Errata to MORD Specifications for Rural Roads (First Revision) - 2014

ERRATA NO. 1 TO “MORD SPECIFICATIONS FOR RURAL ROADS (FIRST REVISION)”- 2014
Page 81 Title of Table 400.3 - A “Grading Requirements for Surface Gravel” may be read as:
“Grading Requirements of Gravel for Surface Course”
Page 89 Table 400.5 may be read as:
Table 400.5 Grading Limits of Material for Stabilisation with Cement

IS Sieve Percent by Weight Passing Within the Range

Sub-Base/Base
53.0 mm 100
37.5 mm 95-100
19.0 mm 45-100
9.5 mm 35-100
4.75 mm 25-100
600 micron 8-65
300 micron 5-40
75 micron 0-10

Page 93 Table 400.8 may be read as:

Table 400.8 Grading Requirements of Course Aggregates

Size Range IS Sieve Number Passing Percent by Weight

125 mm 100
90 mm 90-100
1) 90 mm to 45 mm 63 mm 25-60
45 mm 0-15
22.4 mm 0-5
75 mm 100

63 mm 90-100
2) 63 mm to 45 mm 53 mm 25-75
45 mm 0-15
22.4 mm 0-5
63 mm 100
53 mm 95-100
3) 53 mm to 22.4 mm 45 mm 65-90
22.4 mm 0-10
11.2 mm 0-5

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Page 115 Table 400.19 may be read as:

Bold font of last two rows to be converted to normal font.
Page 140 Table 500.6 may be read as:
Table 500.6 Grading Requirements for Aggregates used for Surface Dressing

IS Sieve Designation Cumulative Percent by Weight of Total Aggregates Passing for the
(mm) Following Nominal Sizes (mm)
19 13 10 6
26.5 100 - - -
19.0 85-100 100 - -
13.2 0-40 85-100 100 -
9.5 0-7 0-40 85-100 100
6.3 - 0-7 0-35 85-100
4.75 - - 0-10 -
3.35 - - - 0-35
2.36 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-10
0.60 - - - 0-2
0.075 0-1.5 0-1.5 0-1.5 1-5
Minimum 65% by weight Passing 19 mm, retained Passing 13.2 mm, Passing 9.5 mm, Passing 6.3 mm retained
of aggregate 13.2 mm retained 9.5 mm retained 6.3 mm on 3.35 mm

Page 144 Table 500.9 may be read as:

Quantity of Binder for a) 9.5 kg
b) 5.1 kg
Page 165 Table 500.20 may be read as:
Table 500.20 Properties of Modified Bitumen

Highest Mean Air Temperature < 20ºC 20ºC to 35ºC Above 35ºC
Lowest Mean Air Temp >.10 < .10 >-10≤10 >.10
Sl. Characteristics Specified values for the bitumen Method of IS Ref to
No. No. Annexure
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
i) Penetration at 25ºC, 0.1 mm, 100g, 5s 60 to 120 50 to 80 30 to 50 1203
ii) Softening point, (R&B), ºC, Min. 50 55 60* 1205 -
iii) FRAASS* breaking point, ºC, Max. -20 -16 -12 9381 -
iv) Flash Point, COC, ºC, Min. 220 220 220 1209 -
v) Elastic recovery of half thread in 50 60 60 2
ductilometer at 15ºC, percent, min.
vi) Complex modulus (G*/sin δ) as Min 1.0 58 70 76 1
kPa at 10 rad/s, at a temperature, ºC

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vii) Separation, difference in softening point 3 3 3 3

(R&B), ºC, Max.
viii) Viscosity at 150ºC, Poise 1-3 3-6 5-9 1206 (Part 2) -
ix) Thin film oven test and tests on residue:
a) Loss in mass, percent, Max.
b) Increase in softening point, ºC, 1.0 1.0 1.0 9382 -
Max. 7 6 5 1205 -
c) Reduction in penetration of
residue, at 25ºC, percent, Max. 35 35 35 1203 -
d) Elastic recovery of half thread in
ductilometer at 25ºC, percent, Min. 35 50 50 - 4
Or
Complex modulus as (G**/sin δ as Min
2.2 kPa at 10 rad/s, at temperature ºC 58 70 76 - 1
* Fraass breaking point requirement will be applicable for areas of subzero temperatures
** Where max temperature exceeds 40ºC, Softening Point should be 65ºC

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