Quality Control/Quality Assurance Procedure – AVIC – Astoria Residential Development Project
Pile Point Setting out
• Done only with a licensed surveyor present on site
• Pile point co-ordinates are observed, recorded and verified after cross
checking with license surveyor approved drawing
• Check the 10m radius, for ongoing/concreted piles within 48 hours before
approval is given to start boring
Reinforcement Cage
• The length of the RF cage is pre-calculated against the current depth of pile
and the cut off level and is checked on site
• The number of bars are checked against the issued structural drawings
• Welding the required lap length and installation of the completed RF cage is
inspected
• Link diameter & pitch is checked
Pile well cleaning
• A bentonite cycling system is used for this purpose and to ensure the quality
of the cleaning process the density and viscosity of bentonite is monitored at
the start and end of the cleaning process. These values are recorded in
checklists and the engineer determines the termination of cleaning if the
said values are well within pre-determined limits
• The pile toe level is checked agaist the values recorded in the boring log to
make sure no colapsing of soil has occured
• Casing top level is also checked to make sure no variation in that level has
influenced the recorded depth values
• The cleaning condition of the pile toe is also checked by dropping a weighted
cable and tapping on the bedrock to make sure no soft layer is deposited on
the bedrock before concreting is commenced
Casing Setting out
• Pile Co-ordinates and casing verticality are checked by the contrator and are
observed and recorded in checklists
Termination
• After the pre-determined minimum socketing depth is achieved the final
rock quality is inspected and after evaluating the boring log data the final
termination is determined by a senior structural engineer
• After termination is given the contractor is instructed to check the pile co-
ordinates for the 3rd time to make sure the pile location is unchanged. this is
observed and recorded in the checklist
Concreting
• Concrete quantity is recorded in checklists along with
slump/flow/temperature data
• Number of trucks and pouring sequence is also monitored and recorded for
quality control purposes
• Minimum of 10 test cubes are cast for each pile for testing
• Tremie removal sequence is monitored and recorded
• Final concrete level is measured on site between unloaded concrete trucks
• After the required concrete fill level is achieved the concrete is terminated
• The co-ordinates are checked by the contractor again and is observed and
recorded in relevant checklists by the consultant
Soil Boring
• Samples are inspected to determine the soil quality
Rock Socketing
• According to the soil investigation report, the rock quality designation is
evaluated and a contour map is developed to help determine the socketing
level
• Upon reaching rock start samples are visually inspected and casing top level
is recorded in checklists
• Bentonite level is monitored visually at site and kept well above the casing
bottom level
• Samples at every 500mm interval are inspected and related data are
recorded in a boring log
Casing removal/Concreted borehole filling/Concrete Testing
• After the termination of concrete the casing removal is monitored visually to
make sure no tilting of casing takes place
• Concreted borehole is filled with soil and a barricade tape is used to protect
the area
• 2 cubes will be tested at 7 days and 6 cubes will be tested at 28 days to
determine the specified concrete strength is achieved