(Standards Cutoff - 30 Jun 2020) Rev.

01 23-Feb-22

SINOHYDRO INSPECTION CHECKLIST CRCC IC NUMBER DATE APPROVED RFI NUMBER

Verification of Soil Improvement (Cone Penetration Tests) SHIC-A-0008

PROJECT TITLE WBS / BI / JO NUMBER CONTRACTOR / SUBCONTRACTOR

Infrastructure and Maintenance Building BI-25-00040/0020 Branch of Sinohydro Corporation LTD.

LOCATION

LAYOUT DRAWING NUMBER REV. NO. PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER EC / PMCC / MCC NO.

SCHEDULED INSPECTION DATE & TIME ACTUAL INSPECTION DATE & TIME QUANTITY INSP.

ITP NUMBER ACTIVITY ITP NUMBER WORK PERMIT REQUIRED?

SAUDI ARAMCO INSPECTION LEVEL CONTRACTOR INSPECTION LEVEL

ITEM
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA REFERENCE PASS FAIL N/A REMARKS
No.

A General

Schedule "Q"
All quality test and sampling shall be performed by independent Approved
A1 Attachment I Section
laboratory facilities and testing Agency.
3.1

The Geotechnical Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, tools,

supervision, supplies and transportation required to perform the
A2 ASTM D-420
geotechnical investigation, exploration, testing, analyses and reporting in
accordance with ASTM D420

The Geotechnical Contractor shall comply with all aspects of the Saudi
A3 Aramco Construction Safety Manual and all safety programs and policies of SACSM
Saudi Aramco.

Inspect penetrometer tip before and after soundings for damage, soil ingress
and wear. Upon complete withdrawal of the penetrometer, inspect the
A4 ASTM D5778
penetrometer tip for proper operation. Friction sleeve should be able to be
rotated through 360 degrees by hand without detectable binding.

Attachment IV to
A5 All equipments/gauges shall have valid Calibration Certificates.
Schedule Q

B Cone Penetration Test (CPT)

To ensure the stability of the CPT equipment and trafficability, the top ASTM D-5778/
B1 surface of soil shall be leveled with a maximum acceptable slope of 5 %after Method Statement,
each phase of RIC/DC Section 9

The location and depth of cone penetration soundings shall be as specified

B2 Method Statement,
in the Method of Statement (Each 4,000 sq.m).
Section 13

Cone penetration testing shall include pore pressure measurements (i.e

B3 piezocone). Where stiff/dense soils are encountered, the piezocone shall be ASTM D-5778
replaced with a higher capacity electronic cone.

For all cone penetration calibration, testing and data reporting, ASTM D5778
B4 ASTM D-5778
shall be followed.

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(Standards Cutoff - 30 Jun 2020) Rev. 01 23-Feb-22

SINOHYDRO INSPECTION CHECKLIST CRCC IC NUMBER DATE APPROVED RFI NUMBER

Verification of Soil Improvement (Cone Penetration Tests) SHIC-A-0008

PROJECT TITLE WBS / BI / JO NUMBER CONTRACTOR / SUBCONTRACTOR

Infrastructure and Maintenance Building BI-25-00040/0020 Branch of Sinohydro Corporation LTD.

When the graph of post-Cone Penetration Test reports show failure in any of
Method Statement,
B5 the test points conducted in a grid box, Saudi Aramco shall be notified of
Sec.12
such failure.

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(Standards Cutoff - 30 Jun 2020) Rev. 01 23-Feb-22

SINOHYDRO INSPECTION CHECKLIST CRCC IC NUMBER DATE APPROVED RFI NUMBER

Verification of Soil Improvement (Cone Penetration Tests) SHIC-A-0008

PROJECT TITLE WBS / BI / JO NUMBER CONTRACTOR / SUBCONTRACTOR

Infrastructure and Maintenance Building BI-25-00040/0020 Branch of Sinohydro Corporation LTD.

Test failure shall be investigated and area shall be recompacted using again Method Statement,
B6
RIC/DC Compaction, and re-testing shall be performed. Sec.12

REMARKS:

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:
1 - Method Statement RIC/DC
3 - ASTM D-420, ASTM D-5778

Contractor / Third-Party Saudi Aramco

Construction Representative* PMT Representative
Work is Complete and Ready for Inspection: T&I Witnessed QC Record Reviewed Work Verified
Name, Initials and Date: Name, Initials and Date:

QC Inspector PID Representative

Performed Inspection Work / Rework May Proceed T&I Witnessed QC Record Reviewed Work Verified
Name, Initials and Date: Name, Initials and Date:

QC Supervisor Proponent and Others

Quality Record Approved: T&I Witnessed QC Record Reviewed Work Verified
Name, Sign and Date: Name, Initials and Date:

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