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CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO TEST OBJECTIVE To determine the California bearing ratio by conducting a load penetration test in the laboratory. NEED AND SCOPE The california bearing ratio test is penetration test meant for the evaluation of subgrade strength of roads and pavements. The results obtained by these tests are used with the empirical curves to determine the thickness of pavement and its component layers. This is the most widely used method for the design of flexible pavement. This instruction sheet covers the laboratory method for the determination of C.B.R. of undisturbed and remoulded /compacted soil specimens, both in soaked as well as unsoaked state. PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION Equipments and tool required. Cylindrical mould with inside dia 150 mm and height 175 mm, provided with a detachable extension collar 50 mm height and a detachable perforated base plate 10 mm thick. Spacer disc 148 mm in dia and 47.7 mm in height along with handle. Metal rammers. Weight 2.6 kg with a drop of 310 mm (or) weight 4.89 kg a drop 450 mm. Weights. One annular metal weight and several slotted weights weighing 2.5 kg each, 147 mm in dia, with a central hole 53 mm in diameter. Loading machine. With a capacity of atleast 5000 kg and equipped with a movable head or base that travels at an uniform rate of 1.25 mm/min. Complete with load indicating device. Metal penetration piston 50 mm dia and minimum of 100 mm in length. Two dial gauges reading to 0.01 mm. Sieves. 4.75 mm and 20 mm I.S. Sieves. Miscellaneous apparatus, such as a mixing bowl, straight edge, scales soaking tank or pan, drying oven, filter paper and containers. DEFINITION OF C.B.R. It is the ratio of force per unit area required to penetrate a soil mass with standard circular piston at the rate of 1.25 mm/min. to that required for the corresponding penetration of a standard material. C.B.R. = Test load/Standard load ? 100 The following table gives the standard loads adopted for different penetrations for the