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PS Group

METHOD STATEMENT

Driven Cast In-Situ Piling (Vibro Pile)

For Review &

00 14-03-23 QC TEAM
Approval

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PREPARED CHECKED & REVIEWED APPROVED BY

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BY APPROVED BY BY
1.0 Purpose
The Purpose of this methodology is to enable the Project team of PS GROUP to
establish, monitor & control the sequence of activities along with exercising quality
control during the Driven Cast In-Situ Piling activity.

2.0 SCOPE :-
This document elaborates the activities to be carried out prior to the start of
construction in proper work sequence of Driven Cast In-Situ Piling work at site. The
requisite equipments along with tools & materials are also listed in this document.

3.0 REFERENCE STANDARDS :-

1 IS 2911 Part-I / Sec 1-2010 Code practice for Driven cast in situ piles.
2 IS 2911 Part-IV- 2013 Code practice for Load test on piles.
3 Working drawings
4 Specifications for construction of Driven cast in-situ
piles.

4.0 EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED :-

● For the specified project duration, the following plant and equipment are to be
mobilized to complete the project in stipulated time.

⮚ 75-100 MT crane with Vibro Hammer 8-10 MT capacity (NF-50 /PTC 50/ ICE 815)

⮚ Casing Tube of required length

⮚ Casing Tube Head

⮚ Conical Pile Shoe of best quality cast iron or preferably mild steel

⮚ Tremie Hopper

⮚ Concrete Skip /chute cart

⮚ Welding sets (Welding Electrode must be E 7018 for reinforcement welding and E

6013 for any other structural welding purpose) & Reinforcement cutting sets.

⮚ Mobile Crane for shifting pile reinforcement cages. (P&H 325 crane)

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⮚ DG Set (Above 400 kVA Capacity).

● DRIVEN CAST IN-SITU PILES SEQUENCE OF ACTIVITIES:-

5.0 SITE PREPARATION:-

1) It should be ensured that no loose fills in the ground on the working area, if it so it
should be taken out and backfilled with approved filling material and compacted well
to ensure a safe working platform for the Piling Work.
2) A levelled stable working platform must be prepared for easeworking of piling
Equipment and also to support the weight and pressure imposed by the drilling rig. The
inclination of working platform should not exceed 3%.
3) Check for underground utilities to be made.
4) Site inspection, site clearance, cable detection, and utility diversion / protection to be
carried out along sheet pile alignment according to all available information.
5) Trial trenches to be carried out to confirm the location of the existing services prior to
the driving of piles.
● Safety Measures :-
i. Before the start of installation work, metal hoarding and safety nets shall be erected and
installed around the vacant land where it is to be carried out by the main contractor, if
necessary.
ii. Work area should be barricaded (soft/hard) depending on site conditions.
iii. During Working all workmen should wear required PPE’s for the specific job.
iv. Earmuff or earplug shall be provided to those working at places with high sound levels.
v. Foremen should control all the workmen and all the workmen should follow his
instruction properly.
vi. Proper training should be given to the Workmen & Supervisors
vii. All Equipment’s should be checked before commissioning the work.
viii. Proper signalling to be done.
ix. Manoeuvring of Concrete skip and Reinforcement cage should be taken care.
x. Movement of piling rig on undulated ground surface should be avoided.

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xi. Maintenance of rigs should be done at regular periodic intervals.

xii. Work on elevated level (i.e.,>1.50m from G.L) especially on the leader, workmen
should wear Safety belt.
xiii. During Non-working time the driven pile Rigs shall be properly anchored using Casing
tube and guy wires.

6.0 SEQUENCE OF PILE DRIVING :-

⮚ Refer tender specifications / GFC drawings for test pile installation. Test pile
location to be identified and installed first to find pile capacity based on the soil
conditions before taking up working piles.
⮚ Based on the importance of the individual structure, the critical piles to be
installed first shall be identified by the Planning engineer.
⮚ The driving sequence shall not cause any upheaval of the ground and should try to
reduce any unusual soil resistance to rest of the pile driving.
⮚ The rig movement sequence shall be planned by the Piling engineer in
consultation with the Planning engineer.
⮚ No pile shall be driven near to the recently casted pile, a minimum of 4D spacing
needs to be maintained.
⮚ The piles shall be installed in such a sequence that carrying capacity of previously
installed pile is not reduced.
⮚ In a large group of piles, the sequence of pile driving is such that the piles are
driven from one end to other end `or’ from centre to periphery.
⮚ The planned sequence shall be marked on the drawing.

⮚ The rig movement sequence marked on the drawing shall be given to Surveyor
prior to start of the work.

PILE POINT FIXING SURVEY

A) SITE OUT :-
i) It shall be ensured that drawing indicating setting out points is available on
site. Also necessary surveying equipment as mentioned shall be available

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on site in good operational condition.

ii) Setting out work shall be carried out using Theodolite or whole station
Instrument. Setting out of centre lines shall be done correctly as per
drawing and masonry or concrete pillars shall be erected at suitable points
to serve as reference bench marks (or setting of wooden railings around
periphery of the building).
iii) Levels of reference bench marks shall be with respect to a Permanent
Bench Mark, which shall be made to draw excavation profile. All marking
on these shall be painted red and well preserved.
iv) A Wooden Template of diameter similar to pile shoe diameter will be made
having a hole of 6mm diameter at the centre.
v) This wooden template will be fixed on the peg marked by the surveyor and
a circle will be drawn.
vi) The pile shoe will be placed exactly on the marked circle.
vii) At the time of starting a new pile, the piling engineer should check the pile
point. Site Engineer shall check and approve in writing the entire setting
out profile, before which no excavation work shall commence.
viii) The pile point position & verticality shall be checked every 5 m of driving
with respect to reference points.
B) PILE :-
1) It shall be ensured that all necessary equipment, tools, instruments, material
and consumables including temporary facilities like platform, walkways etc.
as mentioned are available at site.
2) All skilled / unskilled manpower along with supervisory personnel for
carrying out work shall have sufficient work experience on necessary works
are available at site.

CASING TUBE / PILE SHOE

C) CASING TUBE
1) Casing Tube material shall be of Seamless Cast iron.
2) The pile point should match with casing centre.
3) Check diameter. The diameter shall equal to the specified nominal diameter of
piles. Casing will have a uniform diameter throughout the shaft. The length of
the casing shall be at least 2m more than the estimated pile toe level from
working ground level.
4) The casing pipe shall be checked and corrected if any variations are found by
piling engineer and acceptance report shall be submitted to planning engineer.
5) Check for straightness of casing by using plumb bob/spirit level or by using a
Magnetic base Compass.
D) PILE SHOE
1) Conical Shoe shall be manufactured out of best quality cast iron or mild steel
as per approved drawing with proper treatment.
2) The composition and thickness shall be important where the shoe is coming in
contact with harmful chemicals and organic matter.
3) Detachable shoe shall be of standard size with respect to casing size.

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4) The shoe shall be co-axial with steel casing.

PILE CUSHION / DOLLY (Driving):-

1) A suitable cushion either wooden or nylon material needs to be used. In case
of wooden dolly, proper care needs to be taken for immediate replacement
once it damaged /or evidence of combustion.

7.0 EXECUTION:-
1) The steel tube is driven by means of driving at the tube head with a
mechanical hydraulic hammer guided on the leader of piling rig to the final
depth of pile.
2) Piles shall be installed as accurately as possible according to the drawing.
3) The single piles or piles in two pile group shall install with a greater care.
4) The allowable deviations of piles from their position are as follows:
− For single pile: 50 mm or D/6 whichever is less.

− For piles in group : 75 mm or D/6 whichever is less.

❖ Where “D” is the nominal diameter of pile

− Piles shall not be out of plumb by more than 1.5 % of pile length.

5) Before starting the driving, the casing shall be checked for verticality.
6) Driving shall be continuous.
7) The final depth has been reached according after driving the pile in the end
bearing layer/designed set value is achieved.
8) In case the tube floats away during driving an obstacle is hit the floating can
be averted, if the obstacle is just minor, in all other cases it is necessary to stop
driving and to replace the tube again.
9) All the operations during driving shall be noted down and the same shall be
submitted to Planning engineer as per driving record on completion of pile.
10) Driving of casing shall be observed continuously for checking casing joints
welding.
11) The number of blows required to penetrate for every 1m depth needs to be
recorded.
12) The pile needs to be terminated based on approved termination criteria (Set
criteria) of piles. It needs to be ensured in all piles.

8.0 REINFORCEMENT CAGE PREPARATION & LOWERING:-

1) The piling engineer will check the reinforcement cage before lowering into the
bore as per drawing and fill the reinforcement record format to submit to the
planning engineer for client approval.

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❖ For tying and binding 16-18 gauge black iron wire to be used as per
specification.

2) To avoid distortion of the reinforcement cage during lifting additional Stiffener

rings rings in-between the center to center of the required stiffener as per
drawing to be provided and laps shall be properly welded.
3) Check for cover blocks to the reinforcement. A minimum of three nos. at
every 2 m interval is required
4) The pile bore will be free from water, brickbats or debris. This will be checked
before lowering the reinforcement.
5) Reinforcement cage should not be dropped while lowering down.
6) The reinforcement cage should be kept hanging using the cage wire at such
level that the tip of the cage is 75 mm above the pile shoe.
7) During extraction of casing this wire rope shall be observed to find the lifting
of cage.

9.0 PILE CONCRETE :-

1) The grade of concrete shall be as specified in the specification.
2) Water cement ratio shall not exceed 0.5.
3) After the installation of the reinforcement cage concrete is poured with the
skip/chute cart into the tube until the tube is filled to the required level in one
or two stages.
4) Also before initial withdrawal of the casing tube, adequate quantity of concrete
shall be placed into the casing to counter the hydrostatic pressure at pile tip.
5) The extracting gear will be attached to the casing tube and the tube is slowly
withdrawn in stages as necessary, allowing the concrete to issue from the
lower end progressively. Forced downwards and outwards by its own weight,
the concrete completely fills the hole made by the tube and penetrates into all
voids at the sides of the hole, if any. This is further ensured by tamping the
casing with the hammer during the casing tube extraction process. This also
ensures proper consolidation of concrete in the pile shaft.
6) Concrete shall be casted minimum up to 1000mm above cut off.

The following points shall be taken care :-

1) Concreting should start as soon as possible after the driving is completed.
2) Pile concreting shall be uninterrupted. Only fresh concrete shall be used.
Ensure the equipment / materials available are sufficient for a continuous
concreting.
3) The slump of concrete shall be 150 mm to 200 mm.
4) Concrete shall be mixed thoroughly so that no / minimum segregation takes
place due to pouring of concrete from top of casing.
5) Reinforcement / concrete shall not get lifted along with the casing.
6) Admixtures shall be used after approval from clients.

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7) In some circumstances, some soil-layers are so soft, that driving during

extraction occurs floating away of concrete in this layer. In those cases the
tube is extracted just by pulling, without using the hammer in these layers.
8) In case where cut-off level is well below the working level, ensure the
following:
⮚ Where cut-off level is less than 1.5 m below working level, the
concrete shall be cast to a minimum of 600 mm above cut-off level.
⮚ For each additional 0.3 m increase in depth of cut-off level, an
additional coverage of 50 mm shall be allowed.
9) Concreting shall be continued till pile reaches it required level above cut-off
level. (i.e., 1000 mm above cut-off level)
10) The balance depth between ground level and top of concrete shall be filled up
with sand.
11) Check the volume of concrete placed for initially cast piles and obtain average
figure to check for undue variation in concrete consumption for subsequent
piles.

❖ Installation sequence of DCIS piles (General) :-

10. DOCUMENTATION :-
1) The No. of blows recorded for every 1m penetration from start to end of the
pile, and also the set value achieved, Cage reinforcement details, Concrete
consumed, Slump of the concrete etc. for all individual piles will be recorded
in PILE DRIVING SHEET.

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2) This will be prepared by the shift engineer and the same will be sent to
planning engineer for his review and for getting approval from Clients.
3) The Original copies will be submitted to clients, the duplicate copies of the
same will be maintained by planning engineer and the Triplicate copies will be
maintained by shift engineer.

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