Case Studies

Some Case Studies in Low volume Roads

Some Case Studies in Road with JGT

1.

Re-construction of damaged highway on soft marine soil using JGT at

Kakinada Port (Andhra Pradesh)

2.

Strengthening of UT Road - Jorabari with JGT(Assam)

3.

Strengthening of Chatumary - MDR14 road with JGT (Odisha)

4.

Widening and strengthening of Munshirhat Rajpur Road with JGT

(West Bengal).

5.

Strengthening of Andulia Boyratola Road with JGT (West Bengal)

Re-construction of damaged highway on soft

marine soil using JGT at Kakinada Port
Andhra Pradesh

LOCATION :Kakinada Port Area, Andhra

Pradesh

SITE CONDITION:
The subsoil is soft clay up to 4m depth and
water table is about 0.5m below G.L.
Levelling of the damaged road with earth

SOLUTION:
Woven JGT was used to re-build &
strengthen the damaged carriageway on the
existing soft soil

CROSS-SECTIONAL DETAILS OF PAVEMENT WITH JUTE

GEOTEXTILE

Pavement composition

CLIENT NAME:
CRRI and Kakinada Municipality
YEAR OF APPLICATION: 1996

JGT on prepared sub-grade overlain by

compacted sand of 1.2 m as sub-base
& 10 cm thick compacted gravel as
base. 1m deep side drains on either
side

PROPERTIES OF SUBGRADE SOIL:

Plasticity Index:
32
CBR of un-soaked specimen: 2.1%
CBR of soaked specimen: 1.61%
Soil type:
CH

PROPERTIES OF JUTE GEOTEXTILE

USED:
Weight :
760 gsm
Tensile Strength :
20 kN/m
Pore Size (O90) :
300 micron
Type of JGT : Woven (Rot-proof)

Laying of JGT over sand

Finished road after 7 years of construction

CBR VALUES OF SUB-GRADE SOIL BEFORE AND AFTER

LAYING OF JGT

Natural soil (before laying JGT)

CBR %

Improved soil (after laying JGT)*

CBR %

Un-soaked
specimen

Soaked specimen

Un-soaked
specimen

Soaked specimen

2.10

1.61

6.03

4.78

* Test

was performed after 30 months of laying JGT

FINDING:
Jute Geotextile helped increase of
CBR% in weak marine soil even after
reduction in the strength of JGT after
a lapse of 7 years as reflected from
the performance and increase in CBR.

Strengthening of UT Road - Jorabari (Assam)

with JGT

LOCATION :
The road (UT Road to Jorabari) is
located at Udalguri in Darrang district,
Assam
SITE CONDITIONS:
This was an earthen road under PMGSY
Pilot project. Flash flooding of the area
occurs occasionally. Deep ruts had
formed at some locations. Average
annual rainfall is 1600 1700 mm. The
water table is 3 to 4 m below G.L during
summer and 1.5 to 2 m during
monsoon.
SOLUTION:
Jute Geotextile was used on sub-grade
to strengthen the road.
ROAD LENGTH: 4.6 Km

Before construction

Pavement composition
Woven JGT sandwiched bet.
sand layers (100) & overlain by
GSB (100), gravel (100) & WBM
Gr III (75) with bituminous
overlay

CLIENT NAME:
Chief Engineer PWD, Rural Road Works,
Assam
YEAR OF APPLICATION: 2007
PROPERTIES OF SUBGRADE SOIL:
Liquid Limit:
24%
Plastic Limit:
Non-plastic
CBR of soaked specimen:
4%
Soil type:
ML
PROPERTIES OF JGT USED:
Weight :
643/760/810 gsm
Tensile Strength : 15/20/30 kN/m
Pore Size (O90) : 150 200 micron
Type of JGT :
Woven (Rot-proof)

Laying of Jute Geo-textile

Finished Road

CBR VALUES OF SUB-GRADE SOIL BEFORE AND AFTER LAYING OF

JGT

Natural soil (before laying JGT)

CBR %

Improved soil (after laying JGT)*

CBR %

Soaked specimen

Soaked specimen

4.00

14.30

*after 3 years

FINDING:
The CBR values increased by more than 3.5 times
with decrease in moisture content.
The blacktop pavement surface was distress-free
in all the sub-sections during the entire period of
performance monitoring
Shoulders as well as side slope was in shape
without any rain-cut or settlement with green
grass over it.

Strengthening of Chatumary MDR-14

road, Odisha with JGT

LOCATION :
The road (Chatumari to MDR 14) is
located under Tehsil Bari in Jajpur
district, Odisha.
SITE CONDITIONS:
This was an earthen road under PMGSY
Pilot project. Deep ruts had formed at
some locations. Average annual rainfall is
1400 mm. The water table is at a depth of
1.5 to 3 m.
SOLUTION:
Jute Geotextile was used on sub-grade to
add to stability of the road.
ROAD LENGTH: 2.67 Km

Before construction

Pavement composition
Woven JGT sandwiched bet. sand
layers (100) & overlain by GSB (100),
gravel (100) & WBM Gr III (75) with
bituminous overlay

CLIENT NAME:
Chief Engineer PWD, Rural Works II
Orissa
YEAR OF APPLICATION: 2007
PROPERTIES OF SUBGRADE SOIL:
Liquid Limit:
27%
Plastic Limit:
Non-plastic
CBR of Soaked specimen: 3%
Soil type:
ML
PROPERTIES OF JGT USED:
Weight :
643/760/810 gsm
Tensile Strength : 15/20/30 kN/m
Pore Size (O90) : 150 200 micron
Type of JGT :
Woven (Rot-proof)

Laying of Jute Geo-textile

Finished Road

CBR VALUES OF SUB-GRADE SOIL BEFORE AND AFTER LAYING OF

JGT

Natural soil (before laying JGT)

CBR %

Improved soil (after laying JGT)*

CBR %

Soaked specimen

Soaked specimen

3.00

10.13

*after 2 years

FINDING:
The CBR values increased more than 3 times with
decrease in moisture content.
The blacktop pavement surface was distress-free
in all the sub-sections during the entire period of
performance monitoring
Shoulders as well as side slope condition was
satisfactory with a green cover of grass

Widening and strengthening of Munshirhat

Rajpur Road (West Bengal) with JGT.

LOCATION :
Munshirhat to Penro Khila Rajpur
Road, Howrah, West Bengal.
SITE CONDITIONS:
It is a rural road which was to be
widened to carry the increased traffic.
SOLUTION :
Jute Geotextile was laid on the
extended portion
ROAD LENGTH: 2 Km
CLIENT:
Howrah Highway Division, PW (Roads)
Deptt., Government of West Bengal
YEAR OF APPLICATION: 2000

JGT laid over sub-grade

Brick metal laid over JGT

PROPERTIES OF SUBGRADE SOIL:

O.M.C
: 19%
Plasticity Index
: 19%
CBR of Soaked specimen : 3.5%
Soil type
: OL
PROPERTIES OF JGT USED:
Weight :
760 gsm
Tensile Strength : 20 kN/m
Pore Size (O90) :
300 micron
Type of JGT :
Woven (Rot-proof)

Finished Road

Pavement composition
Woven JGT was placed on the subgrade of the widened portion
overlain by 2 layers of brick soling
as sub-base and WBM (150) as
base layer with bituminous top (20
cm PMC).

CBR VALUES OF SUB-GRADE SOIL BEFORE AND AFTER LAYING OF

JGT

Natural soil (before laying JGT)

CBR %

Improved soil (after laying JGT)*

CBR %

Soaked specimen

Soaked specimen

3.50

6.0

*after 1 year

FINDING:
The sub-grade was strengthened by application
of JGT attaining CBR value of 6% from initial 3.5%
with decrease in liquid and plastic limits. No
distress of the road was noticed after several
years despite increase in projected traffic load.

Strengthening of Andulia Boyratola

Road, West Bengal
with JGT

LOCATION :
Andulia (Kalupukur More) to Boyratala in
Haroa Block, District North 24-Paraganas,
West Bengal.
SITE CONDITIONS:
Rural road under PMGSY on soft subgrade resulting in reduction of effective
pavement
thickness
due
to
interpenetration of sub-base and subgrade.
SOLUTION:
Jute Geo-textile was used on the subgrade and under the sub-base basically as
a separator.
ROAD LENGTH: 3.3 Km

ANDULIA BOYRATALA ROAD BEFORE LAYING JGT

Pavement composition
Woven JGT overlain by GSB
(200)) & WBM II& III (150)
with bituminous overlay
(PMC)

CLIENT NAME:
North 24-Paraganas Zilla Parishad,
West Bengal
YEAR OF APPLICATION: 2005
PROPERTIES OF SUBGRADE SOIL:
Optimum Moisture Content: 23.5%
Plasticity Index:
18.10
Soaked CBR at 2.5mm penetration:
3.22%
Soaked CBR at 5.0mm penetration:
3.16%
Soil type : OL
PROPERTIES OF JGT USED:
Weight :
810 gsm
Tensile Strength : 30 kN/m
Pore Size (O90) :
150micron
Type of JGT :
Woven JGT
Finished Road

CBR VALUES OF SUB-GRADE SOIL BEFORE AND AFTER

LAYING OF JGT

Natural soil (before laying JGT)

CBR %

Improved soil (after laying JGT)*

CBR %

Soaked specimen

Un-soaked specimen

3.16

10.47

* Test

was performed after 18 months of laying JGT

Some Photographs
of JGT-treated Rural Roads

A PMGSY road in Tripura

A PMGSY Road in Karnataka

A PMGSY road in Chhattisgarh

A PMGSY Road in M.P.

Typical cross-section of a low volume road with JGT

Closure
Natural geosynthetics, especially JGT, deserves
encouragement from the Govts-state & central, consultants
& end-using organizations considering in the first place its
effectiveness, distinct environmental advantages &
ultimate economy and finally for its role in the national
economy sustaining directly and indirectly a work-force of 4
million people and earning valuable foreign exchequer for
the country.
National Jute Board (NJB), a national body under MoT,
constituted under an Act of the Parliament, is ready to
provide free technical support & consultancy services to
any willing organization for use of JGT.