Term of Reference for Soil Investigation

Second Hinode bridge and Access Road

Timor Leste

TERM OF REFERENCE FOR

SOIL INVESTIGATION SECOND HINODE BRIDGE AND ACCESS ROAD
TIMOR LESTE

1. BACKGROUND

The Ministry of Public Works of Timor Leste (MPW-TL) through The National Directorate of Road,
Bridge and Flood Control ( NDRBFC) aimed to the detailed engineering design (DED) of new
2nd hinode bridge near to the 1 sthinode bridge and access road to be widen 4 lanes road
starting from Elem-loi roundabout on banana road to link an intersection on President
Nicolau Lobato highway/National road A03 with condition to facilitate movement of
humans, agricultural products, merchandise and goods and as well as public mobility and
riding comfort, as well as industrial/commercial developments, other tourism related
development within Dili City, and Dili airport.

2. OBJECTIVES

The Objectives of this work is to obtain an overview of the geography / morphology and
characteristics of the soil conditions at the location of the site location area. With the topographic
map and soil condition information data, it is hoped that the design 2 Hinode Bridge and Access road
can be carried out optimally.

3. SCOPE OF WORKS
The location of Soil Ivestigation under the 2 Hinode Bridge left side Hinode bridge -1 and along the
access road , located at Dili District, Timor Leste.

The proposed investigation points are shown in Table and Figure below:
No Sampling Location Possition
1 Borehole
a BH-A1 As atacched drawing
b BH-P1 As atacched drawing
c BH-P2 As atacched drawing
d BH-P3 As atacched drawing
E BH-P4 As atacched drawing
F BH-A2 As atacched drawing
2 Cone Penetration Test
a CPT-1 Box Traffic
b CPT-2 Box traffic
c CPT-3 Sta 1+270

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Second Hinode bridge and Access Road
Timor Leste

No Sampling Location Possition

3.
e DCP 15 location scattered along
access road
4. STANDARD AND REFERENCE

The soil investigation works was implemented based on common standards and references are shown
in Table below.

No Standard
Code Year Source Title
1 D 1452 – 80 1980 ASTM Drilling Operation
2 D 1586 - 99 1999 ASTM Standard Penetration Test (SPT)
D-1587 - 00. 2000 ASTM Undisturbed Sampling
3
D 2487 – 00 2000 ASTM Classification of Soils for Engineering
4 Purpose
D 2488 – 00 2000 ASTM Description and Identification of Soils
5 (Visual-Manual Procedure)
1981 ISRM Basic Geotechnical Description of Rock
6 Masses
D6032-02 2000 ASTM Rock Quality Designation ("RQD")
7
D 2216 – 98 1998 ASTM Laboratory Determination of Water
8 (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by
Mass
D 854 – 00 2000 ASTM Standard Test Method for Specific
9 Gravity of Soil Solids by Water
Pycnometer
D 422 – 63 (98) 1998 ASTM Standard Test Method for Particle-Size
10 Analysis of Soils
D 2166 – 00 2000 ASTM Standard Test Method for Unconfined
11 Compressive Strength of Cohesive Soil
D 2850 – 95 1995 ASTM Standard Test Method for
12 Unconsolidated-Undrained Triaxial
Compression Test on Cohesive Soils
D 4746 – 95 1995 ASTM Standard Test Method for
13 Consolidated-Undrained Triaxial
Compression Test on Cohesive Soils
D 2435 – 96 1996 ASTM Standard Test Method for One-
14 Dimensional Consolidation Properties
of Soils
D5878 - 08 1998 ASTM Standard Guides for Using Rock-Mass
15 Classification Systems for Engineering
Purposes

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Timor Leste

5. METHODOLOGY

The soil drilling will be carried out with the following procedure:

 Location or site of bore hole should be clean up and level to make comfortable work space.
The drilling machine are setting up based on its drilling machine operation manual,
 Soil sample
Samples will be taken throughout the entire length of bore hole and undisturbed sample will
be taken at different soil layer or taken at every interval of 1.50 m. The core sample will be
taken by using core sampler of "single or double barrel type". For the drilling tip installed
tungsten steel bits or diamond bits with diameter 76 mm (NX)
 Drilling depth
The maximum drilling depth is 40 m and/or until obtaining three times NSPT value more than
50, whichever achieved first.
 Water level at the bore hole will be measured and recorded twice a day, on the start of
drilling work and completion of drilling work.
 The borehole trace
After completion of the drilling, the borehole will be is closed with cement mixed and marked
with concrete column.

The Drilling Daily Report, shall include the following information:

 Date of drilling implementation,
 Location and number of hole,
 Elevation of water table,
 Name and type of drilling machine, type of core barrel applied, diameter of bore hole
and depth of casing installed,
 Description of core,
 Name of Bore Master,
 Any necessary information about the drilling activities.

The core shall be placed into transparent plastic in order to protect it and placed into core box
orderly based on drilling depth. On the cover of core box the following label or information shall be
mentioned:
 Name/Project Location
 Number of Bore hole
 Sequence number of core boxes
 Depth of drilling of each box.

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Timor Leste

Immediately conduct the core description and continue with log bore preparation. The log bore
contains as follow:
 Date of drilling implementation,
 Length of core,
 Rock Quality Designation (RQD),
 Water table,
 Rock symbols and its description,
 Result of on site tests and another necessary/important description for design needs.

5.1. Standard Penetration Test (SPT)

The Standard Penetration Test (SPT) was carried out on each holes during drilling activities, based on
the USBR specification in Earth Manual Book, ASTM D 1586-99 or SNI 03-4148. It was conduct using
Raymond Sampler and Drive Hammer with 140 + 2 lb (63,5+ 1 kg) weight, every stated depth level.

It was recorded every 15 cm penetration of 75 cm falling of hammer. The SPT report consist of :
 Depth of test
 Number of hit for 15 cm penetration

The N-value is total number of hit for 30 cm penetration.

5.2. Dutch Cone Penetration Test (DCPT)

The cone penetration test (CPT) is a common in situ testing method used to determine the
geotechnical engineering properties of soils and assessing subsurface stratigraphy. The cone
penetration test (CPT) is a common in situ testing method used to determine the geotechnical
engineering properties of soils and assessing subsurface stratigraphy.

The Cone penetration test can be carried out from the ground surface with a need for a borehole.
The test is carried out by first pushing the cone into the ground at a standard velocity of 1 to 2 cm/s
while keeping the sleeve stationary.

For any depth, the resistance of the cone, called cone penetration resistance qc, is recorded using
the force probes provided for this purpose in the cone. Then the cone and the sleeve and moved and
penetrated together into the soil and the combined cone and sleeve resistance, indicated by qt, is
recorded at any depth using tension load cells embedded in the sleeve.

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Second Hinode bridge and Access Road
Timor Leste

This procedure is repeated and the measurements are made at regular depth intervals during
penetration. In addition to the stress on the tip and the sleeve friction, the typical CPT probe
measures as well the pore water pressure. Some equipped CPT probes are also able to measures
shear wave velocity and temperature.

The cone penetration resistance values can be then correlated to shear strength parameters using
proposed empirical curves. There are also some design methods associated with CPT results which
directly use the CPT results to estimate the settlement is soils under a given pressure. The proposed
CPT equipment’s capacities is 250 kg/cm2.

5.3. Soil Mechanic Laboratory Test

The following laboratory tests and procedures will be conducted on soil samples to obtain the
physical and mechanical properties as shown on below table:

No Laboratory Test
Code
1 Physical properties
a Specific gravity ASTM D. 854
b Density ASTM D. 7263
c Natural Water content ASTM D. 2216
d Atterberg limit ASTM D. 4318
e Sieve and hydrometer (grain size) analysis ASTM D. 422
2 Mechanical properties
a UU Triaxial Compression ASTM D. 4767
b CU Triaxial Compression ASTM D. 4767
c Consolidation Properties in vertical direction ASTM D. 2435
d Consolidation Properties in radial direction ASTM D. 2435

6. REPORTING

The result of site investigation will be delivered in:

- Draft of final site investigation report

- Final site investigation report
- Documentation while conducting site survey