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Section 4Grouting Checklists

4.1 Machinery Installation Pregrout
Setup Checklist

INITIALS/DATE

Grout Forms

______ ______

3.7.1

Grout forms are of adequate

strength to support the grout.

INITIALS/DATE

Anchor Bolt Preparation

______ ______

3.7.3

______ ______

3.5.2

Anchor bolt sleeves are clean

and dry and filled with a nonbonding moldable material.

Inside surfaces of grout have

three coats of paste wax applied.

______ ______

3.7.4

______ ______

3.5.2

Anchor bolts are not tilted or

bolt-bound and are perpendicular with respect to the
bottom of the baseplate/
soleplate.

Grout forms have been

sealed to the foundation to
prevent leaks.

______ ______

3.7.5

Grout forms have 25-millimeter (1-inch), 45-degree

chamfer strips at all vertical
corners and at the horizontal
surface of the grout.

______ ______

3.5.3

Foundation anchor bolt

threads are undamaged.

______ ______

3.5.3

Foundation anchor bolt

threads have been wrapped
with duct tape for protection.

______ ______

3.5.4

All anchor bolt locations and

projections have been verified.

Foundation Preparation
______ ______

______ ______

3.6.1

3.6.2

An adequate weather-protective cover has been constructed over the areas to be

grouted.
Concrete foundation is
roughened up and all laitance
removed for a good grout
bond.

Mounting Plate Design

Verification
______ ______

3.8.2

Baseplate/soleplate has 50millimeter (2-inch) minimum

radiused corners.

______ ______

3.8.3

Anchor bolts have 3-millimeter (1/8-inch) annular

clearance in baseplate or
soleplate holes.

______ ______

3.8.4

All pump and other small

baseplates have been provided with vertical leveling
screws.

______ ______

3.8.5

Baseplates have been provided with one 10-centimeter

(4-inch) minimum grout filling hole in the center of each
bulkhead section and one 12millimeter (1/2-inch) vent
hole.

______ ______

3.6.2

The minimum grout thickness under any portion of the

baseplate/soleplate will be
2550 millimeters (12
inches).

______ ______

3.6.2

Foundation is free of structural cracks.

______ ______

3.8.6

______ ______

3.6.3

All grout forms have been

provided with 25-millimeter
(1-inch) 45-degree chamfer
strips at vertical corners and
horizontal edges.

Baseplates have sufficient

grout and air vent holes in
each compartment to allow
for proper grouting.

______ ______

3.8.7

Elevation adjustment nuts

will not be permanently
grouted.

______ ______

3.8.8

Baseplate leveling jackscrews have been provided

with stainless steel leveling
pads.

______ ______

3.6.4

Concrete grout areas are

clean and free of oil, dust,
and moisture.

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INITIALS/DATE

Mounting Plate Design

Verification (continued)

INITIALS/DATE

Soleplate Installation and

Leveling (continued)

______ ______

3.8.9

Baseplate welds are continuous and free of cracks.

______ ______

______ ______

3.8.10

All grout pour and vent holes

are accessible.

3.9.3.9 All machined baseplate or

soleplate surfaces are level in
accordance with the specification, and signed-off Data
Sheets for level record have
been completed.

Mounting Plate Preparation

______ ______

3.9.1.1 Baseplate/soleplate has been

blasted and all grouting surfaces prepared in accordance
with the grout manufacturers recommendations.

______ ______

3.9.1.2 Three coats of paste wax

have been applied to all surfaces where grout bond is not
desired. These surfaces include jackscrews, grout
forms, and coupling guard
bolts.

______ ______

3.9.1.3 All miscellaneous mounting

plate holes are plugged to
prevent the entrance of grout.

______ ______

3.9.1.4 Equipment to be grouted is

isolated and in a strain-free
condition with all piping,
conduit, and so forth, disconnected.
Expansion Joints

______ ______

3.9.2.1 Expansion joints placed on

1.4- to 2.8-meter (4- to 6foot) intervals.

______ ______

3.9.2.2 Expansion joints fixed into

position such that they will
not move when grout is
poured.
Soleplate Installation and
Leveling

______ ______

______ ______

3.9.3.1 The elevation to the top of

equipment baseplate or soleplate referenced to the civil
benchmark is in agreement
with the construction grout
drawing.
3.9.3.7 All shims used in subsoleplates are AISI Standard type
300 stainless steel.

Baseplate and Installation

Leveling API 610 and ASME
Pumps, and General Purpose
Equipment
______ ______

3.9.4.1 All baseplate elevations set

in accordance with the construction drawings.

______ ______

3.9.4.2 A preliminary equipment

alignment check has been
made.

______ ______

1.9.4.5 All baseplate surfaces are

level in accordance with the
specification, and signed-off
Data Sheets for level record
have been completed.

______ ______

3.12.1

All surfaces in contact with

grout are clean, dry, and oil
free.

______ ______

3.12.2

Anchor bolt nuts have been

snugged into position to
prevent baseplate/soleplate
floating.

______ ______

3.12.3

Anchor bolt sleeves have

been filled with flexible mastic material.

______ ______

3.12.3

Top of anchor bolt sleeve has

been packed with a soft
moldable material.

______ ______

3.12.4

Grout form elevation agrees

with the construction drawings.

______ ______

3.12.8

Grouting material is in clean,

dry, unopened containers and
has been stored at a temperature of approximately 21C
(75F) for 48 hours prior to
grouting.

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Pregrout Setup (continued)

______ ______

3.12.9

______ ______

3.12.10 Sufficient quantity of grouting materials are on hand at

the jobsite to complete the
job (1525 percent extra).

______ ______

3.12.11 Clean tools, mixing equipment, and safety supplies are

on hand at the jobsite.

______ ______

3.12.12 Material Safety Data Sheets

and personnel protection requirements have been reviewed with all grouting
personnel.

All foundation and metal surfaces are within the temperature range of 1832C
(6590F).

EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

GROUTING INSPECTOR

DATE

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4.2 Machinery Installation Grout

Placement Checklist

INITIALS/DATE
______ ______

Mounting Plate Grouting

Grout is placed within its pot life.
Time at beginning of pour:

INITIALS/DATE

____________(AM) (PM).

______ ______

Ambient temperature at beginning of

grout pour ______C (F).

______ ______

Pre-grout meeting has been completed

and all personnel understand the grout
plan and individual responsibilities.

Time at end of pour:

____________(AM) (PM).
______ ______

3.14.2

No vibrator is used to facilitate grout placement.

______ ______

3.14.2

Grout pour rate is slow

enough to permit air to escape.

______ ______

3.14.3

The grout volume used

agrees with the estimated
cavity volume.

______ ______

3.14.4

No grout leaks are observed.

______ ______

3.14.5

For special purpose equipment, a grout sample is obtained for each batch mixture
(polystyrene cup full) for
compressive strength testing.
All samples are to be labeled
and their batch placement location noted.

______ ______

3.14.7

All grout surface air bubbles

are removed.

______ ______

3.14.9

Grout holes and vent holes

filled with grout.

______ ______

Ambient temperature at end of grout

pour ______C (F).

Grout Mixing
______ ______

______ ______

3.13.2

3.13.3

Resin and hardener are

mixed at 200250 rpm for
the specified time and no air
entrainment is indicated.
Full bags of aggregate are
slowly added to blended
resin/hardener liquid and
mixed to completely wet-out
the aggregate.

______ ______

3.13.3

No partial units of epoxy,

resins, hardener, or aggregate
used.

______ ______

3.13.4

Grout mixed in a clean, slowspeed (1520 rpm) portable

mortar mixer (or in a wheelbarrow for small pours).

EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

GROUTING INSPECTOR

DATE

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4.3 Machinery Installation Post-Grouting

Checklist
INITIALS/DATE

INITIALS/DATE

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Filling Grout Voids

______ ______

3.16.1

Baseplate sounded for

voids and all voids repaired.
Indicate number of voids
found, their size, and their location: __________.

______ ______

3.16.2

Void areas have NPT 1/8

holes installed in opposite
corners of void with grease
fitting installed in one of the
holes.

Post-Grouting Instructions

______ ______

3.15.1

Grout is of sufficient hardness to remove forms.

______ ______

3.15.1

Grout forms remained in

place after grouting for
4836 hours.

______ ______

3.15.3

Mounting plate jackscrew

holes are filled with a flexible material such as RTV silicone rubber.

______ ______

3.16.3

Grout void fill and vent holes

are in communication.

Grout is checked for softness with a dial indicator.

Baseplate/soleplate checked
for soft foot at each anchor
bolt location with a magnetic
base dial indicator as anchor
bolts are torqued. Base
movement does not exceed
0.02 millimeter (0.001 inch).

______ ______

3.16.3

Dial indicator used on

mounting plate to monitor
plate movement while filling
grout void.

______ ______

3.16.4

All spilled grout is cleaned

up with manufacturers approved solvent.

______ ______

3.16.5

Recheck baseplate to ensure

that all voids are filled with
grout.

______ ______

3.15.4

______ ______

3.15.5

Expansion joints sealed with

elastic epoxy seam sealant.

______ ______

3.15.6

Top of machinery foundation

painted with a grout-compatible nonskid protective coating.

______ ______

3.15.7

Lubricate all anchor bolt

threads liberally and torque
anchor bolts in accordance
with the manufacturers recommendations.

Anchor bolt size: ________________

Torque specification: _____________
Installed torque:_________________
______ ______

3.15.8

Ensure that all anchor bolts

have full penetration of the
anchor bolt nut and a minimum of 21/2 threads protrude
above the anchor bolt nut.

EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

GROUTING INSPECTOR

DATE