diagonal bisects each 2000sqm.
Thickness
The thickness at any single location shall not be 8mm less than the specified
thickness.

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Horizontal alignment
The edges of the carriageway as constructed shall be correct within a tolerance
±10mm
Test frequency
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