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Method Statement for Installation of Soil Nails with for Slope

Stabilization

1.0. MATERIAL USED

The material used for the prefabricated horizontal drains include:

Test Nails: (2 nos.)

a) Two sets of Test nails should be installed and completed the Pull out
test before construct the Soil nail.

Soil Nails : (30 nos.)

a) Y40 reinforcement bars, threaded and joint using couplers.
b) 150x150mm MS plate and lock-nut for the head.
c) Non-shrink cement grout
d) PVC spacers
e) Tremie Grout tube polypipe or 1 (removable)
Soil Nail Head: (30nos.)
2.0. Material Specification - GROUT

Grout shall be mixed from ordinary Portland cement and clean water
supplied from the public mains.

The proportions of grout and the minimum strength of work cubes shall
comply with the following requirements:

The quantities of cement in the mix shall be measured by weight. The

grout shall be free from segregation, slumping and bleeding. Grout
shall be mixed on site and shall be pumped into its final position as
soon as possible.

Two sets of three test cubes shall be taken for one batch of soil nails
grouted for testing purpose. Three test cubes shall be tested at 7 days
and the remaining cubes at 28 days after casting. The characteristic
strength of the grout shall be 21 N/mm2 and 30 N/mm2 at 7 days and
28 days.

2.1. Material Specification Steel Reinforcement Bar / BRC The main

steel component of a soil nail shall consist of a top anchorage and an
axial steel component, which are designed to transmit the pulling and
shearing forces derived from the sliding forces along the potential
failure surface to the further ground beyond the failure surface.
Axial steel component consisting of hot rolled deformed high tensile bar
with a minimum yield stress of 500 N/mm2. The top segment of the soil
nail bar is a threaded bar to receive the lock nuts and bearing plates.

All steel reinforcement bars and BRC delivered to site shall possess a
valid mill certificate. Three (3) samples of Y40 rebars shall be sent for
tensile testing to confirm the strength.

2.2. Shotcreting or guniting is a versatile building technique. It is

applied without forms for horizontal, vertical and overhead surfaces of
free shape in any desired thickness.

Cement used : Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC).

Sand used : Natural sand or crushed stone sand.
Cement : sand : chipping (size 9mm) = 50kg : 165kg : 69kg.
28 days characteristic strength for this mix is 30 N/mm2 . The minimum
strength for the gunited surface is 25 N/mm 2 .

Equipment Required :
o Shotcrete/Gunite machine.
o Air compressor-Minimum 390 cfm.
o Water pump-Air / motor driven.
o Cement Mixer

3.0. METHOD OF INSTALLATION

3.1. CONSTRUCT SCAFFOLDING ON SLOPE

Scaffolding shall be installed safely using GI scaffold pipes of min 2
diameter and secured using an appropriate clamp. For safety reasons,
no tie wires or other methods of securing the GI pipes shall be used
except the approved clamps.

As the slope at Munchys is steep (40-60 0 to horizontal) and high,

proper scaffolding must be used and additional bracings must be made
to ensure its safety. Working platforms shall be installed and all workers
must wear safety belt/harness while working on the scaffolding.
3.2. DRILLING & INSTALLATION
a) Prior to drilling, the slope shall be cleared of loose material.
b) Survey & mark the location of the soil nails on the slope with a peg
or spray paint.
c) Using GI pipes or other appropriate supports, lift and position the
drilling rig at the first drill location.
d) Install the drill rod and drill bit and level the machine using an angle
level to the required tilt
e) Drilling is done using an air compressor connected to the drill rod
and bit. Assemble the air compressor and suitable air hose to the rig.
f) The air compressor will deliver compressed air to the machine while
drilling is done. The drilled soil will be flushed out of the borehole using
the compressed air.
g) Advance the drill bit a little at a time depending on soil hardness.
Adjust the air compressor air flow rate to suit type of soil, whether dry
or wet soil accordingly.
h) Upon completion of the borehole, withdraw the rods completely.
i) Insert the prefabricated soil nail rebar into the hole. Ensure spacers
are installed on the bars, typically at 2m c/c. For joints, use an
approved coupler to join the rebars.

3.3. GROUTING WORKS

a) During the insertion of the rebar for the soil nail, a tremie pipe is
also inserted together till the tip of the rebar.
b) For grouting works, setup the grouting plant consisting a mixer, tank
and diaphragm pump (powered by air compressor) or piston pump at
the base of the slope.
c) Mix the cement according to the grout specification.
d) Filter the mixed cement grout and contain it in a tank.
e) Pump the grout mix using a pump via the tremie pipe into the soil
nail.
f) Upon completion of grouting, withdraw the tremie grout pipe.

3.4. GUNITING WORKS

NORMAL DRY-MIX SHOTCRETE/GUNITE OPERATION

a) Excavate certain depth (if require) and trim face to receive

shotcrete/gunite.
b) Install steel mesh held down by short steel rods drilled/ hammered
into the slope at approximately 2m c/c.
c) Shotcrete/gunite shall be batched by volume using a wooden box
of volume equal to one 50kg bag cement.
d) Mixing shall be by drum mixer for approximately two minutes.
e) Shotcrete/ Gunite shall be conveyed by dry process through hose.
Pipes may be used for long conveyance distance.
f) The nozzle man shall hold the nozzle at a distance of 600mm to
1200 from the shotcrete/ gunite surface.
g) Shotcrete/gunite shall be installed in layer not exceeding 100mm
each and allowed to set before applying the next layer. The finished
surface shall be rough cast natural shotcrete/ gunite finish.
h) Curing shall be by water spray at least once a day for 4 days.

4.0 Drainage Works