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Method Statement For Pile Head Breaking
Method Statement For Pile Head Breaking
PROJECT
Construction of Bid Pack 5A&5B-Roads, Site Utilities,
Substations, Surface Parkings, Landscaping and
Oasis Works Sabah Al-Salem University City- Kuwait
University
Contract No.:KU/KUCP/C0251/10-11
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W.L.L
KUWAIT UNIVERSITY-BID PACK 5A&5B
CONTRACT NO KU/KUCP/CO251/10-11
Method Statement for the pile head preparation.
-Concrete Trimming & rectification works
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13/08/2014
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1. INTRODUCTION
Method Statement for the pile head preparation for the underpass piles
belonging to the foundations of Sabah Al Salem University City- BP 5A&5B, contract
no: KU/KUCP/CO251/10-11.
The document details the various steps involved in the pile head preparation;
including the trimming of additional concrete above the Cut Of Level (COL) and pile
concrete rectifications if any encountered.
2. SCOPE OF WORK
This literature establishes the various methods adopted by the piling contractor
for the pile head preparation inclusive of the trimming of the concrete above the COL
and the repair works carried out on defective concrete (if encountered anywhere).
The following steps shall be adopted by the piling contractor for the trimming of the
concrete above the COL:-
1) After the construction and the initial curing of the cast pile concrete, excavation
works shall commence to expose the concrete above the COL. The concrete
used for the underpass piles in the above foresaid project is K450.
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3) In this particular project, excavation and trimming shall commence after at least
7 days. Since the use of high strength concrete in the piles, it is highly advisable
to start the pile trimming immediately after the 7 days for ease of operations.
4) After exposing the concrete till the pile COL, the surveyor shall mark a level
10cm above the COL, on the pile. A cut of maximum 1cm depth, shall be made
along the perimeter of the pile using concrete cutting discs. This is done to
create an artificial plane of cleavage and to eliminate spreading of any cracks
below this plane of cleavage.
5) The concrete above the cut-off level shall be trimmed in three stages as shown
in the figure 1, which is self explanatory.
6) The segment A, shall be trimmed using either Hydraulic hammers mounted over
a mini excavator/Skid Loader or manually operated pneumatic hammers (7kg-
32kg capacity). The jack hammers shall be held at an angular position (15°-30°)
for ease of operation.
8) The final 10cm of concrete- segment C, shall be chipped using electric operated
hammers, to have more control over the trimming process.
9) During all above operations, the debris from the pile head shall be removed
manually using hand held shovels.
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1) All excavation and trimming operations shall commence only after submission of
project approved check list forms (WIR) to the Engineer.
4) All employees involved in the operations shall be all the time equipped with
appropriate PPE including but not limited to Hard Hats, Hard shoes,
recommended Gloves, ear plugs, protective eye glasses & dust masks.
6) Post Trimming of the concrete till the required COL, inspection shall be arranged
for the approval of the Engineer’s representative.
5) Concrete cutter/grinder
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The subsequent section of this literature addresses the rectification works intended to
be carried out on pile surface in case of any defected or faulty workmanship.
The damages or faulty workmanship if any can be of the following two categories,
which are addressed under these two sub sections:-
1. Defects discovered at the top of the pile (Contaminated concrete at or under
the COL, honeycombing or accidental trimming of pile below the required COL)
2. Defects discovered along the face of the pile (honeycombing, damage to the
pile due to excavation works etc).
Repair works shall follow the industry proven construction practice of using specialized
products approved in the project and in compliance with the project particular
specifications.
Based on the piling contractor’s previous local and international experience with similar
situations, specialized concrete repair products from BASF is mentioned in this
literature. However, similar products from other brands can also be used, provided it is
approved in the project:
6.1 Defects at the top of the pile (>15 cm repair works/shuttered works):
The product data sheet is attached at the end for the review and consideration
of the Engineer. Separate transmittals shall be submitted for the approval of the
product in the project.
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c. This repairing product unit consists of a base and a reactor. The base is
added to reactor and mixed well with a paddle drill. This mixing is then
continued for about 3 minutes.
d. The mixed chemical is then applied over the surface with a short haired
paint brush, uniformly and allowed to settle as suggested in the product
data sheet.
e. After waiting the recommended time, same concrete (Same Mix Design,
strength and characteristic) as that of the pile concrete is casted over the
applied product coating.
f. Product Data sheet (attached at the end of the literature) describes the
manufacturer’s recommendation which is self explanatory.
6.2 Defects at the face of the pile (<15 cm repair works/non-shuttered works):
This material is used to fill any honey-combs present or minor edge breaks.
The repair works shall be carried out using the below steps:
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Appendix: For BASF repair products (For the review of the Engineer)
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