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A General

The Geotechnical Contractor shall provide an Engineer or Geologist

in the field full-time during exploration activities. The
SAES-A-113
A1 Engineer/Geologist shall supervise and observe all subsurface
Sec. 5.3
exploration operations, classify samples and prepare log of borings,
soundings, pits etc.

For the field tests, the Geotechnical Contractor shall utilize Inspection
SAES-A-113
A2 Department's list of Saudi Aramco approved Third Party laboratories
Sec. 5.2.1.2
with specific approval in geotechnical category.

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

supervision, supplies and transportation required to perform the
SAES A-113
A3 geotechnical investigation, exploration, testing, analyses and
Sec. 6.1.1
reporting in accordance with ASTM D420 and SAES A113 including
requirements in Appendix A

The Geotechnical Contractor shall immediately notify Saudi Aramco if

SAES-A-113
A4 initial field works and/or testing indicate a need for modifications in
Sec.6.1.3
the geotechncial investigation scope of works

UTM coordinates and Mean Sea Level (MSL) elevations must be

provided for all field tests. MSL elevations and UTM coordinates must
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A5 be shown on the field test log. If local coordinates and elevations are
Sec. 6.3.2
available, a table shall be included in the report showing both local
and UTM/MSL data for each boring location.

SAES-A-113
A6 All boring logs must be prepared in Saudi Aramco Boring log format
Sec. 7.5

The Geotechnical Contractor shall comply with all aspects of the

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A7 Saudi Aramco Construction Safety Manual and all safety programs
Sec. 6.1.2
and policies of Saudi Aramco.

B Boreholes

The location and depth of boreholes shall be as specified in the SAES-A-113

B1
geotechnical investigation Scope of Work. Sec. 6.4.1.1

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 Automatic SPT hammers shall be used and standard penetration
tests are to be performed in accordance with ASTM D1586 at depths SAES-A-113
B2
of 0.15, 0.75, 1.5,2.25, 3.0, 3.75, 4.5m and at 1.5m intervals Sec. 6.4.1.2
thereafter and at changes in soil strata.

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If the soil is cohesive, undisturbed thin-wall tube samples shall be

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B3 obtained in accordance with ASTM D1587. Double-tube core barrels
Sec. 6.4.1.2
shall be used for rock coring

If hand excavation is required, soils shall be sampled and logged

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B4 including estimation of the relative density (i.e. loose, medium dense
Sec. 6.4.1.3
etc.)

Groundwater measurements shall be made after stabilization of the SAES-A-113

B5
water table in the borehole Sec. 6.4.1.4

All boreholes shall be sealed with sand-cement mortar at the end of SAES-A-113
B6
groundwater measurements. Sec. 6.4.1.5

C Electronic Piezocone Penetration Testing

The location and depth of cone penetration soundings shall be as SAES-A-113

C1
specified in the geotechnical investigation Scope of Work. Sec. 6.4.2.1

Cone penetration testing shall include pore pressure measurements

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C2 (i.e piezocone). Where stiff/dense soils are encountered, the
Sec. 6.4.2.2
piezocone shall be replaced with a higher capacity electronic cone.

For all cone penetration calibration, testing and data reporting, ASTM SAES-A-113
C3
D5778 shall be followed Sec. 6.4.2.3

D Cross-hole Seismic Testing

The location and depth of cross-hole seismic tests shall be as

specified in the geotechnical investigation Scope of Work and exact SAES-A-113
D1
location should be determined by Contractor's field Geologist based Sec. 6.4.3.1
on field conditions.

Cross-hole Seismic Tests shall be as described in ASTM D4428. One

shot hole and two receiver holes shall be used. The tests shall be
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D2 conducted at a minimum 0.75m interval to depth of 10m or as
Sec. 6.4.3.2
specified in scope of work. Only the shot hole shall be sampled and
logged. The receiver holes need not be sampled and logged.

E Shallow Refraction Seismic Soundings

The location of refraction seismic tests shall be as specified in the SAES-A-113

E1
geotechnical investigation Scope of Work. Sec. 6.4.4.1

The geophone spread should be twelve geophones at 2 m intervals

for a total of 24m spread. Soundings shall be taken at least twice at
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E2 each location with energy source at 0 and again at 26m. Additional
Sec. 6.4.4.2
sounding should be taken if the results do not clearly define the rock
layers

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Seismic refraction testing and analysis shall be in accordance with SAES-A-113

E3
ASTM D5777 Sec. 6.4.4.3

F Test Pits

The location and depth of test pits shall be as specified in the SAES-A-113
F1
geotechnical investigation Scope of Work. Sec. 6.4.5.1

Unless otherwise specified in scope of work, the pits should extend to

a depth of 1m and logged. Density tests shall be performed on
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F2 undisturbed soils at depths 0.0, 0.3, 0.6, and every 0.3m thereafter.
Sec. 6.4.5.2
Representative bulk samples of soil layers shall be taken for CBR
testing per ASTM D1883.

G Percolation Testing

The location of percolation test area shall be as specified in the SAES-A-113

G1
geotechnical investigation Scope of Work. Sec. 6.4.6.1

Percolation testing shall be performed as described in SASC-S-02.

The depth of test holes should be the same as the depth of proposed SAES-A-113
G2
trenches or seepage pits and uniformly spread over the proposed Sec. 6.4.6.2
absorption field.

REMARKS:

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:
1- SAES-A-113 -- Geotechnical Engineering Requirements, 19 June 2012

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