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Foundation Supervision Guide: Aces/Ies
Foundation Supervision Guide: Aces/Ies
ACES/IES
For Qualified Site
Supervisors
st
(QSS)
Foundation
Supervision Guide
For Qualified
Site Supervisors (QSS)
Published by:
ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING ENGINEERS
SINGAPORE
INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, SINGAPORE
2011
Table of contents
Section 1: Introduction
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1.1
Scope
1.2
1.3
Setting Out
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1.5
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2.1
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2.2
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2.3
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2.4
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2.5
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Displacement Piles
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2.6
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Testing of Piles
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Safety of Excavation
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3.2
Trial Pits
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3.3
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3.4
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3.5
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3.6
Over Excavation
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3.7
Dewatering
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3.8
Excavated Materials
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3.9
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3.10
Backfilling
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Appendices
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Appendix 1
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Appendix 2
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Appendix 3
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Appendix 4
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Appendix 5
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Acknowledgements:
1. Surbana International Consultants Pte Ltd
2. Joint Accreditation Committee (JAC), namely:
i) Building and Construction Authority (BCA)
ii) Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore (ACES)
iii) Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES)
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MATERIALS IN THIS GUIDE HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED BY
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Thank You.
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Figure 2.3.A
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Figure 2.5.1.1A
Figure 2.5.1.1B
Figure 2.5.1.1C
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Figure 2.5.1.1D
Figure 2.5.1.1E
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Figure 2.5.1.3A
Figure 2.5.1.3B
Figure 2.5.1.3C
Figure 2.5.1.3D
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Figure 2.5.1.3F
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Figure 2.5.1.3G
Figure 2.5.1.3H
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Figure 2.5.1.3i
Figure 2.5.1.3J
Figure 2.5.1.3K
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Figure 2.5.1.3L
Soil sample for every layer of soil strata shall be extracted for
each borehole during the boring operation
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Figure 2.5.1.5A
Figure 2.5.1.5B
Figure 2.5.1.5C
Figure 2.5.1.5D
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Figure 2.5.1.5E
Figure 2.5.1.5F
Figure 2.5.1.5G
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Figure 2.5.1.5H
Figure 2.5.1.5i
Figure 2.5.1.5J
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2.5.1.6 Concreting
Figure 2.5.1.6A
Figure 2.5.1.6C
Figure 2.5.1.6B
Figure 2.5.1.6D
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Figure 2.5.1.6E
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Table 2.5.1.6A
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QSS should ensure that all inspection forms for all working
piles are properly signed off by all project parties and a copy
is to be kept on site at all times
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Figure 2.6.1A
Figure 2.6.1B
Figure 2.6.1C
Figure 2.6.1D
Steel I-beam is often used for the placing of the piling frame
Check that the beams are level and stable and before the
putting on the frame
Figure 2.6.1E
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Figure 2.6.1F
Figure 2.6.1G
Figure 2.6.1H
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Figure 2.6.1i
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Figure 2.6.1J
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Figure 2.6.1K
Figure 2.6.1L
Figure 2.6.1M
Check the set of the pile based on last ten blows meeting a
set criteria specified by the QP (usually determined by
Hileys formula or other approved driving formula)
Check that the temporary compression is within the value
specified by QP
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Figure 2.6.1N
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Figure 2.6.1O
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Figure 2.7.1A
Figure 2.7.1B
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Figure 2.7.1C
Figure 2.6.1J
Figure 2.7.1D
Figure 2.7.1F
Figure 2.7.1E
Figure 2.7.1G
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Figure 2.7.2A
Table 2.7.2A Typical Passing Criteria (ULT & WLT) for bored-piles
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Figure 2.7.2B
Figure 2.7.2C
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Figure 2.7.2E
Figure 2.7.2D
Table 2.7.2B
Figure 2.7.2F
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Figure 2.7.2G
Table 2.7.2B
Figure 2.7.2H
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Figure 2.7.2i
Figure 2.7.2J
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Figure 2.7.2K
Figure 2.7.2L
Figure 2.7.2M
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Settlement Taking
Pile level readings are taken with the help of two L-shaped
steel bars, welded to the sides of the test pile
The rulers must be properly secured
The L-shaped steel bars must be vertical
Figure 2.7.2O
Figure 2.7.2N
Figure 2.7.2P
Figure 2.7.2Q
Figure 2.7.2R
Figure 2.7.2S
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Figure 2.7.2T
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Figure 2.7.2U
Typical Pressure gauge and Load Cell Calibration Certificates
Figure 2.7.3A
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3.3A
Figure 3.3A
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Figure 3.3B
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Figure 3.4A
Schematic set-up of plate load test (using excavator as counter-weight)
Figure 3.4B
Instruments set-up for plate load test
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3.7 Dewatering
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APPENDICES
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Published by:
The Institution of Engineers, Singapore
Singapore 289758
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