METHODOLOGY FOR SOIL FILLING

PURPOSE:
The purpose of this document to explain methodology for the filling work at canals
and wells in the specified area
SCOPE:
The scope of the work involves clearing and grubbing the area, providing temporary
access, back filling by soil including leveling and compaction to the required level at
specified area
PROCEDURE:
A) CLEARING AND GRUBBING:
a) This work consist of cutting, removing and disposing of all materials such as
trees, bushes, shrubs, stumps, grass, roots and lop organic soil not exceeding
150mm thickness.
b) Precautions shall be taken against soil erosion and dewatering shall be
carried out if necessary.
c) Equipments shall be used as to have the adequate capacity and provisions to
remove the thick vegetation, stumps and roots.
d) All the disposable material shall be cleared away from the site and disposed
in order to avoid mixing of material with usable materials.
e) All the work shall be carried out as per MoRTH specification clause 201.
B) BACKFILLING:
a) Ramp with necessary width shall be provided to access the area by filling the
gravel, levelling and compaction as directed.
b) To the extent available, selected surpluses soil from the adjacent area within
the site shall be used as backfill. Fill material shall be free from clods, salts,
sulphates, organic or other foreign materials. All clods of earth shall be
broken or removed. Where available

material is mostly rock, the boulders

shall be broken into pieces not larger than 150 mm size mixed with properly
graded fine materials consisting of murrum or earth fill up the voids and the
mixture used for filling.
c) The material shall be brought from outside source if necessary.

d) The material shall not be an organic soil or highly plastic clay having
plasticity index and liquid limit more than 20 and 40 respectively. All the
e)

f)

g)

h)

physical and organic characteristics shall be according to the MoRTH.

Backfilling shall be done for all the down area and the fill material shall be
deposited in layers of 150mm loose thickness, watered and compacted as per
the standard specification.
The embankment shall be cut and sectioned for correct profile. The top
surface of the embankment shall be cut to 150mm down from the filling top
level with 500mm width and filled with backfill material to match the canal
filling to provide proper compaction to the edges of filling.
Wells shall be filled with the murrum and consolidation shall be done by
watering to the certain time period to allow the settlement and same filling
and consolidation shall be done to fill upto the ground level.
Necessary equipments are to be used to excavate the material at source,
dumpers for transport, dozer, grader and vibratory roller with adequate
capacity for compaction.

QUALITY CONTROL:
The work shall be carried out to meet the requirement as per the relevant IS codes
and MoRTH Specification.
SAFETY:
The work shall be carried out by taking all necessary safety measures and
maintaining the EHS norms.