Construction of 18 ft Wide Road in Zone 6 of Bathinda City - Project Overview

Read about the construction of 12 km long 18 ft wide road in Zone 6 of Bathinda City by Jagjit Singh Dhillon Contractor. Learn about the objectives, responsibilities, distinctive activities, and project review.

CE 2.1 Project Information
Name of the Project: Construction of 18 ft Wide Road in Zone 6 of Bathinda City
Location of the Project: Zone 6, Bathinda, Punjab
Project Duration: From December of 2016 to February of 2018
Organization: Jagjit Singh Dhillon Contractor
Role and Designation during the time: Site Engineer
CE 2.2 Project Background
CE 2.2.1 Characteristics of the project
Jagjit Singh Dhillon Contractor is one of the popular organizations in Punjab. They
have done several significant projects regarding constructions and have been helpful to the
citizens of this state. I got the opportunity to work with them in a project of constructing 18ft
wide road in Zone 6 of Bathinda city as a site engineer. In this project, we had to construct a
road of length of 12 km in Zone 6 within Bathinda city. We started our work from earthwork
and completed the project within 14 months. This particular road of 12 km was built in
several layers, which are earthwork to fulfill the depression and also to prepare the
preliminary base. I even provided 230 mm of GSB or granular sub base and 250 mm of
WMM or wet mix macadam. I have also used on top layering of 40 mm BC or Bituminous
concrete. I have followed all the above mentioned steps for building the road work.
AutoCAD software was used to make the drawing and detailing of reinforcement and
ETABS software helped us in analyzing as well as designing of this road.

CE 2.2.2 Objectives developed for the project
The project for constructing this 12 km road in Bathinda city was one of the major
projects in my professional career. With my basic knowledge in core civil engineering, I had
to complete my tasks that were assigned to me. To make the project more effective and
efficient, the following objectives were developed by me:
 To construct a wide road of length 12 km or 18ft in Zone 6 of Bathinda city.
 To complete the entire project from earthwork to the finishing of road with proper
efficiency.
 To build the 12 km road in several layers like earthwork, 230 mm GSB, 250 mm
WMM, 60 mm DBM and 40 mm BC.
 To undergo several tests like sieve analysis or cube testing to test the compressive
strength of the concrete.
 To use ETABS software for proper analysis and designing of the road to be
constructed.
 To use AutoCAD software for drawing as well as reinforcement detailing of the
project.
 To compare the results that were obtained from ETABS software with manual
methodology.
 To maintain safety and security within the project by applying certain precautions in
the work.
CE 2.2.3 My area of work
I was appointed as the site engineer in this project, since I had much experience in
these projects. Being an experienced site engineer, I had to offer advice regarding the proper
planning, coordination as well as supervision of the technical aspects of this road
construction. I even have worked with contractors and hence I even had the duty to select the

Managing Director
Project Head
(Technical)
Finance Manager
(Non Technical)
Site Engineer Technical (Me) SupervisorSupervisor
contractor of this project and I have selected Jagjit Singh Dhillon here as they were one of the
best contractors in Bathinda. I was also assigned for completing the structural designing of
the road and to determine the project costs.
CE 2.2.4 Project Group
Figure 1: People involved in the project
CE 2.2.5 My responsibilities throughout the project
In this project, my major responsibility was to check the proper compaction of the
several materials that were laid on the roads to be constructed. I even had to provide the
appropriate camber within the road surface and also to manage the staffs or workers
efficiently and effectively. With my knowledge in AutoCAD software, I had to make the
drawings and then document the details regarding reinforcement. Since, this road was one of
the major links in Zone 6, I had to make the planning properly. I even had to design the
various structural elements like slabs and beams. With the help of ETABS software, I made

the detailed analysis as well as design of the road. I even did the load testing for analyzing the
soil used here with SAP2000 software.
CE 2.3 Distinctive Activity
CE 2.3.1 Comprehending the Theory of Project
I have used the theory of structural planning and advanced construction. I had to start
from earthwork until the finishing of the road. The carpet of the road was to be premixed and
the road was to be built in several layers. The most significant steps that I have followed here
are given below:
i) Undertaking earthwork for filling the respective depression and even for preparing
the base of the road.
ii) The second step that I have followed here is to provide 230 mm of granular sub
base or GSB.
iii) Next, I provided 250 mm of wet mix macadam or WMM.
iv) The fourth step in this process is to lay 60 mm of dense bituminous macadam or
DBM.
v) The final step in the process is on top layering of 40 mm of bituminous concrete or
BC.
I checked the pavement composition and understood that the pavement is to be
composed with wearing course, binder course, base course and sub-base course over the soil
subgrade. The base course was laid with paver finisher and motor grader. On the other hand,
the materials that were being utilize for the granular sub-base course must be having the
respective CBR value lesser than 30%.

Figure 2: Pavement Composition of the Road
For the base course, I checked whether the WBM construction is being adopted
instead of WMM or not and the thickness of EBM base to be incremented from 250mm to
300mm.
Figure 3: Detailed Construction of the Road

CE 2.3.2 Engineering knowledge and skills applied in the project
The main skill, used here is advanced construction and design analysis. These skills
helped me in providing the proper plan of the road to be constructed. To plan the design of
this road, I have applied my knowledge of material science as well as engineering. For testing
the soil, I have utilized my understanding of hydraulic structure designing. My skills of
AutoCAD software and ETABS software were also used here for drawings and structural
analysis. Moreover, I have also applied my knowledge of SAP2000 software for load testing.
CE 2.3.3 Accomplishment and Task Performed
I have accomplished the task by making the report on soil survey. I had conducted
few tests such as direct shear and shear parameter and hence obtained density, water content
and angle of shearing resistance.
Table 1: Soil Survey Report
Regarding the software designing, I have used ETABS software to minimize the total
time required to analyze as well as design the road. Moreover, for powerful and intuitive
GUI, that was to be coupled with the modelling or analytical processes, I eventually
integrated this with the help of ETABS software. Furthermore, I have also converted these

CAD drawings within ETABS models. To complete the 3D modelling of the road, I have
utilized software of SAP2000.
CE 2.3.4 Identified issues and their solutions
2.3.4.1 Issues
I faced a major issue during excavating the road and preparing the base. During this
period, the pipe of water supply got cracked and we had to shut down the water supply of the
entire area. This created a major problem for all the citizens of Zone 6 in Bathinda city. The
second significant issue that I have faced here was while the analysis of 3D modelling of the
road. The diagram of shear force was not appropriate and thus the outcome was erroneous.
The third issue faced here was during the soil analysis. The soil survey report did not provide
accurate density.
2.3.4.2 Solutions
I gave the suggestion to my project team to replace the water supply pipe by
significantly transferring the ample leaked water to the sewerage system. This easily resolved
our issues and thus our project did not face any more delays. For the next issue, I decided to
do the shear force diagram myself and hence was successful in making it perfectly. For the
third issue, I corrected the errors and got appropriate density of 13.2 KN/m3.
CE 2.3.5 Plan to produce creative and innovative work
To execute this particular project of Construction of 18 ft Wide Road in Zone 6 of
Bathinda City, I had to make a distinct plan for producing excellent designs as well as works.
Being one of the responsible civil engineer by profession, it was my core duty to make the
design for the road construction with appropriate efficiency and accurateness.

CE 2.3.6 Collaborative Work
I provided suggestions to my team for working altogether for the reason that it
becomes stress-free for each of us to make the project successful. I then distributed the
various tasks equally within my other members of the team and undertook daily work follow
ups.
CE 2.4 Project Review
CE 2.4.1 Project Overview
I completed this project of road construction after providing a proper planning of the
12 km road with several software like AutoCAD, ETABS and SAP2000 and hence made the
drawings properly. I had to use my understanding and knowledge of Sieve analysis for soil
testing.
CE 2.4.2 My Contribution to work
My role in the project was Site Engineer. I planned the entire construction of this
project and even for solving the various issues faced by us. The carpet of the road was
premixed in this project and hence the work was done properly. Various tests like shear tests
and shear parameter were also done by me.