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  Module 3: Pavement Design
Lecture 21: Pavement materials:Soil
  

Desirable properties

The desirable properties of sub grade soil as a highway material are
  • Stability
  • Incompressibility
  • Permanency of strength
  • Minimum changes in volume and stability under adverse conditions of weather and ground water
  • Good drainage, and
  • Ease of compaction