DEFENCE HEADQUARTES COMPLEX PROJECT

METHOD STATEMENT FOR

EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION
(Grid Area – (Q+5.6 – M+9.8) (60+1.0 – 60+18.8))

Page of Contents

1 Date: 15/03/2017
1: Technical Specificaions...........................................................................................................3-3
2: Shedules...................................................................................................................................4-7
Schedule 1: Information.........................................................................................................4-4
S1.1 General Information regarding the project.........................................................4-4
S1.2 Scope of Works..................................................................................................4-4
Schedule 2: Performance Specification................................................................................5-5
S2.1 Materials.............................................................................................................5-5
Schedule 3: Preparation........................................................................................................5-7
S3.1 Setting out..........................................................................................................5-5
S3.2 Stages of the Embankment Construction .........................................................6-6
S3.3 Placing and compaction of Embankment material ...........................................6-7
Annexure 01.................................................................................................................................8-8
Annexure 02.................................................................................................................................9-9

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 1. Technical Specification

1. ICTAD publication No. SCA/5

2. Working drawings

Copies of above Publication shall be purchased from the Construction Industry Development
Authority (CIDA), “Sausiripaya”, No.123, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 7.

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 2. Schedules
Schedule 1: Information

S1.1 General Information regarding the project

a) Site location : The Defence Headquarters Complex (DHQC) is to be

established at Akuregoda, Battaramulla.
b) Proposed structures :
 The Main Headquarters building (Core building)
 Station Officer's mess and Officers Institute
 Station OR's Mess and Accommodation Facility
 VIP Parking and Security Building/Helipad
 Communication Facility with Tower
 Facility for HQ Battalion and Directorates of Civilian Interface
 Sewage Check - Points. Walls/Fencing and other physical security features
 Logistical Support Facility
c) Name of Client : Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Ministry of
Defense & Urban Development
d) Name of Engineer : Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB)

S1.2 Scope of Works

This method statement provides the details of the materials, the equipment, the procedure
and relevant documents related to the construction of embankment. Construction Manager,
Geotechnical Engineer, licensed surveyor and sectional Engineers within whose scope of
works shall be responsible for referred construction activities in related to construction of
embankment and work shall carry out according to the method stipulated in this statement
unless otherwise changed by the Engineer.
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Schedule 2: Performance Specification

S2.1 Materials

Soil used as embankment material is naturally occurring shall not include highly plastic
clay, slits, peat or other organic soil or any soil that is contaminated with top soil vegetable
and other deleterious matter. The material used for the top 500mm of embankment will
conform to the requirements of type I material, and the material for lower layers of
embankment will conform to the requirements of type II material as given below.

a) Type I Embankment Material

Type I Embankment soil having a maximum dry density under standard conditions of
compaction not less than 1600 Kg/m3

b) Type II Embankment Material

Type II Embankment soil having a maximum dry density under standard conditions of
compaction not less than 1500 kg/m3

All suitable materials available at site (Available soil stockpile) will be used for

embankment construction as directed by the Engineer. Where additional material is required

will be obtained from approved borrow pits or other approved sources.

Schedule 3: Preparation

S3.1 Setting out

After the site has been cleared, the limits of embankment will be set out as required. The
pegs or stakes showing the limits of the embankment will be fixed at 1.5m distance outside
the actual limits of the fill.

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S3.2 Stages of the Embankment Construction

S3.2.1 Stage 01: Preparation of Existing Ground (Sub Grade).

In such instances before the placing of any embankment fill, the surface over the
bottom width of the foundation shall be trimmed and levelled as necessary and
conforms sub grade material to Type II. Then it will be compacted to achieve
maximum dry density not less than 95% (Modified Proctor).

S3.2.2 Stage 02: Lower Portion of the Embankment.

If the site available material conforms to Type II embankment material, it will be

compacted, to a minimum depth of 0.15m, not less than 95% of the maximum dry
density of the material at moisture content within 2% of the predetermined
optimum moisture content as determined by BS 1377, test 15 (Modified Proctor)
or AASHTO T180. The degree of compaction will be checked by field density

S3.2.3 Stage 03: Upper Portion of the Embankment (Top 500mm thickness)

If the site available materials conforms Type I embankment material, it will be

compacted to a minimum depth of 0.15m, not less than 98% of the MDD of the
material at moisture content within 2% of the predetermined optimum moisture
content as determined by BS 1377, test 15 or AASHTO T180. The degree of
compaction will be checked by field density measurements.

S3.4 Placing and compaction of Embankment material

All materials which are deposited in place prior to compaction will be evenly
spread over the whole of the designated area for the layer concerned and in such
quantity that the thickness of any one layer, when measured after compaction will
comply with the requirements mention herein.
Before transporting the materials to the site should be wet & thoroughly mixed
(Moisture content approximately close to the optimum moisture content at stock
pile)
The initial spreading will be carried out using Motor Grader & Backhoe Loader
and prior to compaction a Motor Grader will be adopted to make smooth and
levelled surface to receive uniform compaction from the roller.
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The un- compacted layer thickness shall be not be more than 200mm & refer the
figure 01, 02 & 03 for placing of embankment layers.
Any new layer less than 75mm in compacted thickness will be bonded to the
previous layer by scarifying the previous layer to a depth not less than 25mm or to
such depth the total compacted thickness of new layer plus the scarified portion of
the previous layer will not be less than 100mm.

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 Annexure 01

Location of Embankment

Figure 1- Location of the Embankment related to this method statement

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 Annexure 02

Figure 2- Standard Section of Embankment

Figure 3- Embankment Layers