Method of Statement (MOS)

Pile foundation-Final

Issue Date : 2018-06-06 Issue : 1 Rev. No : 0 Ref. No : MOS-CVL-09

Project :

1. PURPOSE & SCOPE

This construction procedure/ Method of statement describes the guideline procedure for the piling work for SSPP Project. The Procedure and material specification
shall comply with Project Specifications.

2. DEFINATION & ABBREVIATION

IFC: - Issued for construction drawings

3. REFRENCE

PTS
ASTM-C173
ASTM-D1143
ASTM-D3689
ASTM-D3966
ASTM-D5882
ACI 543R
Project Technical Specifications.
Standard test Method for Air Content of Concrete.
Standard test Method For Deep Foundation Under Static Axial
Compressive Load.
Standard test Method for Individual Piles Static Axial Tensile Load.
Standard test Method for Piles Under Lateral Load.
Standard test Method for Low Strain Integrity Testing of Piles.
For design, Installation of concrete Pile.

4. RESPONSIBILITIES
 Method of Statement (MOS)

Pile foundation-Final

Issue Date : 2018-06-06 Issue : 1 Rev. No : 0 Ref. No : MOS-CVL-09

Project :

Project/Construction Manager
Project/Construction Manager will be responsible:-
 Overall implementation and monitoring of all the activities
in the method of statement of piling works.
Site Manager
Site Manager will be responsible:-
 Over-all direction
 Monitoring
 Coordination
 Control of all the constructions activities related to the piling works..
Site Engineer
Site Manager will be responsible
 Directly involved in the planning and execution of the activities
Involved in the piling works.
 Preparation of piling works.,
 Safety action plan and safe work plan
 Application for works permits if required prior to
commence of any piling works.
QA/QC Engineer
QA/QC Engineer will be responsible:-
 Monitoring tests to be carried out as per the approved ITP.
 Coordinating with the independent testing laboratory for the testing.
 Check piling works. work as per approved ITP & IFC drawing
 Coordinating with independent laboratory for the load test.
Foremen
Foremen will be responsible:-
 Direct execution of works involve in the excavation according to the plan.
 Directly control and give instruction to the working personnel.
 Ensure that works are performed with proper tools/equipment, PPE’s and good housekeeping
around the working area.
HSE engineer/Supervisor
Safety engineer / Supervisor will be responsible:-
 Review prior to the start of the work Safe Work Plan and work permit,
 If required a submittal to client/customer that must be implemented and
observed during the steel rebar/reinforcement works.

5. TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

Concrete truck mixers Concrete pump

6. PROCEDURE

SURVEYING
Prior to commencing the driving of temporary tubular steel casings, exact location of each pile will be
set out at site using surveying instruments and onsite benchmarks, conforming to the issued
construction drawings. Each pile will be set out from confirmed a n d protected reference
points established by the issued drawings.
Surveyors will keep the necessary records. Surveyors will check the actual positions of casings before
commencement of drilling operations.
SEQUENCE OF PILING WORKS
Ground preparation
Working platform for drilling rig shall be leveled with the use of excavator to ensure flatness.
 Method of Statement (MOS)

Pile foundation-Final

Issue Date : 2018-06-06 Issue : 1 Rev. No : 0 Ref. No : MOS-CVL-09

Project :

All the access road include backfilling work must be done in prior to start any drilling work.
Setup of the pile drilling rig
Drilling rig shall be set accurately over a marked piling position with the auger center in line
to the pin. The temporary steel casing attached to the drilling rig shall be checked for
verticality using a plumb on both ways. The will then be lowered to the pile centre and
measured against the reference pins.
Adjustments are to be made such that the reference pins are equidistant from the temporary
steel casing. See Figure 1.
Figure 1 : Platform preparation & Drilling Rig Setting
Drilling of Pile Borehole & Driving Of Temporary Tubular Steel Casing (full casing)
Due to the procedure of placing a full steel casing with the rotary table of the drilling rig, the
verticality of the borehole is fixed from tip to toe. The verticality of the casing will be checked
by a spirit-level each way during installation. The piles would be installed using a specially
developed rotary system which will ensure a minimum disturbance of original soil conditions
and negligible influence to piles already cast.
The full steel casing shall be rotated into the ground together with the auger bit, In this
case, natural geo-materials during drilling will not collapse. Bored soil, slurry and water will
be carried out while drilling to ground by the rods and high-pressured air from tip of drill bit.
See Figure 2.
Figure 2 : Drilling with Casing
The steel casing shall be installed up to the required excavation depth with a balance of 0.5m
to 1.5m protruding from ground level for second concrete pouring procedure which will
replace the space occurred by thickness of temporary casing.
The steel casing shall be dislodged from the rotary table and left inside the bored hole.
Remained soils and slurry, water inside casing will be spouted when the auger bit and rod
lifted out. Foreman shall then visually inspect the cleanliness of the bored hole, verticality of
casing with plumb-bob and measure the depth with a band tape in the presence of client’s
QC/QA or other representative before insertion of reinforced steel cage. See Figure 3.
Records of each piling activities will be recorded and submitted to contractor.
Figure 3 : Completion of Boring and Casing remains in the ground
In accordance with soil condition, Soils and slurry, water may penetrate into bored casing,
through bottom of casing and eventually this will cause boiling phenomenon.
Preparation for Boiling Action (If necessary)
1. To prevent “Boiling Action” Water Tank shall be located and ready to inject (pour)
water into casing to adjust water level (1:1 ratio with sea level) of both outside and
inside of casing.
2. There will be no boiling action when both outside and inside of casing water level are
even. In such case of Sand, slurry already penetrated into casing before injection of
water, immediate action of discharging the sand from casing should be taken.
3. After all, there is only water that remains (same with sea level) and no penetration will
occur when pressures are equal.
4. Now it is ready to place reinforced rebar cage (Cage be will lowered down to required
depth without any problem).
Preparation and Placing of Reinforcement Cage
Steel reinforcement conforming to the specification will be supplied along with mill test
certificates of the manufacturer. Rebar cage shall be preassembled in accordance with the
detailed drawing of Pile Reinforcement on Drawing. Rebar cage units (portions) will be
prepared at the site and will be transported by a service crane. Lengths of prefabricated rebar
cage units will be adjusted to minimize site splicing.
Circular plastic spacers will be provided to ensure the required nominal concrete cover to the
outermost reinforcement (between the wall of the pile borehole and the rebar cage). Fully
fabricated reinforced rebar cage will be lifted by our state of art innovated piling machine or
by service crane and lowered down into the borehole.
Alternatively, clamps may also be used in the longitudinal bars for making the splices.
The entire cage is then lowered inside the pile borehole to the correct position. See Figure 4.
Placement Of Concrete
Concreting will start as soon as possible after drilling is completed and the rebar cage is
placed inside the pile borehole (Tremie Pipe will be used). The specific concrete mixture has
to be tested on site and applied to the concreting of bored cast-in-situ piles after getting the
engineer’s approval. Supplied concrete must meet the specification and contractor will
provide the concrete to the site.
 Method of Statement (MOS)

Pile foundation-Final

Issue Date : 2018-06-06 Issue : 1 Rev. No : 0 Ref. No : MOS-CVL-09

Project :

At the start, the tip of the pipe is placed on the pile bottom. Then filled with concrete and
lifted to about 30 cm from the bottom. The down end of the pipe shall be kept submerged at
least 1m~2m below the concrete surface at all time. See Figure 5.
Figure 4 : Placing of Reinforcement Cage
Figure 5: Concrete Pouring
Concrete pour will be stopped above the final pile cut-off level to avoid any indecent concrete
remaining at or below the final pile cut-off level. Concrete pour will continue until decent
concrete overflows from top of the surface casing, or, if the final pile cut-off level is deeper
than 1m~2m below the working platform level, then concrete pour will continue up to at least
1m above the final pile cut-off level.
Figure 6: Concrete (Will replace the space occupied by thickness of casing)
Extracting Temporary Casing
As soon as concreting is completed, the casing is ready to be extracted. The casing will be
extracted slowly with a uniform speed in vertical direction with spinning after attached to
rotary table. See Figure: 7.
During extraction of the temporary casing, an additional head of concrete will be maintained
inside the surface casing to ensure that the pile is neither reduced in cross-section nor indecent
concrete remains at or below the final pile cut-off level.
It will also be ensured that base of the temporary casing always remains below the concrete
top surface until concrete pouring is completed.
Document Title:
Method statement for piling work
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Figure 7: Extracting of Temporary Casing

7. ATTACHEMENTS

Nil