MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORT

West Battmbang Wastewater Treatment and Collection

System Subproject

Project name: Provincial Water Supply and Sanitation Project

Method Statement
Civil Works for Piles Driving Works
Prepared by :
Kiri dangrek construction Co., Itd And
No. 203 research institute of nuclear industry (JV)
LIST OF CONTENTS
1- General
2- Reference
3- Quantity
4- Manpower
5- Major of Equipment
6- Method and Procedure
6-1 Piles Driving method
6-2 Selection Driving of Pile hammer Model
6-3 Bearing Capacity of Pile
6-4 Working capacities with Standard counterweigh
6-5 Transportation and temporary Storage Yard
6-6 The Inspection of the piles
6-7 Execution process of piling work with pile hammer
I- Preparation
II- Setting of the driver with diesel drop hammer
III- Pile Setting
IV- Driving work
V- Control of the pilling refusal
7- Connections piles for driving piles
7-1 Types of welded connection butt welds
7-2 Manual metal arc welding (MMA), process 111
7-3 Production testing of stud welding
7-4 Weld quality
8- Safety plan
8-1 Meeting before the work
8-2 The check of machinery
9- Annex
Record of test driving
 1- General
This method statement provides the details of the materials, the equipment, the Equipment, the
procedure and relevant documents related to the construction Pile Driving works related activities,
including the quality control verifications, and also the safety precaution to be implemented for this
Scope of this method statement applies to the construction of piles driving works for CW-02 project,
the location shows in the drawing.

2- Reference
The following Standards in their latest edition shall be particularly applied to the work covered by all
the Specification Section.

3- Quantity
Estimated quantity (bidding quantity) is as follows. But they are only for reference. The design
quantity will be made from approved working drawings. The actual construction quantity will be show
on As-built Drawing.

MEASUREMENT SUMMARY

Project: Terminal Pump Station & WWTP

Item:
Description: Driving Piles work

Remar
No Description Unit Number
k
1 Number of pile length=12m Pcs 512  

2 Number of pile length=6m Pcs 32  

3 Number of head top-pile, length=6m Pcs 301  

4 Number of head top-pile, length=12m Pcs 158  

Note
:
- P1 (0.4x0.4), Length=12.00m
- P2 (0.4x0.4), Length=6.00m
- P3 (0.4x0.4), Length=24.00m
- P4 (0.4x0.4), Length=18.00m
Location for piles driving works

4- Manpower
The manpower should be mobilization to the site construction piles works for provincial water supply
and sanitation project CW-02 as below:

1- Construction Manager 1
2- Site Engineer 1
3- Surveyor 1
4- Foreman 4
5- Welder 2
6- Skilled laborer 5
7- Equipment operator 8
8- Unskilled laborer 10
5- Major Equipment
 1- Excavators 0.7 cu-m 1
2- Bulldozers D-40 1
3- Piling Machine K 35 1
4- Crane Truck 35 ton 1
5- Ari Compressor 1
6- Generator 45-400 KVA 2
7- Rollo Compaction 15 ton 1
8- Welder Machine 2
9- Total station Machine 1
10- Elevation Machine 2

6- Method and Procedure

6-1 Pile Driving Method
Hammered Piling method is selected for driving piles for foundation of the water towers.　
Hammered piling method is a method by which precast pile is driven into ground to a
specified depth by ramming the pile head. It is an efficient and economic method in
comparison with others for pile driving and there are many actual performances adopting the
method for piling. Moreover, the particular merit of the method is that set criterion can
controlled and bearing capacity can be verified at the time of the execution.
6-2 Selection of Pile Hammer Model
Diesel hammer model K 35 is selected for pile driving with considerations of pile size required
bearing capacity and ground conditions (please refer to Annex “Selection of Pile Hammer
Capacity”).
Main description of Diesel Hammer model K 35
Total length 4800 mm
Total Weight of Hammer 7190 kg
Weight of Cover 3500 kg
Weight of Ram 3200 kg
Number of blow per minute 45-60 blow/mim
Energy of hammer per blow 7800 kg-m
Max ram stroke 2500 mm
Explosion Pressure on pile 100 ton
Bearing Capacity of piles driven by this hammer (permanent) 50 to 150 ton
 6-3 Bearing Capacity of Pile
Model K35 Pile

The bearing capacity of the pile driven by a diesel pile hammer can be obtained by the formula
base on the theory that “the bearing capacity of a pile equals the driving resistance received at
the end of driving”.
Various formulas are for the calculation of the bearing capacity. Here is given an empirical
formula used in Japan:

R = Bearing capacity of pile ( For a long duration loading )

W = Weight of ram
H = Height of fall of ram (Ram Stroke)
P = Weight of pile
S = Final penetration per blow
K = Amount of rebounding at the final blow
(Amount of the total temporary elastic compression of cap, pile and
ground)
1/3 = Safety factor for a long duration loading

The bearing capacity of pile driven by a diesel pile hammer can be obtained by the Table base
on the theory that the bearing capacity of a pile equals the driving resistance received at the
end of driving.
Various table are used for Figure 11-1 The chart showing the bearing capacity of piles driven with Model
K35 pile hammers manufactured by KOBE STEEL Co., Ltd.
6-4 Working capacities with standard counterweigh
 6-5 Transportation and Temporary Storage Yard

The piles will be carried in the temporary storage yard at set position with load line of the crane. The
temporary yard will be graded horizontally, and 2-blocks will be placed as a supporting point to lay the
piles on it.

And, as for the concrete piles, they will be carried into the site execution place from the factory in
accordance with the progress of operation.

6-6 The inspection of the piles

At the time of unloading the piles, we confirm whether the appearance of the piles and a dimension
would be as same as it were mentioned in the draft. As for the inspection of the outside surface of the
piles, the presence of crack will be checked. Before the acceptance of transportation, we will confirm
the compression strength of concrete is surely above 28Mpa of cylinder test.

6-7 Execution process of piling work with diesel pile hammer

I- Preparation

All piles will be driven with diesel pile hammer. The working ground of piles foundation will be
decided by these execution conditions and be kept horizontally as much as possible with bulldozer.

After surveying, we will mark the center of the piles with steel stake with marker.

II-Setting of the pile driver with diesel drop hammer

The pile driver will be set at the center of the pile by self-propelled, and will be adjusted to the
vertical line of the pile.

III-Pile Setting

At setting the piles, upper side of the piles will be bound double with a sling wire and will be raised
with crane without dragging.

　　 The top end of the piles will be fitted to the hammer after placing it on the center.

　 The perpendicular line of the piles will be confirmed with the plumb bob and the spirit level from two
directions.

IV-Driving work

At setting the pile hammer on the pile head, the work will be carried carefully not to cause
extraordinary explosion.

Before the real pile driving, the test pile driving will be carried out to check the piles, the center position
and perpendicular line.
 And, during the pile driving, the piles and crane leader will be given heed to keep a fixed angle with
checking the angle from 2 directions, the front and the side of pile. All the side aspects of piled piles
will not be unified into same direction.

　
V-Control of the pilling refusal
　　　　　
The control of pilling refusal will be judged synthetically
based on the pile length, the rebound amount (1 blow
should be penetrated at least 2mm), the penetration
depth and the condition of the bearing layer. The
bearing capacity of pile will be calculated based on the
Hiley formula, with supposition that the ultimate bearing
capacity is equal to the penetration resistance.

Pile driving formula of Hiley

Formula of bearing capacity

Measuring procedure for S and K value

R = Bearing capacity of pile ( For a long duration loading )

W = Weight of ram

H = Height of fall of ram (Ram Stroke)

P = Weight of pile

S = Final penetration per blow

K = Amount of rebounding at the final blow

(Amount of the total temporary elastic compression of cap, pile and ground)

1/3 = Safety factor for a long duration loading

 Detail of marking ruller

The bearing capacity of pile driven by

diesel pile hammer can be obtained by
the formula base on theory that “the
bearing capacity of a pile equals the
driving resistance received at the end
of driving”.

Various formulas are used for the

calculation of the bearing capacity.
Above formula is given an empirical
formula widely used in Cambodia.

Example marking on graph paper

7- Connections Piles for Driving Piles

Welding is a core activity in the fabrication factory, undertaken by skilled, qualified operatives
working to a welding quality management system under the control of a Responsible Welding
Coordinator. It is used to prepare joints for connection in the shop and on site, and for the attachment of
other fixtures and fittings. Different welding techniques are used for different activities within the
fabrication factory.

7-1 Types of welded connections Butt welds

Butt welds are normally either in-line joints in rolled sections, or in-line plate joints in webs and
flanges, either to accommodate a change of thickness or to make up available material to length. The
positions of these butt welds are allowed for in the design, although material availability constraints or
the erection scheme may require agreement of different or additional welds. Butt-welded Tee joints may
be required where there are substantial loading or fatigue considerations in transverse connections.
Butt welds are full or partial penetration welds made between bevelled or chamfered materials. Full
penetration butt welds are designed to transmit the full strength of the section. It is generally possible to
weld these joints from one side but, as material thickness increases, welding from both sides is desirable
to balance distortion effects, with an in-process back-gouging and/or back-grinding operation to ensure
the integrity of the weld root. Single-sided butt welds with backing strips, ceramic or permanent steel, are
common for joining large plate areas (such as steel deck plates) and where there are closed box
sections, tubes, or stiffeners, which can only be accessed for welding from one side. The design throat
thickness determines the depth of penetration required for partial penetration welds. Note
that fatigue considerations may limit the use of partial penetration welds, particularly on bridges.
Guidance on weld preparation is available in GN 5.01.
 7-2 Manual metal arc welding (MMA), process 111

This process remains the most versatile of all welding processes but its use in the modern
workshop is limited. Alternating current transformers, DC rectifiers or inverters supply electrical power
along a cable to an electrode holder or tongs. A flux coated wire electrode (or "stick") is inserted in the
holder and a welding arc is established at the tip of the electrode when it is struck against the work piece.
The electrode melts at the tip into a molten pool, which fuses with the parent material forming the weld.
The flux also melts, forming a protective slag and generating a gas shield to prevent contamination of the
weld pool as it solidifies. Flux additions and the electrode core are used to influence the chemistry and the
mechanical properties of the weld.

7-3 Production testing of stud welding

Bend test on a stud weld

Stud welds for shear connectors are examined and tested in accordance with BS EN ISO
14555[6]. The standard emphasizes the need to exercise process control before, during and after
welding. Pre-production testing is used to prove the welding procedure and, depending on the application,
includes bend tests, tensile tests, torque tests, macro examination and radiographic examination.

Production weld tests are also required for drawn-arc stud welds. These should be performed
by the manufacturer before the beginning of welding operations on a construction or group of
similar constructions, and/or after a specified number of welds. Each test should consist of at
least 10 stud welds and be tested / assessed in accordance with the requirements of BS EN
ISO 14555[6]. The number of tests required should be specified in the contract specification.
 7-4 Weld quality
The effect of imperfections on the performance of welded joints depends upon the loading applied and upon
material properties. The effect may also depend on the precise location and orientation of the imperfection, and upon
such factors as service environment and temperature. The major effect of weld imperfections on the service
performance of steel structures is to increase the risk of failure by fatigue or by brittle fracture.
Types of welding imperfection can be classified under one of several general headings:

 Cracks.

 Planar imperfections other than cracks, e.g. lack of penetration, lack of fusion.

 Slag inclusions.

 Porosity, pores.

 Undercut or profile imperfections.

8． Safety plan
8-1 Meeting before the work

The confirmation of the contents of work, the method and the process on every single day
The confirmation of the worker in command of the work
The confirmation of the wear and protection goods
 8-2 The check of machinery

The check of machinery and tool before the work.

The check of the sling wire
9- Annex

Record of Test Driving