SECTION 30 STEEL SHEET PILES

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STEEL SHEET PILES

1.00GENERAL The Steel Sheet Piles shall be as the sections, numbers and length specified on the drawings complete with all necessary corners, junctions and special piles as indicated. 1.1 COATING PROTECTION Steel Sheet Pile coating protection, when required, shall be as specified in the drawing or special provision of the bid documents. 1.2 METHOD STATEMENT Before the commencement of any piling works, the contractor shall submit (allowing sufficient time for consideration) to the Engineer for approval a Safety Policy and a Method Statement which shall include the following information: Program of Works detailing sequence and timing of individual portion of works. Maximum proposed lead at any stage of driving between a pile and its neighbor and the limitations of same if hard driving is encountered. The height, spacing, stability and type of piling guidance system and the number of piles each panel if applicable. Proposed phasing of excavation/filling operations such that designed stress the piles and frame s/supports are not exceeded. Contingency plan in the event of encountering obstructions or reaching driving refusal to minimise disruption/delay especially when using pitch and drive methods. 1.3 HANDLING The contractor shall ensure that operations involving loading, transporting, offloading, handling, stacking and pitching the piles, are carried out in such a manner as to prevent damage to the piles or their coating. Any damage that does occur shall be drawn to the attention of the Engineer and the contractor shall submit his proposals for remedial works for approval prior to commencement. The making good/replacement measures shall be carried out by the contractor at his own expense. The Engineers Approval of the completed remedial

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measures will be required before inclusion into the structure can take place. Holes shall not be burnt /drilled nor lifting brackets welded to the sheet piles without the prior approval of the Engineer. All such modification shall be made good after use. Wherever possible the same pile sections, lengths and steel grades shall be stored in separate stacks clearly marked/colour coded to avoid errors in placement. 1.4 PITCHING AND DRIVING The Engineer shall be notified of the contractors intention to pitch and drive piles at least 24 hours prior to commencement of the installation works. Prior to interlocking sheet piles the contractor shall ensure that the locks are undamaged clean and free from deleterious materials. In all cases the pile shall be guided and held in position during pitching and driving. All piles shall be fully interlocked without exception. Overlapping of piles will not be accepted as a substitute for interlocking piles. Taper piles shall not be introduced to correct piles which have developed a lean, unless the approval of the Engineer is first obtained. Piles which reach refusal before achieving the design penetration shall not be cut off without the approval of the Engineer. For guidance, where 15 m piles are being driven in difficult driving conditions (where panel driving would be dictated), the typical leads that may be permitted for each successive drive may be 5m, 4m, 3m, 2m, with the final drive having no more than 1m lead. The contractor shall do all within his power/experience to avoid driving damage or declutching. The Engineer shall be notified immediately if any of these occur. DRIVING RECORDS The contractor shall keep complete and accurate piling records. Two signed copies of these records shall be submitted to the Engineer not more than 48 hours from the date of works detailed therein. The pile records shall always be submitted with sufficient time for the Engineers approval prior to the piles becoming inaccessible due to further operations.

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The records shall contain the following information: Pile reference number (correlated to previously accepted works General Arrangement drawing showing each pile position and reference). Pile type and steel grade. Pile length. Commencing surface level and final toe level. Depth driven, type of construction plant and times and dates when piles were driven. Where required the number of blows to drive each 250 mm over the last 2.5 m shall be recorded. Comments regarding unusual /unexpected driving conditions (both harder, eg obstructions, or easier, eg increased penetration rates) should be included. Where changes in the pile length have occurred due to lengthening or cutting, all relevant information including off-cut length or extension length, reason for change and on what authority the change was made shall be included.