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    Cement-Treated Base (CTB)


    What is a Cement-Treated Base?
    Cement-treated base (CTB) is an intimate mixture of aggregate material and/or granular soils combined
    with measured amounts of portland cement and water that hardens after compaction and curing to form a
    durable paving material. A bituminous or portland cement concrete wearing course is placed on the CTB to
    complete the pavement structure. Cement-treated base is widely used as a pavement base for highways,
    roads, streets, parking areas, airports, and materials handling and storage areas. View or download a CTB
    fact sheet.

    In cement-treated base construction the objective is to obtain a thorough mixture of an aggregate/granular


    material with the correct quantity of portland cement and enough water to permit maximum compaction.
    The completed CTB must be adequately cured to both let the cement hydrate and to harden the cement-
    aggregate mixture. The fundamental control factors for quality CTB are:

    1. Proper cement content


    2. Adequate moisture content
    3. Thorough mixing
    4. Adequate compaction
    5. Proper curing

    The aggregate/granular material, cement, and water are typically mixed in a central mixing plant. Central
    plants can either be continuous-flow or batch-type pugmill mixers. CTB can also be mixed-in-place using
    transverse-shaft pulvermixers or traveling mixing machines.

    The thickness of Cement-treated Bases is less than that required for granular bases carrying the same
    traffic because CTB is a cemented, rigid material that distributes the load over a large area. Its slab-like
    characteristics and beam strength are unmatched by granular bases that can fail when interlock is lost. This
    happens when wet subgrade soil is forced
    up into the base by traffic loads. Hard, rigid
    CTB is practically impervious. It resists
    cyclic freezing, rain, and spring-weather
    damage. Cement-treated base continues to
    gain strength with age even under traffic.
    This reserve strength accounts in part for
    CTB's excellent performance.

    A stabilized base spread loads and reduces stress on the subgrade.

    Unstabilized Granular Base Cement-Stabilized Base

    CTB Case Histories


    View CTB Case Histories.

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