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Division 41 — Construction Materials

4133Granular Backfill Material

IA · 2023 Standard SpecificationsBook pages 10981099View official source ↗

4133.01DESCRIPTION

Crushed stone or natural sand and gravel. If approved by the Engineer, manufactured sand may be substituted in applications where drainage is not a purpose for use of the granular material.

4133.02GRADATION

Meet the requirements for Gradation No. 32 of the Aggregate Gradation Table, Article

4109.02, except when used as backfill material under flowable mortar or as floodable

backfill material.

4133.03QUALITY

For crushed stone, meet the requirements of Table 4133.03-1: Table 4133.03-1: Aggregate Quality (Granular Backfill Material) Maximum Percent Coarse Aggregate Quality Test Method Allowed Abrasion

55

C Freeze

Total of Abrasion & C Freeze

65

AASHTO T 96 Iowa DOT Materials Laboratory Test Method No. 211, Method C ---

Clay Lumps and Friable Particles

Materials I.M. 368

4136.02

Joint Fillers, Sealers, and Seals

4133.04BACKFILL MATERIAL UNDER FLOWABLE MORTAR

Use one of the following: A.

Natural sand complying with the requirements for Gradation No. 1 of the Aggregate Gradation Table, Article 4109.02, with a maximum of 4% passing the No. 200 sieve.

B.

Porous Backfill Material complying with Section 4131.

C.

Floodable Backfill Material complying with Section 4134.

D.

Granular Subbase Material complying with Section 4121.

Source: Iowa Standard Specifications for Highway and Bridge Construction, 2023 Edition. Pages 10981099 of 1,288.

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