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FILLING
1.0 PURPOSE

BAC!FILLING.

To establish & maintain a procedure for carrying out filling to formation, backfilling of soil and landscaping at work sites. 2.0 SCOPE This procedure shall be applicable to all types of filling & backfilling works undertaken by the Company with light earth moving e uipment only. !.0 !.1 !.2 !.! !.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.! REFERENCE "#$%0&0 "#$%100 )* 1!++ , $art-. )* 2000 , $art-1 DEFINITIONS Company "uality 0ngineer $ro7ect 0ngineer #5). 6ominated "uality 0ngineer at *ite. Company designated $ro7ect leader as decided by the 5anagement and assigned with the responsibility of managing the $ro7ect. 'ocument & 'ata Control. (nspection & Testing. *oil for /eneral 0ngineering $urposes - (nsitu Tests. Code of $ractice for 03cavation & 4illing.

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PROCEDURE Responsibility The responsibility for carrying out this 5ethod *tatement shall be that of the $ro7ect 0ngineer, unless otherwise specifically mentioned in this procedure. The "uality 0ngineer8 $ro7ect 0ngineer shall be responsible for inspection & testing.

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Liaison :iaise & cooperate with the Customer and with owners, occupiers of the ad7oining structures >if applicable? likely to be affected by filling.

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Exchange of Information @btain the following instructions from the Customer8 as per specifications before start of work and ensure the same shall be followed,

5aterial to be used for filling including water & its available location. @ptimum water content of filling material. The depth of layers. The method and e uipment for compaction. The scheduled start and finish of filling activity. 'ensity to be achieved after compaction.

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Protection 0nsure protection of all services, drains, manholes, gullies and bench marks. 6ecessary warning tapes as per Contract specifications8 relevant /overnment regulations shall be laid before backfilling. @ld foundations, manholes if encountered shall be removed with consent of the Customer.

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Filling /eneral 4illing

&.&.1.1 The filling material shall be spreaded evenly & compacted, if contractually agreed, otherwise allowed for settlement in layers of compacted thickness 2&0mm or as per Contract specifications. &.&.1.2 The water shall be added to ensure uniform mi3ing at optimum moisture content to achieve ma3imum dry density i.e. 5''. &.&.1.! #de uate compaction with the help of suitable e uipment of specified weight and passes shall be done. &.&.2 *tructural 4illing >$roviding *upport to *tructure?

&.&.2.1 0nsure spreading & compaction of filling shall be done to the finished levels in layers, as contractually agreed. &.&.2.2 0ach layer shall be compacted to the specified density or by the specified number of passes of the specified compaction e uipment.

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*tructural )ackfilling >$roviding *upport to *tructure? 0nsure spreading & compaction of hard-core filling shall be done to finished levels in layers, not e3ceeding 2&0 mm thick or as agreed with the "uality 0ngineer8 Customer >if re uired? with suitable mechanical compacting e uipment of specified weight & passes.

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Testing The testing shall be done as per Contract specifications8 as at the rate of &00 m2 per sample or as agreed with the "uality 0ngineer to ensure that the backfilling attains re uired compaction.

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Disposal of Surplus Material The surplus material shall be disposed off at areas designated by the Customer >if re uired? 8 :ocal #uthority8 and with the "uality 0ngineer.

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DOCUMENTATION / RECORDS ;elative density of soil in $lace :ab Test result record.

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