IS Code & Guidelines

Recommended Grades of Paver Blocks for Different Traffic Categories

Grade Designation of Paver 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.

Design Catalogue for Pavement Thickness

Traffic and Road Type Sub grade CBR (%)
– Above 10 5-10
  • Cycle Tracks, Pedestrian Footpaths
 Blocks
Sand Bed
Base		 60
20-30
200		 60
20-30
200
  • Commercial Traffic Axle Load Repetitions less than 10 msa
  • Residential Streets
 Blocks
Sand Bed
WBM/WMM Base
Granular Sub-base		 60-80
20-40
250
200		 60-80
20-40
250
250
  • Commercial Traffic Axle Load Repetitions 10-20 msa
  • Collector Streets, Industrial Streets, Bus and Truck Parking Areas
 Blocks
Sand Bed
WBM/WMM Base
Granular Sub-base		 80-100
20-40
250
200		 80-100
20-40
250
250
  • Commercial Traffic Axle Load Repetitions 20-50 msa
  • Arterial Streets
 Blocks
Sand Bed
WBM/WMM Base
Or WBM/WMM Base
and DLC Over it*
Granular Sub-base		 80-100
20-40
250
150
75
200		 80-100
20-40
250
150
75
250