Method Statement For Soil Nailing and Shotcrete Works
Method Statement For Soil Nailing and Shotcrete Works
Method Statement For Soil Nailing and Shotcrete Works
(Doc. No : ACC-EW-LEW-QCD-MST-007)
REVISION LOG
REV. REVISED
REV. DATE REVISION DESCRIPTION
NO. PAGE
1 August 12, 2013 All Ashghal logo on the header is changed to the current one.
1 August 12, 2013 4 “Appendix 1: Organizational Chart” is used to replace the previous
1 August 12, 2013 4 “Appendix 6: Ammico Nailing and Shotcrete Work Experience” is added to
1 August 12, 2013 4 “Appendix 7: Ground Inspection Results” is added to the Table of Contents.
2013 The paragraph for manpower shift schedule is modified for only 1 working
1 August 12, 7-8 “Section 6 Part 6.1 General” is added to the Sequence of works. All other
1 August 12, 8 “Figure 1: Typical arrangement of soil nails.” is used to replace the
1 August 12, 16-17 The organization chart is revised to show names of the personnel to execute
2013
2013 included.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. PURPOSE
2. SCOPE OF WORKS
3. ABBREVIATIONS
4. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
5. RESOURCE DETAILS
6. SEQUENCE OF WORKS
7. NIGHT WORKS
11. ATTACHMENTS
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this document is to describe the methods involved in soil nailing and shotcrete
works for the Link Road to the Pearl Qatar Lusail Expressway Project. This method is to be
applied by Ammico for the execution of soil nailing and shotcrete works in a safe, orderly and
timely manner.
2. SCOPE OF WORKS
This Method Statement will describe the successive steps and the equipment technical
requirements set for soil nailing and shotcrete works. The scope of works include mainly;
3. ABBREVIATIONS
4. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
5. RESOURCES DETAILS
5.1 Manpower
Project Manager
Site Engineer
Project coordination
Ensures that proper equipment and skilled personnel is dedicated to the works
Verifies that the resources allocated are enough for the related job
Controls the quality of the work
Report to the Project Manager any need for adaptation or problem met during the execution
of the works
QA/QC Engineer
Surveyor
Ensures that construction is carried out in accordance with the project safety plan
Manages a team of safety officers that will periodically audit the site and site personnel for
compliance with the project safety plan and risk assessment plan
The works shall be undertaken in only 1 shift, working 12 hours a day. If the shift is scheduled
during day time, it will be from 06:00 to 18:00 hour. If the shift is scheduled during night time, it
will be from 18:00 to 06:00 hour the following day. During summer, a compulsory break from
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM will be implemented following Qatar Law. Organization chart is shown in
Appendix 1.
5.2 Materials
25mm diameter reinforcing steel bar (length varies according to HDEC approved design) Grade
460 threaded up to 150mm in length
steel head plate (200mm x 200mm x 20mm thick)
Nut and washer (adequate size to fit onto the threads of the 25mm diameter steel bar nail)
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100mm long centralizers (Fabricated from angle bars whose leg length will position the 25mm
dia. steel bar nail at the center of the drilled hole)
Grouting material ( Cement and Cebex 100 or equivalent admixture)
25mm diameter polyethylene pipes (grouting tube)
5.2.3 Curing
5.3 Equipment
The main equipment proposed for soil nailing and shotcrete works are:
Year of Number
Item Plant Brand Type
manufacturing required
1 Drilling Machine CASAGRANDE C6 2008 1
Drilling Machine ATLAS COPCO 2012 1
Shotcrete Machine
ALIVA 246.5 2008 1
(Dry)
2
Shotcrete Machine
ALIVA 257 2009 1
(Dry/Wet)
Compressor Compare DLT0407 2007 1
3
Compressor Atlas Copco 2008 1
Grout Pump RISEN 2007 1
4
Grout Mixer RISEN 2007 1
5 Water pump SUBARU 2010 1
6. SEQUENCE OF WORKS
6.1 General
Soil nailing and shotcrete will be applied as remedial measures to areas where the stability of the
sides of excavation is questionable. These areas are to be determined by HDEC Geotechnical
Engineer. As such, the design of the soil nails, i.e. the length, number, and placement (spacing)
of the soil nails will be decided by him. Furthermore, the size of the area where shotcrete will be
applied will also vary depending on his design.
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Unstable sides of excavation will be identified for nailing and shotcreting through regular
inspection by HDEC Geotechnical Engineer as excavation is ongoing. Excavation on succeeding
layers will proceed only after the required nailing and shotcreting on the current excavation layer
is completed.
However, on areas where the overlying ground has already been cut, the application of shotcrete
and nailing as remedial support will be done after backfilling of soil platform to around 1.00m
below the proposed 1st layer of soil nail is completed.
6.2 Excavation
Excavation will be carried out in layers to provide an adequate working platform for nailing and
shotcreting works to proceed. Ramps will also be provided for access of all plant and equipment
needed for the operation. The idea is to excavate a platform level around 1.00m below the nail
layer for easy drilling and installation of the soil nails. Moreover, the platform needs to have
around 10m width (perpendicular distance from the wall side) to give enough room for the drilling
machine to maneuver. After an excavation layer is completed, an excavator will be used to trim
the surface of the nail wall to the desired tolerances.
The location of the nail holes and weep holes shall be marked on the surface of excavated soil by
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the surveyor prior to the start of drilling operations. From Figure 4, vertical spacing will be with
respect to the vertical axis. The 1st nail layer is installed in the specified elevation. The 2 nd, 3rd,
and 4th nail layers’ elevation will be 1.5m, 3.0m, and 4.5m below the 1 st nail layer elevation
respectively. Horizontal spacing on the other hand will be along the excavated face. Then, a
rotary drilling rig machine equipped with DTH (Down the Hole) hammer of appropriate bit size
diameter shall be used to drill the holes according to the design length, direction and angle of
inclination as per project drawing. The hammer shall be operated using an air compressor and
the cuttings shall be flushed out using compressed air.
Existing Bridge
(Remove)
Excavation
Canal Bed Level(EL.-2.50)
Figure 2. Illustration of a two (2) layer soil nail section showing the required working platforms
for nailing and shotcrete.
Once the drilling of the hole is completed, the nail assembly consisting of a 25mm diameter
reinforced steel bar, fitted with centralizers at specific intervals and a 25mm diameter
polyethylene grout pipe attached to its side, is manually inserted to the full drill depth.
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The grout shall consist of a cement-water slurry mixed in a colloidal mixer at site and pumped
using a grout pump. Grout strength will be 30 MPa and Cebex-100 (or equivalent) admixture will
be added to non-shrink the grout mix. Water in the required quantity will be added to the colloidal
mixer before cement while admixture will be added during the latter half of the mixing time.
Mixing will not be less than 2 minutes. Grout shall be continuously agitated before it is pumped.
Grout will be pumped through the grout pipe attached in the nail assembly for this purpose. A
gate valve will be fitted to the grout pipe to control the flow of the grout. Grouting shall continue
until the grout comes out of the tip of the borehole. Crumpled used-cement bags will then be
used to plug the hole around the steel bar and the grout pipe until the grout will only be coming
out from a small spot at the top of the hole. As the initial grout hardens, the grout pipe will be
slowly pulled-out, while still grouting, until only a small section of the pipe is left in the hole. The
gate valve is then closed to conclude the grouting process. The protruding grout pipe is later cut
after the grout has hardened.
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Prior to the application of shotcrete, the wall surface shall be cleaned by pumping air, if
necessary. A good surface preparation is essential to sprayed concrete works. Before
shotcreting is started on the wall, a guide for shotcrete thickness will be installed at the
surface using steel rods placed to the required surface line of shotcrete. An electric hand
drill will be used to drill small holes on the wall surface to the same diameter as the rod
which will then be hammered or cut to the correct surface line to ensure no protrusion.
6.2.2 Shotcreting
The working platform used for nailing activities shall also be used to carry out shotcreting
works. Depending on design height of nail layers, for example 1.2 meter layer difference,
then it is possible to perform one (1) shotcrete layer over two (2) layers of soil nails since
wire mesh width is 2.4 meters.
First, wire mesh shall be installed using 10mm diameter reinforcing steel bar as dowels
inserted into the wall surface. The purpose of wire mesh is to provide light reinforcement
to the shotcrete surface. Regarding irregular shapes of area to be shotcreted or wherein
soil cavity is present, the wire mesh will follow the contour or profile of the soil to address
the required concrete cover. After the wire mesh, the nail head plates, nuts and washers
will be installed. Shotcrete thickness is 50mm and design strength at 28 days is 25 MPa.
Dry mix shall be batched using one (1) bagger mixer at the site. Volumetric 300mm x
300mm x 300mm boxes shall be used for control of proportions of sand and aggregates.
Proper QA/QC records for batches mixed shall be maintained and random inspections
carried out to review adherence to mix design requirements.
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Dry mix shall be sprayed on site using ALIVA 246.5 & 257 machines. It is first fed into the
hopper of the ALIVA machine and then an air compressor is used to convey the mix
through the nozzle. As it discharges from the nozzle, water is introduced to it, from
another hose in such a quantity that it produces a shotcrete of the desired consistency in
a steady flow.
The operation of the spraying machine is based on the rotor principle. The concrete dry
mix materials are fed into a hopper with an agitator which leads by an inlet opening into
the rotor chamber. By turning the rotor the concrete materials fall through the air chamber
and with the additional help of the lower air through the conveying hose. The concrete
materials float in the air stream to the spraying nozzle.
While spraying, the nozzle shall be kept at least 1m from the wall surface and in such a
way that it is perpendicular to it. The shotcrete shall be applied in small circular motion
and the passes shall extend from bottom to top or vice versa so as to build up the required
thickness that covers the steel reinforcement mesh. A second layer of shotcrete shall then
be applied for rough finishing.
On specific areas where water is leaking from the soil surface, it is possible that shotcrete
materials will not stick to the soil surface. To prevent this from occurring, 50mm diameter
x 200mm long PVC pipes will be inserted to divert the water leakage before shotcreting on
that area is performed. These pipes will later be removed and plugged by appropriate
methods after shotcrete has hardened. All loose and rebound materials shall be removed
from finished the surface.
These holes are required in order to release the water pressure contained in the soil
surface. There will be one (1) weep hole for every 5 meters. The weep holes will be
installed prior to shotcrete works or vice versa using 50mm diameter PVC pipes plugged
with used cement bags and removed after completion of shotcreting works.
6.2.4 Curing
Cure Y 40, a concrete curing compound, will be sprayed one time on the surface of
finished shotcrete after a couple of hours.
Pull-out and site suitability tests shall be performed on nails. Pull-out test will be
performed on trial nails and site suitability test on 0.5 percent of the working nails. Third
party will be involved for executing those tests and report will be issued accordingly.
Specific procedure (based on BS 5080 Part-01:1993 and ASTM C900-01) and approval
of third party will be submitted for approval to the Engineer’s representative.
7. NIGHT WORKS
During night, all major activities will be continued. Adequate spot lighting shall be provided in the
work area by using tower lights. Lighting arrangement will be further adapted during progress of
works as and when required.
Deformed reinforcing steel bars will be stored horizontally so that there will be no bends along its
length. Moreover, it shall be stored with wood planks underneath and covered with polyethylene
sheets to prevent damages on its components. Cement bags must be placed in a wood palette
so that there is no contact with soil and also covered by polyethylene sheet when not in use. A
mixing pad shall be provided when storing manual dry concrete mix during continuous operation.
Nailing and Shotcrete works shall be separated from other activities with proper safety measures
to avoid any conflict. Any interference with other subcontractors shall be managed by HDEC
through weekly coordination meetings and daily briefings and instruction on site.
Road Diversion
Construction of LRT Box Segments
Excavation Works
Backfilling Works
1.3 Manpower
Safety and Health induction shall be conducted prior to commencement of works to all
personnel involved.
All personnel will wear the required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in accordance to
Site Regulations and Safety plan.
All work at site will be carried out in accordance with the Safety Management plan.
The Supervisor/Foreman responsible for the job will be present at site during working hours
and Safety officer will monitor all activities.
Any incident, injury and near miss will be reported immediately to the sub-contractor, main
contractor and employer Safety departments.
1.4 Equipment
All plant and equipment shall be inspected by HSE department prior to start work.
All plant and equipment shall be checked on daily basis.
Only operators with valid license and TPI certificates will be allowed to operate equipment.
All personnel should maintain health and sanitation requirements to themselves and
cleanliness to the site.
All equipment used on site shall be properly stored.
Oil spillage from motorized equipment shall be avoided by placing adequate catch/retention
basin.
Dust control shall be avoided by spraying water using water tanker with sprayer on a regular
basis.
11. ATTACHMENTS
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Appendix 1
Organizational Chart
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Pankaj Kohli
Project Manager
1
Dhanapal
Radhakrishnan
HSE Officer QA / QC
Chief Surveyor Project Engineer
Inspector
1 1 1 1
3 1
Survey Helpers
Supervisor Supervisor
Nailing Works Shotcrete Works
1 1
10 10
Foreman Foreman
Helpers Helpers
Operators Operators
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Appendix 2
Risk Assessment
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1 TRIMMING WORKS
Impact with falling
Type of material 3 3 6 Geotechnical Investigation Report 3 3 0.4 2
Triming by material
breaker
Fall of Vehicle into
excavator a Unfit operator 2 3 4.5 Operator must be trained properly 2 3 0.7 3
trench/excavation
2 SOIL NAILING WORKS
3 SHOTCRETE WORKS
Installation of
Eye injuries Dust exposure 2 3 4.5 Goggles 2 3 0.6 3
dowels
Falls from an
Dowels fixing on
levated work Using damaged ladder or scaffoldings 2 3 4.5 Proper inspection prior to use 2 3 0.5 2
height platform
Legend:
F = Frequency R< 5 Ideal condition
G = Gravity 5 <= R <= 8 Measures needed
M = Measures R> 8 Stop all operations
Coefficient
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Appendix 3
INSPECTION
INSPECTION AND TEST
No DESCRIPTION FREQUENCY / STAGE REPORT FORM REMARKS
REQUIREMENT
Sub Con SC
1. SUBMITTAL S
1.1 Approval of Subcontractors Approval Request (SAR) Prior to start of work N/A Approved SAR HP HP HP
2. DESIGN MIX
Test Report
Approved design mix: W/C; Viscosity; &
2.2 Nail Grout Prior to start of work Design mix from admixture HP HP HP
Cube strength at 28D
supplier
3. MATERIALS
Soil Nail 25mm diameter (deformed reinforced steel bar Material Approval Request
3.2 Grade 460 threaded up to 300mm in length), total Every delivery Approved Material (MAR), Material Certificate HP HP HP
length varies from Supplier
4. NAILING WORKS
4.1 Excavation of working platform Every platform level Survey Inspection RFI C WP RI
3 cubes at 7 days
7 consecutive production days, then 1 2 cubes at 28 days
4.3 Sampling of grout by subcontractor Test Report HP HP RI
per week if results are inconsistent 1 spare cube
(comply with design strength)
Marsh Cone
4.4 Grout viscosity check by subcontractor Each mix 15-30 sec on 10mm Marsh cone; Inspection Checklist HP HP RI
0
T < 32 C
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5. SHOTCRETE WORKS
Survey Inspection
5.1 Trimming works Every layer / area Survey Report HP HP RI
+10mm/-30mm
5.2 Suface Preparation Prior to shotcrete Clean, free from contamination Inspection Checklist C C RI
5.4 Sampling of shotcrete panel by subcontractor Every week 700mm x 500mm panel size Test Report HP HP WP
5.5 Curing Each area after shotcreting Curing compound Inspection Checklist C WP RI
LEGEND:
Appendix 4
DATE: TIME:
PRE-PLACEMENT
DATE: TIME:
Ref Dwg. and Revision : LAYER: Estimated Area:
PRE-PLACEMENT
Surface : AMMICO HDEC Employer Rep. Comments
Ali gnment SC WP RI
Clean SC WP RI
Wiremesh : AMMICO HDEC Employer Rep. Comments
Dowel s SC WP RI
Ties SC WP RI
Overlap SC WP RI
Employer
AMMICO HDEC
Rep.
Thi s is your authorization to begin batching and placing
shotcrete i n the referenced area.
The foll owing comments already corrected prior to the start of
batchi ng and pl acement of shotcrete
PLACEMENT
AMMICO HDEC Employer Rep. Comments
Drai n hol es/
HP WP RI
Weephol es
Sampl e & testing
carried-out HP WP RI
POST-PLACEMENT
Finishing
HP WP RI
Curi ng
HP WP RI
INITIAL REFERENCE BOX : ( Write down your initials as signed above, and name)
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Appendix 5
Appendix 6
Work Experience
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IV. Front Page Cover of Approved Method Statement for Nailing and Shotcrete Works
of Sheraton Park Project
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Appendix 7
by Geotechnical Engineer