Substation Civil Design and Construction Standard

Table of contents
Authorisations...............................................................................................................................................2

Responsibilities............................................................................................................................................. 2

Minimum Requirements...............................................................................................................................2

List of tables................................................................................................................................................11

List of figures...............................................................................................................................................11

1.....................................................................................................................................................General
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1.1..................................................................................................................................Purpose
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1.2..........................................................................................................................................Scope
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1.3................................................................................................................................Objective
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1.4................................................................................... References, definitions and acronyms
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2...........................................................................................General requirements for civil infrastructure

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2.1......................................................................................................Standard code of practice
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2.2...................................................................................................................... Design loadings
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2.3..............................................................................................Earthing and electrical bonding
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2.4................................................................................Approvals, compliance and notifications
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2.4.1.................................................................................Permits and associated requirements
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2.4.2........................................................................................... Building and plumbing permits
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2.4.3...............................................................................................Infrastructure works permits
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2.4.4...........................................................................................................Fire Service approval
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2.4.5.............................................................................................................Land or landowners
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2.4.6.................................................................................................................. Other approvals
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2.5.........................................................................................Environmental impact assessment
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2.6..............................................................................................................................Site survey
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2.6.1................................................................................................................................General
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2.6.2.................................................................................................................Survey standards
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2.6.3................................................................................................................................. Datum
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2.6.4....................................................................................................Engineering detail survey
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2.7.................................................................................................... Utilities – installed services
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2.8...................................................................................................................................Signage
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3..................................................................................Geotechnical and soil contamination investigation

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4................................................................................................................................................Demolition
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4.1............................................................................................................General requirements
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4.2.................................................................................................................................Asbestos
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5.............................................................................................. Site clearance, excavation and earthworks

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5.1............................................................................................................General requirements
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5.2....................................................................................................................................Batters
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5.3.......................................................................................................................Retaining Walls
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5.4..............................................................................................................................Excavation
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5.5.................................................................................................................Excavated material
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5.6........................................................................................................Compaction of subgrade
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5.7.........................................................................................................Selected or imported fill
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6................................................................................................................................. Roads and surfacing

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6.1............................................................................................................General requirements
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6.2.........................................................................................Substation roads and loading bays

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6.2.1.......................................................................................................................Access Roads
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6.2.2.................................................................................................................. Perimeter roads
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6.2.3.............................................................................................................. Transformer roads
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6.2.4........................................................................................................................Loading bays
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6.3...............................................................................................................................Pavement
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6.3.1...............................................Materials – base course, sub-base, subgrade, and select fill
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6.3.2........................................................................................................................... Placement
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6.3.3................................................................................Compaction for roads and pavements
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6.4...............................................................................................................Bituminous surfaces
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6.5......................................................................................................... Guard rails and bollards
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7.........................................................................................................................................Substation yard
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8.............................................................................................................................................Site drainage
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8.1.................................................................................General requirements for site drainage
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8.2..................................................................................................Stormwater pipe installation
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8.3..............................................................................................................................Access pits
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8.4...................................................................................................................Kerbs and gutters
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9............................................................................................................................................Water supply
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9.1.................................................................................... Site with access to water reticulation
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9.1.1..................................................................................................................... Isolation valve
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9.1.2..................................................................................Hydrostatic and commissioning tests
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9.2....................................................................Sites with no access to reticulated water supply

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10..........................................................................................................Concrete and concrete structures

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10.1..........................................................................................................General requirements
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10.2.......................................................................................................... Specific requirements
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10.2.1.....................................................................................................................Surface finish
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10.2.2................................................................................................................Formed surfaces
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10.2.3............................................................................................................Unformed surfaces
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10.3...........................................................................................................Concrete foundations
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10.4..........................................................................................................................Compaction
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10.5....................................................................................................Crack control and jointing
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10.5.1..................................................................................................................Concrete joints
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10.5.2............................................................................................Measures to reduce cracking
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10.6..................................................................................................................... Reinforcement
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10.7...................................................................................................................Moisture barrier
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10.8................................................................................Quality control and testing of concrete
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10.9..............................................................................................................Capacitor bank slab
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11.................................................................................................................................................Buildings
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11.1..........................................................................................................General requirements
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11.2.......................................................................................................... Specific requirements
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11.3.....................................................................................................................Climate control
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11.4............................................................................................................Floor and floor levels
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