AECOM +852 3922 9000 tel

20/F, Grand Central Plaza, Tower +852 3922 9797 fax

2, 138 Shatin Rural Committee
Road, Shatin, Hong Kong
香港新界沙田鄉事會路 138 號新城
市中央廣場第 2 座 20 樓
www.aecom.com

Site Memorandum
Date: 12thDecember 2022 Ref No: CHC/SM/046
To: Yau Lee Construction Co., Ltd (YL) (the Contractor) –Ms. Sammi CHAN
From: Mr. Sarick Wong - Resident Engineer
Project: Design & Construction of A Community Health Centre Cum Social Welfare Facilities at Pak Wo
Road, North District
(Contract No. SS H501)
Subject: Pull out Test Report of Threaded Rod & Nut (14/11/2022) – Batch 5 & 6)
(Bolting assemblies Proposed for the steelwork of this building project

Distribution √ ArchSD – Mr.S.C.Tang,Ms. Joelle CHU, Mr. Jackson WAI, Mr. Anfield CHIU,
Mr. Alex TSOI, Mr. Ken SHUM, , Mr. Y.K. HSU, Mr. Roy YUEN
: √ AECOM– Mr. K.L. WONG, Mr. Jimmy WU, Mr. Jimmy HO, Mr. Keith Chan,
Mr. Martin Choi
√ YL – Mr. Darren LEE, Mr. C.C. LEE, Mr. C.W. SIN, Mr Marco LIU,

We refer to the following test reports (copies attached) for threaded rod & nuts (Batch 5 & 6) delivered to site
on November, 2022:-

A) Batch 5

Proposed
Test Sample Type of Test Test Location Testing
Report No. Description Results for Laboratory
use

2210258-1 T32 Threaded to M30 rod Pull out test Ultimate tensile
With Grade 10, M30 Nut of bolting strength of threaded Qualitech
(Double Nuts) assemblies rods is Testing
Batch 5 661 N/sq. mm Vertical &
Specimen no.T15 Post of Consultancy
Retaining Limited
Wall
2210258-2 M30 Nuts (Grade 10) Proof Test result
Batch 5 Load complied with the
Specimen no.N11 Test requirement of BS
of steel 4190:2001 Table 16
nuts strength
Grade 10, Steel nut
Test result is
satisfactory
 AECOM +852 3922 9000 tel
20/F, Grand Central Plaza, Tower +852 3922 9797 fax
2, 138 Shatin Rural Committee
Road, Shatin, Hong Kong
香港新界沙田鄉事會路 138 號新城
市中央廣場第 2 座 20 樓
www.aecom.com

Site Memorandum

B) Batch 6

Test Proposed
Report No. Sample Type of Test Test Location Testing
Description Results for Laboratory
use

2210914-1 M16 Threaded rod Pull out test Ultimate tensile

With Grade 10, M16 of bolting strength of Qualitech
Nut (Double Nuts) assemblies threaded rods is Testing
Batch 6 979 N/sq. mm 1/F &
Specimen no.T16 Maintenance Consultancy
platform Limited

2210914-2 M16 Nuts (Grade 10) Proof Test result

Batch 6 Load complied with
Specimen no.N12 Test the requirement
of steel of BS
nuts 4190:2001
Table 16
strength Grade
10, Steel nut
Test result is
satisfactory

The Threaded rod & nuts test results (see copy attached, pdf file) have been examined; we have no adverse
comment on the Contractor proposal of using the delivered threaded rod & nuts (double nuts) (Batch 5 & 6)
for the steelwork of this building project provided that the proposed bolting assemblies satisfy the design
strength requirements as shown in the approved Drawings.

For and on behalf of the Engineer

SW
Sarick Wong
R.E.

This memo shall not constitute any cost and time variation to the Contract