ANNEX B

(Informative)
QUALITY STANDARD FOR SLOPE & RETAINING STRUCTURE WORKS

Assessment
Item Element Standards Tolerance
Tool
1 SLOPES: ROCK, RIGID & SOFT SURFACE COVER
1a. General Requirements

i) Crack and • No visible crack, damage and spalling Visual

Damage

ii) Joint, Filler • No open joints Visual

and gaps
• No loose rock debris Visual
• No missing or deteriorated joint filler and sealant Visual

iii) Functionality • No eroded area/erosion scar Visual

• No bare slope surface Visual

iv) Finishing • No undesirable vegetation growth Visual

• No dead, decaying or unstable trees Visual

v) Installation • Contact with soil underneath Visual

1b. Rock Slope

i) Crack and • No severely corroded anchorage points Visual

Damage
• No damaged wire mesh or rock netting Visual
• No signs of cracking and any defects at rock bolt Visual
and concrete cover

ii) Installation • Anchorage points must remain intact and firmly Visual
fixed to the rock slope

2 RETAINING STRUCTURE
2a General Requirements
i) Crack and • No crack, damage and spalling of concrete Visual
Damage surface

ii) Joint, Filler • No missing, deteriorated joint filler and sealant Visual
and gaps
• Gaps between facing panels are free from any Visual
undesirable vegetation growth

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 QUALITY STANDARD FOR SLOPE & RETAINING STRUCTURE WORKS (continued)

Assessment
Item Element Standards Tolerance
Tool
2 RETAINING STRUCTURE (continued)
2a General Requirements (cont’d)

iii) Functionality • No sign of distress, settlement and tension crack, Visual

deformation, tilting and bulging of the retaining
structure
iv) Finishing • Should not have visual exposure of groups of Visual
coarse aggregates resulting from grout leakage
• No undesirable vegetation growth Visual
• No debris from defense measures Visual
• No exposed rebar Visual
• No dislocation of masonry blocks Visual
3 SLOPE DRAINAGE
3a General Requirements

i) Functionality • Free flowing and no ponding of water Visual

• No accumulated debris, undesirable vegetation Visual

and other obstructions in drainage channel

3b Surface Drain
i) Crack and • No visible crack, damage, and spalling Visual
Damage

ii) Joint, Filler • No missing or deteriorated joint filler and sealant Visual
and gaps Visual
• No gaps between drainage and soil
3c Subsurface Drain
i) Crack and • No crack, damage and spalling of concrete Visual
Damage surface
ii) Functionality • No traces of seepage Visual

• No obstruction in weepholes and pipe ends Visual

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 QUALITY STANDARD FOR SLOPE & RETAINING STRUCTURE WORKS (concluded)

Assessment
Item Element Standards Tolerance
Tool
4 ABOVE GROUND SERVICES
4a Surface water carrying services
i) Crack and • No visible damage Visual
Damage

ii) Functionality • No leaks at exposed water carrying services Visual

iii) Installation • Pipes properly supported and bent without Visual

damage
4b Buried water services

i) Functionality • No signs of water leakage from services Visual and

Leak Detection
Equipment
5 SLOPE FURNITURE
5a General Requirements

i) Crack and • No stain mark Visual

Damage
• No visible damage / defect Visual

• No sign of corrosion Visual

ii) Finishing • Level and in alignment Visual

iii) Installation • Secured and safe Visual

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