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CONCEPT
TheCaliforniaBearingRatiotest,orCBRtest,isalaboratory(orinsitu)testingmethodtoestimate
thebearingvalueandthemechanicalstrengthofhighwaysubbasesandsubgrades..
DESCRIPTIONANDPROCEDURE
TheprimarypurposeoftheCaliforniaBearingRatiotestistodeterminethebearingcapacityandthe
mechanicalstrenghtofroadsubbasesandsubgrades.Inthistestinthelaboratrory,thesampleis
preparedatatProctor'smaximumdrydensityoranyotherdensityatwhichthetestisrequired.
Aplungerofasatndardareaisthenpushedintothesoilatafixedrateofpenetration,andtheforce
requiedtomaintainthatrateismeasured.TheCBRvalueisthendefinedastheratioofthe
measuredforcetothatrequiredforsimilarpenetrationintoastandardsampleofcrushedCalifornia
limestonerock:
CBR=(F/Fs)x100%
whereFisthemeasuredforceandFsistheforcerequiredforsimilarpenetrationintoastandard
sample.HighervaluesofCBRindicatehardersurfaceofmaterial.TypicalvaluesofCBRratingfor
differentmaterialsare(Hear1982)[1]:
CBR
Typeofsoil
range
Clay 13
Sandyclay 47
Wellgradedsand 1540
Wellgradedsandy
2060
gravel
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