During concretisation, dry lean concrete (DLC), a relatively dry mix with low cement content, is laid before pavement quality concrete is poured. DLC is compacted using road rollers, said officials.

Addressing the importance of durability and strength in roadworks, Bangar made it compulsory to conduct Field Dry Density (FDD) tests at all sites where Dry Lean Concrete (DLC) layers are being laid.

"Dry lean concrete is a mix of cement and aggregates, and during the inspection, we found that they used aggregates of 60-70mm size, when it should have been less than 20mm.

During the visit, it was observed that Dry Lean Concrete (DLC) was laid before the Pavement Quality Concrete (PQC) work at Shri Agrasen Maharaj Chowk and Pawanbagh Marg. DLC, a low-cement, drier ...

The BMC took action after it was found that substandard dry lean concrete mix was used as a “sub-base layer” in a road work in the H (West) ward in Mumbai. The BMC on Thursday suspended an ...

As opposed to the composition of bitumen roads, a concrete pavement will have two layers, viz., paving quality concrete (PQC) and dry lean concrete (DLC) over the sub-grade, which is the ...

The BMC has suspended a sub-engineer for negligence in supervising road work in H West Ward (Bandra West), after substandard 'Dry Lean Concrete' (DLC) was found in the sub-base layer. The ...

During a late night inspection of the ongoing concrete roadworks across the western suburbs, Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) Abhijit Bangar issued several key directives aimed at ...

In a surprise inspection on April 7, additional municipal commissioner Abhijit Bangar discovered that the dry lean concrete (DLC) base—meant to provide a strong foundation—was so poorly ...