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MODEL CLAUSES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS

SECTION 77 DIAPHRAGM WALLS

NOTES TO SPECIFIER:

These notes do not form part of the Specification.

Items that need to be considered and included where

appropriate either in this Appendix and/or on the Contract
Drawings as Particular Requirements for diaphragm retaining
walls include:

(a) specified working loads (see Clause 76.002 and Contract

Drawings),

(b) performance criteria for movement under lateral loads (see

Clause 76.002 and Contract Drawings),

(c) types of cement (see Clauses 76.006 and 76.008),

(d) cement replacement materials (see Clauses 76.006 and

76.008),

(e) types and sizes of aggregates (see Clauses 76.006 and

76.008),

(f) grades of concrete (see Clause 77.001),

(g) designed or prescribed mixes and maximum free water

cement ratio (see Clauses 76.006 and 76.008),

(h) method of testing concrete workability (see Clauses 76.006

and 76.008),

(i) grades, types and bond length of and cover to

reinforcement (see Clauses 76.006 and 76.008),

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(j) support fluid

Example [The use of a support fluid is permitted provided the
following environmental restrictions are complied
with.(insert any restrictions). The Contractors Work
Package Plan shall contain full details of the intended
support fluid, the proposed testing and compliance values
for the fluid and shall define a procedure for dealing with
sudden loss of support fluid during boring. Special
consideration shall be given to excavation operations
through made ground, openwork gravel, chalk containing
solution features and potentially contaminated land. The
Work Package Plan shall include proposals for disposal of
support fluid to an approved facility.]

(k) panel dimensions (minimum thickness and maximum or

minimum panel length) (see Contract Drawings),

(l) water retention and water stop requirements, if any

(see Clauses 76.002 and 76.006 and Contract Drawings),

(m) instrumentation (see Clause 76.006 and Contract

Drawings),

(n) temporary backfill material (see Clause 77.003),

(o) integrity testing (see Section 75),

(p) disposal of excavated materials.

Example [Disposal of arisings shall be to an approved facility.]

REFERENCES
This is a list of publications referred to only within the Notes to specifier

Model Clauses Title Issue date

75 Testing of piles 03/10

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SECTION 77 DIAPHRAGM WALLS

Diaphragm walls 77/1 Where Option 1 Engineer design under ICE clause B1.4
generally applies, walls shall be constructed using a minimum of grade
concrete.
(77.001)

Note to specifier It may be necessary to refer to Section 80 (Structural concrete)

to define the grade of concrete.

References 77/REF The following are amendments and additions to the References
provided in 77C.
(References)

Note to specifier The specifier shall include here details of all references included
in Section 77 of the Model Clauses that have been superseded
since Section 77 was last issued.

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