Deira Waterfront Development On Plot Nos. 14-19 (AE7) 09012018

PROPOSED PROJECT DEIRA WATERFRONT
DEVELOPMENT ON PLOT NOS. 14-19 @ DEIRA ISLAND,

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Date: 09/01/2018 GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION
PROPOSED PROJECT DEIRA

WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT ON PLOT
NOS. 14-19 @ DEIRA ISLAND, DUBAI ,
DUBAI – U.A.E
Geotechnical Investigation Works & Topographical Survey
Technical Submission
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................. 4
PROJECT STRATEGY ............................................................................................................... 8
2 PROJECT WORK PLAN ................................................................................................. 9
2.1 WORK SCHEDULE/OBJECTIVE ................................................................................... 9
2.2 SURVEY PROCEDURE .................................................................................................. 9
2.3 SAFETY INDUCTION ...................................................................................................... 9
2.4 PERMITS AND ACCESS (NOCS) ................................................................................ 10
2.5 DRILLING & EXCAVATION .......................................................................................... 10
3 METHOD STATEMENTS .............................................................................................. 11
3.1 SURVEYING FOR GROUND INVESTIGATION ........................................................... 11
3.2 BOREHOLE EXPLORATION USING CABLE PERCUSSION ..................................... 12
3.3 BOREHOLE EXPLORATION USING ROTARY DRILLING ......................................... 15
3.4 STANDARD PENETRATION TEST .............................................................................. 17
3.5 SOIL/WATER SAMPLING IN GROUND ....................................................................... 20
3.6 INSTALLATION OF GROUND WATER MONITORING STANDPIPES....................... 23
3.7 STATIC CONE PENETRATION TEST.......................................................................... 25
3.8 BACKFILLING ............................................................................................................... 28
3.9 TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY ........................................................................................ 30
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3.10 UNDERGROUND UTILITY SURVEY ............................................................................ 33
4 QUALIFICATIONS EXPERIENCE OF STAFF ............................................................. 36
4.1 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART ......................................................................................... 36
5 KEY PERSONNEL ........................................................................................................ 37
CV’S OF KEY PERSONNEL ..................................................................................................... 38
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................ 67
6 LIST OF EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................... 68
6.1 DRILLING RIGS ............................................................................................................ 68
6.1.1 PERCUSSIONS DRILLING RIGS ............................................................................................................ 68
6.1.2 ROTARY DRILLING RIGS ....................................................................................................................... 71
6.2 CPT MACHINE .............................................................................................................. 77
TRADE LICENSE, CERTIFICATES & INSURANCES ............................................................. 81
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1 INTRODUCTION
Founded by Professor Mohammad Mukaddam in 1976, AL HAI & AL MUKADDAM FOR

GEOTECHNICAL WORKS L.L.C. (AHAM) is established in three sectors of the U.A.E. Musaffah –
Abu Dhabi, Sharjah Industrial Area, and the main office located in Dubai Investment Park- Jebel Ali.
With our 42 years of remarkable experiences in conducting and analyzing geotechnical investigations
we have come across all the possible problems and unexpected situations that have resulted from
this region. On various circumstances, we are commissioned to act as a third party in order to solve
the different types of geotechnical problems that arise in the region. When it dealt with the prestigious
large projects in the U.A.E. we are also called upon at times to set the geotechnical specifications of
contracts before the tendering stages. In addition, our extensive large data base of investigations in
the region entails us great advantages in promptly recognizing reoccurring problematic situations,
which can therefore benefit clients in taking the necessary actions in order to save time and costs.
In all geotechnical investigation undertakings, we work very closely with the client’s engineers by
providing them with the investigated data of unexpected situations as soon as they are discovered.
We also offer continuous support in all queries and meetings long after the investigation is completed.
It is our mission to be persistent in supporting our clients regarding geotechnical issues until the
foundation work is entirely completed.
Working through our three offices in the main sectors of the United Arab Emirates (Sharjah Industrial
Area, Dubai Investment Park – Jebel Ali & Al Musaffah - Abu Dhabi).We are in an efficient position to
move around easily and take on several soil investigation jobs simultaneously AHAM likewise
accommodated major projects not only within U.A.E. jurisdiction but as well as in Qatar, Bahrain,
Pakistan and other regions. Working with a fleet of 28 drilling rigs that are of different origins, we can
perform many different types of drilling techniques and complete large soil investigation jobs in the
time required by our clients.
In order to make the best of utilizing resources in the U.A.E. we operate our own manufacturing
workshop where we can fabricate our own drilling tools and recently we have manufactured our own
drilling rigs. This advantage makes us very responsive in analyzing problems that occur on site with
equipment breakdowns. We also store excessive amounts of spare equipment that do not need to be
imported and therefore save a lot of time and delays during operations. We are also very proud to
mention that our drilling techniques always produce core recovery not less than 90% at all times. On
many previous jobs we have been called in because other local contractors were not able to achieve
the required core recovery. Most of our machines are of the newest models which are designed to
address the most up to date environmental and safety issues. We operate one of the largest
laboratories specializing in geotechnical and material testing while utilizing the most recent equipment
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and facilities that are not only locally purchased but imported from international leading
manufacturers. All our equipment are properly calibrated by Dubai Municipality Dubai Central
Laboratory Department or an ISO certified agency having a DM-DCLD traceability or an agency
having traceability with National or International Standards.
The following table summarizes a list of the major project under taken by our firm of a nature and
complexity similar to the current services undertaken in this contract:-
Approximate
Project Title Project Location Project Description
drilled depth (m)
Proposed
Proposed Residential
Residential Al Wasl - Dubai 1324
Development
Development
Dubai Waterfront 2 -
Proposed Tower Proposed Tower 1940
Dubai
Various Locations
Dubai Metro Dubai Metro 1000
(Onshore & Offshore)
Various Locations
Malls & Hotels Dubai Festival City 1200
(Onshore & Offshore)
Proposed Villas Jumeirah
Proposed Villas Jumeirah Park - Dubai 1512
Park - Package 3
Al Barsha South 1st -
Proposed Villas 1209 Villas 1100
Dubai
Proposed Villas Al Warqa Phase 2 - Dubai 504 Villas 685
Proposed Villas Al Barsha South 1st 252 Villas 625
Proposed
Bu Kadra - Dubai Proposed Meydan Canal 740
Development
Proposed Dubai Investment Park -
Royal Estate Project 2415
Development Dubai
Proposed Proposed Maritime Center
Dubai Media City - Dubai 700
Development Towers & Creek Plaza
Marina Arcade Proposed 3B+G+64 Floors
Marina - Dubai 730
Tower Building
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Approximate
drilled depth (m)
Commercial Residential & Commercial
International City - Dubai 1040
Building Building
Proposed Dubai Waterfront
Madinat Al Arab - Dubai 1760
Development Development
Proposed Hotel Al Bawadi - Dubai Proposed Asia Asia Hotel 1100
Proposed
Motor City - Dubai Motor City - Main Street 765
Development
Proposed
Majan - Dubai Proposed Tatweer Towers 2360
Towers
Police Officers Residence
Police Officers
Al Goze Fourth - Dubai For M/s. Dubai Police 1930
Residence
General
Proposed Villa
JAFZA - Dubai Proposed Villa Development 862
Development
Proposed
Al Jadaf - Dubai Versace Hotel & Villas 1130
Development
Commercial & Proposed 3B+G+3P+26
Business Bay - Dubai 830
Office Tower Floors Building
Proposed Proposed Al Kaheel
Al Ruwayah 910
Development Equestrian Development
Proposed 29 Residential
Prosed Buildings Dubai Int'l City - Dubai 900
Buildings
Proposed Villa Palm Jumeirah - Dubai Proposed Villa Development 1650
Proposed Dubai Investment Park -

Building 660
Development Dubai
Emirates Golf Emirates Golf Club -
Proposed Emirates Golf Club 875
Club Dubai
Union Railway Liwa-Shah-Tarif-Abu Freight and Passenger
8000
(Etihad Rail) Dhabi Railway
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Approximate
drilled depth (m)
East Midfield and Abu Dhabi International East Midfield and Perimeter
1000
Perimeter road Airport road
Proposed South
Abu Dhabi International Proposed South Airfield
Airfield 788
Airport Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation
Rough Grading Works for Al
Grading Works Al Ain International Airport 1300
Ain International Airport
Near Abu Dhabi
Bawabbat City Proposed Bawabbat City 865
International Airport
Proposed Proposed Mixed Use
Abu Dhabi Island 1140
Development Development
Proposed
Airport Road - Abu Dhabi Proposed Harbour Heights 940
Development
Proposed At Al Mina - Umm Al
Proposed Amwaj Project 1680
Development Quwain
Proposed Villa Umm Al Quwain Proposed 277 Villas 654
Bawabbat City Near Airport - Abu Dhabi Proposed Bawabbat City 865
Proposed Village Ajman Proposed Al Ameera Village 1270
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PROJECT
STRATEGY
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2 PROJECT WORK PLAN

2.1 WORK SCHEDULE/OBJECTIVE
Works shall be carried out by placing the rigs based on the list of co-ordinates provided by the client.
In the case where special NOC are required to conduct the work, those areas may be postponed to a
later stage in order to save time.
The objective is to produce accurate, high quality sub-strata definition, soil classification, soil
parameters and groundwater data by investigation and testing and to ensure a high level of quality
management during the work and to complete the project within the planned finish date & planned
resources.
2.2 SURVEY PROCEDURE
All the boreholes for the project will be set out using a combination of survey equipment such as
Trimble 5800 GPS System capable of providing (X, Y, Z) coordinates to an accuracy of 10cm, a hand
held GPS and a Nikon DTM 821 field station. The survey crew will set out locations prior to the start of
the work.
The reduced level at each point shall be recorded during the course of setting out. The location of
each borehole, test, etc. shall be identified by a steel pin. Set out locations where heavy vehicular
movement is expected shall be protected by safety ribbons.
All coordinates and elevations shall be related to DMD Datum or a local TBM. The survey shall also
take as-built co-ordinates and elevations of the works carried out on site.
2.3 SAFETY INDUCTION
Before mobilization and any equipment can commence, a general safety induction for all allocated
personnel will take place, addressing all general safety measures that must be taken into
consideration regarding the issues related to the geotechnical investigation. The general issues will
relate to the nature of the project regarding remote areas, different terrain, restricted areas, large area
coverage and other related issues.
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2.4 PERMITS AND ACCESS (NOCs)

In the case of areas in the vicinity of developments, the local municipalities shall be approached and
required documents containing the location and description of work will be submitted, all exploratory
locations shall be submitted and all NOCs for water, electricity, sewerage and other services shall be
obtained.
In order to maintain a high standard of safety, all exploratory hole locations shall be inspected by
conducting a CAT scan (utility identification) and hand excavated pits to a depth of 1.2 meters to
ensure that no services are present.
2.5 DRILLING & EXCAVATION

The drilling of boreholes will consist of cable percussion drilling (using the shell & auger method), in
soil strata, followed by rotary drilling in rock strata. The shell and auger method shall be used to
conduct SPTs, obtain small & bulk samples and to progress the hole to the rock strata. The rotary
drilling method shall be used in rock to obtain cores with a HWF double tube core barrel. Details of
drilling methods are attached in the method statements.
In all locations drilling using both shell & auger drilling & rotary drilling techniques maybe required. If
rock is encountered then rotary rigs will follow on the same borehole to obtain rock cores. There are
two criteria’s that govern the switching from percussion drilling to rotary drilling which are:-
 The lithology identified by the site engineer on site is rock.

 Two consecutive SPT counts of greater than 50.
It is highly stressed that the second criteria is not governing but is rather used as guidance.
However, the first criteria is mandatory and the switch maybe made regardless of the SPT count
if the substrata formation encountered for more than 2.0 meters is classified as rock.
In the case of rotary drilling, we are very confident that with the use of our equipment and expertise
we can always achieve a minimum of 90% core recovery, by using our rotary rigs that give the driller
the options for varying all parameters such as torque, bit load, bit speed & water pump pressure with
the use of Guargum drill slurry and HWF core barrels. The Guargum allows for cuttings removal with
low water flow. This gives the advantage of coring with minimum water pressure as to not wash out
the core. Each rig shall be equipped with two core barrels and a sufficient supply of core bits and
associated accessories, in good and working condition.
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3 METHOD STATEMENTS
3.1 SURVEYING FOR GROUND INVESTIGATION
 Purpose
Establish the locations of the works on site.
 Scope
Survey shall be carried out in order to locate all boreholes, trial pits and all other investigation
locations. All works shall be related to the UTM WGS84 Datum.
 Pre-requisition
o Trimble Base Station & Receiver
o List of nearby control station
o List of available NGMs
 Methodology
The positioning system used for the project will be Trimble 5800, which is an all weather,
radio based, satellite navigation system that enables users to accurately determine a three-
dimensional position. The Trimble system's primary mission is to provide passive global
positioning and navigation for land, air, and sea based strategic and tactical forces. The GPS
receiver measures distances between satellites and itself to determine the receiver’s position
from intersections of the multiple range vectors. Distances are determined by accurately
measuring the time, which a signal pulse takes to travel from satellite to the receiver.
The GPS receivers use the satellites as reference points for triangulation of their position on
earth. The position is calculated from distance measurements to the satellites that are
determined by how long a radio signal takes to reach the receiver from the satellite. To
calculate the receiver’s position on earth, the satellite distance and the satellite’s position in
space are needed. The satellites transmit signals to the GPS receivers for distance
measurements along with the data messages about their exact orbital location and
operational status. The satellites transmit two “L” band frequencies for the distance
measurement signals called L1 and L2. A minimum of four satellite observations is required to
mathematically solve for the four unknown receiver parameters (latitude, longitude, altitude
and time).
 Receiver Set up
At a known control station or NGM, one GPS receiver is programmed with the known
coordinates and stationed over the geographical benchmark. This receiver, known as the
master or reference unit, remains over the known benchmark, monitors the movement of the
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rover (secondary mobile GPS receiver), and calculates its apparent geographical position.
The inherent errors are determined relative to the master receiver's programmed position and
the necessary corrections or differences are transmitted to the mobile GPS receiver.
 Antenna and Height of instrument

Height of instrument (HI) refers to the correct measurement of the distance of the GPS
antenna above the reference monument over which it has been placed. The HI will be made
from the monument to a standard reference point on the antenna. HI measurements shall be
determined to the nearest 1cm. It should be noted whether the HI is an uncorrected height or
true height.
 Survey technique
RTK surveying requires dual frequency LI/L2 GPS receivers. One of the GPS receivers is set
over a known point (reference station); while the other receiver (rover) may be free to travel
from point to point. If the survey is performed in real time, a radio link and a processor or data
collector are needed. The radio link is used to transfer the raw data from the reference station
to the rover.
The survey will setup the base station and walk around the site with the rover until the
location of the works is located.
3.2 BOREHOLE EXPLORATION USING CABLE PERCUSSION
 Purpose
To explore the in-situ conditions of the subsurface in soil and weak rock, conduct in-situ tests
like SPT, to record the Ground water table, and collect small disturbed and bulk samples of
soil, weak cemented sand and rock.
 Scope
To drill borehole at specified location, to a specified depth, conduct specified in-situ tests,
collect samples of soil, weak rock and water.
 References
BS 5930: 1999 Code of Practice for Site Investigation
Section 3: Field Investigation
Clause 20.5: Light Cable Percussion Boring
 Pre-requisite
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o Site
The borehole shall be located as specified by the surveyor. In case the location
seems to be tampered with, it shall be cross checked using the Hand GPS.
A photograph of the borehole location (pre-entry) shall be taken prior to the
commencement of the drilling.
Depths of various in-situ tests like SPT and other tests and sampling depths shall
be included in the work order provided to the driller.
CAT scan (utility identification) to be carried out and hand excavated pits to a
depth of 1.2 meters to be excavated to ensure that no services are present.
o Equipment
A diesel operated mobile rig having a tripod and a winch of 1-2 ton capacity and
other drilling accessories include the following:
 Shell of diameter 125mm, with a cutting shoe at the bottom. Casing of
152mm dia.
 Equipment for conducting SPT, collection of samples if required and
conducting other field test if required.
 Water tank/barrels of sufficient capacity.
 Procedure (Sequence of activities)

o The rig shall be shifted on the location of the borehole and erected on place.
Verticality shall be checked before commencing the drilling operations by the
rig operator.
o The equipment required for sampling / in-situ testing should be made
available on site.
o The Shell shall be connected to the wire rope of the rig and operated using
the winch. The borehole shall be advanced using the percussive action of the
Shell/bailer. Initially a small 150mm diameter hole may be excavated on the
top by hand to guide the shell.
o Casing of 152mm shall be advanced simultaneously along with the boring
operation. The casing is used to support the sides of the borehole from
collapse.
o At depths where in-situ density tests are to be conducted the borehole shall
be cleaned using the shell/bailer.
o In-situ tests shall be conducted and samples of soil shall be taken at
specified depths.
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o The borehole shall be drilled until rock hard cemented sand formation is
reached, beyond which rock core samples can be obtained.
o In the case of any sudden drop in the drilling assembly during hammering
and/or any abnormal events related to the drilling, should be recorded in the
observation sheet.
o The casing shall be withdrawn. The observation sheet for the borehole shall
be entered by the operator.
o If the groundwater table is encountered during drilling, the drilling works shall
be halted for 20 minutes and readings of the groundwater table level shall be
taken at the start and end of the 20 minutes. In addition the water table level
shall be measured at the start and end of every shift and upon completion of
the borehole prior to the backfilling works.
o When the drilling has reached the terminated depths, as per the work order,
backfilling of the boreholes shall take place using cement/bentonite (1:4)
unless Piezometers are to be installed.
o A detailed method statement pertaining to the collection of the samples and
their frequency is presented herein under “Soil Sampling in Ground”.
o If the machine deployed on the borehole is capable of conducting both
percussion and rotary drilling, then the AW rods shall be removed and
replaced with the core barrels and rotary drilling rods.
o A photograph shall be taken of the borehole location upon completion of the
backfilling works.
 Switch from percussion to rotary

There are two main criterias that govern the switching from percussion drilling to rotary
drilling, namely:-
 The lithology identified by the GEs on site is rock.
However, the first criteria is mandatory and the switch maybe made regardless of the SPT
count if the substrata formation encountered for more than 2.0 meters is classified as rock
 Precautions
The borehole shall be drilled vertically.
The casing shall at all time be above the level of the bottom of the hole during in-situ testing.
In the case of any sudden drop in the drilling assembly during the hammering, such event
should be recorded in the observation sheet.
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 Record forms
Observation sheet for Drilling using Light Cable Percussion
3.3 BOREHOLE EXPLORATION USING ROTARY DRILLING
 Purpose
To explore the in-situ conditions of the subsurface, by collecting rock core samples in hard
strata.
 Scope
To drill boreholes terminated after cable percussion in hard strata down to the required depth
and collect rock core samples, and preserve them in core boxes.
 References
BS 5930: 1999 Code of Practice for Site Investigation
Clause 20.7: Rotary open hole drilling and rotary core drilling
 Pre-requisite
o Site
The borehole shall be located as specified by the surveyor. In case the location
seems to be tampered with, it shall be cross checked using the Hand GPS.
A photograph of the borehole location (pre-entry) shall be taken prior to the
commencement of the drilling.
CAT scan (utility identification) to be carried out and hand excavated pits to a
depth of 1.2 meters to be excavated to ensure that no services are present.
o Equipment
Rotary Drilling Rig: RSB 0/3 (truck mounted rigs, 4WD All terrains. Other drilling
accessories include the following:
 Casing of 6” or 5” size of sufficient length, Drill rods, etc with small
accessories.
 PWF (85 mm dia.) double tube core barrel, diamond/TC core bits,
reaming shells, rods etc. with small accessories.
 Spare set of core barrels, core pits, core catchers and other drilling
accessories
 Core boxes for storing rock cores
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 Guargum powder for drilling slurry

 Drums which shall be used to mix the slurry
 Water tank of sufficient capacity
 Labels (Sticker)

o The rig shall be shifted on the location of the borehole and erected on place.
The verticality of the mast shall be checked.
o The Casing shall be advanced till the depth that Percussion drilling reached
or the same casing from the percussion rig shall be left in place for rotary to
advance.
o TC/Diamond tipped bits shall be attached to the double tube core barrel and
the same shall be lowered into the borehole with a line of rods.
o Drilling slurry shall be mixed in the plastic drums and made ready.
o Drilling shall be started. The down thrust on the bit, the water pressure and
the rotation speed shall be decided by the operator based on his experience
for the type of rock to get the maximum core recovery.
o The runs shall be drilled to 1.5, after which the core barrel shall be removed,
and the core sample collected. The core samples shall be placed in a core
box.
o If core recovery falls below 90% then the next drill run shall be reduced to
50% (minimum 50 cm), unless it is impractical to produce a core recovery of
90% in the prevailing conditions.
o In case the core recovery falls below 50% then a Standard Penetration Test
shall be conducted prior to the start of the next run.
o In the case of any sudden drop in the drilling assembly during the drilling
and/or any abnormal events related to drilling, should be recorded in the
observation sheet.
o Cores shall only be extracted only when the barrel is in the horizontal position
and the core samples shall be wrapped in cling film to preserve moisture.
o Piezometers in specified boreholes shall be installed, as per the method
statement.
o The rock core samples shall be placed in the core boxes, and each run shall
be marked on spacers placed between the runs. Details like the borehole no.,
depths, and the Box No shall be stuck on the lid of the core box.
o The photographs of the cores placed in the core box, having a linear and
colour scale shall be taken using a 12MP digital camera.
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o Core photograph printouts along with a soft copy shall be submitted to the
Client.
o When the drilling has reached the terminated depths, as per the work order,
backfilling of the boreholes shall take place using cement/bentonite (1:4),
unless Piezometers are to be installed.
o If the groundwater table is encountered during drilling, the drilling works shall
be halted for 20 minutes and readings of the groundwater table level shall be
taken at the start and end of the 20 minutes. In addition the water table level
shall be measured at the start and end of every shift and upon completion of
the borehole, prior to the backfilling works.
o A photograph shall be taken of the borehole location upon completion of the
backfilling works.
 Switch from percussion to rotary

There are two main criterias that govern the switching from percussion drilling to rotary
drilling, namely:-
 The lithology identified by the GEs on site is rock.
However, the first criteria is mandatory and the switch maybe made regardless of the SPT
count if the substrata formation encountered for more than 2.0 meters is classified as rock.
 Precautions
All drilling rods shall be straight to avoid vibration of the drilling line and hence reduction in the
core recovery and progress.
The rotary operation shall be such as to minimize core loss and keep them intact during
transfer of the cores to the core boxes.
 Record forms
Observation sheet for Rotary core drilling
3.4 STANDARD PENETRATION TEST
 Purpose
To determine the resistance of the soil in terms of ‘N’ value at the base of the borehole when
driven dynamically in a standard manner, and to obtain a disturbed sample for identification.
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 Scope
The test shall be conducted in a borehole by Cable Percussion or by rotary drilling. The test
shall be conducted using a Split spoon sampler in all types of soil strata, except in hard strata
where a solid cone shall be used to avoid damage to the equipment.
 Reference
BS 1377, 1990: Soils for civil engineering purposes
Part 9: In-situ tests
Test 3: In-situ Penetration test.
Clause 3.3: Determination of the penetration resistance using the Split-barrel sampler (the
standard penetration test SPT)
 Definition
SPT - Standard Penetration test.
N value – The sum of blows required to drive the split spoon sampler or solid cone to a depth
of 300mm in the test drive zone.
Seating drive – The initial penetration of 150mm of the split spoon sampler from the start of
the test or the bottom of the borehole.
Test drive – The subsequent penetration of 300mm following the seating drive.
 Pre-requisite
o Site
The borehole shall be drilled/ bored to the depth at which the test is to be
conducted.
o Equipment
Split Spoon Barrel sampler: As per BS 1377 Part 9 clause 3.3.3.2.
Drive rods:
 AW rods of 1.5m length or Square rods of 1.5m length of stiffness
equivalent to AW rods.
 Automatic Drop hammer having an automatic fall of 75cm with a
hammer of 63.5kg.

o
Soil cone having a cone apex angle of 60 and diameter of 50mm (as
per BS:1377:Part 9).

o The first SPT shall be conducted at a depth of 1.2 meter, i.e., after the trial
pit, and subsequent tests shall be conducted at each change of stratum while
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taking into consideration that the maximum centre to centre distance between
two consecutive SPTs is not greater than 1.0 meter.
o The split spoon sampler or solid cone shall be connected to the string of AW
rods or Square rods and lowered into the borehole with the automatic drop
hammer connected to the top of the drill rods.
o Markings of 75mm shall be made on the drill rod for a total of 450mm, with
reference to the top of the outer drilling/boring casing.
o The test shall be started by driving the drill rods using the automatic drop
hammer.
o The counts required for penetration of each 75mm shall be recorded in the
observation sheet.
o If the seating drive is not penetrated with 25 blows, then the length
penetrated for 25 blows shall be recorded, and further 300mm shall be
marked.
o The test is deemed to be over upon reaching a penetration of 300mm for the
test drive. If however a penetration of 300 mm in the test drive could not be
achieved because of hard strata, then the test shall be terminated on
attaining 50 blows, the penetration required for driving these 50 blows shall
also be recorded. The test shall also be terminated if a total of 50 blows are
not able to drive the sampler for 300mm from the start of the test.
o When tests are conducted in soft rock, using a solid cone at the base, then if
a penetration of 300 mm is not achieved, the test may be terminated after 50
blows are reached.
o Once the test is complete, the drive rods are removed and the sampler
opened.
o Preserve the soil sample from the last 300mm as small disturbed sample.
o N value calculated and recorded.
 Precautions
o The borehole shall be clean down to the test level to ensure that the test is
performed in relatively undisturbed strata. While cleaning the borehole with
the bailer, the bailer shall be withdrawn slowly to prevent suction &
subsequent loosening of the soil to be tested.
o The casing shall not be driven below the level at which the test shall be
conducted.
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o When boring below the Water table the borehole shall be kept filled with
water or drilling mud to a sufficient depth above the water table to prevent
disturbance of the soil at the base.
o The assembly of drill rods shall be checked for straightness.
 Record Forms
Daily drilling Record
3.5 SOIL/WATER SAMPLING IN GROUND
 Purpose
To extract samples from boreholes, trial pits in quantities sufficient for identification, and
laboratory testing and without contamination during the process of extraction, so that the
samples tested and identified are representative of the strata on site and the ground water.
 Scope
To extract the following type of samples:
o Disturbed samples from boreholes,
o Bulk samples from boreholes
o Large bulk samples from boreholes.
o Drive samples in boreholes using a cutting edge at the bottom (thick & thin
walled),
o UD sample using piston sampler.
o Wash samples in boreholes,
o Water sampling
 References
 BS 5930: 1999 Code of Practice for Site Investigation
Clause 22: Sampling of the ground
 UK-Specification-for-ground-investigation-2nd-edition
 ISO 22475-1 Sampling by drilling and excavation and groundwater
measurements. Part 1: Technical principles of execution
Definitions
Class of Samples
Class 1 – Samples extracted in cohesive soils using thin walled samplers or Piston
samplers.
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Class 2 – Samples extracted in cohesive soils using general-purpose open tube

sampler.
Class 3 – Samples extracted in Split spoon sampler, fissured soil or weak rock
obtained in open tube sampler, disturbed soil in dry excavations obtained by clay
cutter or auger.
Class 4 – Disturbed samples extracted by clay cutter or auger where water is present
in the borehole.
Class 5 – Disturbed samples in non-cohesive soil from wet excavations, or samples
from wash boring.
Table 2 – Quality classes of soil samples for laboratory testing and sampling categories to be used
Quality classes of soil

samples for laboratory 1 2 3 4 5
testing
Sampling categories A
B
C
 Pre-requisite
o Equipment
Open tube sampler (Dia: 100mm): Open-tube samplers (OS) consist of a
sampler tube with overdrive space and a sampler head with non-return valve
tube. The sludge tube shall provide an overdrive space into which the softened
material in the borehole can pass. The non-return valve ball and seat shall be
adequately sized, so as to permit the free escape of the contained water and air
when the sample enters the tube, and close tightly when the sampler is being
withdrawn
Open tube samplers can be:
1. Thick wall: Thick-walled open-tube samplers are mostly suitable for stiff and
dense soils and for soils containing coarse particles. The thick-walled open-
tube sampler is usually regarded as a category B sampling method.
2. Thin wall: Sampling using the thin-walled open-tube sampler is usually
regarded as either a category A or B sampling method, depending the soil
conditions
Piston sampler (Dia: 100mm): The piston sampler can be used in low-strength
fine soils such as silt and clay, including sensitive clays. It can be used either in
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boreholes or be pushed directly into the soil. The piston sampler consists of a
sample tube containing a close-fitting sliding piston, which is slightly coned at its
lower face. The sample tube is fitted to the sampler head, whereas the piston is
fixed to separate rods. This passes through a sliding joint in the sampler head
and up inside the drill rods. Clamping devices, operated at ground level, enable
the piston and sample tube to be locked together or the piston to be held
stationary while the sample tube is driven down. When shearing the sample, the
piston shall be released or firmly fixed to the ground surface before further
advance of the sampler is made. A movement of 1 % of the length of penetration
in the piston rod due to tension is acceptable. The length of advance of the
sampler shall not be more than the intended length of the sample to avoid
compression of the sample.
Sampling using the piston sampler is usually regarded as a category A sampling
method
SPT sampler: Sampling using the standard penetration test sampler is usually
used as a category C sampling method (see Table 1). In certain homogenous
fine-grained soils, it can also be used as a category B sampling method.
Dynamic sampling (Windowless sampler): A windowless sampler consists of

a hollow tube with a plastic liner and fitted with a shoe having a sharp cutting
edge at its lower end. Windowless samplers are used to take samples by the
application of dynamic impact or by percussion. After driving and removal from
the soil, the plastic liner is removed and wrapped in cling film for delivery to office.
The empty part of the tube shall be removed prior to wrapping.
Sampling using the windowless sampler is usually used as a category C sampling
method (see Table 1). In certain homogenous fine-grained soils, it can also be
used as a category B sampling method.
Handling & Labeling of undisturbed samples

After the sample tube is removed it shall be immediately cleaned from the
outside, sample removed for a depth of 25mm from both ends and waxed and
shall be preserved from wind and direct contact to sunlight.
An arrow shall be painted in ink indicating the top and the bottom of the sample.
o Disturbed Samples (Split Spoon Sampler)
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After conducting an SPT test, the sampler is removed from the borehole. The split
spoon sampler shall be carefully opened.
The top 150mm of the sample, supposed to be taken in the seating drive shall be
discarded. The balance sample shall be placed immediately in a plastic jar and
the lid must be closed to prevent the loss of moisture content.
o Water Sampling
Water samples shall be obtained in every borehole in which water is

encountered. The samples shall be collected in containers which are tightly
sealed and marked. These containers shall contain the borehole No. from which
they were obtained in addition to the depth at which they were collected.
In the event of having to add water to the borehole to aid drilling, water shall be
bailed out from the borehole before sampling in order to ensure that the sample
collected is not contaminated by the drilling works.
 Precautions
For Undisturbed sampling: while cleaning the borehole, maximum care shall be taken to
ensure that the soil at the sampling depth is disturbed to a minimum.
For block samples precautions specified, as per clause 22.10 of BS 5930 section 3 shall be
taken.
For disturbed samples care should be taken to obtain a representative sample and avoid
contamination. While excavating in trial pits, a representative sample shall be obtained after
sampling from a heap.
 Record forms
Observation sheet for Boring in soil by Cable Percussion
Observation sheet for rotary drilling
3.6 INSTALLATION OF GROUND WATER MONITORING STANDPIPES
 Purpose
To determine the ground water level and to determine and measure changes in the water table levels
within the standpipe piezometer.
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 Scope
To install stand pipe Piezometers, at specified locations in boreholes and monitor water changes daily
during the works.
 References
BS 5930, 1999: Code of Practice for Site Investigation
Clause 23.2: Method of determining ground water pressures
Clause 27.5: Observation Wells
Clause 47.2.7: Incidence and behavior of groundwater
 Pre-requisite
o Site
 The borehole shall be drilled to the specified depth.
 Equipment:
 A perforated HDPE pipe of 19mm, 50mm or 75mm inner diameter, with threaded joints and
end caps.
 Non-slotted PVC pipe of 19mm, 50mm or 75mm inner, capped on one end and threaded on
the other.
 Filter pack consisting of clean well rounded, uniformly graded silica sand.
 Bentonite pellets.
 A suitable concrete cover having a galvanized pipe 0.9m above the ground level with a
lockable lid, and insert for wood post.
 Water level indicator to measure water in the standpipe Piezometer.
o Procedure (Sequence of activities)
 Boreholes shall be drilled to 1.5 meters below the depth required to be screened and/or to the
termination depth of the borehole hole.
 After completion of drilling, the hole shall be flushed with clean water.
 In case the termination depth is deeper than 1.5 meters below the required screen zone, then
the borehole shall be backfilled to that depth prior to the installation works.
 The borehole shall be filled with 500mm of filter pack material and tamped.
 The blank casing section shall be cut to the proper length so that it will rest on the filter
material with the screen at the instructed depth.
 The bottom of the blank casing shall be capped.
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 The assembly of blank casing /screen /riser shall be lowered into the hole, at all times during
installation the riser pipe shall be extending approximately 1.0 meter above the ground.
 Clean water shall then be slowly pumped into the riser pipe to flush the hole from drilling fluid.
 Filter pack shall then be poured slowly into the annular space between the borehole and the
riser pipe, until it is 1.5m above the top of the screen.
 Bentonite pellets shall be put in the annular space between standpipe and hole for a depth of
1.5m and shall be tamped.
 Fresh made cement/bentonite grout shall then be poured above the bentonite pellets & the
top grout apron along with pipe shall be placed in the borehole over the grout, such that the
top of the grout cap rests 250 mm above the ground surface.
 The protective cover casing shall extend 750mm and shall be flush with the ground surface
and shall be fitted with a lockable, vented, steel protective cap and shall be painted with
reflective marker indicating the Piezometer No..
 The Piezometer shall then be flushed with clean water. Water shall then be bailed and the
recovery shall be measured.
 A falling head permeability test shall also be conducted on the Piezometer.
 Water level readings shall be recorded twice daily for the period of the works and/or 7 days
whichever is greater. In the case where data logging vibrating wire piezometers are to be
installed then they shall be set to take readings every 1 hour for the period of the fieldworks
and/or 14 days whichever is greater.
 Precautions
Contamination of the gravel and Cement-Bentonite grout does not occur.
Prior to installation of the vibrating wire piezometer, shall be placed for a period of 30 minutes prior to
installation in order to attain the zero reading.
The Cement Bentonite grout is washed clean to the required depth. The filter zone is properly
installed. The top of the standpipe is properly sealed.
 Record form
Record form for recording G.W.L.
3.7 STATIC CONE PENETRATION TEST
 Purpose
To determine the penetration resistance of the ground using Electrical Piezocone.
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 Scope
The test consists of driving a series of push rods connected to a cone at the base and driving
this assembly in the ground by a static load at a slow, uniform rate, provided from a thrust
machine, and measuring continuously, or at selected depth intervals, the tip resistance, pore
water pressure and the local friction resistance.
 Reference
ASTM D5778-12 (Standard test method for electronic friction cone and piezocone penetration
testing of soils.
BS EN ISO 22476-1:2012, Part 1 (Electrical cone and piezocone penetration test)
 Definition
SCPTu - Static Cone Penetration test with pore pressure measurement.
 Responsibility of Implementation
Driller / operator - for conducting the test and recording readings.
Engineer - for Presentation of the results
 Pre-requisite
o Equipment
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o Electrical piezocone with base area of 15cm capable of measuring tip
resistance, pore water pressure and friction.
o Friction reducer placed at certain distance above the peneremeter tip to reduce
the friction along the push rods and allow greater penetration depth.
o Data Taker for recording the readings.
o Laptop
o Spare seals, tips and sleeves are available on site and replaced if required.
 Software used:
GONSITE: For acquiring data from site)
GO4: For downloading raw data in the form of excel files.
CPeT-IT v.1.6 – CPT interpretation software
 Presentation of results:
 Interpretations will be based on the comprehensive review by Lunne, Robertson and
Powell (1997) using CPeT-IT v.1.6 – CPT interpretation software
 Tabular presentation of all interpretation results
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 Graphical presentation of all interpretation results

 Overlay report for selected CPT files

o A CPT truck mounted machine capable of providing the 200KN reaction load will be
manoeuvred to the location. .
o The cone assembly along with the friction reducer, friction sleeve and inclinometer
shall be connected to a line of push rods and placed in the drive assembly of the
machine. Cones and inclinometer shall be visually checked for any faults.
o The rods shall then be pushed into the ground at a constant rate of 20 + 5 mm/sec
and tip resistance along with friction will be recorder every 2 cm interval.
o The total assembly consisting of the electrical cone and rods shall be pushed down.
o The test will be stopped if dissipation test required based on soil condition and client
engineer requirement.
o All data regarding tip resistance, sleeve friction, friction ratio, pore pressure and
inclination shall be electronically logged by the use of data taker connected to Laptop.
o The test shall be continued to the required depth or until refusal. The condition for
determining refusal are as follows:
o Tip resistance more than 40 MPa.
o Friction more than 0.75 MPa.
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o Inclination more than 15 .
o The whole assembly shall be withdrawn, and equipment shifted to the next
location.
 Record Forms
Observations sheet for Static Cone Penetration test
 Precautions:
Before each test the zero readings are taken and compared to the original calibrated values
on the screen. If the zeros are outside the allowable tolerance of the original calibrated values
the sensor values will be highlighted in red as a warning and the cone and connections are
checked and if necessary changed. At the end of each test the zero values are taken again
when the cone is clear of the ground. These zero values are again inspected on the display
and any zero shift/drift is compared to the start of test readings. These zero values are
recorded by the computer and presented on Form 01 of the CPT results. These values are
inspected during the post processing stage.
The pore pressure filter to be de-aerated in vacuum chamber prior to commencement of test.
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3.8 BACKFILLING
 Purpose
To backfill the boreholes after completion.
 Scope
To remove the material arising from the borehole and backfill the borehole with a Cement-Bentonite
grout.
 References
BS 5930, 1999 : Code of Practice for Site Investigation

Section 3 : Field Investigation
Uk-specification-for-ground-investigation-2nd-edition
 Pre-requisite
o Site
The borehole shall be drilled to specified depths.
o Equipment:
A PVC pipe, with suitable couplings of sufficient length.
Cement & Bentonite.
Mixing Drum for mixing Cement & bentonite.
Pump to inject grout through the PVC pipe.
 Backfilling excavation and boreholes (BS 5930 Cl 20.9)
Poorly-compacted backfill causes settlement at the ground surface and can act as a path for
groundwater. The latter effect can cause very serious inconvenience if the backfilled
excavations or boreholes are on the site of future deep excavations, tunnels or water-
retaining structures. For boreholes in dry ground, it may be possible to use compacted soil as
a backfill, although the procedure is often unsuccessful in preventing the flow of water. The
best procedure is to refill the borehole with a cement-based grout introduced at the lowest
point by means of a tremie pipe. Cement alone does not necessarily seal a borehole, on
account of shrinkage, and it is often preferable to use a cement and betonite grout, mixed with
no more water than is necessary to permit the grout to flow. The need and specification for
the grout is project dependent.
It is possible to compact the backfill of excavations by means of the excavator bucket or other
mechanical means. In special cases, weak concrete or specified granular fill may be
required.
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 Procedure (Sequence of activity)
o The grout shall be prepared by mixing Cement, Bentonite and water in a ratio
of 1:1:5 by weight as per project specifications.
o The PVC pipe or the tremie pipe shall be introduced inside the borehole till it
reaches the bottom.
o Grout shall then be pumped inside the PVC pipe until the same flow out from
the top of the borehole.
o The pipe shall then be removed from the borehole.
o If after some time, the level of the grout goes down in the borehole fresh
grout shall be poured from the top.
 Precautions
None
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3.9 TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY
 Survey Control and Geodetic Reference
The ground survey and mapping will be based on coordinates defined in the following geodetic
reference system.
Projection - DLTM
Grid zone - 40N
Spheroid - WGS 84
Plan Datum - WGS 84
Height Datum - Dubai Municipality Datum
Unit - Metric
 Survey Equipments
The following survey equipments will be used in the execution of the works:
Trimble S5 Total Stations

Trimble S8 Total stations
Trimble R10 Receiver
The Global Position System (GPS) – GPS receivers measure code and phase signals broadcast by
GPS satellites. The unknown element with phase observations is the integer ambiguity, or the
number of wave length between the receiver and the satellite. Once the integer ambiguity is known, a
position to the cm level can be determined.
GPS Positioning Technique Used:-Real-Time Kinematic (RTK)
In this method the base receiver is placed over a point of known coordinate .These co-ordinates are
entered into the receiver at the time of survey. The errors between the known position and the
computed position from the incoming satellite data is calculated and transmitted via radio link to the
roving receivers. The positions being recorded at the roving units are then corrected by the same
amount as the errors recorded at the base, thus giving a relative to the base position.
The concept works because the satellites are so high up that any errors measured by one receiver will
be almost exactly the same for any other receiver in the same location. Because of the simplicity of
the GPS signal, this single correction factor, in effect, takes care of all possible errors in the system.
Total Station surveys –This is identical to a theodolite survey, a total station is a theodolite and EDM
wrapped up into one instrument. The measurements (angle and distance) are made electronically,
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and stored digitally. Survey measurements are carried out easier, faster and more accurately. Back in
the office, software processes the data and produces a plan automatically.
The standard deviation for the instrument as stated by the manufacturer is as follows:
Trimble R10 GPS Receivers 8 mm 1ppm

Trimble S5 Total stations 1 Seconds
Trimble S8 Total Stations 1 Seconds
 Description of Survey – (Methodology)

 Topographical Survey:
The objective of the survey is to produce a Topographic survey map for the survey area.Topographic
surveys determine the location and elevations of selected ground points in order to plot the features
as well as show the differences in elevations of the ground surface. A topographic survey requires
both horizontal and vertical control to reference the measurements of the selected features and
ground elevations that will be used to create the topographic map.
Topographic Surveying involves measurement of the Earth's surface to determine the three-
dimensional location of man-made and naturally occurring physical features for the purpose of Digital
Ground Modeling.
The Digital Ground Model can be defined as a mathematical representation of the earth's surface
upon which Planimetric Mapping, Geometrical Design, Analysis and Computation are based.
The procedure of the work will be as follows:
 Survey reconnaissance for the project area in order to understand the site condition and
locate the available survey control points near site.
 Establishing survey benchmarks at suitable locations to facilitate the survey using GPS
RTK and Total stations, especially adjacent to the buildings and trees where the usage of
GPS is limited due to the unavailability of adequate satellites and chances of multi path.
 Recording all features visible above ground using GPS and Total Stations.
 Processing of data and preparing the survey drawings.
 Physical verification of information on drawing at site.
 Submission of Drawings
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 EQUIPMENTS
G.P.S Base Station Setup
Data Transfers
GPS Base Station & Total Station
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3.10 UNDERGROUND UTILITY SURVEY

 Survey Control and Geodetic Reference
The ground survey and mapping will be based on coordinates defined in the following geodetic
reference system.
Projection - DLTM
Grid zone - 40N
Spheroid - WGS 84
Plan Datum - WGS 84
Height Datum - Dubai Municipality Datum
Unit - Metric
 Survey Equipments
The following survey equipments will be used in the execution of the works:
 Trimble 5800 dual frequency GPS Receivers

 C.Scope radio detection system
Radio-detection Technique
The radio-detection techniques are used to locate live electric cables. Using these systems, both
metallic and power carrying underground services can be quickly located and traced. The instrument
can be used in either active or passive mode.
Passive methods use the electro-magnetic fields already present around the underground utility.
These can originate either from a flowing electrical current or ambient ‘natural’ radio signals
concentrated within a conductor and re-radiated. In the case of passive mode operation, the
transmitter unit is not used. The receiver detects either the 50/60 Hz signal present in buried cables,
or the very low frequency radio energy radiated from buried lines. Also an audio signal is used to
indicate the intensity of the signal detected.
Active methods employ artificially generated signals from an external transmitter and can allow
different services to be individually identified. In addition, it is often possible to determine the depth
of the service in this mode. The transmitter can impart a signal to a service either by direct
connection or remote induction. Direct connection involves the application of an active signal to a
conductor using a clip, magnetic clamp, cable clamp or mains signal injector. Remote induction
involves a signal being radiated from the internal antenna of the transmitter where it is induced to
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any conducting services in the vicinity and re-radiated and detected at surface. Generally 33KHz
frequencies are used for active methods for unambiguous signal detection. A secondary field will be
generated where the primary field passes through a subsurface conductor, such as buried cable.
These two vector fields will add to produce a resultant signal, which will differ in amplitude and
direction to that generated by the transmitter. The receiver coil emits an audio response indicating the
strength of the resultant field detected. The hand held receiver unit is carried across the survey area,
and the position of the maximum audio signal is noted. This will corresponds to the surface position
directly above the buried cable.
The C.Scope radio detection system utilizes electromagnetic signals to locate the approximate
position of buried services, up to a maximum depth of approximately 2m below the ground surface.
RFI- Radio Frequency Interference *RFI- Radio Frequency Interference
*RFI- Radio Frequency Interference
 Description of Survey – (Methodology)
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Utility Survey/Infrastructure Survey
The term utilities or services refer to communication, electrical, drainage and sewer, gas, fuel and
water lines many of which may occur above and/or below ground. Utility survey refers to identification
of the utilities at site and plotting it in the drawing. The utility drawings will show the manhole numbers
invert levels, pipe sizes, flow direction and details of each manholes in tabular format. Photographs
showing the condition inside the manholes will be attached with the tabular data.
 Following are the steps involved in the utility survey
1. Analyzing the database of manholes from topographic survey: The position of all manholes will be
extracted from the topographic survey map. All manholes will be numbered in the drawing as well
as at site.
2. Opening manholes and recording details: The covers of each manhole will be opened and the
position, direction, depth and flow direction will be identified.
3. Comparing NOC drawings the site survey: Information collected from the site will be compared
with the NOC drawings of utility providers to identify any discrepancies and will be cross checked
at site to identify any additional information available at site which is missing from the initial site
survey.
4. Preparation of Utility drawings
Note:-
The NOC drawings from all Utility providers shall be supplied by the client prior to the
commencement of the site works as the collection of the utility drawings are not included in
the project schedule
 Limitation of the Proposed Infrastructure Survey Methods
Physical inspection survey by lifting manhole covers
 The details of the manholes filled with water cannot be recorded.

 Any manholes falling with in the main roads cannot be opened as it will affect the traffic flow.
 In case of telecommunication cables, the size of cables cannot be identified.
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4 QUALIFICATIONS EXPERIENCE OF STAFF GENERAL MANAGER
4.1 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART Dr. Mohamad Mukaddam
OPERATION MANAGER / TECHNICAL QUALITY CONTROL OFFICER

MANAGER Anupama Udayan
Adeeb Sawaya
* Point of contact (POC) LABORATORY MANAGER TECHNICAL MANAGER

Ahmed El Hosary Ali Abdel Aziz HSE MANAGER
Farid Kyame*
SURVEYOR
Ratheesh Remanan
SECTION HEADS
Anil Varghese
LAB TECHNICIANS
PROJECT MANAGER
G. Singh*
SENIOR GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER Driller/Operator Driller/Operator
Islam Abdul Fatah*

Helpers Helpers
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5 KEY PERSONNEL
The following table summarizes the experience of the key personnel that will have a role during the span of this project.
Total Years of GCC International Relevant Experience in Similar

# Position / Category Name Qualification / Credentials Language Capability
Experience Experience Experience Projects
Dr. Mohamad
1 GENERAL MANAGER Ph. D. Civil Engineering English / Arabic 44 38 23 38
Mukaddam
2 OPERATIONS MANAGER Adeeb Sawaya B. Sc. Civil Engineering English / Arabic 15 12 3 15
P.G.Diploma in Project
3 PROJECT MANAGER Farid Kyame English / French / Arabic 10 9 2 9
Management
4 LAB MANAGER Ahmad El Hosary B. Sc. Geology English / Arabic 11 9 1 9
English / Hindi /
5 ASSISTANT LAB MANAGER Anil Varghese B. Sc. Mathematics 10 10 - 10
Malayalam
English / Malayalam /
6 QUALITY CONTROL OFFICER (QCO) Anupama Udayan M.Tech (Bio-technology) 3 3 3 3
Hindi
7 PROJECT MANAGER Gurdarshan Singh B. Sc. Industrial Engineering English / Hindi / Panjabi 11 11 - 11
GEOLOGISTS/ GEOTECHNICAL
8 Abdul Bagi B. Sc. Geology English / Arabic 11 11 - 11
ENGINEERS
English / Hindi /
9 SURVEYOR Ratheesh Remanan Diploma Civil Engineering 13 8 - 8
Malayalam
English / French / Hindi /

10 TECHNICAL MANAGER Ali Abdel Aziz B. Sc. Civil Engineering 10 10 1 10
Arabic
11 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER Islam Abdel Fattah B. Sc. Geology English / Arabic 11 11 - 11
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CV’S OF KEY
PERSONNEL
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MOHAMMAD MUKADDAM, PH.D.

Managing Partner
HIGHER EDUCATION
B.E. American University of Beirut (A.U.B.) - 1965.
Major: Civil Engineering (with distinction).
M.sc. University of California - Berkeley, California - 1966.
Major: Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics.
Minor: Soil Mechanics and Foundations.
Ph.D University of California - Berkeley, California - 1969.
Major: Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics.
Minor: Soil Mechanics and Foundations
POST DOCTORATE FELLOWSHIP
University of California - Berkeley, California - Summer 1973.
University of California - Berkeley, California – Summer & Fall 1983-1984.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE & EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT THE AMERICAN

UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT
 Joined the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture in July 1970 as Assistant Professor of
Civil Engineering.
 Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in July 1974.
 Promoted to the rank of Full Professor in July 1986.
 Served as Chairman of the Civil Engineering Department from 1980 to 1986
 Served as Associate Dean of Faculty of Engineering & Architecture from 1985 to 1987.
 Has taught the following undergraduate courses: statics, structures, concrete, strength of
materials, soil mechanics and foundations and science of material.
 Has introduced and taught the following graduate courses: finite element method,
advanced structural analysis, advanced mechanics of solids and engineering analysis.
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PUBLICATION
 “Use of Expansive Cement for Pre-stressing tendons in Concrete Beams” SESM report,
University of California, Berkeley 1966.
 “Behaviour of Concrete under Variable Temperature and Loading” SESM report,
University of California, Berkeley, September 1969. Sponsored by UNION CARBIDE,
Atomic Energy Commission, U.S.A.
 Presented a paper in Madrid, Spain, 1970 in the Symposium of International Association
for Bridge and Structural Engineering on “Design of Concrete Structures for Creep,
Shrinkage and Temperature Changes” which was published in the final report (pp. 301 -
310).
 A paper was presented by Mukaddam and Bresler on the “Behaviour of Concrete and
Concrete Structures under Long Term Thermal Effects - ACI International Seminar on
Concrete for Nuclear Reactors” held in Berlin, West Germany, October 1970 (pp. 771 -
779).
 “Effects of Fire on Reinforced Concrete Structures” SESM report, University of California,
Berkeley 1973.
 “Creep Analysis of Concrete at Elevated Temperatures” ACI Journal, February 1974.
 “Concrete in Lebanon” Lebanese Council for Scientific Research - 1975.
 “Behaviour of Reinforcing Bars in Reinforced Concrete Joints Under Cyclic Loading”
American Society of Civil Engineers, Structural Division - By Mukaddam and Kasti -
1986.
 “Compaction of Concrete by High Frequency Vibration” Research and Construction
Journal, Iraq - 1987 - By Mukaddam.
 “Inversion of the Compliance Functions by the Laplace Transformations” American
Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, vol. 113 No 10,
October 1987 - By Mukaddam and Zaim.
 “Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Joints subjected to Earthquake Loading” American
Society of Civil Engineers, Structural Division, vol. 114 No 9, September 1988 - By
Mukaddam and Harajli.
 “High Strain Dynamic Testing of Cast in-situ Piles in U.A.E.” This paper was presented at
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the 5 International Conference on the Application of Stress-Wave Theory to piles in
Orlando, September 96. (Published in the final report pp. 805 - 822).
 “Hammer System Design Using Wave Equation Analysis for Testing Cast-in-Situ
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Concrete Piles”. This paper was presented at the 6 International Conference on the
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Application of Stress Wave Theory to Piles in Sao Paolo, September 2000 and published
in the final report (pp. 91 – 97)
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ADEEB ELIAS SAWAYA

Operations Manager
QUALIFICATIONS
2001- University of Kentucky Faculty of Civil Engineering – U.S.A.
B.Sc. Civil Engineering
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
March 2002: Training in the use of PDA, CHA, PIT, CAPWAP, and PITWAP by M/s. Pile Dynamics.
September 2002: Attended PDA/CAPWAP Workshop course conducted by M/s. Pile Dynamics Inc
Cleveland/Pile Dynamics Europe and GSP in Germany.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June 2009 - Till Date
Working as a Acting General Manager / Operations Manager reporting directly to the Managing
Partner.
Duties: Include and not limited to
 Planning and implementing different internal laboratory auditing programs.

 Reviewing the effectiveness of the quality system in all aspects of the company.
 Performing laboratory and on site quality control tests for construction material according
to relevant standards (AASHTO, ASTM and BS).
 Interacting with Dubai Municipality for external auditing and other quality system related
issues (Amendments, equipment calibrations, etc...).
 Supervising the execution of deep foundations in some of the major projects.
 Supervised main soil investigation projects (on land and off-shore) on different sites and
prepared factual as well as final interpretative reports.
 Supervising the execution of deep foundations and soil improvement and implementing
quality assurance measurement according to international standards and projects
specifications.
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 Involved in many geo-technical and quality control activities on construction projects as

well as existing structures, material quality control and assessment of concrete quality in
existing structures (destructive and non-destructive).
 Planned and implemented the quality system for insuring the first accreditation
certification of soil investigation from M/s Dubai Municipality in the Emirate of Dubai.
June 2005 - Till June 2009
Working as a Operations Manager reporting directly to the Managing Partner/Technical Manager
 Interacting with clients (consultants, contractors & local government authorities) and
coordinating field works.
 Planning and supervising geotechnical site investigation programs including field and
laboratory works and responsible for assuring and maintaining high level of quality in all
aspects of the field testing system.
 Preparing a comprehensive soil investigation reports including foundation
recommendations and soil improvement methods.
February 2002 till June 2005
Worked as a Geotechnical Engineer (Al Hai & Al Mukaddam for Geotechnical Works)
Duties:
 Supervising main soil investigation projects (on land and off-shore) on different sites and
prepared factual as well as final interpretative reports.
 Expert on using different drilling techniques to ensure more than 90% recovery during
geotechnical investigations.
 Responsible for designing and manufacturing our own in-house drilling rig.
 Performed Integrity and Dynamic Testing on Piles as well as analysis and interpretation
of measurements by means of sophisticated software (PITWAP, WEAP and CAPWAP).
 Supervising static pile load testing in major projects.
 Acting as a Geotechnical Engineer consultant on major project.
 Supervising the execution of deep foundations and soil improvement and implementing
quality assurance measurement according to international standards and projects
specifications.
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 Performing Sonic Core Tests for pile foundations.

 Performing Caliper logging Tests for pile foundations.
 Pile instrumentation by means of vibrating wire gauges and submitting the final
interpretive report.
Computer Skills
MS office, Windows 95-98, C++, Q Basic, Visual Basic, AutoCAD, Kenpave, KY Frame, HCS Transt
7F and Maple
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ALI ABDEL AZIZ ALI

Technical Manager
EDUCATION
College: -
Graduated from Faculty of Engineering – Civil Engineering Department (Geotechnical) - 2007
Benha University – Shoubra
Overall Grade – Very Good
ENGINEERING SOCIETIES
 Egyptian Engineering Syndicate – Cairo - Egypt

 Society of Engineers – UAE
 Authorized Engineering Card - Civil (Geotechnical) – Sharjah Municipality &
Director of Public Works
Since June 2009 till present working as a Technical Manager reporting directly to the General
Manager
 Interacting with clients (consultants, contractors & local government authorities) and
coordinating field works.
 Planning and supervising geotechnical site investigation programs including field and
laboratory works and responsible for assuring and maintaining high level of quality in all
aspects of the field testing system.
 Preparing a comprehensive soil investigation reports including foundation
recommendations and soil improvement methods.
From October 2007 till June 2009 Geotechnical Engineer in Al Hai & Al Mukaddam for Geo-
Technical Works
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 In charge of preparing and finalizing the Soil Investigation Reports including the
compilation of the report and preparing recommendations to suite both the current soil
conditions and structural requirements.
 In charge of the preparation of tender documents as well as technical proposals for
prestigious project.
 Acting as a document controller on prestigious project and ensuring the delivery of the
correspondence to the concerned personnel as well as responding to technical
requirements based on the contract details.
 Developing In-house data processing programs to suite the requirements of the works.
 Handle all laboratory tests related to Soil Investigation activities as well as processing the
test results to obtain reports.
 Conduct all in-situ tests related to Soil Investigation.
 Monitor of Gas Imitations from within the boreholes.
 Capable of conducting and carrying out Survey works.
 Co-ordination of site works.
 Site supervision of drilling works on site as well as real-time monitoring of the drilling
parameters (DPM) (Diagraphy Drilling)
 Health & Safety Supervision on site
 Handle Material Testing related to Universal Testing machine.
 Introduce new Testing Routines for the Automated Universal Testing Machine.
 Conduct Non-Destructive Testing including Ultra Sonic Testing, Crack Monitoring,
Schmidt Hammer, etc. Including the generation of reports.
 Capable of programming DataTaker to undertake any data processing required and
produce the output in the desired Engineering Units, using in built Programming of the
Data Processing Unit.
 Simple modeling of sub-surface conditions and soil-structure interaction on Plaxis.
 gINT Software Data Entry from October 2007 and promoted to gINT Software Manager
since November 2008.
COMPUTER SKILLS
 Advanced User of Microsoft Office 2000, 2003, XP and 2007 (Word (including in-housed
XML and VBA), Excel (including in-housed VBA), PowerPoint, Front page)
 gINT Software (Geotechnical Works)
 Global Mapper v11& v12 (GIS and Mapping Software)
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 SAP v9.2
 SAFE
 AutoCAD 2007 & AutoCAD 2009 (2D)
 Geostudio 2004 (GeoSlope 5.0 - Slope Stability Analysis)
 GonSite (CPT Software)
 Go4 (CPT Analysis)
 CPeT iT (CPT Interpretation)
 Geovision (Diagraphy Drilling Software)
 Datalogger (Data Processing and Analysis)
 QMat (Universal Testing Machine)
 TGOffice (Survey Works)
 Web Page Design (HTML, CSS, Java 1.2, Flash 5.0)
 Basic knowledge of VBA and SQL Scripting.
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AZIZ ZERAIDI
Geophysical Area Manager
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
 1990 - 1991 Pierre et Marie Curie - PARIS VI University DESS of geophysical

 1989 - 1990 Faculty of Science PARIS University – SUD-XI Modules of Geophysics applied to
the Civil Engineering
 1984 - 1987 University Mohammed Ben Abdellah - MOROCCO Geological diploma
INSTITUTION
 Member of USG – Union Syndical Geotechnics

 Member of board of AGAP (Association for quality in Applied Geophysics)
TEACHING
 Teaching assistant – University Mohammed Ben Abdullah - 1987 – 1988 - Geophysics
PUBLICATIONS
 Cavity detection 2005 – Flavigny-Le Grand, France Franceff : Search tunnel under a church
by geophysical methods (Microgravity, GPR and Electric Cylinder).
 EG10, Conference on Engineering Geophysics. 11 - 14 December 2011. Al Ain,
United Arab Emirates: Site Investigation Methodology (Microgravity, GPR and Electric
Cylinder) – exemple of Ministry of interior project in Doha Qatar.
Since March 2013 Working as Geophysical Area Manager of Al Hai & Al Mukaddam for
Geotechnical Works (LLC)
In charge of.
 Business Development and Marketing
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2010- 2013 Working as a Manager of SOLDATA Geophysical Department, Abu Dhabi branch
and Middle East
In charge of
 Technical Manager of Soldata Abu Dhabi branch and Middle East

 Business Development and Marketing for Soldata Middle East
 Geophysical Department Manager for Soldata Qatar
2006–2010 - Européenne de Géophysique – Nanterre 92 North and West Branch
 Business Development and Marketing - all Geophysical methods

2001–2006 - Européenne de Géophysique – Nanterre 92 North as Branch Manager
 Business Development and Marketing

 Non Destructive specialist (Microgravity)
1996–2001 - Europeenne de Geophysique - Nanterre 92 North and West Brunch
 Business engineer in charge of operation Organization and technical development

1991–1996 – Techsol - Nanterre 92 North and West Branch
 Business engineer – Marketing

 Site engineer operation – all Geophysical methods
SOME OF MAJORS PROJECTS EXECUTED AS PROJECT MANAGER AND GEOPHYSICAL

DEPARTMENT MANAGER
Cavity Detection Projects
 Project of near surface cavity detection, utility detection, shallow stratigraphy, gravity and EM
modeling underground water exploration and bed rock profiling in UAE, Qatar.
 Worked for geophysical survey including data acquisition, processing, interpretation, borehole
allocation and Final Reporting for Ministry of interior project, Qatar, 2011. Techniques include
Microgravity (1500 points), GPR and Electric Cylinder.
 Worked for geophysical survey at jebel Hafeet (180 000 points of ERT), AL AIN,
UAE.Techniques include MASW, ERT and GPR.
 Worked for geophysical survey for BLOOM, AL AIN, UAE.Techniques includes ERT and
EM34.
 Worked for geophysical survey at GHAREBA EMIRATI HOUSSING Project, AL AIN, UAE for
KEO and SOROUH.Techniques include MASW, ERT and EM34.
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 Worked for geophysical survey at GHAREBA EAST - EMIRATI HOUSSING Project – Phase
2, AL AIN, UAE for WSP, EWAN and SOROUH.Techniques include MASW, EM34 and
Electric Cylinder for volume estimation of cavities.
 Cavity detection, Techniques includes Microgravity (4500 points), Electric Cylinder, city of
SANTANDER in Spain.
 Project of the Souks of BEYROUTH (1997 (Microgravity 2000 points) and Junieh in
LEBANON 1998 (Microgravity 1200 points)
 Escapes of dam – SYMVOULOS in CYPRUS
 Towns of PARIS, CAEN, ARRAS in FRANCE (microgravity and GPR)
 Railway lines of SNCF in FRANCE, 2001: Northern TGV (more than 10,000 stations of
microgravity), 6 month duration, Total amount: 0.7 millions €).
 Railway lines of SNCF in FRANCE, 2003: Northern TGV (more than 19,000 stations of
microgravity, one year duration, 16 Engineers, 32 technicians and 16 helpers, Total amount :
1.5 millions €).
 Projects of Motorways, works of civil engineering
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ANUPAMA UDAYAN
Quality Control Officer
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
M. Tech SRM University, Chennai, India (2014)

Major-Biotechnology
B. Tech Mohandas College of Engineering & Technology ,Kerala University,
India (2010)
Major- Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
 December 2015 – Till Date

Asst. Quality Control Officer at Al Hai & Al Mukaddam for Geotechnical Works.
Duties and Responsibilities:
 Responsible for implementation of Quality Management System requirements in Dubai

(main office), Abu Dhabi, Sharjah & Qatar (Branches)
 Monitor the effectiveness of the Quality System by conducting audits in accordance with
the Corporate or Project Quality System Audit Schedule as appropriate.
 Track quality problems and expedite their resolution.
 Interact with Dubai Municipality, DAC (Dubai Accreditation Centre), DM-DCLD (Dubai
Central Lab- Calibration & Metrology Division), ENAS (Emirates National Accreditation
System, Abu Dhabi), and QRS (ISO 9001) for external auditing and other quality system
related issues (Amendments, Equipment calibrations, etc.)
 Prepare and Review Project Quality Plans in accordance with Company Policy and
Contractual requirements.
 Monitoring laboratory quality control test for construction material according to relevant
standards (BS, ASTM, AASHTO, APHA).
 Perform Internal Calibration of apparatuses and equipment such as Thermometers, Test
sieves, Go not go gauges, Vicat apparatus, Blaine permeability apparatus, stopwatch,
large pouring cylinder, Sand Equivalent Shaker, Los Angeles Machine, Vibrating
Hammer, CBR mould, surcharge disc and many more.
 Develop New Testing Activities and its implementation.
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 Investigate customer complaints and find out discrepancies.

 Revising the quality manual if needed.
 Maintenance of equipments records, IQC system, staff training as well as authorization
records, calibration records and other documents.
 Prepare audit checklists, undertake audits and issue audit reports in accordance with the
audit schedule.
 Responsible for reviewing and approving test worksheets and reports, and providing
technical support to operation staff when needed.
 Responsible for maintaining the preventive maintenance plan and calibration of
equipments.
 Providing training for new laboratory analyst.
 Interacting with various clients with regards to the testing that needs to be done.
 November 2014- November 2015

Chemist/Internal Auditor at Al Hai & Al Mukaddam for Geotechnical Works.
Duties and Responsibilities:
 Chemical testing of water, soil, concrete, cement, aggregate and steel
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS
 2015 Internal Auditor Course ISO/IEC 17025

Dubai Accreditation Centre-Dubai Municipality
 2015 Guide to the expression of Uncertainty Measurement in Laboratory Testing

Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council, U.A.E
 2014 Lead Auditor Course in Quality Management System (QMS) ISO 9001-2008
BSI India
 2014 Lead Auditor Course in Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) ISO
22000 BSI India.
COMPUTER SKILLS
 Languages : C++
 Operating Systems : Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 2007
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AHMED MOHAMMED EL HOSARY

Laboratory Manager
QUALIFICATION
Bachelor of Science from the University of Tanta – Egypt
Major:- Geology
Minor:- Chemistry
(General chemistry, Physical chemistry, Organic chemistry, Geochemistry, Non-organic chemistry)
2007 to present: Working with M/s. Al Hai & Al Mukaddam for Geotechnical Works as Lab
Manager
 Conducts regular monitoring on the productivity of the laboratory sections in terms of the
work load and ensure that the specific time frame set by the client is being satisfied while
maintaining a quality service.
 Held responsible for checking the needs of senior technicians (i.e. equipment, purchase
requests, labour, stock and other facilities).
 Guarantees the required stability considering the volume of work on hand relative to the
capacity of the laboratory.
 Performs periodic spot-checking of the technicians working on particular sites.
 Follow up calibration schedule based on necessity and requirements.
 Recommends purchase of new equipment depending on the needs of each section.
Checking safety measures of all employees and take suitable corrective actions, if
needed.
 Responsible for the proper handling and maintenance of all laboratory equipment.
 Report immediately to the Technical Manager and/or Operations Manager the
breakdown or malfunctioning of any equipment in addition to the occurrence of
unforeseen incidents.
 Propose to the Technical Manager and/or Operations Manager
amendments/modification of an adopted procedure in the day to day functioning of the
Sections.
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2004 to 2007: Working with M/s. Al Hai & Al Mukaddam for Geotechnical Works L.L.C.
 Receiving and Visual Identification of Samples retrieved from within the boreholes for
Engineering Purposes.
 Sample Description for Soil & Rock as per the relevant British Standard for Engineering
Purposes.
 Selecting samples for conducting all necessary laboratory testing to suite the project
requirements and meet the demands required for the design.
 Geologic mapping, sampling, testing, with high level of quality
 Supervision of in-situ testing including field testing as well as Site Supervision
 In charge of conducting all in-situ tests related to Soil Investigation (CPT, P.S. Logging,
Pressuremeter Testing, Packer Testing, Gas Monitoring, etc.).
 Wide range of coordination with the Operation Manager, Project Managers, concerned
authorities as well as to the site people throughout the duration of the job.
 Conducting regular visits and spot-checking on site to ensure that the drilling works and
other relative testing are being carried out in accordance with the standard operating
procedures in addition to the agreed guidelines set by the Client/Owner/Contractor of the
project.
 Head of Non-Destructive Testing Department.
 In charge of conducting and reporting All Non-Destructive Testing conducted on site.
 Assessing of existing structures.
 Localization of steel reinforcement of steel in concrete using FerroSCAN (HILTI/PS200)
 Temperature monitoring of Concrete during and after casting using Digital Data Takers
and Manual Readings
 Conducting Non-Destructive Testing including:-
 Ultrasonic Measurement of velocity in concrete.
 Pull-off Strength of Concrete
 Schmidt (Rebound) Hammer
 Slab & Crack Monitoring of existing concrete structures
 Use and Maintenance of Pressure Meter Equipment conducted by M/s. OYO & M/s.
ROBERTSON GEOLOGGING LIMITED
 Applications of Data Takers conducted by M/s. AL BAYAN EQUIPMENTS under direct
supervision of M/s. DUBAI MUNICIPALITY
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COMPUTER SKILLS
 Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Front page)

 AutoCAD 2007
 Data logger (Data Analysis)
 QMat (Universal Testing Machine)
 Internet
 Digital Suspension PS Logger (Version 3.00 - Robertson Geologging Limited)
 GLOG-SUS. Version 1.12 (OYO Corporations Suspension P.S. Logging - Data Analysis
and Reporting)
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ISLAM ABDEL FATEH MOHAMMED

Geotechnical Engineer
QUALIFICATION
Bachelor of Science from Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, 2006

Major: - Geology
Overall Grade: - Very Good
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2010- Till date Geotechnical Engineer Al Hai & Al Mukaddam for Geotechnical Works.
Duties & Responsibilities:-
 In charge of preparing and finalizing the soil investigation reports including the
compilation of the report and preparing recommendations.
 Shallow and deep foundation assessment.
 Earthwork assessment and preparation of site work specifications.
 Geohazard analysis (liquefaction, landslide and etc.).
 Perform geotechnical analysis and study to assess construction site condition.
 Develop proposals and determine cost and schedule for geotechnical investigations.
 Prepare specficaions, boring logs and cross sections.
 Handle all laboratory tests related to soil investigation activities as well as processing the
test results to obtain reports.
 Conducting regular visits and spot-checking on site to ensure that the drilling works and
other relative testing are being carried out in accordance with the standard operating
procedures in addition to the agreed guidelines set by the client/owner/contractor of the
project.
 Attending in meetings with clients and authorities who are partaking into the soil
investigation activity.
 Supervising main soil investigation projects (on land and off-shore) on different sites.
 Providing a wide range of geological support and geotechnical guidance.
 Improving production by implementing latest methods & techniques in data acquisition
and mathematical processing.
 Evaluate team performance and determine training needs to meet performance
objectives.
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 Manage geotechnical and geological analyses, manage staff and supporting

subconsultants and studies, conduct research, perform preliminary geological
reconnaissance, geotechnical and geological studies, review testing results, and develop
design recommendations.
2006 – 2010 Engineering Geologists at Al Hai & Al Mukaddam for Geotechnical Works.
Duties & Responsibilities:-
 Receiving and visual identification of samples as per the relevant british standard for
engineering purposes.
 Describing soil retrieved from boreholes and trial pits based on visual classification and
on evaluation of laboratory tests.
 Describing rock obtained from rotary core drilling in boreholes and from ground
excavation.
 Selecting samples for conducting all necessary laboratory testing to suite the project
requirements and meet the demands required for the design.
 Conduct all in-situ tests related to Soil Investigation, including:-
o CPT.
o P.S. Logging.
o Pressure Meter Testing
o Falling Head Permeability Test.
o Packer testing.
o Plate load test.
 August 2015: “General Requirements for the Competence of Testing & Calibration
(ISO/IEC 17025:2005” conducted by M/s. Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Concil.
 March 2012: “Mini MPA Course” conducted by M/s. International academy for training
and consulting.
 February 2012: “Self-Management and Life Planning Course” conducted by M/s.
Canada Global Center.
 October 2006: General & conversational English course.
COMPUTER SKILLS
 Advanced user of Microsoft Office
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 Adobe Photoshop
 gINT Software (Geotechnical works)
 Qmat (Universal Testing Machine)
 Global Mapper V11& V12 (GIS and Mapping Software)
 GonSite (CPT Software)
 Go4 (CPT Analysis)
 CPeT iT (CPT Interpretation)
 Geovision (Diagraphy Drilling Software)
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GURDARSHAN SINGH
Project Manager
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
2001: B.E in Industrial Engineering & Management
2006: Done courses in Operation Management and supply chain Management from Seneca
College, Ontario, Canada.
From November 2010 till date: Al Hai & AL Mukaddam for Geotechnical Works LLC
Position: Project Manager.
Duties and responsibilities: Include and not limited to the following:-
 Ensuring that all project work is carried out in accordance with specifications, statutory
requirements, laws, rules, regulations and other contractual requirements.
 Interacting with clients (consultants, contractors & local government authorities).
 Managing project administration from initiation phase to closing phase.
 Managing stakeholders throughout the project.
 Prepares and coordinates the project schedule and maintains this throughout the project.
Optimises the use of personnel to achieve the schedule. Forecasts and addresses
deviations to schedule.
 Oversee and co-ordinate project administrative procedures and review, evaluate and
implement new procedures
 Preparing budgets and maintains inventories.
 Attends and minute all project meetings
 Maintain/Archive records related to all individual projects for future use.
From July 2006 till November 2010: Al Hai & AL Mukaddam for Geotechnical Works LLC
Position: Project coordinator reporting directly to Project Manager.
Duties and responsibilities: Include and not limited to the following:-
 Coordinate activities, resources, equipment and information.

 Help prepare project proposals, timeframes, schedule and budget.
 Monitor and track project’s progress and take necessary actions to achieve the targets.
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 Act as the point of contact and communicate project status adequately to all stakeholders.
 Use project management tools to monitor working hours, budget, plans and expenses.
 Submitting progress reports to management on weekly and monthly basis.
 Create and maintain project documentation.
List of Some major projects:

 Supervised the drilling works for Dubai Metro Project with M/s Dubai Municipality.
 Managed various projects for Dubai Festival City.
 Managed geotechnical projects for Abu Dhabi International Airport.
 Administered geotechnical project for proposed Mina Link in Abu Dhabi for M/s WSP Middle
East.
 Worked as Project Manager for soil investigation works required for the Assessment of
Seismic Hazard and Risk in Emirate of Abu Dhabi, project executed by Municipality of Abu
Dhabi.
PROFESSIONAL CERIFICATION
Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI in August 2015.
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY:
Auto Cad, MS office, Primavera Project Planner (Basic),
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FARID TONY KYAME

Project Manager
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
International Diploma in Project Management

2016-2017
Bacalore Technique Informatical and Accounting

Notre Dame De la Consolata
(Taanayel)
S.Y. 2001-2004
2006 Till date: M/s Al Hai & Al Mukaddam for Geotechnical Works L.L.C
Position Held: Project Manager
Duties & Responsibilities: Include and not limited to the following:-

 Facilitates proper coordination with Operation Manager, Project Managers, concerned
authorities, site people and other concerned individuals involved in fieldworks to ensure
smooth site operations during the period of soil investigation works.
 Conducting regular visits and spot-checking on site to ensure that the drilling works and other
relative testing are being carried out in accordance with the standard operating procedures in
addition to the agreed guidelines set by the Client/Owner/Contractor of the project.
 Updating the Operation Manager about the development of site works and evaluating
concerns arising from the same.
 Make sure that the needs of the site people are taken into priority. It does not only comprise
of their personal necessities such as the first aid kits but as well as taking immediate action in
cases of equipment breakdown, shortage of facilities and other vital aspects that could hinder
the site operations.
 Attending meetings with clients and authorities who are partaking into the soil investigation
activity.
 Liaising with other departments during preparation of legal and technical documents needed
to obtain the necessary statutory approvals
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 Responsible for supervising subcontractors, suppliers and vendors who are working on the
site.
 Responsible for appraisal, recommendation and give support to change request and onsite
change orders.
COMPUTER SKILLS
 Microsoft Office
 AutoCAD
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SHYAM KUMAR YESODHARAN

Head of Soil Section
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
B.Sc. University of Kerala, India (2000-2003)

Major- Chemistry
PROFFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
October 2016- Till date
HoS Soil & Aggregate at Al Hai & Al Mukaddam for Geotechnical Works.
Duties and responsibilities:
 review the test request form, verify and accept samples for testing
 conduct all the tests as per the relevant standards and prepare the worksheet(s)
whenever necessary
 supervise and/or guide the tests conducted by the LT and check the worksheet(s)
 maintain and retain records of all the test conducted for five years
 retain all control samples within the prescribed period (30 days)
 retain all hazardous solid waste for the safe disposal according to Environmental
Protection Safety Section requirements
 prepare the appropriate request for the purchasing of materials needed and submit
the request to the TM/OM/LM for approval
 responsible for the proper handling and maintenance of all laboratory equipment
 conduct the internal performance check for specified equipment
 report immediately to the TM/OM/LM/QCO any breakdown or malfunctioning in any
equipment as well as any accident that may take place
 propose to the TM/OM/LM/QCO for approval, any modification in an adopted
procedure or any new test in the day to day functioning of the sections and prepare
all the necessary documentation associated to it
 train the LT and Assistant LT for the day to day testing activities
 maintain high standards of quality in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2005, ISO
9001;2008, DM Regulations No. 2 of 2010 and DAC regulations
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 maintain the confidentiality of organization and customer’s information
July 2009- September 2016
Section In Charge at Lonestar Technical & Industrial Service

 Responsible for implementation of quality system, procedures and policies with in

the Civil Laboratory.
 Responsible for acceptance of work order from the contractor and coordinate with
subordinate for the execution of the day to day operations.
 Coordinate with consultants and contractor for witnessing, sampling and testing
Activities.
 Checking and verification of technical data in reports in accordance with request
worksheet and printouts before and after data entry operations and prior to the
approval of technical manager.
 Documentation of internal and external documents. Control of all technical records
such as maintaining the security and confidentially of client’s information.
 Coordinates with the clients regarding status of jobs from commencement up to
reporting Stage.
 Providing adequate training of procedures and safety measures for junior Lab
Technicians.
 Assisting QC Manager for Internal Calibration of Various Equipments, & also make
documents for Internal & External Audits like Clients,ISO,ESMA.
 Take Responsibilities of Lab Supervisor in his Absence.
 May 2005-April 2009

Lab Technicain at Al Hai & Al Mukaddam for Geotechnical Works.
 accept samples for testing
 conduct all the mechanical and physical tests as per the relevant standards and
prepare the worksheet(s) for the approval of the HoS
 maintain records for the conducted tests for the prescribed period as mentioned in
the QM
 assist the HoS in retaining all control samples within the prescribed period
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 responsible for the proper handling and maintenance of the testing equipment
 report immediately to the HoS any breakdown or malfunctioning in any equipment
as well as any accident that may take place
 propose to the HoS for approval any modification in an adopted procedure in the
day to day functioning of the section
 maintain high standards of Quality in accordance with BS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005,
DM Regulations No. 2 of 2010 and Dubai Municipality Accreditation regulations
 take over the duties and responsibilities of HoS/SLT in their absence
 maintain the confidentiality of organization and customer’s information report
immediately to the HOS/SLT for any breakdown or malfunctioning in any equipment
as well as any accident that may take place
 perform other duties as maybe required by the HOS
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
 Good knowledge in Microsoft office Tools (Word, EXCEL, Power point).

 Good Knowledge in Adobe Photoshop & Computer Hardware.
LANGUAGES KNOWN:
 Malayalam : Mother tongue

 English : Fluent
 Hindi : Fluent
 Tamil : Fluent
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RATHEESH R
Surveyor
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
B.Sc. M S University, India

Major- Computer Science
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
 2010- Till date

Surveyor at Al Hai &Al Mukaddam for Geotechnical Works LLC,Dubai.
 Interact with clients (Contractors & Consultants) during the Soil Investigation Work to identify
the exploratory hole locations.
 Conduct all field survey, using various equipments such as GPS Trimble 5800, Dumpy Level
(Nikon), Digital level (Trimble)
 April 2006 - 2010
Laboratory Technician at Al Hai & Al Mukaddam for Geotechnical Works.
 A careful & thorough study of the request & receive the sample for testing
 Conduct all tests as per relevant standards & prepare worksheets with approval of technical
manager.
 Responsible for proper handling & maintenance of the equipments
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
 MS Office Word, Excel, Power point

LANGUAGES KNOWN:
 English : Fluent
 Hindi : Fluent
 Malayalam : Fluent
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PLANT AND
EQUIPMENT
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6 LIST OF EQUIPMENT
6.1 DRILLING RIGS
6.1.1 PERCUSSIONS DRILLING RIGS
Rig No. Model Year
Rig No. 101 Pilcon 1976
Rig No. 112 Swak drill 2005
Rig No. 117 Dando 2006
Rig No. 118 Dando 2006
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 Narrative Description
PILCON WAYFARER
Method of Drilling in Soil:

By Cable Percussion
Method of Drilling in rock:
By Rotary core drilling
inch’s Capacity: 1.5 Tons
Height when erect: 5.5 m
Depth of Exploration:
Up to 50 meters
Diameter of Hole:
Up on 200mm for light cable Percussion
Up to 115mm for rotary core drilling
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DANDO
Method of Drilling in Soil:
By Cable Percussion
Method of Drilling in rock:
By Rotary core drilling
Winch’s Capacity: 2.0 Tons
Height when erect: 6.5 m
Depth of Exploration:
Up to 50 meters
Diameter of Hole:
Up on 200mm for light cable Percussion
Up to 115mm for rotary core drilling
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6.1.2 ROTARY DRILLING RIGS
Rig No. Model Year
Rig No. 106 Nordmeyer RSB 0/1.4 2003
Rig No. 107 Nordmeyer DSB 0/3 2004
Rig No. 108 Nordmeyer DSB 1/3.5 (Truck Mounted) 1990
Rig No. 110 Nordmeyer DSB 1/3.5 (Truck Mounted) 1991
Rig No. 124 AHAM 02 Truck Mounted 2008
Rig No. 125 Mobile Truck Mounted 2009
Rig No. 127 Acker Soil Max (Truck Mounted) 2004
Rig No. 134 Acker Soil Max (Trailer Mounted) 2014
Rig No. 135 Acker Soil Max (Trailer Mounted) 2014
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NORDMEYER DSB 1/3.5
Make: Germany, (year 2004)

Power Unit:
6 cylinder, air cooled, HALTZ engine,
150 BHP
Rotary drill Head:
Power head 1
Maximum Torque: 500 kgm
Speed: 0-100 rpm
Power head 2
Maximum torque: 200 kgm
Speed: 0 – 700 rpm
Mast details
Length: 8.0 meters
Travel (stroke): 3.5meters
Max. Pull up: 5000 kgs
Max. Pull down: 6000 kgs
Truck mounted hydraulic driven
Water pump
Capacity: 150 l/min
Pressure: 24 bars
Winch’s pull capacity: 5000 kg
The Nordmeyer DSB 1/3.5 is a 4X4 truck mounted Power
head driven rotary rig.
The Nordmeyer is equipped to drill in rock with double and
triple tube core barrels to a 100mm diameter core.
It can also handle rotary wash boring in soils and weak rock
with 3 wing step type bits and diamond/TC tipped casings.
Equipped with a deck mounted high capacity pump and twin
power head, the rig can drill to a depth of 200meters with a
Swivel type double and triple tube core barrel of HW size,
rotary wash boring with 3 wing step type bit of 150mm
diameter to a depth of 50 meters, and with diamond/TC
tipped 115mm diameter casing to a depth of 40 meters. The
auxiliary 6 tonne capacity winch is used both for rod handling and conducting the standard penetration test.
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NORDMEYER DSB 0/3

Power Unit:
80 BHP
Rotary drill Head:
Power head 1
Speed: 0-80 rpm
Power head 2
Mast details
Length: 5.0 meters
Deck mounted hydraulic driven
Water pump
Capacity: 150 l/min
Pressure: 24 bars
The Nordmeyer DSB 0/3 is a Power head driven rotary rig, and is towed on roads and to sites by a
normal 4 wheel drive vehicle.
The Nordmeyer is equipped to drill in rock with double and
triple tube core barrels to a 90mm diameter core.
It can also handle rotary wash boring in soils and weak
rock with 3 wing step type bits and diamond/TC tipped
casings.
Equipped with a deck mounted high capacity pump and
twin power head, the rig can drill to a depth of 100meters
with a Swivel type double and triple tube core barrel of
HW size, rotary wash boring with 3 wing step type bit of 150mm diameter to a depth of 50 meters, and
with diamond/TC tipped 115mm diameter casing to a depth of 40 meters.
The auxiliary 3 tonne capacity winch is used both for rod handling and conducting the standard
penetration test
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NORDMEYER RSB 0/1.4

Power Unit:
46 BHP
Rotary drill Head:
Power head 1
Speed: 0-80 rpm
Power head 2
Mast details
Length: 4.0 meters
Deck mounted hydraulic driven
Water pump
Capacity: 75 l/min
Pressure: 12 bars
The Nordmeyer RSB 0/1.4 is a Power head driven rotary rig, and is towed on roads and to sites by a
normal 4 wheel drive vehicle.
The Nordmeyer is equipped to drill in rock with
double and triple tube core barrels to an 86mm
diameter core.
It can also handle rotary wash boring in soils and
weak rock with 3 wing step type bits and diamond/
tipped casings.
Equipped with a deck mounted high capacity pump
and twin power head, the rig can drill to a depth of
100meters with a Swivel type double and triple
tube core barrel of HW size, rotary wash boring
with 3 wing step type bit of 150mm diameter to a depth of 50 meters, and with diamond/TC tipped
115mm diameter casing to a depth of 40 meters.
The auxiliary 1 tonne capacity winch is used both for rod handling and conducting the standard
penetration test.
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OTHER DRILLING RIGS:
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6.2 CPT MACHINE
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TRADE LICENSE,
CERTIFICATES & INSURANCES
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PROPOSED PROJECT DEIRA WATERFRONT

DEVELOPMENT ON PLOT NOS. 14-19 @ DEIRA ISLAND,

PROPOSED PROJECT DEIRA

Geotechnical Investigation Works & Topographical Survey

PROJECT STRATEGY ............................................................................................................... 8

2 PROJECT WORK PLAN ................................................................................................. 9

2.1 WORK SCHEDULE/OBJECTIVE ................................................................................... 9

2.2 SURVEY PROCEDURE .................................................................................................. 9

2.3 SAFETY INDUCTION ...................................................................................................... 9

2.4 PERMITS AND ACCESS (NOCS) ................................................................................ 10

2.5 DRILLING & EXCAVATION .......................................................................................... 10

3 METHOD STATEMENTS .............................................................................................. 11

3.1 SURVEYING FOR GROUND INVESTIGATION ........................................................... 11

3.2 BOREHOLE EXPLORATION USING CABLE PERCUSSION ..................................... 12

3.3 BOREHOLE EXPLORATION USING ROTARY DRILLING ......................................... 15

3.4 STANDARD PENETRATION TEST .............................................................................. 17

3.5 SOIL/WATER SAMPLING IN GROUND ....................................................................... 20

3.6 INSTALLATION OF GROUND WATER MONITORING STANDPIPES....................... 23

3.7 STATIC CONE PENETRATION TEST.......................................................................... 25

3.8 BACKFILLING ............................................................................................................... 28

3.9 TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY ........................................................................................ 30

3.10 UNDERGROUND UTILITY SURVEY ............................................................................ 33

4 QUALIFICATIONS EXPERIENCE OF STAFF ............................................................. 36

4.1 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART ......................................................................................... 36

5 KEY PERSONNEL ........................................................................................................ 37

CV’S OF KEY PERSONNEL ..................................................................................................... 38

PLANT AND EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................ 67

6 LIST OF EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................... 68

6.1 DRILLING RIGS ............................................................................................................ 68

6.1.1 PERCUSSIONS DRILLING RIGS ............................................................................................................ 68

6.1.2 ROTARY DRILLING RIGS ....................................................................................................................... 71

6.2 CPT MACHINE .............................................................................................................. 77

TRADE LICENSE, CERTIFICATES & INSURANCES ............................................................. 81

Founded by Professor Mohammad Mukaddam in 1976, AL HAI & AL MUKADDAM FOR

Proposed Villas Al Warqa Phase 2 - Dubai 504 Villas 685

Proposed Villas Al Barsha South 1st 252 Villas 625

Proposed Hotel Al Bawadi - Dubai Proposed Asia Asia Hotel 1100

Proposed Villa Palm Jumeirah - Dubai Proposed Villa Development 1650

Proposed Dubai Investment Park -

Proposed Villa Umm Al Quwain Proposed 277 Villas 654

Proposed Village Ajman Proposed Al Ameera Village 1270

2 PROJECT WORK PLAN

2.2 SURVEY PROCEDURE

2.3 SAFETY INDUCTION

2.4 PERMITS AND ACCESS (NOCs)

2.5 DRILLING & EXCAVATION

 The lithology identified by the site engineer on site is rock.

 Antenna and Height of instrument

3.2 BOREHOLE EXPLORATION USING CABLE PERCUSSION

 Procedure (Sequence of activities)

 Switch from percussion to rotary

3.3 BOREHOLE EXPLORATION USING ROTARY DRILLING

 Guargum powder for drilling slurry

 Procedure (Sequence of activities)

 Switch from percussion to rotary

3.4 STANDARD PENETRATION TEST

 Procedure (Sequence of activities)

3.5 SOIL/WATER SAMPLING IN GROUND

Class 2 – Samples extracted in cohesive soils using general-purpose open tube

Quality classes of soil

Dynamic sampling (Windowless sampler): A windowless sampler consists of

Handling & Labeling of undisturbed samples

o Disturbed Samples (Split Spoon Sampler)