BAUXITE EXPORT PROJECT, GUINEA - CC - 006

Method Statement for Lateral Load Test

SP-A8GA-006-FLR-CS-PL-5010 RC

Guinea Bauxite Export Project,

Project: CC-006 Package, Republic of
Guinea, Africa
Guinea Alumina Corporation
Owner: SA

Owner’s Consultant: Fluor MidEast Ltd.

Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Pvt.

EPC Contractor:
Ltd. (EPC Division)

Method Statement for Lateral

Document Title:
Load Test

Project Document Number: A8GA-006-FLR-CS-PL-5010

GAC Document Number: GAC001-TG-4006-A15-0010-02

C 07/08/2017 AB VA PSR

B 17/07/2017 AB VA PSR
Revision History
A 22/05/2017 AB VA PSR
Prepared Checked
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. PURPOSE.....................................................................................................................................................3
2. SCOPE..........................................................................................................................................................3
3. DEFINITIONS .............................................................................................................................................3
4. RESPONSIBILITIES OF KEY PERSONAL ..............................................................................................3
5. METHODOLOGY –TASK STATEMENT .................................................................................................4
5.1. Drawing and specifications ......................................................................................................................4
6. PILE TESTING ............................................................................................................................................4
6.1. Lateral load test ........................................................................................................................................5
6.2. PRESENTATION OF RESULTS ............................................................................................................7
7. LOGISTICS AND MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION ........................................................................7
8. RISK ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................................................................7
9. HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN .............................................................................8
10. ATTACHMENT: .......................................................................................................................................10
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Method Statement for Lateral Load Test

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1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this method statement is to identify the tasks involved in this work and to explain all
the involved parties step by step procedures adapted to ensure the works are carried out in a Safe,
efficient and environmental friendly manner.

2. SCOPE
This method statement covers the Lateral Load Testing for Piles.

3. DEFINITIONS
HSE – Health, Safety & Environment
JSA – Job Safety Analysis
QC – Quality Control
DPM – Deputy project Manager
BBS – Bar Bending Schedule
IFC – Issued for Construction

4. RESPONSIBILITIES OF KEY PERSONAL

a) Project Manager
 Responsible for Timely, Safe and Quality execution of Pile load testing.
 Coordinate with internal, external and interface team for overall project compliance.
 Review, monitor and initiate necessary meetings with all stakeholders to make-up for any
deficiency.
b) DPM/ Construction Manager
 Responsible for overall execution plan of the Pile load testing.
 Prepare daily/ weekly/monthly and quarterly schedules and execute the same.
 Prepare time cycles and plan resources for smooth execution of the Pile load testing.
 Review site progress, safety and quality performance with his subordinates and attend all client
meetings at site.
c) Site Engineer
 Responsible for all the activities that being carried out at allotted site location.
 Attends daily Tool box meeting and work briefing to workers.
 Attends Weekly site walkthrough for HSE inspections
 Prepares site level DPR and get it endorsed by client Supervisory team.
 Coordinate with site team and sub-contractors for compliance to Technical, quality and HSE
guidelines.
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d) Quality Manager
 The QAQC manager is responsible for reviewing this procedure and has the overall responsibility to
ensure that works in the field are performed in compliance with all applicable quality standards,
stipulations and procedures and to take corrective actions in cases where the work is not performed
correctly.
 Responsible for ensuring quality standards as per project requirements at Site.
 Responsible to carry out the water sample tests, trail mix design and observe results.
 Coordinate with site team and sub-contractors for compliance to Quality aspects.
 Maintaining the quality records as per specifications.
e) Safety Officer
 Conduct necessary induction training for workers.
 Conducting daily Tool box meetings and work briefing to workers.
 Ensuring that all equipment is in good condition, meeting safety requirement by checking and
submitting equipment checklist.
 Responsible for ensuring that all applicable safety and environmental measures are implemented
during the period of construction.
 Ensure that recipients understand Job safety analysis (JSA) and risk assessments.
 Attends Weekly site walkthrough for HSE inspections with client.
f) Supervisor
 Responsible for material handling, loading and unloading of equipment, observe safety and quality
standards, materials, tools safekeeping, monitor labor workforce.
 Responsible for quality, progress and safety.
 Executing the work as per specification and schedule.
 Performing risk assessments to ensure that the job remains safely executed.
 Maintaining good housekeeping and safety standards at site location.

5. METHODOLOGY –TASK STATEMENT

5.1. Drawing and specifications

 Drg No: - A8GA-41220-10-DW-5007 - Stacking Stockpile & Reclaim area GA & reinforcement
details of Test Pile.
 Specification:-A8GA-40000-10-SP-5000 Specification for Civil works.
 ITP :- A8GA-006-FLR-QA-PL-5003/03

6. PILE TESTING
Testing of piles shall be carried out in accordance with drawings & specification.
Install Ø600mm / Ø 500mm Piles for testing
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Design Load on Piles -7.5 Tons

Testing Load on Piles – 18.75 Tons (2.5 times the design load)
Pile marks: - TP-2 & TP-4
Pile lengths: - 25mtrs each
6.1. Lateral load test
 The test is carried out by introducing a hydraulic jack (50 Tons) of adequate capacity with
pressure gauge abutting the pile horizontally and reacting against a suitable system. Refer fig.
 It shall be ensured that the pile concrete had the strength equal to the 28 days cube strength
required for particular grade concrete.
 The pile head will be chipped off up-to 300mm above cut-off level.
 The test to be conducted at cut off level.
 The test area within a radius of (6m) from the test pile shall be excavated for carrying out the
test.
 Bearing plate shall be used of adequate thickness to prevent bending under the applied load.
 Loading should be applied in increments of about 20 percent of the estimated safe load. The
next increment should be applied after the rate of displacement is nearer to 0.1mm.
 Place one hydraulic jack and fill the gap between reaction pile and hydraulic jack with
structural strut. The contract point of strut will be hold on reaction pile and other side with
hydraulic jack, ram of jack shall be made in contract with pile profile at pile-side
 Connect hydraulic jack to hydraulic pump with dully-calibrated pressure gauge
 Place the two supports of the datum bar of length 6.0m over firm ground and fix 2 .dial
Gauges of 0.01mm sensitivity spaced apart and kept horizontal one with strut of Test pile
(Refer attached drawing).
 Displacement shall be read by using dial gauges of 0.01mm sensitivity spaced apart. (Make :-
Mitutoyo Model :- Kains)
 The safe lateral load on the pile shall be taken as the least of the following:
a) Fifty percent of the final load at which the total displacement increases to 12mm.
b) Final load at which the total displacement corresponds to 5mm.
c) Load corresponding to any other specified displacement as per performance requirements.
 Before and after the application of each stage of loading and unloading, readings shall be
taken at two opposite sides of pile cap by means of the dial gauges. (Refer below for loading
sequence).
 Tarpaulin covering will be done to protect the jacks and dial gauges from rain.
 Where the rate of settlement does not show any movement in test pile readings, the reading
shall be taken at a reasonable interval or when next stage of loading or unloading is
performed.
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 Loading sequence for Lateral Testing.

Design Load % Minimum load holding time
0%S.W.L minutes
25%S.W.L 10minutes
50% S.W.L. 10 minutes
75% S.W.L. 15 minutes
100% S.W.L. 20 minutes
125% S.W.L 20 minutes
150% S.W.L 20 minutes
175% S.W.L 20 minutes
200% S.W.L 20 minutes
250% S.W.L 60 minutes
200% S.W.L 20 minutes
150% S.W.L 20 minutes
100% S.W.L 20 minutes
50% S.W.L. 10 minutes
0% S.W.L. 10 minutes

 Following each application of an increment of load the load shall be held for not less than the
period shown in the above table. For any period when the load is constant, time and settlement
shall be recorded immediately on reaching the load and prior to the next step of load.
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6.2. PRESENTATION OF RESULTS

On completion of stages of loading and unloading, a fully detailed set of recorded data shall be submitted to
the Project Engineer.
The recorded data shall show, as appropriate to the pile type and method of testing, the following information:

 Contract identification
 Site location
 Main contractor’s name
 Client
 Date, Time, weather conditions.
 Control Staff (Contractor’s / Client’s Representatives)
 Date of pile installation and concreting
 Type, size and length of pile (as pitched and as driven)
 Reinforcement details
 Date of pile load test
 Load settlement curves, time vs settlement curves,
 Time vs load curves
 Pile identification number
 Photographic record of the tests
 Calibration certificates
 Cube Test result (Trail Mix design report)

7. LOGISTICS AND MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION

a. Materials and Tools
Tools Material Equipment
Lifting Slings Reaction Beam Hydraulic Crane
D ‘ Shackles Concrete Block Trailers
Spanners Structural Struts Fork lift
Cutting sets Hydraulic Jack (50Tons)
Hydraulic power pack with
Dial gauges
accessories .

8. RISK ASSESSMENT
a) Broad Risk assessment – Guidelines for JSA
 Loading and unloading
 Use of cranes, Lifting and rigging practice
 Transportation
 Manual handling
 Material handling
 Traffic management
 Slip trip and fall
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b) Task Specific JSA to address the above broad risk areas. In addition the following generic
risk assessment* and new assessment ** will be used
 Traffic management *
 Manual handling*
 Loading and unloading *
 Use of cranes, Lifting and rigging practice *
c) Safe work Procedure for :-
 Crane operation
 Forklift Operation
d) TASC card guidelines
 Availability of proper access and egress
 Crane operation, vehicle and equipment movement
 Loading and offloading
 Manual handling
 Health and hygiene
 PPE compliance
e) Risk –based main HSE focus area
 Use of cranes, lifting and rigging practices
 House keeping
 Traffic control

9. HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN

a) HSE Structure (Staff assignment)
 1 x Safety Officer will be assigned to oversee the overall HSE related issues
 1x safety Agent will be assigned at site to assist the safety officer with HSE
implementation and monitoring.
b) Emergency Management
 Important project personals are :-
(Project Manager)
(Construction Manager)
(Officer HSE)
(Fist Aider)
SPEPC HSE Manager
 Hospital
Kamsar ISOS Paramedic
Kamsar ISOS Doctor
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 Fire Service
Fire Service Kamsar
 Security
Afcons site: -
Kamsar 24 hrs Security: -
GAC Project Security:
 Emergency contact numbers will be displayed in the site area and the office area/ rest area
c) First Aid
 Company first aiders will respond to work site as required.
 Assigned safety agents will also serve as first responders.
 Emergency First Aid box will be available on site.
 Company clinic facilities will provide for the medical care of injuries.
 First Aider will be identified by white hard hat with Red Cross and first responders will
be wearing green hard hat.
d) Fire prevention & Fire fighting
 All the waste materials will be removed or properly disposed on daily basis.
 Fire point with 3x DCP (5 kg), 2x Co2 (5 kg) with good condition will be made available
at the butt fusion area.
 In case of emergency ref Para 8(b) for telephone number
e) HSE Training requirement as per training schedule
 Everybody will be given job specific induction prior to deploy on job.
 Training will take place in accordance to identified training needs and training schedules.
f) HSE communication topics
 Daily Tool box meetings will be conducted by the Engineer/supervisor prior to work and
the records will be maintained.
 TASC will be conducted by the supervisor prior to work and he will brief about the work,
hazards associated with the work and prevention method to overcome the hazards and the
records will be maintained.
 Tool Box meeting will be conducted on the following topics
Trip & fall hazards PPE
Manual handling Pinch points
Hand tools Fire prevention and extinguishing
Power tools Traffic control
Lifting operations Health & hygiene
Crane safety Access/egress
Rigging safety Housekeeping
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Noise Plant / Machinery

Material handling Emergency response
g) Directives, policies, procedures and standards to be followed
 Lifting procedures
 Emergency procedures
h) Lock out requirement & permits –N/A
i) Environmental requirement and safe guards
 Spillage Tray will be made available to all equipment.
 Contaminated soil will be removed by means of spill kits to the designated area.
 Toilet facilities will be made available on site.
 Site supervisor in-charge will ensure regular disposal of waste food and general waste.
j) Traffic Management plan
 All the Equipment/vehicle movement will be controlled by Flag men.
 Vehicles (LMV) will be parked in the designated areas.
 All vehicles will maintain a site speed limit of 10 km/hr.
k) Security requirement and safe guards
Afcons will assess Security requirement with location and ensure that worksites are secured
during shift works and after hours.

10. ATTACHMENT:
1. Pile Load Test Observation Sheet