WORK METHOD STATEMENT

FOR
PILING WORKS

GENERAL

1. Any alternative or changes shall be resubmitted or immediately notified the ER before

proceeding.
2. The piles shall be used at site is precast R.C. square pile 200 mm X 200 mm.
3. The proposed piles are from OKA Precast Concrete Pile as per our submission in tender
clarification.
4. The pile length produced by manufacture is maximum 6m and 3 m.
5. The proposed Piling Contractor is Pembinaan Puncak Gunung Sdn. Bhd.
6. The proposed hammer to be used is 2500 kg hydraulic hammer.
7. Piles detail is as per technical data submitted in submission of materials approval.
8. 2 numbers of trial pile shall be driven before proceed with actual quantities of working
pile. Total quantities of piles in this contract are approximately 1600 points.
9. Consultant shall choose the location point of trial pile.
10. Both piles are required to be tested to 3 times working load ( 3 X 40 tons of working load
= 120 tons ). This test is consider test to fail for confirming the adequacy of pile design
and depth assumption.

MACHINERY AND MAN POWER

The following machinery and manpower are to be used for piling works.
1) Piling rig with 2500 kg hydraulic hammer - 2 no.
2) Mobile Crane - 1 no.
3) Welding set - 2 nos
4) Supervisor - 1
5) Surveyor - 1
6) Skill workers - 4
7) Welder - 2
8) General labor - 2

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SETTING OUT

1. Upon completion of earthwork to the required level Land Surveyor shall established the
control points and TBM at the nearest location. Control points and TBM shall be
protected and firmly planted.
2. Piling points shall be pegged as per construction drawing.
3. Piling points setting out shall be checked the correctness by joint inspection with
Consultants prior commencement of piling works. Nevertheless the Contractor is
responsible for the accuracy of setting out.

PILE

1 When receiving the materials, R.C. pile shall be checked for the quality and any
deviation.
2 Maximum allowable deviated of pile size are +- 6 mm.
3 Allowable deviated ( bowing or straightness ) of pile via horizontal from end to end are
+-6 mm.
4 Any crack shall be checked. Cracked pile cannot be used.
5 Only matured pile can be used for driving. Only piles are casted more than 21 days are
recommended for driving.

MACHINE

1. Piling frame shall be in good condition. The rig shall be secured and firmed.
2. The machine should have PMA Certificate ( Perakuan Kelayakan Mesin Angkat ) and
valid.
3. The Operator should have their certificate of competency to operate crawler crane.

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HANDLING PILES

1. Highly precaution shall be taken in handling and slinging the piles. Mobile crane shall be
used for handling and slinging. Slinging rope has to use click system.
2. Mobile crane should have PMA Certificate( Perakuan Kelayakan Mesin Angkat )
3. The Operator should have legal licensed.
4. Pile shall be stacked properly and should follow manufacturer’s recommendation.

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0.2 L 0.6L 0.2L

DRIVING

1. Piles shall be pitched accurately in their positions and on the appropriate lines.
2. Adjustments shall be made to get the hydraulic piling frame in vertical as possible.
3. The verticality of pile shall be checked by spirit level and plumb bob at two direction.
4. Hydraulic hammer than start driving the initial pile. At the earlier stage check the
verticality of pile consistently. Driving of R.C. piles shall be continuous without
interruption.
5. Pile head shall be protected by helmet.
6. Plywood pack shall be packed in helmet as cushion.
7. Extension pile shall be joint by welding. Mild steel plate at the head of initial pile shall
be welded with mild steel plate at tow of extension pile.
8. Welder should have their competency certificate.
9. Welded plate shall be painted with anti rush paint.
10. The pile shall be waited to cool before subsequent driving can proceed.
11. Pile shall be driven to the specified depth as per required in the contract.
12. Deflected pile cannot be force back to the correct alignment. It will be damaged the pile.

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 13. A driving record shall be recorded with the particulars of date driven, pile position, pile
series number, no of blows and penetration depth.
14. A complete set of pile driving record shall be submitted to Consultant for verification.

DRIVING POINT SEQUENCE

1 Piles installation sequence shall be group by foundation slab panel. There are 27 numbers
of foundation slab panel and 1 number of service corridor slab.
Road A - 3 panels of foundation slab
Road B - 23 panels of foundation slab
Part Of Round About - 1 panel of foundation slab
Service Corridor Slab
2 Numbering system for each panel
Road A - 1A,2A and 3A
Road B - 1B,2B,3B,4B,5B,6B,7B,8B,9B,10B,11B,12B,13B,14B,15B,16B,
17B,18B,19B,20B,21B,22B and 23B
Part Round/A - 1C
Serv. Corridor - SC
3 Each panel of foundation slab has a total numbers of piling points. The number of piling
points was clearly stated in the proposed piling layout started from number
1,2,3……………..
example : 1A1,1A2,1A3……….
Please refer to layout plan that clearly indicate piles reference point

4 Piles shall be completely driven panel by panel of foundation slab.

PILING PROGRAMME

1 Two piling machine shall be used.( Machine 1 and Machine 2 )

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 2 Piles shall be completely driven panel by panel of foundation slab. Machine 1 shall be
driving started from Road A. The driving sequence for machine 1 is :
Panel SC,1A,2A,3A,1C,1B,2B,3B,4B,5B,6B,7B,8B and 9B
3 Machine 2 shall be started from Road B
The driving sequence are started from Panel 10B,11B,12B,13B,14B,15B,16B,
17B,18B,19B,20B,21B,22B and 23B.

Note : ER has absolute right to instruct the contractor to install working piles in any sequence deem
necessary to suit site conditions or for the satisfactory completion of the work.

DRIVEN TOLERANCE

1. The maximum permissible deviation from center point of each driven pile is 75 mm in
any direction.
2. The verticality of each driven pile shall be not deviated by more than 1 : 75 from true
vertical position.

LOAD TEST

1. The trial pile or pilot pile shall be tested by maintain load test.
2. Kentledge shall be used as static load and shall be supported by I-Beam and cribwork.
3. Pile head shall be cut and prepare using epoxy or non-shrink cement mortar for leveling
at the required level for the purpose of load test.
4. Detail of test procedure will be submitted before the commencement of load test.

CUTTING OF PILES

1. Driven pile shall be hacked until cut-off level as required.

2. Cutting or hacking shall be done carefully to avoid shattering and damage to the pile.

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 3. Pile reinforcement bar shall be exposed as per indicated in the drawing or 40 times the
diameter of bar for the purpose anchorage.

METHOD STATEMENT FOR REMEDIAL

1. Pile head damage during driving:

i) The loose concrete of damaged pile head shall be hacked and take out.
ii) If necessary the pile plate shall be replace.
iii) Epoxy shall be used to repair the damaged concrete.
iv) After 3 days the repaired pile can be driven.

2. Pile failure or broken

i) If the pile cannot set or broken, that point shall be replaced with 2 additional
points.
ii) The point shall be at the right and left and at the same grid line of failure pile.

3. Pile deviated more than 75 mm

i) If the pile is deviated more than 75 mm, the Contractor shall engage PE to re
design the new arrangement of reinforcement bar.
iii) The remedial works shall be under Contractor own cost.

4 Pile that set just below the cut off level

i) If the pile set just below the cut off level, the pile shall be jointed with short pile
or balance of cutting pile.

WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION

1. All welds will perform by metal arc welding and conform to BS 5135
2. Welding are carried out by welders who are qualified from the Welder Test to BS 4872
3. Welding electrodes for materials shall comply to BS 4360.

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ATTACHMENT

1 Inspection And Test Plan – Piling Work

2 Inspection Form – Piling Work
3 Pile Catelog From OKA Precast Concrete Piles
4 Form – Piling Driving Record
5 Hydraulic Hammer 2500 kg Catalog
6 Set Calculation
7 Perakuan Kelayakan Mesin Angkat
8 Certificate Of Competency For Crawler Crane Operator
9 Welder Qualification Test Record/Welder Certificated
10Welding Procedure Specification ( WPS )
11Company Profile Of Piling Contractor