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4PhasesInvolvedinBoredCastInSituPile
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PublishedbySuryakantaonFebruary15,2014|2Responses

Pilescaneitherbedrivenintotheground(drivenpiles)orbeinstalledinapredrilled
hole(boredpilesordrilledshafts).Theconstructionofborecastinsituconcretepile
consistsof4primaryphases
1.Pileboring,
2.Reinforcementcagelowering,
3.Flushing
4.Pileconcreting.
Nowwewilldiscusseachphaseonebyone.

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Pileinstallationprocess

PileBoring
1. Hydraulicrig/manuallyoperableaugershouldbemobilizedattherequired
location
2. Fourreferencepoints(makingtwolinesperpendiculartoeachother)shouldbe
markedforcheckingcentreofpileboreduringboringofpile.
3. Initialboringofabout2.0metersistobedoneusingcuttingtoolofdesired
diameterofpile
4. Thenboringwillbecarriedoutaccordingtothesubsoilinvestigationreportof
thatlocation.Itwillbedoneusingliner,bentoniteorboth.
5. Thetemporaryguidecasing,approximately2.0meterlengthwithoutsidediameter
equivalenttonominaldiameterofthepile,maythenloweredintheborehole.In
suchacasediaofcuttingtoolwillbelittleless,maximum75mmlessthanoutside
diaofcasingforfreemovementinthecasingpipeduringoperation.
6. Position/centerlineoftheguidecasingpipewithreferencetopilereferencepoints
alreadyfixedaroundthepilelocationshallbecheckedtoshift/adjustthecasing
pipetoensureproceedingofdrillingatexactpilelocationwithoutanydeviation.
7. Boringhastobedoneuptothefoundingstrataasperdrawings/predecideddepth
usingintermittentlybentoniteslurryasperrequirement.Incaseofrequirement
theboreholeisthensuppliedwithbentoniteslurry,frombentoniteinstallation.
Bentonitecirculationchannelwillbemadefromboreholetobentonitetankand
freshbentoniteslurrywillbepumpedtoboreholethroughhosepipes.24hours
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priortostartofpileboring,ensurethatbentoniteiscompletelydispersedIthe
waterandattainsrequireddensitytostabilizethesidesofboreholeduringdrilling.
Bentoniteslurryofspecifiedqualityshouldbecirculatedcontinuouslyduring
boringprocess.
8. Bentoniteusedtostabilizethesidesofboreholeshouldbeconformingto
requirementsaslistedininspectionandtestplan.Densityofbentonitesolution
shouldbecheckedduringboringoperationtoensurethatthedensityisabout1.05
g/ccto1.10g/cc,marshconeviscosity30to40andpHvalue9.5to12.
9. Bentoniteslurryispumpedbyhighpressurereciprocatingpumps/verticalpump
intotheboreholeandthesameisallowedtooverflowtheborehole.Theoverflow
slurrywithboredmud/soiletcthatcomesoutalongwithbentoniteslurryispassed
throughchannelsandiscollectedinsedimenttankswheresedimentssettleand
bentonitecanbereused.Ifnecessary,thebentonitemaybepassedthroughthede
sandertanktoremovesandparticlesbeforeitisreused.
10. Depthofpileshallbecheckedwithsoundingchainandexactdepthshallbe
recordedinthepilereport.
11. Afterboringuptorequireddepthunderreamingwillbedoneusingunderreamerof
desirablediameter.Completionofdesiredbulbcuttingwillbeascertainedby(i)
verticalmovementofthehandleand(ii)usingLshapedrodoflengthenoughto
reachuptobulblocationfromapproximately2feetabovegroundleveland
horizontaldimensionequalto0.5ofbulbdiaminuspiledia.

ReinforcementCageLowering
1. Prefabricatedreinforcementcagepreparedasperthedrawingsandapproved
depths,isbroughtandkeptnearpilelocationwhileboringisinprogress.
2. Aftergettingthepermissionfromtheengineer,thereinforcementcagewillbe
gentlyliftedandloweredbycrane/manuallyintotheboredhole.Necessary
concretecoverwillbeobtainedbyusingthecircularcoverblocksalreadymadeof
thesamestrengthasofpile.
3. Ifthereinforcementcageisverylongi.e.notpossibletohandleinonelift,thecage
willbeliftedonebyoneandspotweldedatthejointsandthenloweredinsidethe
boredhole.
4. Itistobecheckedwhetherthereinforcementcagehasreacheduptobottomofthe
pilebymeasuringfromthetopofthecagetothegroundlevel.

Flushing
1. Aftercagelowering,200mmdiametertremiepipesinsuitablelengthsaretobe
loweredinthehole.Theoperationisdonebyloweringonetremiepipeafter
anotherandconnectingthemthreadingtomaintainwatertightnessthroughoutits
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lengthtillthegapbetweenthepilebaseandTremieisbetween75100mm.the
tremiepipeislocked/supportedfromtoptomaintainthelevelandfunnelis
attachedontop.
2. Thetremieheadtobeprovidedtothetremiepipefortheflushingactivity.The
boreisflushedbyfreshbentoniteslurrythroughthetremiehead.Thepumpingfor
flushingisdonebyuseofmudcirculationpump.Flushingwillbedonetoremove
alltheloosesedimentswhichmighthaveaccumulatedonthefoundingstrata.
Further,theflushingoperationshallbecontinuedtilltheconsistencyofinflowing
andoutflowingslurryissimilar.

PileConcreting
1. Theconcreteplacingshallnotproceedifdesityoffluidnearaboutthebottomof
boreholeexceeds1250kg/m3.
2. Determinationofthedensityofthedrillingmudfromthebaseoftheboreholeshall
becarriedoutbytakingsamplesoffluidbysuitableslurrysampleapprovedbythe
engineerincharge,infirstfewpilesandatsuitableintervalofpilesthereafterand
theresultsrecorded.
3. Afterflushingiscompleted,tremieheadshouldberemovedandfunnelshouldbe
attachedtothetremiepipe.
4. Theslumpoftheconcretewillbemaintainedat150mmto200mm.
5. Concretingoperationwillbecarriedoutusingthe200mmdiametertrmiepipes.
6. Initialchargeofconcreteshouldbegiveninthefunnelusingaplug.Totalconcrete
quantityinthefunnelshouldbemorethanthevolumeoftheentirepipeplusfree
spacebelowthetremie.Thiswillensureawatertightconcretepouringthrough
tremie.
7. Liftingandloweringisrepeatedkeepingsufficientconcreteinfunnelallthetime.
Astheconcretingproceedsthetremiepipearetoberemovedonebyone,taking
carethatthetremiepipehassufficientembedmentintheconcreteuntilthewhole
pipeisconcreted.Sufficientheadofgreenconcreteshallbemaintainedtoprevent
inflowofsoilorwaterintoconcrete.Placingofconcreteshallbeacontinuous
processfromthetoeleveltotopofpile.
8. Theconcreteispouredinthefunnel.Astheconcretereachesthetopofthefunnel,
theplugislifteduptoallowtheconcretetoflowcorrespondingtotheplacingof
eachbatchofconcrete.
9. Theconcretingofpileistobedoneuptominimumof300mmabovethecutoff
leveltogetgoodandsoundconcreteatcutofflevel.
10. Aftercompletionofconcretingtremie,funnelandotheraccessoriesaretobe
washedproperlyandkeptgreasedinproperstackingconditionnearnextpile
location.
11. Whiledoingunderwaterconcreting10%extracementoverandabovethedesign
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mixrequirementshouldbeaddedineachbatch.

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