Gantry Piling - Method
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CONSTRUCTION OF CAST-IN-SITU BORED PILES USING PILING GANTRY: -
We propose to carry out bored piles by end-on method using travelling piling platform
/ gantry. The piling platforms are equipped with piling rigs, concrete mixer, genset,
etc. required for carrying out boring and concreting works. A derrick crane of about 1
T capacity is also mounted on piling platform to facilitate handling of construction
materials required for the piling work.
Initially, the piling platform is fabricated / assembled on the existing berth or land
such that the front portion is supported at the end, and cantilevered upto the first row
of piles.
Initially MS liner/Casing of adequate length is accurately pitched, held in position
with suitable guides and driven into the ground. Thereafter additional lengths of MS
liners (1.0 to 1.50 m length) are added and driven till refusal. Thereafter, the soil
within the liner is bored out by flap valve bailer, till the boring is slightly deeper than
the casing. At this stage additional length of casing is welded, and driven down.
This sequence of lengthening the liner, boring within, and driving is continued till
the bottom of the casing reaches the scour level, or refusal whichever occurs
earlier. Thereafter, further boring is carried out by bailer upto the founding level. If
rock is encountered, the same is loosened by chiselling and removed by Bailer
boring. After reaching the founding level, the bottom of the bore is cleared by short
strokes of the bailer to remove the finer fragments and sediments. While carrying
out the boring, the pile bore is always kept filled with Bentonite slurry of adequate
specific gravity to avoid blowing/piping of soil/sand into the pile bore. Before the
pile is concreted, windows of suitable size are cut in the MS liner at the desired cut-
off level of pile to facilitate overflow of concrete till good concrete is available at the
cut off level.
The specified reinforcement for the piles will be prefabricated into cages of
convenient lengths, and the rings are tack welded to the main reinforcement to
provide rigidity to the cage. Concrete/cement mortar roller cover blocks will be
provided to the cage at intervals of about two metres suitably staggered. The
prefabricated reinforcement cages are properly tack welded besides securing them
by binding wire. The Reinforcement cages are then lowered into the pile bore. After
the first cage is lowered into the pile bore, the same is temporarily held in position by
a cross bar, and the next length of cage is lifted into position, aligned with the
bottom cage, the laps are suitably matched and secured together by binding wire,
and suitably tack welded. Thereafter the cage is lowered into the bore and held in
position to facilitate joining the next length of the cage. The sequence is repeated
till the reinforcement cage is provided to the depth as shown in the drawings.
The piles are concreted by Tremie method as indicated hereunder:-
A tremie pipe of 200 mm dia in suitable lengths with screwed joints is lowered in
the bore hole upto the founding level of the pile.
a) The top end of the tremie pipe is screwed on a Steel Funnel shaped hopper. The
bottom of the funnel will be closed with a steel plate.
b) The funnel is filled with fresh concrete having a slump of 150mm to 200mm with
maximum size of aggregate 20/25mm.
The steel plate/plug provided at the bottom of the funnel is removed, and the
concrete is allowed to flow down the tremie in a continuous column. As the
concrete flows down, the tremie pipe is slightly raised to facilitate deposition of the
concrete at the bottom of the bore hole; and batches of fresh concrete are poured
into the funnel. Thereafter concreting is done in a continuous manner upto the
required level. While doing so, it will always be ensured that the bottom of the
tremie pipe is within the concrete already laid by about 2 Mtrs.to avoid mixing of
fresh concrete with the bentonite slurry. The concreting is allowed to overflow
through the windows provided in the MS liner till fresh concrete is available at the
cut-off level.
The top of the piles are provided with a steel plate and wheel blocks are mounted on
it. The Gantry is rolled forward on these wheel blocks to the required location and
piles are constructed. The newly constructed piles are suitably braced together to
eliminate any disturbance. A set of wheel blocks are placed on the completed piles,
the piling platform is rolled forward on to the location of next row of piles. This
sequence of construction of piles, providing bracings, placement of wheel blocks,
and forward movement of the gantry supported thereon for construction of next row
of piles.
The pile muffs are constructed using the derrick mounted at the rear end of the piling
platform. The RCC beams are precast in the casting yard and are transported to the
berth location. These precast elements are placed in position and insitu concrete for the
deck is done
