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Method Statement For Fire Stopping

Installation Mechanical Piping:

A. PPR Pipes & Fittings Installation.
B. uPVC Pipes & Fittings Installation.
C. Cast Iron Pipes & Fittings Installation.
D. Ductile Iron Pipes & Fittings Installation.
E. Steel Pipes & Fittings Installation.
F. Copper Pipes Installation.

12-03-09

C.T.P

FIRST ISSUE

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Method Statement For Fire Stopping

General:
Items: - The Method Statement For Mechanical Piping System Installation
Work.
Aim:
The objectives is to describe Plumping works associated with installation of
internal pipes in compliance with the contract specification, approved shop
drawings, combine and coordinated all services and structural penetration shop
drawings.
Scope of Works:
This method statement covers work related to all Mechanical works of the
SAIGON M&C TOWER Project.
Installation:

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A. PPR Pipes & Fittings Installation:

1. Adhesive Bonding Joint For PP-R Pipes and Fititng
a. Cutting of the pipe
-

Mark pipe according to the necessary length.

Cutting the pipe follow the marking. Cut the pipe at right angles to the pipe
axis.

Cutting of the pipe

b. Heating of pipe and fitting

-

Push the end of the pipe up to the welding depth into the welding tool.

After the stipulated heating times quickly remove pipe and fitting from the
welding tool (See table 1).

Join them immediately until the marked welding depth is covered by the PP-R
bead from the fitting.

Heating-up of the pipe and fitting

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Joining and fixing

Pipe and fitting are aligning

Table1: The fusion data.
Pipe external - d

Welding depth

Heating time

Welding time

Cooling time

(mm)

(mm)

(sec)

(sec)

(min)

16

13

20

14

25

15

11

32

16.5

12

40

18

18

50

20

27

63

24

36

75

26

45

90

29

60

110

32.5

75

10

125

40

90

10

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c. Weld in saddles
-

Weld in saddles are available for pipe outer diameter of 40, 50, 63, 75, 90,
110, 125, 160, 200 and 250 mm. The maximum sensor well diameter is
specified in the following table 2.

Weld in saddles are used for:

Branch connections in existing installations.

The substitution of a tee.

Branch connections in risers.

Sensor wells, etc.

Weld-in saddle detail.

-

Drill through the pipe wall at the intended outlet point by using the drill.

Insert the heating tool on the concave side of the weld-in saddle tool into the
hole drilled in the pipe wall until the tool is completely in contact with the outer
wall of the pipe

Fusing the weld-in saddle with the pipe the outer surface and the pipe inner
wall the connection reaches highest stability.

Drilling through the pipe wall

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Table2: The saddles data.

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The welding tool is inserted into the pipe wall

Joining

heating-up of the elements

Weld-in saddle finished

d. Butt welding
Pipes and fittings are fused, as explained below by butt welding ( pipe
dimension 160, 200, and 250mm).
-

Cut pipe into required length

Plastic pipes are aligned and fixed by means of the clamping elements

Push The pipes onto the heating place with a defined adjusting pressure.

When heating time has expired, divide the machine slide, remove heating
element quickly and join the pipes (by putting both parts of the slide together).

The welded connection can be unclamped the welding process is finished.

The parts to be welded are fixed and aligned respectively

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Positioning of heating element

Divide the machine slide, remove heating element.

Join the pipe, cool down under pressure.

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e. Repair
-

Damaged pipes may be repaired by mean of fusion.

In addition to this the offers the possibility of the pipe repair stick.

The installation: same step for weld-in saddle.

Heat-up

Install repair stick and cutting

2. Pipe installation
a. Exposed pipes

Concrete Slab

Anchor
Hanger rod

PP-R Pipe
Pipe clamp
Sleeve
Wall

Detail of exposed horizontal PP-R pipe installation

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Concrete
Slab
Anchor
Hanger rod
Sleeve

Pipe clamp
PP-R Pipe

Support

Sleeve

PP-R Pipe
Wall

Concrete
Slab

Detail of exposed vertical PP-R pipe installation

Picture for illustrating of PP-R Pipes installation

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b. Concealed pipes
- Mark location of pipes and outlet on walls according to approved shop drawings.
- After layout has been established, marking the pipes route on the brick wall with
two marked lines according to installed pipes size (Follow table 3).
Table 3: Wall Opening Size for PP-R Pipes
Pipe size
Opening
Item
(d) mm
(b) mm
1
20
60
2
25
60
3
32
100
4
40
100
5
50
150
6
60
150

Depth
(t) mm
35
35
45
50
65
80

Cutting line

PP-R Pipe
inlet

PP-R Pipe
Inlet

PP-R Pipe

PP-R Pipe

Cutting line

Backfill
(by other)
End cap
(cover)

PP-R Pipe
outlet

Detail of concealed PP-R pipe installation.

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PP-R Pipe
Cutting line

Mortar hole pipe

Outlet and
End cap
Picture for illustrating of concealed PP-R pipe installation.

B. uPVC Pipes & Fittings Installation:

1. Adhesive Bonding Joint For uPVC Pipes and Fititng
Zero point

Stopper

PVC pipe

PVC socket

Swell layer by Adhesive

(0.1-0.2 mm)

PVC pipe

PVC socket

Detail of Installation uPVC fitting

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2. Pipe installation
a. Exposed pipes:
Concrete Slab
Anchor
Hanger rod

uPVC Pipe

Fitting
U-bolt

Pipe clamp

uPVC Pipe

Sleeve

Sleeve

Wall

Detail of exposed uPVC pipe installation

uPVC Pipe

Fitting

Pipe clamp

uPVC pipe
Support

Rubber rope
Pipe strap
Picture for illustrating of exposed uPVC pipes installation
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b. Concealed pipes:
Table 4: Wall Opening Following Pipe Size
Item Pipe size (d) Opening (b) mm Depth (t) mm
1
32A
100
45
2
40A
100
50
3
50A
150
65
4
80A
200
100
5
100A
200
120

Concrete slab

Concrete slab

Cutting line

Cutting line

uPVC Pipe
Wall

uPVC Pipe
& Fitting

End cap
(cover)

Backfill
(by other)

Wall

Drain

Drain

Detail for Concealed of uPVC pipes

End cap

uPVC pipe

Mortar
Hold pipe

Picture for illustrating

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C. Cast Iron Pipes and Fittings Installation

1. Cutting of Pipe
- All cutting must be done in warehouse or in designated areas at each floor. All
cutting must not be done at work area.
- Cutting angle must be right angle.
- Pipe shall be cut by power hacksaw, circular cutting machine with abrasive wheel,
hand hacksaw or square end sawing vice only.
- Inside edges shall be reamed smooth by reamer or sand paper.

Example for Cutting pipes

2. Coupling Joint
a. Pipe with Pipe

1. Push the supplied complete connector on to the pipe

end right up to the middle spacing ring of the seal.

2. Turn over the open half of the sealing collar.

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3. Install the next pipe or formed part flush with the spacing
ring and fold back the turned over half of the collar.

4. Place the clamping sleeve around the collar.

5. Alternatively tighten the two clamping screw uniformly

and hard tight. The guiding and threaded plates of the
clamp must come together parallet to avoid any
deformations.

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b. Pipe with Fitting

1. Push the supplied complete connector on to the pipe

end right up to the middle spacing ring of the seal.

2. Push the pipe end from the other end into the connector.

3. Firmly tighten the hexagon socket screw with a socket

spanner, hard ratchet or impact screwdriver, if possible to the
point where the two clamping jaws come together.

Picture for illustrating install complete

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D. Ductile Iron Pipes and Fittings Installation

Flange
D.I Pipe

Bolt and Nut

D.I Pipe

Detail Flange joint of D.I Pipe with Pipe

Bolt and Nut

Flange

D.I Pipe

Rubber rope
D.I Fittng
Detail Flange joint of D.I Pipe with Fitting

D.I Pipe

Concrete Slab
Anchor

Sleeve

Hanger rod
U-bolt

Flange
D.I Fittng

D.I Pipe

Angle Steel
Detail for Installation D.I pipe

.
Some picture for illstrating
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E. Steel Pipes and Fittings Installation

1. Screw Joint: For pipes size less than 65A

Useful thread
(see note 1)

Washout
Threads

Useful thread
A (see table 5)
End face of internally
thread parts

Useful thread
(see note 1)
A (see table 5)

Note 1: The useful thread of the internally threaded part is to be not less than 80% of the length.

Detail of Screw
Table 5: Size of Screw (BS 21:1985)
Minimum lengths A in turns of thread (see note) for:
Thread size
Internal thread with extreme
Internal thread with
designation extreme plus tolerance Internal thread of basic size
minus tolerance
(gauge diameter)
(minimum diameter)
(maximum diameter)
mm
mm
mm
8
5
6
1/16
(7.4)
(6.2)
(5.1)
8
1/8
5
6
(7.4)
(5.1)
(6.2)
1/4

8
(11.0)

7
(9.3)

5
(7.7)

3/8

8
(11.4)

7
(9.7)

6
(8.0)

1/2

8
(15.0)

7
(12.7)

5
(10.4)

3/4

9
(16.3)

7
(14.1)

6
(11.7)

8
(19.0)

7
(16.2)

5
(13.3)

9
(21.4)

8
(18.5)

6
(15.6)

9
(21.4)

8
(18.5)

6
(15.6)

11
(25.7)

9
(22.8)

8
(19.9)

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Concrete Slab
Anchor
Hanger rod
Pipe clamp
Steel pipe

Steel fitting
Detail installation for thread steel pipe and fitting
2. Welding Joint: For pipes size 65A and over
Bevel angle
Pipe thickness

Distance between Pipes

Detail for Chamfer of groove weld

Weld point

Pipe thickness

Details Finish of welding seam

More than t

Flange

X: (mm)

Pipe thickness

Weld point

t (mm)

Steel Pipe

1mm shorter than X

Details of welding Joint for Flange

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Steel Pipe

Concrete Slab
Anchor

Sleeve

Hanger rod

Welding
point

U-bolt

Steel Fittng

Steel Pipe

Angle Steel

Detail Installation welding pipes

3. Welding joint for branch pipes: For pipe size less than 65A.
Table 6. Saddle fitting connection combination
Main pipe diameter (mm)
Branch pipe diameter
(mm)
40 50 65 80 100 125 150 Hole size (mm)
15
27
z z
z
20
33
z z
z
z
z
25
40
z z
z
z
z
32
48
z z
z
z
z
40
54
z
z
z
50
o z
66
o: to limit used
z: to allow used

Spot weld

Hole on pipe
(see table 6)

Saddle fitting
Main pipe

Main pipe

1. Making and Cut hole

2. Insert saddle and Spot weld

Branch pipe
Saddle fitting

Branch pipe

Seam weld
Main pipe

Main pipe

3. Welding for certain

4. Insert branch pipe by screw

Detail of welding joint for branch pipe.

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F. Copper Pipes and Fittings Installation

1. Application of Flux and Insert

No applicaion area of Flux

D = 8 - 15 mm:
about 3 mm
D = 5/8B, 20 - 32 mm: about 5 mm

Copper pipe

Copper pipe
Flux must apply only joint area
Too much Flux cause pipes to corrosion
Detail for Application of Flux

2. Application of Solder
Table 7. Necessary Length of Solder
Pipe Size

10

15

5/8B

20

25

32

Necessary Length (mm)

13

22

30

60

90

Maximum Length (mm)

12

19

32

42

82

123

* Diameter of solder is 2mm. If other diameter is used, Change the length in

accordance with this table.

Flame

Copper pipe

Copper pipe
Solder

Solder must be melted by the heat of surface.

Apply solder to opposite side of heated position.

Detail for Application of Solder

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