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D30 PILING

010 INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED WITH TENDER

- Submit:
- Information listed in SPERW, table 1.1.
- Other information: ______ .

GENERAL

110 PILING SPECIFICATION

- Standard: Comply with the current edition of ‘Specification for piling and embedded
retaining walls’ (SPERW).
- Substitution of British Standard for SPERW requirements: ______ .
- References to Engineer in SPERW: For the purpose of this contract, interpret such
references as being to the person named in section A10 as administering the contract on
behalf of the Employer.

120 ERRATA AND ADDENDA TO SPERW

- Table 1.2: In the penultimate line substitute 4.10 for 4.8.
- Clause 2.9.6(c): Substitute 20 for 21.
- Other requirements: ______ .

130 PILES
- Standard: To SPERW, sections 2–6 and 20, as appropriate to the pile type.
- Permitted types: ______ .
- Particular specification: Submit proposals to cover the SPERW requirements listed under
this heading for the chosen pile type.
- Other requirements: ______ .

140 PRECAST CONCRETE PILES

- Standard: To SPERW, section 2.
- Type: ______ .
- Manufacturer: ______ .
- Product reference: ______ .
- Joints: ______ .
- Shoes: ______ .
- Pile group designation: ______ .
- Section size: ______ .
- Length: ______ .
- Other requirements: ______ .

150 STEEL BEARING PILES

- Standard: To SPERW, section 6.
- Manufacturer: ______ .
- Product type: ______ .
- Steel designation: ______ .
- Joints: ______ .
- Head reinforcement: ______ .

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- Shoes/ toe reinforcement: ______ .
- Pile group designation: ______ .
- Section size: ______ .
- Length: ______ .
- Other requirements: ______ .

160 DRIVEN CAST-IN-PLACE PILES WITH PERMANENT CASING

- Standard: To SPERW, sections 5 and 20.
- Casing:
- Type: ______ .
- Material strength class/ grade: ______ .
- Wall thickness: ______ .
- Section length (minimum): ______ .
- Joints: ______ .
- Shoes/ toe reinforcement: ______ .
- Filling material: ______ .
- Pile group designation: ______ .
- Diameter: ______ .
- Length: ______ .
- Reinforcement:
Quantity: ______ .
Extent: ______ .
- Other requirements: ______ .

165 DRIVEN CAST-IN-PLACE PILES WITH TEMPORARY CASING

- Standard: To SPERW, sections 5 and 20.
- Method of installation: ______ .
- Filling material: ______ .
- Pile group designation: ______ .
- Diameter: ______ .
- Length: ______ .
- Reinforcement:
Quantity: ______ .
Extent: ______ .
- Other requirements: ______ .

170 BORED CAST-IN-PLACE PILES

- Standard: To SPERW, sections 3 and 20.
- Filling material: ______ .
- Pile group designation: ______ .
- Diameter: ______ .
- Length: ______ .
- Reinforcement:
Quantity: ______ .
Extent: ______ .
- Other requirements: ______ .

180 FLIGHT AUGERED CAST-IN-PLACE PILES

- Standard: To SPERW, sections 4 and 20.
- Filling:
- Material: ______ .

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- Placing: Inject through hollow stem of auger.
- Pile group designation: ______ .
- Diameter: ______ .
- Length: ______ .
- Reinforcement:
Quantity: ______ .
Extent: ______ .
- Other requirements: ______ .

190 REDUCTION OF PILE FRICTION

- Purpose: ______ .
- Method: ______ .
- Piles to be treated: ______ .
- Active strata: ______ .
- Extent of treatment: ______ .

SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

210 CONTRACTOR DESIGN

- Standard: To BS 8004.
- Requirement: Complete design of piles and construct in accordance with SPERW, clause
1.4, option 1.
- Pile layout: ______ .
- Site investigation: Confirm as adequate or propose further investigation as considered
necessary.

220 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

- Requirement: Option 2 of SPERW, clause 1.4 applies.
- Design features: ______ .
- Design suitability: Confirm acceptance of design as appropriate for the particular ground
conditions or submit alternative design proposals, accepting full responsibility for them.

230 GROUND INVESTIGATION

- Report: ______ .
- Datum for borehole logs: ______ .

240 ADDITIONAL GROUND INVESTIGATION

- Information required: ______ .
- Extent of investigation:
- Piles: ______ .
Frequency of sampling/ testing: ______ .

250 PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR STRUCTURE TO BE SUPPORTED ON THE PILES

- Permitted settlement at working load (maximum): ______ .

260 SPECIFIED WORKING LOADS FOR PILES

- Pile group designation: ______ .
- Load magnitude: ______ .

270 FOUNDATION WORKING LOADS

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- Load magnitude: ______ .

280 PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR PILES UNDER LOAD TEST

- Pile group designation: ______ .
- Dimensions: As for working piles.
- Pile reference for test piles:
- Preliminary test: ______ .
- Proof test: ______ .
- Test criteria:
- Specified working load (SWL): ______ .
- Design verification load (DVL): ______ .
- Load factor: ______ .
- Permitted settlement at DVL: ______ .
- Permitted settlement at DVL + ½ SWL: ______ .

285 DAMAGE TO ADJACENT STRUCTURES AND SERVICES

- Permissible damage criteria:
- Structures: ______ .
- Services: ______ .

290 BASIS FOR SETTING OUT

- Site datum: ______ .
- Site grid: ______ .

300 COMMENCING SURFACE

- Level: ______ .

310 PILE LENGTH – PENETRATION

- Pile group designation: ______ .
- Pile cut-off level: ______ .
- Stratum: ______ .
- Penetration of pile into stratum (minimum): ______ .
- Other requirements: ______ .

320 PILE LENGTH – TOE LEVEL

- Pile group designation: ______ .
- Pile cut-off level: ______ .
- Depth of pile toe beneath site datum (minimum): ______ .
- Other requirements: ______ .

330 DRIVING RESISTANCE, DYNAMIC EVALUATION AND SET

- Requirement: Drive pile until minimum specified pile penetration is achieved and, until
following are achieved:
- Energy imparted to pile: ______ .
Set: ______ .
- Energy rating of hammer: Provide evidence that energy imparted to pile by proposed
hammer will be satisfactory and that hammer has been maintained and checked in
accordance with hammer manufacturer's instructions.
- Other requirements: ______ .

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PRODUCTS

410 HEAD PREPARATION

- Minimum requirement for strengthening pile head prior to driving: ______ .
- Amendment to design: Submit proposals for changes if found necessary to prevent
damage to pile heads.

420 PILE SHOES OR TOE REINFORCEMENT

- Requirement: ______ .
- Type: ______ .
- Material: ______ .
- Details: ______ .

430 MARKING PRECAST CONCRETE PILES

- Clearly mark each pile with:
- Date of casting.
- Unique reference number.
- Principal dimensions.
- Other requirements: ______ .

440 PERMANENT CASING

- Reasons for use: ______ .
- Casing:
- Material: ______ .
- Diameter: ______ .
- Thickness: ______ .
- Length: ______ .
- Coating: ______ .
- Method of installation: ______ .
- Control of vibration: ______ .
- Backfilling of annulus:
- Between casing and ground: ______ .
- Between casing and pile: ______ .

445 LOW-FRICTION SLEEVING

- Material: ______ .
- Dimensions:
- Internal diameter: ______ .
- Wall thickness: ______ .
- Backfilling to annulus: ______ .
- Between casing and ground: ______ .
- Between casing and pile: ______ .
- Features: ______ .

450 COATING ______

- Type: ______ .
- Preparation: ______ .
- Primer: ______ .
- Number of coats: ______ .
- Thickness per coat (minimum): ______ .
- Finishing coats: ______ .

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- Number of coats: ______ .
- Thickness per coat (minimum): ______ .

460 PROPRIETARY COATING ______

- Manufacturer: ______ .
- Product reference: ______ .
- Surface preparation, primer and finishing coats: As recommended by manufacturer to suit
ground and water conditions on site.

470 CONCRETE GENERALLY

- Standards: To BS 8500-2 and SPERW, section 20.
- Exchange of information: Provide concrete producer with information required by BS 8500-
1, clauses 4 and 5.

480 DESIGNED CONCRETE ______

- Embedded metal: ______ .
- Compression strength class (cylinder/ cube minimum): ______ .
- Target density (oven-dry): Normal.
- Aggregates:
- Size (maximum): ______ .
- Type/ Density: Normal weight.
- Coarse recycled aggregates: ______ .
- Additional aggregate requirements: ______ .
- Design chemical class: ______ .
- Limiting values for composition:
- Water:cement ratio (maximum): ______ .
- Cement/ Combination content (minimum): ______ .
- Cement/ Combination content (maximum): ______ .
- Air content in situ (minimum): ______ .
- Fibre: ______ .
- Consistence class: ______ .
- Permitted cement/ combinations: ______ .
- Chloride class: ______ .
- Admixtures: ______ .
- Additional requirements: ______ .

490 PRESCRIBED CONCRETE ______

- Source: Contractor's choice.
- Grade to SPERW, table 20.2: ______ .
- Embedded metal: ______ .
- Aggregates:
- Size (maximum): 20 mm.
- Type/ Density: Normal weight.
- Recycled coarse aggregates: Do not use.
- Fine aggregate grading: ______ .
- Additional aggregate requirements: ______ .
- Permitted cement/ combinations: ______ .
- Standard strength class: ______ .
- Additional cement/ combination requirements: ______ .
- Cement/ Combination content (target): As SPERW, table 20.2, for concrete grade and
required consistence class.

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- Consistence class to SPERW, table 3.1: ______ .
- Mix proportions: As SPERW, table 20.2, for concrete grade and required consistence class.
- Chloride class: ______ .
- Admixtures: ______ .
- Additional requirements: ______ .

500 MORTAR OR CEMENT GROUT WITH FILLER

- Standard: To SPERW, section 20.
- Compressive strength: ______ .
- Cement: ______ .
- Sand/ filler: ______ .
- Limiting values for composition:
- Cement content (minimum): ______ .
- Water:cement ratio (maximum): ______ .
- Admixtures: ______ .
- Properties of fresh grout: ______ .
- Temperature at grouting: ______ .
- Other requirements: ______ .

510 CEMENT GROUT

- Standard: To BS EN 447.
- Compressive strength: ______ .
- Cement: ______ .
- Limiting values for composition:
- Water:cement ratio (maximum): ______ .
- Admixtures: ______ .
- Properties of fresh grout: ______ .
- Temperature at grouting: ______ .
- Other requirements: ______ .

520 GROUT FOR POST TENSIONED PILES

- Requirements in addition to SPERW, clause 2.9: ______ .

530 REINFORCEMENT GENERALLY

- Steel reinforcement: To BS 4449.
- Type/ Grade: ______ .
- Cutting and bending: To BS 8666.
- Supplier: Firm holding a valid certificate of approval issued under a product certification
scheme operated by a third party certification body with appropriate Category 2
accreditation from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).

540 COVER TO REINFORCEMENT

- Cover (nominal): ______ .
- Method of ensuring correct cover: Submit details.

550 LAPS IN REINFORCEMENT

- Length (minimum): ______ .

560 PRESTRESSING TENDONS

- Standard: To BS 5896.
- Material: ______ .

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- Nominal tensile strength: ______ .
- Deformation characteristics: ______ .
- Class of relaxation: ______ .

570 SONIC LOGGING DUCTS

- Material: ______ .

EXECUTION

610 METHOD STATEMENT

- Requirement: Submit proposed method of installation to achieve the design parameters,
including:
- Details of equipment.
- Programme showing sequence and resources.
- Confirmation that performance requirements for load and settlement will be achieved.

615 RECORDS
- Detailed requirements for records additional to those specified in SPERW: ______ .

620 WELDING PROCEDURE

- Requirements additional to SPERW, clause 6.6: ______ .

625 NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF WELDS

- Requirements additional to SPERW, clauses 6.7.3 and 6.7.4: ______ .

630 PRELIMINARY PILES

- Locations: ______ .
- Diameter: ______ .
- Allowable pile capacity: ______ .

635 TRIAL DRIVES

- Locations: ______ .
- Timing: Before installation of contract piles.

640 TRIAL BORES

- Locations: ______ .
- Timing: Before installation of contract piles.

645 UPLIFT AND LATERAL DISPLACEMENT TRIALS

- Uplift trial: ______ .
- Lateral displacement trial: ______ .

650 PERFORMANCE OF WORKING PILES

- Substandard performance: Give notice if the performance of any pile will be less than that
of a similar pile whose test behaviour has been accepted.

655 TESTING EXCAVATED MATERIAL

- Contamination tests: Undertake at following rates:
- Made up ground: ______ .
- Other soil types: ______ .

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660 EASING OF PILE DRIVABILITY

- Usage: ______ .

665 PREBORING FOR PILES

- Depth (maximum): ______ .
- Diameter (maximum): ______ .
- Filling to voids: ______ .
- Records: Submit, giving location, depth and diameter of and filling to prebores.

670 JETTING FOR PILES

- Depth (maximum): ______ .
- Jetting medium: ______ .
- Record: Submit, giving location and depth of jetting.

675 SUPPORT FLUID

- Standard: To SPERW, section 21.
- Usage: ______ .
- Requirements: ______ .

680 PROHIBITION OF SUPPORT FLUID

- Usage: Not permitted.

685 EXCAVATED MATERIAL

- Disposal: ______ .

690 DISPOSAL OF PILE HEADS

- Cutting down and disposal: Contractor’s responsibility.

695 INSPECTION
- Manned descent: ______ .

700 PLACING CONCRETE IN DRY BORINGS AND CASINGS

- Requirements additional to SPERW, clause 3.8.4:
- Height of lower end of delivery tube above bottom of reinforcement cage (maximum):
______ .
- Free fall of concrete (maximum): ______ .

705 MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

- Requirements additional to SPERW, clause 4.10:
- Monitor the following and record with pile records: ______ .

710 INSTRUMENT FAILURE

- Manual monitoring: Use a stop watch.

715 PRESSURE GROUTING

- Standard: ______ .
- Piles to be grouted: ______ .
- Location of grouting: ______ .
- Timing: ______ .
- Grout system: ______ .

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- Number of circuits: ______ .
- Grout take (minimum): ______ .

720 PREPARATORY PREBORING FOR LOW FRICTION SLEEVING OR SURROUND

- Requirement: Carry out to base of low friction treatment.
- Preboring diameter: ______ .

725 SUPPORT TO PREBORED HOLE FOR LOW FRICTION SLEEVING OR SURROUND

- Method of achieving temporary stability: ______ .
- Depth: To suit sleeving length and ground conditions.

730 TRIAL OF FRICTION REDUCING METHOD

- Requirement: ______ .

735 METHOD OF TESTING CONCRETE WORKABILITY

- Test: To BS 8500-1, Annex B.
- Workability: To SPERW, table 3.1.
- Test method:
- Slump testing: For mixes with workability type A as SPERW, table 3.1.
- Flow testing: For higher workability mixes, unless agreed otherwise.

740 COMPRESSION TESTING OF CONCRETE

- Requirement: In addition to any sampling and testing carried out by the concrete supplier,
and unless otherwise agreed, sample concrete on site and test.
- Sampling rate: ______ .

745 TESTING MORTAR AND CEMENT GROUT

- Standard: ______ .
- Exceptions: Strength test using 100 mm cubes.
- Preliminary tests: ______ .
- Frequency of compliance testing: ______ .

750 TESTING SUPPORT FLUID

- Property to be measured: ______ .
- Specification for test: ______ .
- Compliance values:
Freshly mixed fluid: ______ .
Sample from bore prior to placing steel and concrete: ______ .

755 PREPARATION OF PILE HEADS FOR INTEGRITY TESTING

- Preparation: To suit test method.
- Inconsistencies: Submit report on inconsistencies which could inhibit execution or
interpretation of test.

760 INTEGRITY TESTING – GENERAL

- Method: ______ .
- Satisfactory evidence in support of proposals: Submit.
- Period between casting and testing (minimum): ______ .
- Piles to be tested:
- Pile group designation: ______ .
- Type: ______ .

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- Number: ______ .
- Locations: ______ .
- Programme: ______ .

765 SONIC LOGGING

- Ducts:
- Number: ______ .
- Length: ______ .
- Circuits to be sonically logged: All.
- Pile depth over which testing is required: ______ .
- Pile depth intervals at which signal is to be recorded (maximum): ______ .

770 DYNAMIC TESTING OF PILES

- Load (minimum): ______ .
- Drop height (minimum): ______ .
- Period between pile installation and testing (minimum): ______ .
- Measurement of set and temporary compression: Required.
- Piles to be tested:
- Pile group designation: ______ .
- Number: ______ .
- Locations: ______ .
- Programme: ______ .

775 PERIODS FOR SUBMISSION OF INTEGRITY TEST RESULTS

- Initial test results: Submit after each test within ______ .
- Full report: Submit after completion of each phase of testing within ______ .

780 STATIC LOAD TESTING OF PRELIMINARY PILES

- Procedure: ______ .
- Pile group designation: ______ .
- Number of tests: ______ .

785 STATIC LOAD PROOF TESTING OF WORKING PILES

- Procedure: ______ .
- Pile group designation: ______ .
- Number of tests: ______ .
- Test load (maximum): ______ .

790 REQUIREMENTS FOR TEST PILES UNDER STATIC LOADING

- Construction and installation: As for working piles except as specified.
- Exceptions: ______ .

800 PILE STATIC LOAD TESTING EQUIPMENT AND ARRANGEMENT

- Requirements in addition to SPERW, section 10: ______ .

810 TIMING OF PILE LOAD TESTING

- Period between installation and load testing (minimum): ______ .

815 REMOVAL OF TEMPORARY WORKS USED FOR TESTING

- Period between completion of piles and removal of temporary works: ______ .

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820 PILE LATERAL LOAD TESTING
- Special requirements for application of a lateral load to a pile, detailed in accordance with
expected conditions of loading: ______ .

825 WORK TO PILE HEADS AFTER TESTING

- Preliminary/ anchor piles: ______ .
- Working piles: ______ .

830 INSTRUMENTATION FOR PILES

- Standard: To SPERW, section 19.
- Pile reference: ______ .
- Type of load: ______ .
- Instrument type: ______ .
Range: ______ .
Position of instrument within pile: ______ .

840 INSTRUMENTATION MONITORING

- Equipment: ______ .
- Location: ______ .
- Ownership upon completion: Employer's property.
- Manufacturer's instructions: Provide.
- Function and operation: Explain and demonstrate where necessary to Employer's staff.
- Other requirements: ______ .
- Timing of base reading: ______ .
- Frequency of readings: ______ .
- Measurements: Provide for the following parameters: ______ .
- Format for data output: ______ .

850 SURVEYING OF PILES CONTAINING INSTRUMENTATION

- Survey: Position of pile head terminal relative to:
- Grid: ______ .
- Datum: ______ .
- Frequency: ______ .
- Other requirements: ______ .

COMPLETION

910 HEALTH AND SAFETY FILE

- Requirement: Collate and submit a full set of pile records for inclusion in the health and
safety file.
- Content:
- Record drawings: With each pile numbered and giving the 'as built' location of each pile
relative to ______ .
- Records: Copy of each record submitted during the progress of the work.
- Latest date for submission: ______ .

920 PILING GUARANTEE

- Type: Insurance backed. Administered by an independent insurance protection company.
- Guarantee period (minimum): ______ .
- Documentation: Provide certificates/ guarantees at completion of piling works.

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