CONSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY OF

LIC-PILE CAPS.V1
NORTH – SOUTH BRIDGE, ADRESS
Version: 1
SPANISH : INTERSECCION AV CRA 68
English Version
CON 1° DE MAYO PLMB – BOGOTA.

CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE OF PILE CAPS

Figure 1. Pile Cap Molinilla Bridge. Built by P&T Infraestructura

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES

In the next description, it is presented how each of the activities involved in the process will be carried
out, attaching the description separately of each one of them.

 Pile cap location: The general plans of the project must be consulted and the extreme points of
slopes and exact floor of the pile cap to be built must be located by means of coordinates.
 Once the pile cap is located, the correct positioning of the beams that make up the formwork
must be checked and in this way enforce the plans.
 Formwork of pile cap: In this activity the placement of the floor, the reinforcement and the
formwork are counted.
 The placement of the floor must be in accordance with the plans delivered by the technical
engineer and must be modulated only as indicated therein.

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 Once the floor boards have been placed, the reinforcing steel is assembled, according to the
plans provided by the bridge designer, taking into account that it is the last revision.
 All the general and particular specifications that apply to the project should not be overlooked in
order to perform an optimal job.
 Topographic review: Starting from the basis that the station is calibrated. The axes of the pile
cap are located from a point with known topographical coordinates and the vertices of all the
ends of the pile cap are located, controlling the alignment and verticality of the formwork,
preserving the required coatings and complying with the general and particular specifications. of
the project in relation to this activity.
 Cast First stage: Consult the general and particular specifications of the project to determine the
possible requirements that cannot be met immediately to give a special treatment and be able
to meet them on the day of the casting.
 All the necessary equipment must be up to date to comply with the casting, such as: Vibrators,
Power Plant, diesel oil, minor tools, lighting equipment.
 The casting must be done in one direction trying to make the joint as small as possible, in order
to avoid a cold joint. The concrete should preferably be poured through a single channel so as
not to mess up the casting.
 It is important to make a wash (green joint) in the contact between the first casting and the
second casting in order to ensure a rough surface for the adequate union between the fresh and
hardened concrete.
 Concrete pouring: Concrete can be poured by stationary pump or by gravity.
 The concrete must be placed with a shovel on the walls of the pile at the beginning with the help
of pipes to avoid segregation and then at a height of 2 meters directly.
 If it is emptied with the help of a stationary pump or by gravity, the same care must be taken to
avoid segregation.
 Once the casting is finished and the section has been stripped, antisol or similar concrete curing
agent should be applied, the concrete finishes should be checked since they are exposed
concrete and give the bridge an aesthetic touch.

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 CONSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY OF
LIC-PILE CAPS.V1
NORTH – SOUTH BRIDGE, ADRESS
Version: 1
SPANISH : INTERSECCION AV CRA 68
English Version
CON 1° DE MAYO PLMB – BOGOTA.

BEGINNING

PILE CAP
LOCATION

STEEL
REINFORCEMENT OF
THE STRUCTURE

TOPOGRAPHY
REVIEW

CAST 1 STAGE

CAST 2 STAGE
(if applicable)

END

ELABORATED BY REVIEWED BY APPROVED BY

Armando M. Bastidas Gustin Germán Orozco Ospina Armín Ricardo García Acuña
Tender Manager Construction Manager C.E.O

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