Technical Specifications For Geotechnical Survey-Afcons-COWI

2 X 660MW MAITREE SUPER THERMAL POWER
PROJECT, RAMPAL, BANGLADESH
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR

GEOTECHNICAL SURVEY
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MAITREE-00-UZR-ED-100269-PEM-1
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR GEOTECHNICAL SURVEY
OWNER: BANGLADESH -INDIA FRIENDHSIP POWER COMPANY

(PVT.) LIMITED, BANGLADESH
CONTRACTOR: BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LTD.
CONTRACTOR: AFCONS INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
2 X 660MW MAITREE SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT, RAMPAL,

BANGLADESH
SUBCONTRACTOR’S DOC. A093539-BIFPCL-M-002

NO:
TYPE OF WORK: Jetty /Retaining work
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1 IFA 29.11.2017 Issued for Approval GAPP GOKS NGNU
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Rev. Status Date Revision Memo Prepared By Checked By Approved By
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TABLE OF CONTENT
1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 3
2. PROJECT LOCATION ............................................................................................... 3
3. SCOPE OF WORKS ................................................................................................... 4
4. SCHEME OF GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION ............................................................ 5
5. DRILLING, SAMPLING, CORING AND IN-SITU TESTING .................................................. 7
6. DRILLING LOGS ...................................................................................................... 8
7. LABORATORY TESTING OF SAMPLES ......................................................................... 8
8. CODES AND STANDARDS .......................................................................................... 9
9. DELIVERABLES .................................................................................................... 11
10. SURVEY SITE SELECTION ..................................................................................... 12
10.1. ADOPTED STANDARDS ....................................................................................... 12
10.2. RECOMMENDED SURVEY LOCATIONS ........................................................................ 13
10.3. ANNEXURE – GEOTECHNICAL SURVEY LAYOUT (MAITREE-0-MA-LD-
421100M001PEM-A). ........................................................................................... 14
TABLES
Table 1. Laboratory tests. ...................................................................................... 9
FIGURES
Figure 1-1 Location of MAITREE STPP ............................................................ 4
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1. INTRODUCTION
The aim of this technical specification is to define the extent of the geotechnical
survey to be performed for the Jetty and Retaining wall for 2 x 660 MW Maitree
Thermal Power Project, Rampal, Bangladesh.
The Joint Venture of Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd.

(hereafter BIFPCL) intends to construct a 2x660 MW, coal fired power plant in
the district of Khulna for which BIFPCL firms as Employer, utilizing high
availability, high efficiency steam cycle technology.
2. PROJECT LOCATION
The 2 x 660 MW MAITREE SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT is located

in Moithara Village, Rampul Upazila, Bagerhat District, Bangladesh.
The Nearest town Khulna is at a distance of 23 km from project site. The site is
connected by road from Mangla-Khulna Highway.
Nearest Domestic airport is Jessor, Bangladesh at distance of about 93 KM and

international airport is Dhaka at distance of 263KM, Bangladesh. Location of
MAITREE STPP is presented in Figure 1-1.


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Figure 1-1 Location of MAITREE STPP
3. SCOPE OF WORKS
The soil investigation shall consist in a geotechnical survey by means of boreholes

and performing DCP tests to provide the following information:
 Exploration of surface material and subsoil conditions of the Jetty &

Retaining wall proposed location.


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 Identification of soil or rock types with depth if applicable

 Field tests to establish physical and engineering properties at site.
 Collecting disturbed and undisturbed soil samples for laboratory tests on
selected samples to determine the properties of the soil.
 Chemical analysis of soil samples for concrete design, when applicable.
 Chemical analysis of water from soil samples.
 Documentation and evaluation of all results in a report recommending
engineering properties of soil to be used for design like: horizontal sub
grade modulus, capacity of pile against vertical and horizontal load, etc.
Provide full information on the stratification of soils, classification and stiffness.
The work to be supervised by a professional qualified in soil engineering

responsible for the log of borings and obtaining of disturbed and undisturbed soil
samples.
The field work to be carried out according to British Standard, American

Standards for Testing Material (ASTM) and CIRIA standards.
4. SCHEME OF GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION
a) Field tests shall comprise of boreholes, Standard Penetration Test (SPT),

Dynamic Cone Penetration Test (DCPT), collection of disturbed samples
(DS) and undisturbed soil samples (UDS), collection of water samples. 8
boreholes along with 4 DCPTs are to be performed, whose locations are
stated in the scanned copy attached herewith. Depth of boreholes shall be
70 m from the existing bed level. Starting depth of SPT shall be 1m below
ground level/bed level(GL) and the test shall be conducted at every 1m
alternate to collection of UDS up to 5m below GL and at every 1.5m
interval alternate to collection of UDS beyond 5m at the change of strata
and at depths wherever UDS could not be collected.


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Starting depth of collection of UDS shall be 2m below GL and UDS shall

be collected at 1m interval alternate to conducting SPT up to 5m depth
below GL and at every 1.5m interval alternate to conducting SPT beyond
5m depth.
b) Minimum 10 soil samples (disturbed) on river bed at different locations
shall be collected and tested for establishing grain size distribution, silt
factor, scour depth etc.
c) Boreholes shall be drilled up to a depth of 70 m below the river bed
/ground level in general. Bore logs shall include all the field test results;
Equipment used for drilling; water table details including date and time of
observation; BH coordinates; Key RLs; Total core recovery, RQD, SPT
values (in case SPT is greater than 100, the penetration and blows shall be
recorded and noted), and shall contain clear glossary of symbols and
abbreviations.
d) Laboratory tests on soil sample viz. Atterberg limit (LL, PL, SL), grain size
analysis, Grain size distribution, Silt factor, Scour depth, Specific gravity,
moisture content, density, strata classification, one dimensional
consolidations test with parameters Cc, Cv, e0, p0 with curves, direct shear
test, triaxial test, unconfined compression test.
e) Chemical analysis on water sample determination of pH value, turbidity,
Sulphate, carbonate, nitrate, chloride, organic matter and suspended solids
etc.
f) Chemical analysis on sub-soil for determination of pH value, carbonate,
Sulphate (both S03 and S04), chloride, nitrate, organic matter, salinity and
any other chemicals harmful to the foundation material. The contents in soil
shall be indicated as percentage.
Drilling will be carried out using an appropriate rotary drilling method to achieve
good recovery in granular and cohesive soils and rock formations.


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Casing of the borehole will be mandatory in loose sediments to avoid falls of the
walls of borehole. The Minimum diameter of the borehole shall be 150mm
The advance of the borehole shall be by continuous sampling.
5. DRILLING, SAMPLING, CORING AND IN-SITU TESTING
At the desired sampling depth, the borehole must be clean, and cased if necessary.
All samples shall be sealed and labelled.
Standard Penetration tests (SPT) shall be carried out at intervals of 1.5 m and at
the change of strata, in recent sediments using a standard split spoon sampler. The
hammer to be used shall be an automatic hammer of 63.5 kg falling from a height
of 76 cm.
The casing pipe shall be over the height of test and the water in the hole shall be
maintained over the water table to prevent piping.
Undisturbed samples shall be taken, when possible, before SPT. If undisturbed

samples could not be recovered (e.g. non cohesive sediments) only SPT shall be
carried out.
For the collection of undisturbed samples UDS tubes of 100 mm of diameter

minimum will be used. The obtained sample shall be described and identified, at
top and bottom ends of the tube hand penetrometer should be done.
Samples shall be kept in core boxes labelled and photographically documented.
Representative rock samples (if applicable) shall be prepared like undisturbed

samples for further tests.
The recovery and rock quality designation (RQD) to be recorded. The angle of
joints and bedding to be measured if applicable
Dynamic Cone Penetration Tests ( DCPT) shall be performed according to the

layout investigation drawings and it shall be conducted in accordance with IS
4968 Part –II.


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6. DRILLING LOGS
The information on the field log must contain the following:
• Date and time

• Name of contractor
• Water depth and tide condition
• Position of borehole (i.e, Coordinates and Elevation)
• Record of depth of each sample, sample type and amount recovered
• Record of SPT results
• Record of rock quality designation (RQD) and core recovery if
applicable
• Description of materials encountered and the limits of each soil and
rock stratum
• Set of Photographs report for samples boxes.
7. LABORATORY TESTING OF SAMPLES
Soil tests will be performed on selected samples to obtain the properties of each
layer encountered. At least two samples of each layer are recommended to be
tested. The tests program should be under direction of experienced engineers and
geologists.
The laboratory tests have to be carried out under BS codes
Average tests values of soil properties must be identified as well as the range of
variability.
The following tests shall be carried out:


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SAND ROCK OTHERS
One each One each

NUMBER OF TESTS (per borehole) * 2
five meters five meters
Visual description X X X
Natural moisture content X
Atterberg limits X
Specific gravity (Unit weight/Water unit weight) X
Chemical analysis (PH, organic matter, chlorides,

X X X
sulphates and carbonates)
Grain size by sieving** X
Bulk and dry density X X
Unconfined compression X X
Consolidation test (odometer) X
Triaxial test unconsolidated undrained X
(* number of tests shall be increased if changes on material characteristics are found)

** In the first 10 meters one grain size sieving test each 2 meters.
Table 1. Laboratory tests.
Soil tests shall be carried out to obtain as results basic geotechnical data like C, Ø,
γ, Cr, Cc, etc.
8. CODES AND STANDARDS
Following codes and norms should be of application:
 Code of Practice for Site Investigation. BS 5930.BSI (1999).

 Eurocode 7. Part I. Geotechnical Project. General rules (2004).


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 Site Investigation Manual. CIRIA (1983).

 ASTM D420-98(2003) Standard Guide to Site Characterization for
Engineering, Design, and Construction Purposes.
 ASTM D2113-06 Standard Practice for Rock Core Drilling and
Sampling of Rock for Site Investigation.
 BS 6349-1-1: 2013; Maritime Works- Part 1-1 : General- Code of
Practice for planning and design for operations.
 CIRIA: Report 143 " The standard Penetration Test ( SPT):
Method of use".
Some other ASTM standards may be applicable:
 ASTM D6151-97(2003) Standard Practice for Using Hollow-Stem

Augers for Geotechnical Exploration and Soil Sampling.
 ASTM D2573-01(2007) Standard Test Method for Field Vane
Shear Test in Cohesive Soil.
 ASTM D4879-02(2006) Standard Guide for Geotechnical Mapping
of Large Underground Openings in Rock.
 ASTM D1587-00(2007)e1 Standard Practice for Thin-Walled Tube
Sampling of Soils for Geotechnical Purposes.
 ASTM D6026-06 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in
Geotechnical Data.
 ASTM D3550-01(2007) Standard Practice for Thick Wall, Ring-
Lined, Split Barrel, Drive Sampling of Soils.
 ASTM D6913-04e1 Standard Test Methods for Particle-Size
Distribution (Gradation) of Soils Using Sieve Analysis.
 ASTM D5922-96(2004) Standard Guide for Analysis of Spatial
Variation in Geostatistical Site Investigations.
 ASTM D5911-96(2002)e1 Standard Practice for Minimum Set of
Data Elements to Identify a Soil Sampling Site.


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 ASTM D5873-05 Standard Test Method for Determination of

Rock Hardness by Rebound Hammer Method.
 ASTM D5777-00(2006) Standard Guide for Using the Seismic
Refraction Method for Subsurface Investigation.
 ASTM D4823-95(2003)e1 Standard Guide for Core Sampling
Submerged, Unconsolidated Sediments.
 ASTM D4767-04 Standard Test Method for Consolidated
Undrained Triaxial Compression Test for Cohesive Soils.
 ASTM D4220-95(2007) Standard Practices for Preserving and
Transporting Soil Samples.
 ASTM D3967-05 Standard Test Method for Splitting Tensile
Strength of Intact Rock Core Specimens.
 ASTM D2488-06 Standard Practice for Description and
Identification of Soils (Visual-Manual Procedure).
9. DELIVERABLES
The deliverables shall comprise the Scope of Works as exposed on Section 2,

including at least:
Geotechnical Investigation report shall contain geological background of the site,
equipment for investigations, field observations, summary of test data, design
calculation sheets; conclusions; Key plan for boreholes; longitudinal profile using
the bores containing strata; Plot of SPT and DCPT containing Observed and
corrected values with depth; photographs of field and laboratory activities
including core boxes; all complete as per specification.
 Geotechnical Investigation Summary Report

o Summary and Introduction
o Brief site geology


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o Field Campaign description

o Laboratory testing
o Draft report for engineering design purposes
o Final report for engineering design purposes
o References
 Appendixes and annexes
o Factual Data Borehole/PD Logs
o Core Box Photo
o Laboratory Test Results and equipment calibration sheets
o Field Tests
o Longitudinal/transversal profiles
o On-board report for offshore surveys
o Field reports for onshore surveys
10. SURVEY SITE SELECTION
The aim of this chapter is to describe the criteria used for selecting the locations to
carry the geological survey, namely, boreholes and DCPT test
The process for selecting the survey sites was based on three key aspects:
1. The existent Geotechnical details

2. The adopted standards
3. Site assessment based on experience
10.1. ADOPTED STANDARDS
The British Standard 5930: 1999 state that:
Article 12.1 - The extent of the ground investigation is determined by the

character and variability of the ground and groundwater, the type of
project and the amount and quality of existing information. It is important
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before deciding on the basic principles of the design of the works. It may
be that the desk study of existing information will provide sufficient high
quality data for a preliminary design to be started with confidence.
Article 12.3 - The investigation should yield sufficient data on which to

base an adequate and economical design of the project. (…)The lateral
and vertical extent of the investigation should cover all ground that may be
significantly affected by the new works or their construction.
Article 12.4 – (…) the initial stage might involve widely spaced boreholes,
probing, or trial pits designed to establish the general geological
conditions, the suitability of different methods of investigation, the
groundwater conditions, or an indication of the degree of chemical
contamination.
Article 12.5 - The points of exploration, e.g. boreholes, soundings, pits,

should be so located that a general geological view of the whole site can
be obtained providing details of the engineering properties of the soils and
rocks and of groundwater conditions. More detailed information should be
obtained at positions of important structures and earthworks, at points of
special engineering difficulty or importance and where ground conditions
are complicated (…).
Article 12.6 - Although no hard and fast rules can be laid down (…) where
a structure consists of a number of adjacent units, one exploration point
per unit may suffice
10.2. RECOMMENDED SURVEY LOCATIONS
Based on the previous arguments, it is recommended the following surveys

according to the Stand-By Jetty area:


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 Jetty Location: Three boreholes are proposed on Jetty more or less equally
spaced in order to facilitate the mobilization and demobilization of survey
equipment, without compromising the quality of results.
 Retaining wall location: Five borehole are proposed along the Retaining wall.
 Anchor Wall Location : Four DCPT's are proposed along the proposed anchor
wall location
Nonetheless, it is mentioned that in case a geological anomaly or unexpected

geological features are encountered, an extended survey will be considered.
10.3. ANNEXURE – GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION LAYOUT

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2 X 660MW MAITREE SUPER THERMAL POWER

PROJECT, RAMPAL, BANGLADESH

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR GEOTECHNICAL SURVEY

OWNER: BANGLADESH -INDIA FRIENDHSIP POWER COMPANY

CONTRACTOR: BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LTD.

CONTRACTOR: AFCONS INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

2 X 660MW MAITREE SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT, RAMPAL,

SUBCONTRACTOR’S DOC. A093539-BIFPCL-M-002

1 IFA 29.11.2017 Issued for Approval GAPP GOKS NGNU

0 IFA 11/1/2017 Issued for Approval VSJ PSB

Rev. Status Date Revision Memo Prepared By Checked By Approved By

Technical Specifications for Geotechnical survey -B.docx

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR

MAITREE-00-UZR-ED-100269-PEM-1. Tech.Spec. for Geotechnical survey_R1.docx

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR

The Joint Venture of Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd.

The 2 x 660 MW MAITREE SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT is located

Nearest Domestic airport is Jessor, Bangladesh at distance of about 93 KM and

MAITREE-00-UZR-ED-100269-PEM-1. Tech.Spec. for Geotechnical survey_R1.docx

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR

Figure 1-1 Location of MAITREE STPP

The soil investigation shall consist in a geotechnical survey by means of boreholes

 Exploration of surface material and subsoil conditions of the Jetty &

MAITREE-00-UZR-ED-100269-PEM-1. Tech.Spec. for Geotechnical survey_R1.docx

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR

 Identification of soil or rock types with depth if applicable

Provide full information on the stratification of soils, classification and stiffness.

The work to be supervised by a professional qualified in soil engineering

The field work to be carried out according to British Standard, American

4. SCHEME OF GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION

a) Field tests shall comprise of boreholes, Standard Penetration Test (SPT),

MAITREE-00-UZR-ED-100269-PEM-1. Tech.Spec. for Geotechnical survey_R1.docx

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR

Starting depth of collection of UDS shall be 2m below GL and UDS shall

MAITREE-00-UZR-ED-100269-PEM-1. Tech.Spec. for Geotechnical survey_R1.docx

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR

The advance of the borehole shall be by continuous sampling.

5. DRILLING, SAMPLING, CORING AND IN-SITU TESTING

Undisturbed samples shall be taken, when possible, before SPT. If undisturbed

For the collection of undisturbed samples UDS tubes of 100 mm of diameter

Samples shall be kept in core boxes labelled and photographically documented.

Representative rock samples (if applicable) shall be prepared like undisturbed

Dynamic Cone Penetration Tests ( DCPT) shall be performed according to the

MAITREE-00-UZR-ED-100269-PEM-1. Tech.Spec. for Geotechnical survey_R1.docx

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR

The information on the field log must contain the following:

• Date and time

7. LABORATORY TESTING OF SAMPLES

The laboratory tests have to be carried out under BS codes

The following tests shall be carried out:

MAITREE-00-UZR-ED-100269-PEM-1. Tech.Spec. for Geotechnical survey_R1.docx

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR

SAND ROCK OTHERS

One each One each

Natural moisture content X

Specific gravity (Unit weight/Water unit weight) X

Chemical analysis (PH, organic matter, chlorides,

Grain size by sieving** X

Bulk and dry density X X

Consolidation test (odometer) X

Triaxial test unconsolidated undrained X

(* number of tests shall be increased if changes on material characteristics are found)