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Document No.
TITLE: Method Statement for Substructure Pages 32
CHEC/AUR/MS/001

Method Statement for Substructure

Prepared By: Reviewed By: Approved By:

0 05/03/2019 For Engineer’s Acceptance

TECHNICAL Chief Deputy Project

Rev Date Status
ENGR Engineer Manager
 ACommercial Development for Havelock City

1 Contents
1 Contents 1
2 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 2
3 Scope of Method statement ....................................................................................................... 2
4 Required Manpower.................................................................................................................. 2
5 Pre excavation tasks ........................................................................................................... 2
5.1 5.1. Site Survey and Grid of Level ........................................................................... 2
5.2 5.2. Adjoining Structures and Property ................................................................. 3
6 Excavation and soilnailing works, ............................................................................................ 4
6.1.1 5.1.5. 3rd Stage of construction ................................................................................ 8
6.1.2 5.1.6. Excavation for pile caps and core pit ........................................................ 9
7.Environmental protection plan ......................................................................................... 11
7.1. 11.1. Environmental impacts ................................................................................. 11
7.2. 11.2. Mitigation measures ...................................................................................... 11

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2 Introduction
AURELIA AVENUE CORNER MCKINLEY PARKMAY AND 21ST DRIVE, BONIFACIO GLOBAL
CITY, TAGUIG CITY, PHILIPPINES.

3 Scope of Method statement

This method statement serves as a guideline for the excavation and substructure works undertaken
during the construction of AURELIA Project 8th Avenue Corner Mckinley Parkway This procedure
provides a standardised control of excavation, building of substructure to ensure compliance with
conditions of contract and contract specifications.

Subtasks for excavation of basement construction

1. Installation of instrumentation and monitoring system.
2. Temporary support system for diaphragm wall (Combination with Soilnail and
Guniting system).
3. Traffic management.
4. Environmental management.
5. Safety and fire accidental management.

4 Required Manpower
Project Manager - 01 Site Engineer - 02

Technical Manager - 01 Surveyor - 01

QAQC Manager - 01 Quantity Surveyor - 02

Safety Manager - 01 Forman - 02

Chief Engineer - 01 Draughtsmen - 02

Technical Engineer - 01 Safety Officer – 02

Planning Engineer - 01 Skilled Workers - As required

QAQC Engineer - 01 Labours - As required

Material Engineer - 01

5 Pre excavation tasks

5.1 5.1. Site Survey and Grid of Level

Level survey will be carried out and confirm the existing ground levels.

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5.2 5.2. Adjoining Structures and Property

Third(3rd) party license surveyor will be appointed as subcontractor of crack surveys and monitoring
work. Initial survey carried out and report submitted for client/consultant review.
5.3. Site Drainage
The basement excavation will necessitate the process of dewatering, and taking into account the
need to maintain stability of excavations, well point de-watering would be prudent. Well point
dewatering should be installed depth of approximately 0.5 m below the final excavation level.
Refer the MS for Dewatering and recharge.
6. Plants and Machinery

Estimated no. to be
No. Description Plant and machinery image
Deployed

02 units (Will increase if

1 Mini Excavator
necessary)

03 units (Will increase if

2 Standard Excavator
necessary)

3 Long arm Excavator 01 unit if necessary

20 units (will increase if

4 Dump truck/Tipper
necessary)

Note: photographs are only for illustration purpose. Brand and size are may differ.

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6 Excavation and soilnailing works,

5.1 Sequence of excavation and soilnailing.

Figure 1: Existing Site condition

5.1.1. Stage of Excavation (2.5 m depth)

Excavation shall commence from boundary edge of the site. Excavation shall continue up to Level
+3.075m depth.

Figure 2: Excavation up to 2.5m depth

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5.1.2. Installation of soilnail and soil stabilisation,

INTRODUCTION
Hillslopes can be stabilized using soil nails with guniting. The soil nails are designed to work
together with guniting. They shall be installed together to work effectively, whereby the soil
nails reinforces the slope and the guniting, tied down onto the soil nails holds the surface of
the slope, preventing surface failure.

MATERIAL USED
Soil Nails:
a) Reinforcement bars, threaded and joint couplers.
b) 150x150mm MS plate and lock-nut for the head.
c) Non-shrink cement grout (by adding Sika Intraplast-ZTM)
d) PVC spacers
e) Tremie Grout tube – polypipe ¾” or 1” (removable)
Guniting:
a) BRC wire mesh
b) Chippings (<10mm) and Sand
c) OPC Cement
d) 50mm PVC pipe, wrapped with geotextile as weepholes

Material Specification – GROUT:

Grout shall be mixed from ordinary Portland cement and clean water supplied from the public
mains. The proportions of grout and the minimum strength of work cubes shall comply with
the following requirements:

The quantities of cement in the mix shall be measured by weight. The grout shall be free from
segregation, slumping and bleeding. Grout shall be mixed on site and shall be pumped into its
final position as soon as possible.

Two sets of three test cubes shall be taken for one batch of soil nails grouted for testing
purpose. Three test cubes shall be tested at 7 days and the remaining cubes at 28 days after
casting. The characteristic strength of the grout shall be 21 N/mm2 and 30 N/mm2 at 7 days
and 28 days.

Material Specification – Steel Reinforcement Bar / BRC:

The main steel component of a soilnail shall consist of a top anchorage and an axial steel
component, which are designed to transmit the pulling and shearing forces derived from the
sliding forces along the potential failure surface to the further ground beyond the failure
surface. Axial steel component consisting of hot rolled deformed high tensile bar with a
minimum yield stress of 460 N/mm2.
The top segment of the soilnail bar is a threaded bar to receive the lock nuts and bearing
plates. All steel reinforcement bars and BRC delivered to site shall possess a valid mill
certificate. Three (3) samples of Y20 rebars shall be sent for tensile testing to confirm the
strength.

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Material Specification – GUNITING:

Shotcreting or guniting is a versatile building technique. It is applied without forms for
horizontal, vertical and overhead surfaces of free shape in any desired thickness.
Cement used: Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC).
Sand used: Natural sand or crushed stone sand.
Cement: sand: chipping (size 9mm) = 50kg: 165kg : 69kg.
28 days characteristic strength for this mix is 30 N/mm2.
The minimumstrength for the gunited surface is 25 N/mm2.
Equipment Required:
a. Shotcrete/Gunite machine.
b. Air compressor-Minimum 390 cfm.
c. Water pump-Air / motor driven.
d. Cement Mixer

METHOD OF INSTALLATION
3.1. CONSTRUCT SCAFFOLDING ON SLOPE
Scaffolding shall be installed safely using GI scaffold pipes of min 50mm diameter and
secured using an appropriate clamp. For safety reasons, no tie wires or other methods of
securing the GI pipes shall be used except the approved clamps. As the slope at Munchy’s is
steep (40-600 to horizontal) and high, proper scaffolding must be used and additional bracings
must be made to ensure its safety. Working platforms shall be installed and all workers must
wear safety belt / harness while working on the scaffolding

DRILLING & INSTALLATION

a) Prior to drilling, the slope shall be cleared of loose material.
b) Survey & mark the location of the soil nails on the wall / slope with a peg or spray
paint.
c) Using GI pipes or other appropriate supports, lift and position the drilling rig at the
first drill location.
d) Install the drill rod and drill bit and level the machine using an angle level to
the required tilt
e) Drilling is done using an air compressor connected to the drill rod and bit.
Assemble the air compressor and suitable air hose to the rig.
f) The air compressor will deliver compressed air to the machine while drilling
is done. The drilled soil will be flushed out of the borehole using the compressed
air.
g) Advance the drill bit a little at a time depending on soil hardness. Adjust the
air compressor air flow rate to suit type of soil, whether dry or wet soil accordingly.

Soil Nails with Guniting:

h) Upon completion of the borehole, withdraw the rods completely.
i) Insert the prefabricated soil nail rebar into the hole. Ensure spacers are installed
on the bars, typically at 2m c/c. For joints, use an approved coupler to join the
rebars.
GROUTING WORKS:
a) During the insertion of the rebar for the soilnail, a tremie pipe is also inserted
together till the tip of the rebar.
b) For grouting works, setup the grouting plant consisting a mixer, tank and
diaphragm pump (powered by air compressor) or piston pump at the base of the
slope.
c) Mix the cement according to the grout specification.
d) Filter the mixed cement grout and contain it in a tank.
e) Pump the grout mix using a pump via the tremie pipe into the soilnail.
f) Upon completion of grouting, withdraw the tremie grout pipe.

GUNITING WORKS:
NORMAL DRY-MIX SHOTCRETE/GUNITE OPERATION

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a) Excavate certain depth (if require) and trim face to receive shotcrete / gunite.
b) Install steel mesh held down by short steel rods drilled/ hammered into the slope
at approximately 2m c/c.
c) Shotcrete/gunite shall be batched by volume using a wooden box of volume
equals to one 50kg bag cement.
d) Mixing shall be by drum mixer for approximately two minutes.
e) Shotcrete/ Gunite shall be conveyed by dry process through hose. Pipes may be
used for long conveyance distance.
f) The nozzle man shall hold the nozzle at a distance of 600mm to 1200 from the
shotcrete/ gunite surface.
g) Shotcrete/gunite shall be installed in layer not exceeding 100mm each and
allow to set before applying the next layer. The finished surface shall be
rough castnatural shotcrete/ gunite finish.
h) Curing shall be by water spray at least once a day for 4 days

Figure 3: Installation of 1st layer of guniting and BRC wire mesh

5.1.3. 2nd stage of Excavation

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Further excavation shall continue after finishing the 1st Layer gunite and shotcrete.

Figure 4: 2nd stage of Excavation

5.1.4. Installation of 2nd layer of guniting and BRC wire mesh.

Install the second layer of guniting and BRC at level 5m below,

Figure 5: Installation of 2nd layer of Ground Anchor

6.1.1 5.1.5. 3rd Stage of construction

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Excavation shall continue after 2nd layer and repeat the above-shown until the footing and foundation
designated level.

Figure 6:3rd Stage of construction

6.1.2 5.1.6. Excavation for pile caps and core pit

Pile cut-off level shall marked on the pile prior to hack the pile. All the debris from pile hacking shall
remove from the site. 50mm thick lean concrete shall laid prior to build solid block formwork for pile
caps. Outside of pile cap form shall backfill and compacted to the satisfaction of Specified
requirement. Further open cut excavation if the depth of excavation is not exceed 2m. Soldier pile with
timber lagging shoring or shall provide for excavations deeper than 2m. Special attention would be
consider to protect existing piles when excavating near the pile

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Figure 7: Excavation for Pile Caps and Core Pit

5.1.7. Excavation process

Due to diaphragm wall stability we will retain earth, 10m from diaphragm wall and additionally keep
slope ratio of 1:1.75 (depth, length). After mobilisation of ground anchor work, 10 m reserved earth
will be excavate as per the sequence described in section 7 Excavation and earth work.

5.1.7 Howling & Disposing of Excavated Material

Temporary Access Roads shall planned and mentioned as timely requirement. When the gradient of
the temporary access is steeper and difficult for movement of vehicles, the access ramp will gradually
remove along with excavation and long arm excavator shall utilize for final excavation.
Excavated material shall be heap in stockpile and disposed excess material after retaining for back
filling requirement.
Dumping location: To be decided.

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6. Quality management
Refer to approved PQP.

7.Environmental protection plan

Segregate good excavated material shall be used for backfilling and excavated surplus material shall
be transport to selected disposal location.
1. Environmental aspects of heavy vehicular moment with in site.
2. Soil transportation for disposal of soil.
7.1. 11.1. Environmental impacts

1. Dark smoke and excessive dust emission from heavy vehicles can cause air pollution.
2. Earth spillage with in the work place and public road during transportation can cause dirt
accumulation on the road which can affect other road users.
7.2. 11.2. Mitigation measures

1. All the vehicle strictly maintenance as per maintenance schedule.

2. All the dump truck/Tipper properly cover with plastic sheet to prevent the falling materials
(earth, aggregates, and other loose materials) on public roads.
3. Facilitate the washing bay at site exit point and regulate, all the vehicles must wash at
washing bay.

3. Fire accident management Plan

1. Stock a fire extinguisher at fire work place

2. Allocate a fire keeper at fire work place
3. Use a fire protection sheet during fire work
4. Ban carrying the in flammables liquid

5. Risk assessment

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Personal PPE

1. Safety Helmet
2. Safety foot wear
3. High visibility safety west.
4. Traffic handHelmet
1. Safety glove
5. Whistle
2. Safety foot wear
6. Stop
3. and
Highgo signagesafety west.
visibility
7. Traffic stick light
4. Whistle

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Personal Protective Equipment Date: 29-004-2018

PPE Risk Assessment

Compulsory + +
Nature of Risk(s) Additional PPE Considerations Status
A Falls of Materials  YES
B Striking Against  YES
C Flying Particles  YES
D Molten Liquid  N/A
E Cuts and abrasions  YES
F Hazardous Fumes/Dust  YES
G Working at Height  YES
H Moving Vehicles/Plant  Yes
Noise  YES
J Working over/adjacent to water Rubber Safety Boots Yes
K Working in Cold Weather N/A N/A
L Material Handling ++ YES
M Hazardous substances (paint) Overalls + chemical goggles + impervious gloves+ N/A
PPE Requirements

Head Eye Hearing Foot Hand/Arm Body Resp. Fall Life High
Restraint Jacket Visibility
(buoyancy Vest
aid)
         
MANDATORY MANDATORY WHEN MANDATORY WHEN WHEN WORKING MANDATORY
REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED AT
HEIGHT
Other Control Measures Implemented:
Site Safety Inspections, Revision of PPE requirement to be monitored and assessed and if required amended
PPE Inspection/Maintenance Arrangements:
All PPE is to be visually inspected on a daily basis prior to commencing works.
Fall restraints to be inspected in line with manufactures recommendation and inspection registers update.
Training/Instruction Required in Safe Use of PPE
Verbal Instruction YES Written Instruction
Tool Box Talk YES Specialist Training

ssued by:
Approved by:
Project Manager HSE Manager

Date: 29-04-2018 Date: 29-04-2018

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