Federation of Piling Specialists temporary works reference guide

Federation of Piling Specialists
Reference Material
Temporary Works
Table of Contents
SUMMARY
TABLE 1 – LARGE DIAMETER BORED PILING..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
TABLE 2 – CONTINUOUS FLIGHT AUGER PILING............................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
TABLE 3 – VIBRATORY AND DYNAMIC GROUND IMPROVEMENT..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
TABLE 4 – MINI PILING AND GROUND ANCHORS............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
TABLE 5 - PRECAST DRIVEN PILING.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
TABLE 6 – DRIVEN CAST IN SITU...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
TABLE 7 – SHEET PILING................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
TABLE 8 - SOIL MIXING.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
TABLE 9 – GROUTING.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
TABLE 10 – DIAPHRAGM WALLS.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Table 11 – Marine Work..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14

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Summary
The aim of this document is to provide a simple summary of temporary works items that are commonly associated with the various forms of ground
engineering that FPS members may undertake. This is designed as an aide memoir for FPS members, main contractors, engineers and their
clients and does not constitute a definitive list of temporary works that could be encountered on site. In particular this does not remove the need
for individual organisations to undertake site specific assessments of temporary works requirements. Statutory legislation and the Contract will
define the respective responsibilities of the parties involved to manage the design and checking of temporary works.
Definition
Temporary works can be defined as an ‘engineered solution’ used to:
 Support or protect an existing structure or the permanent works during construction
 Support an item of plant or equipment
 Support an excavation
 Provide access to and egress from the place of execution of the ground engineering works
Classification
All items of temporary works should be classified for the purposes of checking as Class 0, 1, 2 or 3 as that outlined in BS5975:2008. Typical
checking requirements are as follows, however it may at times be necessary to increase the class due to specific site conditions:
Class 0 - This applies to the use of standard solutions and not the original design, which will require both structural calculation and checking to
category 1, 2 or 3, as appropriate. Temporary works may be checked by another member of the site or design team. Standard solutions may be
checked for compliance with the design criteria.
Class 1 - Such designs would be undertaken using simple methods of analysis and be in accordance with the relevant standards, supplier’s
technical literature or other reference publications. Temporary works can be design checked by another member of the design team.
Class 2 - This include designs where a considerable degree of interpretation of loading or soils information is required before the design of the
foundation or excavation, support or slope. Temporary works must be design checked by someone independent from the design team (not
involved in or consulted by the original design team).
Class 3 - These designs include unusual designs or where significant departures from standards, novel methods of analysis or considerable
exercise of engineering judgement are involved. Temporary works must be checked by a third party organisation independent from the design
team organisation.

Table 1 – Large Diameter Bored Piling
Management Class 0: Management Class 1: Management Class 2: Management Class 3:
Basic construction Routine construction Specialist construction methods requiring Unusual and bespoke
methods methods exact control construction methods
Guidewall excavation, not Pits and trenches to CIRIA 97 Guidewall excavation, exceeding 1.0m depth or with Temporary works combining
exceeding 1.0m depth with Trenching Practice significant overburden or close to 3rd party boundaries inter-acting multiple designs
no significant overburden and equipment
and separated from 3rd Temporary casing Unusual concepts (methods,
party boundaries and Propping to an embedded wall sequence, design)
equipment Mobile crane outrigger
foundations in good ground, Piling platforms, access roads & batters, ramps not Novel highly complex designs
Formwork for guidewalls crane to 50T and collapse exceeding 1m height
below ground level radius is clear of 3rd party Excavations and cofferdams in
infrastructure or public areas Tower crane bases tidal conditions
Equipment to facilitate pile
trimming such as debonding Guidewall construction Plunge or kingpost column installation and support Deep excavations in poor soils
foam and lifting eyes outside the range of previous
Lifting bands and lifting points Mobile crane outrigger foundations in poor / unknown experience
Covers to open or recently for reinforcement cages ground or crane in excess of 50T or collapse radius is
concreted pile bores not clear of 3rd party infrastructure or public areas Assessment of structures likely to
Slope / excavation edge be affected by settlement or
protection Large excavations and slopes vibration caused by the method of
work
Test and reaction piles Lifting beams, bands and points for tandem/cage lifts
Any works outside the normal
Load test and lifting beams operations of the organisation
Base slab and bund walls for support fluid tanks Access ramps exceeding 1m
height
Simple dewatering and ground water pumping

Table 2 – Continuous Flight Auger Piling
Guidewall excavation, not Pits and trenches to CIRIA 97 Guidewall excavation, exceeding 1.0m depth or with Temporary works combining
exceeding 1.0m depth with Trenching Practice significant overburden or close to 3rd party boundaries inter-acting multiple designs
no significant overburden and equipment
and separated from 3rd Mobile crane outrigger Unusual concepts (methods,
party boundaries and foundations in good ground, Propping to an embedded wall sequence, design)
equipment crane to 50T and collapse
radius is clear of 3rd party Piling platforms, access roads & batters, ramps not Novel highly complex designs
Formwork for guidewalls infrastructure or public areas exceeding 1m height
below ground level Excavations and cofferdams in
Guidewall construction Tower crane bases tidal conditions
Equipment to facilitate pile
trimming such as debonding Lifting bands and lifting points Kingpost column installation and support Deep excavations in poor soils
foam and lifting eyes for reinforcement cages outside the range of previous
Mobile crane outrigger foundations in poor / unknown experience
Covers to recently concreted Slope / excavation edge ground or crane in excess of 50T or collapse radius is
piles protection not clear of 3rd party infrastructure or public areas Assessment of structures likely to
be affected by settlement or
Test and reaction piles Large excavations and slopes vibration caused by the method of
work
Load test and lifting beams
Simple dewatering and ground water pumping operations of the organisation
Access ramps exceeding 1m

height

Table 3 – Vibratory and Dynamic Ground Improvement
Excavation, not exceeding Pits and trenches to CIRIA 97 Excavation, exceeding 1.0m depth or with significant Temporary works combining
1.0m depth or with Trenching Practice overburden or close to 3rd party boundaries and inter-acting multiple designs
significant overburden or equipment
close to 3rd party Mobile crane outrigger Unusual concepts (methods,
boundaries and equipment foundations in good ground, Piling platforms, access roads & batters, ramps not sequence, design)
crane to 50T and collapse exceeding 1m height
Formwork to flared head radius is clear of 3rd party Novel highly complex designs
construction below ground infrastructure or public areas Zone loading tests
level Assessment of structures likely to
Plate loading tests Lifting and dropping of dynamic compaction weights be affected by settlement or
vibration caused by the method of
Slope / excavation edge Mobile crane outrigger foundations in poor / unknown work
protection ground or crane in excess of 50T or collapse radius is
not clear of 3rd party infrastructure or public areas Any works outside the normal
operations of the organisation

height

Table 4 – Mini Piling and Ground Anchors
Excavation, not exceeding Pits and trenches to CIRIA 97 Excavation, exceeding 1.0m depth or with significant Temporary works combining
1.0m depth or with Trenching Practice overburden or close to 3rd party boundaries and inter-acting multiple designs
close to 3rd party Temporary casing Unusual concepts (methods,
boundaries and equipment Propping to an embedded wall sequence, design)
Mobile crane outrigger
Equipment to facilitate pile foundations in good ground, Piling platforms, access roads & batters, ramps not Novel highly complex designs
trimming such as debonding crane to 50T and collapse exceeding 1m height
foam and lifting eyes radius is clear of 3rd party Rig mast restraint system working
infrastructure or public areas Tower crane bases adjacent railway lines
Covers to open or freshly
concreted pile bores Designed scaffolds and Connecting bars or steel tubes together Assessment of structures likely to
loading platforms TG20:08 be affected by settlement or
Lift off test equipment, test piles and beams vibration caused by the method of
Lifting bands and lifting points work
for reinforcement cages Kingpost column installation and support
Slope / excavation edge Mobile crane outrigger foundations in poor / unknown operations of the organisation
protection ground or crane in excess of 50T or collapse radius is
not clear of 3rd party infrastructure or public areas Access ramps exceeding 1m
Test and reaction piles height
Anchor or soil nail head details
Large excavations and slopes
Simple dewatering and ground water pumping

Table 5 - Precast Driven Piling
Excavation, not exceeding Pits and trenches to CIRIA 97 Excavation, exceeding 1.0m depth or with significant Temporary works combining inter-
1.0m depth or with Trenching Practice overburden or close to 3rd party boundaries and acting multiple designs
construction below ground infrastructure or public areas Mobile crane outrigger foundations in poor / unknown
level ground or crane in excess of 50T or collapse radius is Excavations and cofferdams in
Slope / excavation edge not clear of 3rd party infrastructure or public areas tidal conditions
Equipment to facilitate pile protection
trimming such as Tower crane bases Assessment of structures likely to
construction of static test pile be affected by settlement or
head Large excavations and slopes vibration caused by the method of
work

height

Table 6 – Driven Cast In Situ
1.0m depth or with Trenching Practice overburden or close to 3rd party boundaries and acting multiple designs
construction below ground infrastructure or public areas Mobile crane outrigger foundations in poor / unknown
level ground or crane in excess of 50T or collapse radius is Excavations and cofferdams in
Slope / excavation edge not clear of 3rd party infrastructure or public areas tidal conditions
Equipment to facilitate pile protection
trimming such as Tower crane bases Assessment of structures likely to
construction of static test pile Lifting bands and lifting points be affected by settlement or
head for reinforcement cages Large excavations and slopes vibration caused by the method of
work
Test and reaction piles Load test and lifting beams

height

Table 7 – Sheet piling
1.0m depth or with no Trenching Practice overburden or close to 3rd party boundaries and acting multiple designs
boundaries and equipment foundations in good ground, Working platforms for handling cranes and reaction sequence, design)
crane to 50T and collapse stand/temporary gates erection
radius is clear of 3rd party Novel highly complex designs
infrastructure or public areas Piling platforms, access roads & batters, ramps not
exceeding 1m height Assessment of structures likely to
Slope / excavation edge be affected by settlement or
protection Mobile crane outrigger foundations in poor / unknown vibration caused by the method of
ground or crane in excess of 50T or collapse radius is work
not clear of 3rd party infrastructure or public areas
Deep excavations in poor soils
Large excavations and slopes outside the range of previous
experience
Simple dewatering and ground water pumping.
Working at height, and/or suitable access to specific operations of the organisation
guarded platforms on standard equipment
Control of long thin materials during lifting operations in height
variable weather conditions

Table 8 - Soil Mixing
Excavation, not exceeding Pits and trenches to CIRIA 97 Piling platforms, access roads & batters, ramps not Temporary works combining inter-
1.0m depth or with no Trenching Practice exceeding 1m height acting multiple designs
significant overburden or
close to 3rd party Slope / excavation edge Mobile crane outrigger foundations in poor / unknown Unusual concepts (methods,
boundaries and equipment protection ground or crane in excess of 50T or collapse radius is sequence, design)
not clear of 3rd party infrastructure or public areas
Novel highly complex designs
Large excavations and slopes Any works outside the normal
operations of the organisation
Simple dewatering and ground water pumping.
Base slab and bund walls for mixing plant height

Table 9 – Grouting
Equipment to facilitate pile Pits and trenches to CIRIA 97 Propping to an embedded wall Temporary works combining inter-
trimming such as debonding Trenching Practice acting multiple designs
foam and lifting eyes Piling platforms, access roads & batters, ramps not
Temporary casing exceeding 1m height Unusual concepts (methods,
Covers to open or freshly sequence, design)
concreted pile bores Mobile crane outrigger Connecting bars or steel tubes together
foundations in good ground, Novel highly complex designs
crane to 50T and collapse Mobile crane outrigger foundations in poor / unknown
radius is clear of 3rd party ground or crane in excess of 50T or collapse radius is Rig mast restraint system working
infrastructure or public areas not clear of 3rd party infrastructure or public areas adjacent railway lines
Designed scaffolds and Large excavations and slopes Assessment of structures likely to
loading platforms TG20:08 be affected by settlement or
Lifting beams vibration caused by the method of
Lifting bands and lifting points work
for reinforcement Simple dewatering and ground water pumping
Slope / excavation edge Base slab and bund walls for mixing plant operations of the organisation
protection
height
Table 10 – Diaphragm Walls

Basic construction Routine construction Specialist construction methods requiring exact Unusual and bespoke
methods methods control construction methods
Guidewall excavation, not Pits and trenches to CIRIA Guidewall excavation, exceeding 1.0m depth or with Temporary works combining
exceeding 1.0m depth with 97 Trenching Practice significant overburden or close to 3rd party boundaries and inter-acting multiple designs

no significant overburden equipment
and separated from 3rd Mobile crane outrigger Unusual concepts (methods,
party boundaries and foundations in good Propping to an embedded wall sequence, design)
equipment ground, crane to 50T and
collapse radius is clear of Piling platforms, access roads & batters, ramps not Novel highly complex designs
Formwork for guide walls 3rd party infrastructure or exceeding 1m height
below ground level public areas Excavations and cofferdams in
Mobile crane outrigger foundations in poor / unknown tidal conditions
Equipment to facilitate pile Guidewall construction ground or crane in excess of 50T or collapse radius is not
trimming such as debonding clear of 3rd party infrastructure or public areas Deep excavations in poor soils
foam and lifting eyes Slope / excavation edge outside the range of previous
protection Large excavations and slopes experience
Covers to open or recently
concreted panels Trapping beams for Lifting bands, points and lowering heads for cage installation Assessment of structures likely
standard rectangular cages & tandem cage lifts to be affected by settlement or
vibration caused by the method
Trapping beams for non-standard or non-rectangular cages of work
Temporary works for cages including but not limited to raker Any works outside the normal
bars, cathedral bars, lifting bands, trap off bands and fish operations of the organisation
plates
Base slab and bund walls for support fluid tanks height
Cage lifting points when lifting
Simple dewatering and ground water pumping over critical assets or people
Trench stability in difficult ground conditions or with tidal

water levels
Table 11 – Marine Work


Covers to open or recently Mobile crane outrigger Piling platforms, access roads & batters, ramps not Temporary works combining inter-
concreted pile bores foundations in good ground, exceeding 1m height acting multiple designs
crane to 50T and collapse
Basic scaffolds to TG20:08 radius is clear of 3rd party Working at height, and/or suitable access to specific Unusual concepts (methods,
infrastructure or public guarded platforms on standard equipment sequence, design)
areas
Mobile crane outrigger foundations in poor / unknown Novel highly complex designs
Designed scaffolds and ground or crane in excess of 50T or collapse radius is
loading platforms TG20:08 not clear of 3rd party infrastructure or public areas Jack up platforms
Lifting bands and lifting Lowering heads used for cage installation Any works outside the normal
points for reinforcement operations of the organisation
cages Lifting beams
Excavations and cofferdams in
Temporary casing Simple dewatering and ground water pumping tidal conditions
Trench stability in difficult ground conditions or with Access ramps exceeding 1m

Slope / excavation edge tidal water levels height
protection


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