INDIA

GBT Site Survey & Construction

Procedure.
Now, we will discuss about GBT Site Survey &
Construction Procedure
Survey Tools
Survey tools are same for RTT & GBT sites;
 White Paper, Scale (30cm), Pencil, etc,. to draw the rough
layout
 Measuring tape – Steel tape or Cloth tape

 Compass

 Tower Details like

 Height
 Weight
 Base Width
 No of Legs (3 legged tower OR 4 legged tower)

 Shelter Details like External dimensions, No of pedestals, c/c distance of

pedestals, Shelter Weight
 DG Bed Size, DG Weight

 Earth pit size, No. of pits & c/c distances (INDIA)

Now, we will discuss about GBT Site Survey &
Construction Procedure
Survey Tools
Survey tools are same for RTT & GBT sites;
 White Paper, Scale (30cm), Pencil, etc,. to draw the rough
layout
 Measuring tape – Steel tape or Cloth tape

 Compass

 Tower Details like

 Height
 Weight
 Base Width
 No of Legs (3 legged tower OR 4 legged tower)

 Shelter Details like External dimensions, No of pedestals, c/c distance of

pedestals, Shelter Weight
 DG Bed Size, DG Weight

 Earth pit size, No. of pits & c/c distances (INDIA)

SITE SURVEY – GBT

SURVEY PROCEDURE / CHECKS

(INDIA)
SITE SURVEY – GBT

Before going to the survey, we should know the following dimensions:

Tower Base Width & Excavation Width,
Shelter Size
DG Size

With the above details we can find out whether the given size of the site
is suitable or not to arrange the all above equipments.

(INDIA)
 SITE SURVEY – GBT
Tower Excavation Width

If foundation drawing is available, excavation width can be know from that drawing

If foundation drawing is NOT available: take excavation width = 2 x Tower Base width

3.2

Excavation Line
40 m 6.4 = 2 x 3.2
Tower

This is only for survey purpose; during execution we have to follow as per
foundation drawing only.
PREPARATION OF LAYOUT AT SITE Kota – 40m, Near Petrol Pump, Main Road, Nellore Dt.

PROCEDURE / CHECKS N
Street road
1. Write Site Name, Tower Ht., Site 20m
Address at the top of the page.
1.5
1.2 1.5
3.3 3.5 1.5
4.0
2. Draw the boundary line with 1.5
3.2 DG EP
dimensions. Make sure that, 0o Should
3. Indicate the NORTH direction. be placed upward2 of your 0.5 x 0.5
x 1.5
4. Mark the adjacent roads, surrounding 40 m page
structures and its distances. Tower

Green Field
5. Mark the site level w.r.t. the road level EP

Green Field
0.5 x 0.5
6. Mark the proposed area of tower, DG & 15m 15m
Shelter 1.5
EP EP
7. Mark all dimensions w.r.t. the
0.5 x 0.5
ELECTROTEK(INDIA)
Shelter 0.5 x 0.5
boundary as shown
2.5x3.2
8. Mark the cable tray rooting 2.5
Security
9. Mark the proposed Earth Pits Room
GATE
10. Mark the Security room and gate 3x3
11. Mark the nearest Elec. Pole / 20m
Transformer to the site Electric Pole
Main Road
12. Write your name, Employee ID No.,
Date & Sign
+ 0.5 m w.r.t. the road level
13. Take the Owner sign and h
Rajes
customer site engineer sign P
P Rajesh
401501
14. This Rough layout should be Owner Customer
03.03.06
sent to Design department to
 Kota – 40m, Near Petrol Pump, Main Road, Nellore Dt.
SOIL TEST
Street road N
20m
To design the foundation, we require
soil parameters like SBC, Density, 1.5
1.2 1.5
3.3 3.5 1.5
4.0
1.5
Angle of repose etc., DG
2 x 1.5
Soil sample to be collected within
the proposed area of the tower

Green Field
Soil report should be sent to design

Green Field
department to design the foundation15m 15m
1.5 Soil sample
The following are the different collected areas
types of foundations depends Shelter
upon the soil conditions 2.5x3.2
2.5
Security
Isolated Foundation Room
GATE
Raft Foundation 3x3
20m
Pile Foundation Electric Pole
Main Road
Rock-Anchor Foundation

+ 0.5 m w.r.t. the road level

h
Rajes
P
P Rajesh

ELECTROTEK(INDIA) Owner Customer

401501
03.03.06
CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE (Raft Foundation)
Site Cleaning
Marking
Excavation
Levelling of excavated pit
Laying of PCC
Bar-bending
Shuttering
Raft Concreting
1st lift column concreting
Tie beam concreting
Template Fixing
Final concreting
Backfilling with proper compaction
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Marking At site
Street road N

Carry the CAD layout and foundation

drawing 1.5
1.2 1.5
3.3 3.5 4.0

Mark the distances from the

boundary
Mark the Excavation line with the 6
help of Foundation Drawing

Green Field
Ex.: 6 m is the width of the

Green Field
excavation
Check the diagonal distances
6
6 +6
2 2
= 8.485 m

Main Road

+ 0.5 m w.r.t. the road level

Excavation

Excavation with JCB is recommended

In case of lose soil, proper

shoring should be provided to
prevent soil collapse. Motor for de-
Supports to prevent watering
the soil
In case of seepage, de-watering collapse
should be done

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Seepage of water
Excavation

Excavation with JCB is recommended

In case of lose soil, proper

shoring should be provided to
prevent soil collapse.
In case of seepage, de-watering
should be done

Levelling

Proper levelling should be done to

maintain uniform foundation depth

Check the depth of foundation at all

corners as per drawing
 PCC (Plain Cement Concrete)

Volumes per Cu M
Grade of Proportion Ballast Sand Cement (cum)
Concrete (cum) (cum)

M10 1:3:6 0.9 0.45 0.15 4.5bags

1:4:8 0.92 0.46 0.115 3.45bags
1:5:10 0.95 0.475 0.095 2.85bags

Generally used mix

PCC – Thickness should be as

per drawing
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PCC

After laying the PCC, mark the column Check the c/c distances and diagonal
positions to place the column distances
reinforcement.
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Bottom
reinforcement in
two way direction

Cover Blocks b/w the PCC

and bottom reinf.
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Column reinf.

Place the column reif. exactly on

marked portion of PCC

Side view
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Place the column reif. exactly on

marked portion of PCC

Tie the ‘L’ bends of the column

reinf. to the bottom steel

Side view
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Stirrups at the top of the
column reifn.
Column Stirrups

Stirrups at the bottom of

the column reifn.

Set
First arrange the stirrups at top and
bottom of the column reinf.
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Arrangement of chairs to support

the top reif.

Chairs
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Top reinf. of the raft

Stirrups
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If chairs are not provided properly at regular

intervals, top rainf. may sag as shown
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Raft Shuttering

Now it is ready for Raft

Concreting
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Checks before Raft Concreting

Check the size of the raft reinf. and

spacing as per drawing or not
Check the size of the column reinf.
and no. of bars as per drawing or not
Check the c/c dist. and
diagonal dist. of column
reinf. As per drawing or not
Check the raft width and
depth as per drawing or not
Check for shuttering gaps

Mixing of concrete should be machine mix

Grade of concrete should be M20 (as per drawing) as discussed in RTT
While concreting, vibrators should be used for compacting the concrete
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After Raft Concrete

Picture at site

Aggregate should be immersed in

the concrete as shown to develop
the bond for column concrete
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Side shuttering can be removed after

24hr. from the concreting

Arrange the column shuttering for

first lift concreting

Curing should be done properly for

the minimum period of 7 days
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Before first lift concreting:

Again check the c/c distance and

diagonal distance of the column
shuttering

Check the column sizes as per

the drawing or not
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After Concreting

Shuttering can be removed Aggregate should be immersed in

12hr. after concreting the concrete as shown to develop
the bond for 2nd lift column concrete
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shuttering
Tie beam & 2nd lift column

2nd lift column

shuttering
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Tie beam reinforcement

Position of T B Bars

Tie Beam C.S.

Bar Bending
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Tie beam reinf.
Arrange the tie beam reinf.

Check the alignment of the

All corners should be in a columns by pulling the
straight line thread from one end to other
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Template fixing

Recall the procedure which we have discussed in RTT site

Template & Foundation bolts fixing

Measures before fixing the template on foundation

Fix the template on ground

Check the c/c distance at all sides as per drawing

(In this example c/c distance is 2.1 m )

Check the diagonal distance in both ways

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Template fixing

Procedure for
water level
checking
Alignment & Fixing of Anchor Bolts
 Side View

Isometric View

Top View
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Template fixing

Procedure for water level

checking
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Template fixing In the same way check at

all corners as shown
Procedure for water level
checking
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Template fixing

Top level should be

same for all fn. bolts
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Now it is ready for final concreting
Checks before Final Concreting

Check all dimensions are per drawing or not.

i.e. Tie beam size, column size and tie beam
distance from the top of the column etc.,
Check the tie beam reinf. Size and no. of bar Tie Beam C.S.
at top and bottom as per drawing or not
Check all foundation bolt thread portion is
covered to protect while concreting
All the threaded portion of the fn. Bolts
should be applied by Greece and covered
with polythene cover
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Now it is ready for final concreting
After Concreting
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Site shuttering can be removed after

24hr. (except tie beam bottom
shuttering)

Template can be removed after 12 hr.

from the concreting period

Tie beam bottom shuttering can be

removed after 5 to 7 days

Curing should be done min. of 14 days

Back filling

Back filling should be done with

proper compaction up to the above
ground level to allow settlement in
future
Excavation in Hard Rock

If we found hard rock for small

depth, it has to be removed to reach
the complete foundation depth
Excavation in Hard Rock

If we found hard rock for small

depth, it has to be removed to reach
the complete foundation depth
Anchoring Rod

If we found hard rock nearer to the Chemical Grouting

below ground level, we have to go
for the Anchor Foundation

Level the rock surface

Drilling

Anchorage
Excavation in Hard Rock

If we found hard rock for small

depth, it has to be removed to reach
the complete foundation depth

If we found hard rock nearer to the

below ground level, we have to go
for the Anchor Foundation

Level the rock surface

Drilling

Anchorage

Raft and Columns

Pile Foundation

If the bearing capacity is low in the

given area, piles are required

Boring
Pile Foundation

If the bearing capacity is low in the

given area, piles are required

Boring

Reinforcement & Piling

Pile Cap & Column

Pile Concreting should

be of M25 mix (1:1:2)