| Grade Designation of pavers Blocks | Recommended Minimum Paver Block Thickness (MM) | Traffic Examples of Application |
|---|---|---|
| M-30 | 50 | Building Premises, monument premises, landscapes, public gardens/parks, domestic drives, paths and patios, embankment stopes, and sand stabilization area etc. |
| M-35 | 60 | Pedestrain plazas, Shopping complexes ramps, car parks, office driveways, housing Colonies, office complexes, rural roads with low volume traffic, farm houses, beach sites, tourist resorts local authority footways, residential roads, etc. |
| M-40 | 80 | City streets, small and medium market roads low volume roads, utility cuts on arterial roads, etc. |
| M-50 | 100 | Bus terminals, industrial complexes, mandi houses, road on expansive soils, factory floor, service stations, industrial pavements etc. |
| M-55 | 120 | Container terminals, ports, docks yards, mine access road, bulk cargo handling areas, airport pavements. |
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| Serial No. | Paver Block Thickness (MM) | Correction Factor for | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plain Block | Arrised/Chamfered | ||
| 1 | 50 | 0.96 | 1.30 |
| 2 | 60 | 1.00 | 1.06 |
| 3 | 80 | 1.12 | 1.18 |
| 4 | 100 | 1.18 | 1.24 |
| 5 | 120 | 1.28 | 1.34 |
| Serial No. | Dimensions | Measurement Method, Ref to | Recommended Value | Tolerance Limit for Paver Block | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 100 mm | ≥ 100 mm | ||||
| 1 | With W | Annex B | To be specified by manufacturere | ± 2 mm | ± 3 mm |
| 2 | Length L | Annex B | To be specified by manufacturere | ± 2 mm | ± 3 mm |
| 3 | Thickness, T | Annex B | 50 to 120 mm | ± 3 mm | ± 4 mm |
| 4 | Aspect Ratio | Annex | Maximum : 4.0 | +0.2 + 0.2 | (L/T) |
| 5 | Arris/chmfer | Annex B | Maximum : 5 mm Minimum : 7 mm |
± 1 mm | ± 1 mm |
| 6 | Thickness of wearing layer | 6.2.3 | Maximum : 6 mm | + 2 mm | ± 2 mm |
| 7 | Plan Area Asw | Annex B | Maximum : 0.03 m2 | +0.001m2 | +0.001m1 |
| 8 | Wearing area, Asw | Annex B | Maximum 75 percent of plan Area | -1 percent | -1 percent |
| 9 | Squareness | Annex B | Nil | ± 2 mm | ± 3 mm |
| Traffic and Road Type | Subgrade CBR (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Above 10 | 5-10 | |
| Cycle Tracks, Pedestrain Footpaths | Blocks | 60 | 60 |
| Sand Bed | 20-30 | 20-30 | |
| Base | 200 | 200 | |
| Commercial Traffic Axle Load Repetitions less than 10 msa
Residential Streets |
Blocks | 60-80 | 60-80 |
| Sand Bed | 20-40 | 20-40 | |
| WBM/WMM Base | 250 | 250 | |
| Granular Sub-base | 200 | 250 | |
| Comerical Traffic Axle LoadRepetitions 10-20 msa
Collector Streets, Industrial Streets, Bus and Truck Parking Areas |
Blocks | 80-100 | 80-100 |
| Sand Bed | 20-40 | 20-40 | |
| WBM/WMM Base | 250 | 250 | |
| Granular Sub-base | 200 | 250 | |
| Commerccial Traffic Axle Load Repetitions 20-50 msa
Arterial Streets |
Blocks | 80-100 | 80-100 |
| Sand Bed | 20-40 | 20-40 | |
| WBM/WMM Base | 250 | 250 | |
| Or WBM/WMM Base | 150 | 150 | |
| and DLC Over it* | 75 | 75 | |
| Granular Sub-base | 200 | 250 | |
