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.

"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.

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.

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 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 ...

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 ...

Shiradi Ghat, the main link between coastal Karnataka and the hinterland, will be open to traffic during the monsoon with the National Highways division of the Public Works Department confident ...

After lot of speculations and delays, the Shiradi Ghat road connecting Bengaluru with Mangaluru will be open for regular traffic from August 10.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...