SPECIFICATION EARTHWORKS

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1.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.................................................................................................EW1

2.0 STANDARDS AND CODES OF PRACTICE ........................................................................EW1
3.0 CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................................EW2
4.0 SITE CONDITIONS AND CONSTRAINTS ............................................................................EW3
5.0 SUBSOIL DATA ......................................................................................................................EW4
6.0 SITE ACCESS .........................................................................................................................EW4
7.0 PROTECTION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SERVICES .......................................................EW4
8.0 PRESERVATION OF EXISTING TREES ..............................................................................EW5
9.0 DILAPIDATION SURVEY ...................................................................................................... EW5
10.0 STABILITY AND SETTLEMENT OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES......................................... EW6
11.0 GROUND MOVEMENT INSTRUMENTATION AND MONITORING....................................EW6
12.0 TEMPORARY WORKS...........................................................................................................EW6
13.0 SITE CLEARING .....................................................................................................................EW8
14.0 PREPARATION OF SITE .......................................................................................................EW9
15.0 EXCAVATION..........................................................................................................................EW10
16.0 CLASSIFICATION OF EXCAVATED MATERIALS ..............................................................EW12
17.0 METHOD OF MEASUREMENT ........ .................................................................................EW12
18.0 STABILITY OF EXCAVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF EARTHWORKS...................... EW13
19.0 TYPES OF TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION..................................................................... EW14
20.0 FORMATION SURFACES..................................................................................................... EW15
21.0 HANDLING AND DISPOSAL OF EXCAVATED MATERIALS ............................................ EW16
22.0 EXCAVATION OF ROCK ..................................................................................................... EW16
23.0 BLASTING ............................................................................................................................. EW17
24.0 FILLING.................................................................................................................................. EW19
25.0 FILL MATERIALS ............................................................................................................................. EW20
26.0 DISPOSITION OF FILL ................................................................................................................. EW21
27.0 COMPACTION ................................................................................................................ EW22
28.0
.. COMPACTION TRIALS ........................................................................................................ EW24
29.0 QUALITY CONTROL ...................................................................................................... EW24
30.0 ROCK FILL EMBANKMENT ................................................................................................. EW25
31.0 MONITORING OF FILL PERFORMANCE........................................................................... EW26
32.0 FORMATION ......................................................................................................................... EW26
33.0 PROTECTIVE VEGETATION FOR EROSION CONTROL................................................. EW27

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