Design disclosure and joint review on construction drawings of precast

piling of spherical tanks

Q/SY GCJ 2352.7 No：CPECC-NB-ENG-2020-001
Project Name GPP Project Project No. 3800
Unit Project Civil & Precast RC Pile & Spherical Tank Foundation Construction
Division or Subitem Precast RC Pile on Spherical Tank Area
Record：
1.0 General requirements
1.1 NB must abide by IQ03020-SBC-2019-002 Subcontract Agreement for Civil & Precast RC Pile
& Spherical Tank Foundation Construction Works for GPP Project.
1.2 Construction drawings for precast piling on spherical tanks area:
● HFY-3800-2000-CIV-DWG-0246-01_Rev 2 LPG SPHERICAL TANK (3000 M3)
(92000-T-01020304) - FOUNDATION REINFORCEMENT DETAILS, provided on
24/12/2020
● HFY-3800-2000-CIV-DWG-0246-02_ Rev 1 LPG SPHERICAL TANK (3000 M3)
(92000-T-01020304) - FOUNDATION REINFORCEMENT DETAILS, provided on
24/12/2020
● HFY-3800-2000-CIV-DWG-0249-01_ Rev 2 C3/C4 SPHERICAL TANK (3000 M3)
(92000-T-0506) - FOUNDATION GA AND DETAILS, provided on 24/12/2020
● HFY-3800-2000-CIV-DWG-0249-02_ Rev 1 C3/C4 SPHERICAL TANK (3000 M3)
(92000-T-0506) - FOUNDATION GA AND DETAILS, provided on 24/12/2020
● HFY-3800-2000-CIV-DWG-0260-01_ Rev 2 C5+STORAGE TANK (3000 M3) (92000-
T-0708091011) - FOUNDATION GA AND DETAILS, provided on 24/12/2020
● HFY-3800-2000-CIV-DWG-0260-02_ Rev 1 C5+STORAGE TANK (3000 M3) (92000-T-
0708091011) - FOUNDATION GA AND DETAILS, provided on 24/12/2020
● HFY-3800-0000-CIV-DWG-0020_ Rev 0 PILE TYPICAL DRAWING, provided on
25/12/2019
● HFY-3800-2000-PIP-LAY-0001_ Rev D EQUIPMENT LAYOUT FOR LPG STORAGE
TANK UNIT-CODE A
● HFY-3800-2000-PIP-LAY-1001_ Rev D EQUIPMENT LAYOUT FOR C5 STORAGE
TANK UNIT-CODE A
● HFY-3800-0000-CIV-DB-0001_ Rev 1 CIVIL, STRUCTURAL & ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN BASIS, provided on 17/12/2019
● HFY-3800-0000-STR-SPC-0009_ Rev 0 Specification for Piling, provided on 28/5/2020
● HFY-3800-0000-STR-SPC-0001_Rev 0 Specification for Concrete works
● HFY-3800-0000-STR-SPC-0009_ Rev 0 Specification for Piling
● HFY-3800-0000-CIV-DWG-0001_ Rev 0 STANDARD DRAWING-GENERAL NOTES
CONCRETE WORKS, provided on 15/1/2020
● HFY-3800-0000-CIV-RPT-0001_ Rev 0 Geotechnical Investigation Report - C5+
Storage Tank Area & LPG Storage Tank Area
1.3 All dimensions are in millimeter, elevation & co-ordinates are in meter unless noted
otherwise.
1.4 For concrete general notes, refer to drawing No. HFY-3800-0000-CIV-DWG-0001_0.
1.5 Concrete grade shall have cube strength of grade C40 40Mpa at 28 days in accordance
with ACI 318.
 1.6 Sulphate resistant cement conforming to ASTM C 150 type V shall be used for concrete.
1.7 Reinforcement steel shall be of grade 60 conforming to ASTM 615M. Min. yield stress Fy
420N/mm2 DENOTED BY “T”. Secondary reinforcement steel shall be of grade 40
conforming to ASTM 615M. Min. yield stress Fy 280N/mm2 DENOTED BY “R”. Both main and
secondary reinforcements shall be deformed bars.
1.8 All exposed structural steel members shall be painted with anti-corrosive paintings, as
recommended in SPEC for external coating of equipment & piping.
2.0 Precast Pile
2.1 As below are all required test according to spec. and design team suggestion, but please
understand that all quantity of loading test must according to the final decision of PMC/PMT:
● High strain dynamic test: 33 pcs (5% of Total piles and no less than 5 pcs);
● Integrity test: 660 pcs ( 100% of Total piles and no less than 10 pcs);
Pile static loading test:
a). Static axial tensile load tests: 0 pcs. (The prefabricated pile used in the spherical tank
foundation has no uplift force; it is recommended that the uplift test can be cancelled).
b). Lateral Load Tests: 7pcs. (1% of Total piles and no less than 3 pcs).
c). Static Axial Compressive Load tests: 7pcs. (1% of Total piles and no less than 3 pcs).
Pile test shall conform to requirements of ASTM (refer to HFY-3800-0000-STR-SPC-0009_0).
2.2 Allowable working load Lateral Load of single pile：30kN
Allowable static Axial Compressive Load of single pile：700kN
2.3 Piling method including lifting, test reports of materials and mix design shall be provided
by subcontractor and approved for construction by Client. Procedures of precast piling and
stop-hammer standard must be provided by NB company and be approved by CPECC.
2.4 Plant co-ordinates E=0.00, N=0.00 corresponds to UTM co-coordinates X=3505635.37
Y=738716.39 of WGS84 co-ordinate system.
2.5 The activities therein shall be including but not limited preparation for piling operatives,
Piling Procedure, Jointing, Pile Set （including Excavation）, Pile Re-Drive, excavation to
designed elevation before piling test, Piling Test , cutting off pile head ，remove the excess
concrete of pile head（exclude rebar） and Site restoration etc.
2.6The construction of precast piling should meet the requirements in HFY-3800-0000-STR-
SPC-0009_0 Specification for Piling. Repairing and cutting off piles head, piling test (Lateral
Load Tests, Tensile Load Tests, high strain dynamic test etc.)
are included in the work scope of NB company.
2.6 Weld between upper and lower sections of precast pile shall be full weld to ensure
welding quality. The weld shall be done by qualified welder.
● Before the pile construction, the follow item shall be double check at site:
● The coordinate of spherical tank foundation
● The bottom level of foundation and top level of pile
● Precast concrete pile cutting level and the reinforcement anchorage of piles.
● The pile driving shall be on the bottom of foundation pit after foundation Excavation.
2.7 The pile construction tolerances and requirements shall follow HFY-3800-0000-STR-SPC-
0009_ Rev 0 Specification for Piling.
2.8 During the piles driving, please check whether it conforms to the description in the
geological survey report. If there are any deviation with Geological Survey Report，please
 inform and confirm with CPECC.
2.9 Before foundation construction，the following item shall be check：
● The foundation pit shall be kept clean and the soil free from debris and disturbance.
● The soil shall not be soaked by water.
● The inspect shall be done by The geotechnical investigation company.

Add the content for precast pile construction

1. Precast piling integrity and welding quality must be ensured during the construction.
Only if the integrity and welding quality of precast pilings comply with the requirements of design
and related codes, the changes of piling connection locations will have little influence on vertical
bearing capacities of spherical tank foundations.
2. When conducting the work of piling connection welding, both surfaces of steel end
plates must be clean and smooth. The flatness of upper and lower piling tops must be less than
2mm. The longitudinal axis of respective pilings also must be coincided. The gaps of upper and
lower pilings shall be filled and strongly welded by using suitable and wedge-shaped steel
pieces.
3. The report of testing pilings shows that the changes of precast piling connection
locations may have great impacts on tensile strength of single piling. Considering the high-risen
structures such as tower and torch foundations may be subjected to uplifting forces. The
dimensions and connection locations of rest precast pilings applied to other structures must still
follow the requirements of approved drawing HFY-3800-0000-CIV-DWG-0020 (Upper piling 12m
and Lower piling 7m).
4. In order to reduce the potential unfavorable effects of connection point’s upward
movements, it is necessary to strengthen the angle steel connectors. Meanwhile, all sides of
upper and lower end steel plates shall be fully and strongly groove welded. Piling driving cannot
be conducted immediately until at least 10 minutes after connection welding work is finished.
Detailed enhanced construction method of piling connection is shown below：

5. To make sure the quality of upper and lower piling connections during the construction,
the work of welding and piling driving must be under the supervision of CONTRACTOR.
6. To improve the work of piling, the below methods shall be followed:
(1) The basis of ceasing driving shall adopt piling elevation control and piling penetration
control.
(2) To avoid adjacent piling floating when conduct the new driving work, the elevation
changes of finished pilings shall be monitored and recording.
(3) The total pilings must conduct integrity tests
(4) To avoid the problems of reprocessing and waste, it is recommended that piling test
shall be conducted immediately when the work of piling driving under the first tank foundation
has been finished for 28 days. Once the quality test of piling is satisfied, the rest work can
proceed.

3.0 Tank Foundation

3.1 The project length of anchor bolt shall be ensure to not less than the requirement in drawing.
3.2 Please note the construction sequence of insert plate and grout shall confirm with Mechanical
construction team，it will be as follow:
● After construction to the top of pedestal concrete, NB company shall stop construction and
handover to Mechanical construction team
● The Mechanical construction team will install the insert plate, erection the tank，and level the
insert plate and tank
● After level confirm from Mechanical construction team， the grout will be cure by NB
company.
3.3 Tank foundation construction tolerances shall follow the notes and requirements in tank
foundation drawing:

Disclosure person（signature）： FENG Wentao Date: 12-24-2020

Attendance（signature）：Noor Baghdad company Date: 3.2.2021