SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE

CONSTRUCTION OF GROUTED RIP-RAP

GENERAL SCOPE OF WORKS AND SPECIFICATIONS

All person involved in the construction project shall use proper protective gears and
equipments. Any person that does not wear proper protective gears and
equipments shall not be allowed to enter the job site and commence their
respective works.
The Contractor shall always consult or request the approval of the Supervising
Engineer on or before proceeding into the subsequent scope of work listed in this
article. This should be constantly observed by the two parties to prevent technical
misconstruction during the duration of the project.

GENERAL EXCAVATION WORKS

Bedrock shall be reached or stable ground where the foundation structure shall set.
If the bedrock or solid ground is established before the minimum depth of
excavation reflected on the detailed plans, the Contractor shall seek approval to the
Engineer before discontinuing the excavation works.
The Supervising Engineer and the Contractor shall inspect the layout, stakes, batter
boards, and any other markings for the excavation works. It will be their
responsibility to inspect all excavation dimensions including the provision for
necessary clearances for work areas as the activity progresses.
If in case that the depth of excavation is high enough that the cut slope turned out
to be unstable, the Contractor shall provide sand bag buttresses as a temporary
slope protection or may use any other slope protection method applicable.

INSTALLATION OF DOWEL REBAR

Reinforcing steel bar sizes to be installed shall conform with the plans; must be free
from rust and shall be firmly tied with gauge 16 GI tie wire.
All boreholes shall be 16mm in diameter and a minimum drilled depth of 200mm.
Boreholes shall be filled with cement grout before inserting the dowel rebar.
The Supervising Engineer shall always inspect the spacing, longitudinal, transverse,
horizontal and vertical alignments of the rebar that are being installed.
All reinforcing bars to be installed shall be of grade 230.

CONCRETING WORKS FOR FOUNDATION

Prior to placement of boulders, the surface of the foundation should be clean and
free from any debris. Lean concrete shall be poured on the foundation with
specified thickness as stated on the plans and drawings.
Concrete mix for the foundation shall be 1:2:4 (One 40kg bag of cement: Two (2)
parts of sand: Four (4) parts of gravel). Gravel diameter size should range from
inch to 1 1/2 inch. Both fine and coarse aggregates that will be used in concreting
activities shall be washed with clean water to remove soil and other debris.
Water to be used for concreting shall be visibly clean and free from any
contaminants.

GROUTED RIP-RAP WORKS

Diameter of boulder to be used shall be 200mm minimum and maximum of 400mm.

Boulders shall be rectangular in shape. Each boulder shall be of good shape and be
free of depressions and projections that might weaken or prevent it from being
properly bedded.
Boulders shall be cleaned thoroughly and wetted immediately before being set and
the bed which is to receive them shall be cleaned and moistened before the mortar
is spread.
Boulders intended to be used should be rectangular in section as possible, tough,
dense, durable and free of foreign objects. It must also be resistance from weather
conditions (air and water) and is suitable for the purpose intended.
Boulders should be arranged or fitted in a manner that void spaces in between
boulders shall be minimized.
Cement grout / mortar mix shall be 1:3 (One (1) 40kg bag of cement: Three (3) cubic
feet of sand). The horizontal and vertical contact surfaces between stones shall be
embedded by cement mortar having a minimum thickness of 20mm. Sufficient
mortar shall be used to completely fill all voids leaving the face of the stones
exposed.
Intersections of boulders are to be filled with smaller ones or broken fragments and
cleaned from foreign objects before applying cement mortar.
Placement of boulders on both faces (front and back), shall be laid carefully by hand
in such a way that its longer axis lays horizontally on its preceding layer or in its bed
/ foundation for the first layer. The longer axis must also be perpendicular with the
rip raps face.