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AzSPU MAJOR PROJECTS

AzSPU MAJOR PROJECTS

GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION FOR

FOUNDATIONS AND CIVIL WORKS

C1 15.08.2008 Approved for Construction AA AR AR AP EA

A1 28/06/08 Issued for Information AA AR AR
Rev Date Reason for Issue Prepared Checked Approved Prepared Approved Approved

Disc. Eng. Disc. Lead Contr. Rep Disc. Eng. BP TA BP EA

This specification has been updated for use AzSPU MAJOR

on AzSPU MAJOR PROJECTS use in the Kellogg Brown & Root
Caspian Sea area.
PROJECTS
Contract Number: Disk Ref.

Category Code Description

General – AzSPU MAJOR
Area Code 1GZZZZ
PROJECTS
Document Type SPE Specification
System Numbers 00 General
Life Cycle D Operational Through Life
Document Sequence
Contractor Location Code Disc Revision
This document is copyright and shall not be Type Number

reproduced without permission of AzSPU

Major Projects
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 SCOPE ............................................................................................................... 3

2.0 DOCUMENTS ..................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Information Furnished by Company to GSO ....................................................... 3
2.2 Industry Standards .............................................................................................. 4
3.0 SOIL INVESTIGATION ...................................................................................... 4
4.0 IN SITU TESTING .............................................................................................. 4
5.0 LABORATORY TESTING .................................................................................. 4
6.0 GROUND WATER .............................................................................................. 5
7.0 PERMEABILITY TEST ....................................................................................... 5
8.0 SOILS REPORT ................................................................................................. 5

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1.0 SCOPE

This specification together with its referenced documents defines requirements to

be applied and incorporated to processes, procedures, equipments and materials
for AzSPU MAJOR PROJECTS use in the Caspian Sea area.
The work covered by this specification shall be performed by the GSO
(Geotechnical Soil Organization) consists of furnishing all office and field
geotechnical engineering personnel, supplies, tools, instruments, and labour
necessary for performing all activities required to successfully complete the
services described by this specification in conjunction with KBR specification K20-
2C for AzSPU MAJOR PROJECTS ( Azerbaijan Strategic Performance Unit Major
Projects) except as otherwise specifically excluded.

This specification covers but not limited to, soil investigation and foundations
recommendation for the following onshore structures:
a) Site Preparations
b) Equipment
i) Compressors (Centrifugal and Reciprocating)
ii) Separators
iii) Heat Exchangers
iv) Pumps
v) Vessels
vi) Tanks, etc.
c) Piperacks and Steel Structures
d) Process Units
e) Platforms and Walkways
f) Underground Piping
g) Bund Walls
h) Sump Pits
i) Roads, Embankments and Paving Areas
j) Buildings

2.0 DOCUMENTS

2.1 Information Furnished by Company to GSO

a) Sketch approximate location showing number and depths of CPT tests and
borings to be conducted for AzSPU MAJOR PROJECTS.
b) Overall Site Plan
c) Project Geotechnical Reports
i) FUGRO Engineers B.V.
Geotechnical Engineering
Sangachal Terminal and Waste Disposal Facilities
Chirag1 Early Oil Development Project, Republic of Azerbaijan
July 11, 1996
ii) URS Dames & Moore
Factual Report
Geotechnical Investigation-Sangachal Onshore Terminal Expansion
27-Aug-2001
iii) Tractebel Development Engineering
ACG 2nd Produced Water Tank Geotechnical Report
TR-1QOUZZ-CV-REP-0001 Revision C1
October 11, 2006
iv) GIBB Ltd.
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Shah Deniz Midstream Geotechnical Investigations

Factual Report
07-Jun-2001

2.2 Industry Standards

All field work shall be directed by an experienced professional geotechnical

engineer. If significant variation in soil stratification is encountered during
investigation, additional borings may be required. Likewise, if no variation in soil
stratification and soil properties is encountered, a reduction in the total number of
planned boreholes shall be the result. The boring program shall be planned in
such that this objective is feasible. However, any change in the number of borings
and depth of boring shall be agreed with the Company.

3.0 SOIL INVESTIGATION

The soil investigation shall be conducted into two parts

Part I of the Soil Investigation shall be consist of all necessary field work required
for borings along with Laboratory testing of samples obtained from field, based on
Specification K20-2C.
Part II of Soil investigation shall consist of Engineering analysis and preparation of
a report based on section 2.4 and 3.4 of Specification K20-2C.
Based on economics, the Company may split Part 1 and Part 11 of work between
two different GSO’s.

In this case the designated GSO for Part 1 of the work shall provide all necessary
boring data and testing results in form a report in English to the Company.
This is to ensure that designated GSO for part 11 of soil investigation has all
necessary information to perform engineering calculations and prepare a Report
which can be used for design of foundation for ACG Produced water system.

4.0 IN SITU TESTING

GSO to provide list of field tests to be conducted as per section 2.2 of KBR
specification K20-2C.

The following tests shall be used as guidelines:

- Standard Penetration Tests (SPT) in boreholes, at 1 meter, 3 meter and 5

meter and then at 3 meter spacing below.
- Torvone and pocket penetrometer tests in cohesive soils
- Friction-Cone and Piezocone Penetration Tests (CPT and PCPT) at selected
locations.
- GSO to provide location details and information on the test techniques. The
borehole logs shall include the results of the SPTs and undrained shear versus
boring depth.

5.0 LABORATORY TESTING

GSO for Part 1 of the work shall provide list of field tests to be conducted as per
section 2.3 of KBR specification K20-2C.

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The laboratory program shall comprise of geotechnical classification tests,

chemical analyses, stiffness and strength tests. The laboratory work that should
take place on site / visual description of soil samples, logging of disturbed and
undisturbed soil samples, including photographs, water contents, wet and dry unit
weights and Atterbergs Limits determination / further testing shall be performed at
accredited laboratory: sieve analyses, hydrometer tests, calcium carbonate
content determinations, organic contents, triaxial testing and particle density.

GSO for Part 1 of the work to provide information about laboratory sample
handling and the results of the laboratory tests and general information on test
procedures respectively.

The general guidelines for the laboratory test program shall be as follows:

- Classification and water content determination on all samples.

- Unit weight determination on the total samples, but with the emphasis on
Shelby tube samples taken from the top 5 meter layer.
- Undrained compressive test.
- Sieve and hydrometer analyses mainly upon the upper 5 meter of the material.
- Atterbergs limit test on approximately ¼ of the samples but with emphasis on
the upper 5 meter of material.
- Very limited triaxial tests, only in materials in the upper 5 meter to assess
effective friction angle for foundation analyses.

6.0 GROUND WATER

The water table at site shall be recorded on 15 meter deep boring if it is within this
zone.
Below this, the water table can be assumed to be deep enough so as not to cause
any effect on foundation.

Reduction in strength of soils during saturated conditions due to rains, spills, etc.
shall be addressed in the report.

7.0 PERMEABILITY TEST

GSO for Part 1 of the work to conduct a limited number of tests (at least 1 at the
tank location) to determine the soil permeability at 0.5 meter, 1 meter, 1.5 meter
using triaxial permeability test on sample compacted to 95% of maximum dry
density.

8.0 SOILS REPORT

GSO for Part 11 of the work shall provide comprehensive soils report showing
results of laboratory testing, foundation recommendation and perform all
necessary calculations.

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The following soil design parameter shall be provided as a “minimum” in the final
soil report
If the results vary, a minimum, maximum and mean values shall be recommended.

AzSPU MAJOR PROJECTS

SOIL INVESTIGATION

TITLE DESCRIPTION
Soil condition at Terminal Site – with respect to geology & soil
General
stratification – general description
Atterbergs-- limits-Liquid
Soil Plasticity and Classification
limit, Plastic limit, and PI (%)
Water content (%) Degree of Saturation
3
Unit weight of soil (KN/m ),
Cohesion © KN/m2 and This shall be provided for drained and undrained condition
(Ф)angle of shear resistance
Soil Shear Strength profile Curve showing variation of shear strength with depth based on
with depth in-situ and laboratory testing
Net Ultimate Bearing Capacity & Net Allowable Bearing
Bearing Capacity Capacity with F.O.S.
and F.O.S. (rectangular & square spread footing, mats, slab at grade, etc.)
Reduction in bearing capacity for saturated soil
Mean Load settlement curve @ various contact pressures for
Settlements
mats & spread footing.
Modulus of Elasticity, Shear
At surface and at various depths.
Modulus and Poison’s Ratio
(Static and Dynamic)
(μ) of Soil
Electrical Conductivity Values for Electrical Conductivity of soil(ms/m).
Engineering properties of soil include compressibility, shear
strength, Proctor density, CBR, permeability, liquefaction and
dynamic characteristics. Soil S-Values (UBC Code) shall be
presented. P and S wave velocities (seismic shear velocities
(m/sec).
Characteristics associated with these properties, which must be
General Engineering known for derivation of engineering parameters, such as swell
Properties of Soil potential, liquefaction potential, compaction characteristics, rock
quality designation (RQD) including grain size, texture hardness
and degree of weathering.
pH and chemical content shall be measured during testing shall
be provided in order to obtain accurate input to the geotechnical
analyses.
CPT test results of all hole pit shall be included on logs.
Horizontal & Vertical
Modulus sub-grade Average value for KV and KN (KN/m3).
reactions
Permeability values Values of soil permeability (m/sec).

Earth pressure Lateral soil coefficient for retaining wall design.

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