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Project
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HKIA, 3RS DCM (Package 1) Contract C3201

Geotechnical Construction Services
Determination of Competent Stratum and DCM Toe DepthsUse of CPT
Interpretation Spreadsheets for DCM Embedment

Made By

HaN/CT

Date

194 Dec 2016

Objective Handover Notes:

Drawing List:
G:\201362 3RS DCM\Issue\2016 12\2016 12 01 All zones
Revision one of Drawings:
G:\201362 3RS DCM\Issue\2016 12\2016 12 01 All zones
Revision 2 of drawings:
Currently being prepared by Paul
Interpretation of All CPT Data till Date:
H:\201362 DCM 3RS\Post Tender Award\Additional Data CPT Interpretation
Summary of All CPT Data till Date:
H:\201362 DCM 3RS\Post Tender Award\Additional Data CPT Interpretation
Location of Trial Clusters:
H:\201362 DCM 3RS\Post Tender Award\Trial DCM Cluster and CPT Locations
Important Work Items in next 3 weeks:

Review of Cement Dosages including update of key results

Interpretation of trial CPTs ( = 0.59 or 0.831)

Location of Permanent Clusters:

H:\201362 DCM 3RS\Post Tender Award\DCM Cluster Numbers and Design Coordinates
Cement Dosages:
H:\201362 DCM 3RS\Post Tender Award\Cement Dosages
Tender Documents:
I:\Job\201362 DCM 3RS\7 Project Library\3 Project Data & Documents

All incoming documents are saved in in-correspondence project folder.

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TECHNICAL
MEMORANDUM Doc Ref No.

201362/ MS TM / 00 1 2
Project
Subject

HKIA, 3RS DCM (Package 1) Contract C3201

Geotechnical Construction Services
Determination of Competent Stratum and DCM Toe DepthsUse of CPT
Interpretation Spreadsheets for DCM Embedment

Made By

HaN/CT

Date

194 Dec 2016

This document presents the results and the details of the methodology adopted to interpret the
site-specific CPT tests in order to determine the tentative top of competent strata and toe depths of
permanent DCM clusters.
1. Introduction
Penta Ocean China State Dong-Ah JV was appointed by the Airport Authority for the Deep
Cement Mixing (DCM) Works (Package 1) for Hong Kong International Airport's Three-Runway
System Project (3RS) under Contract No. 3201. The JV have appointed Benaim Limited as their
geotechnical consultant to support the construction works.
2. Objective
This document presents the results and the details of the methodology adopted to interpret the
site-specific CPT tests in order to determine the tentative top of competent strata and toe
depths of permanent DCM clusters.
3. Basis of Analysis
CPT profiles were interpreted in accordance with the 7 step procedure detailed in the following
document:
Particular Specification - Third Runway Reclamation Design Consultancy Services
Appendix F Part 1, Attachment E - Addendum No.4
Determination of Competent Stratum for DCM Embedment
A total of 236 Nos. of site-specific existing CPT profiles were analysed to determine the top of
competent strata and DCM embedment depths at these locations. The Ccommercially available
software Surfer 13 was used to develop contoured surfaces for the top of competent strata and
DCM toe levels across the C3201 site were developed for the following zones:
LTP zone A
LTP zone B
DCM beneath sloping seawall
Transition zones

The contours were developed using the Kriging method of interpolation, typical for this data
interpretation step. These contours were subsequently

used to evaluate the tentative top of competent stratum and DCM toe depth for each
permanent cluster under C-3201 using commercially available GIS software, ArcMap 10.1.

Drawings BEN/3201/001 to 004 in Attachment 1 show the works area plan, the DCM zoning plan, the
CPT layout plan and the DCM layout plan respectively.

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HKIA, 3RS DCM (Package 1) Contract C3201

Geotechnical Construction Services
Determination of Competent Stratum and DCM Toe DepthsUse of CPT
Interpretation Spreadsheets for DCM Embedment

Made By

HaN/CT

Date

194 Dec 2016

4. Results
A key plan of contoured surfaces in presented in BEN/3201/005. Contoured surfaces for the top of
competent stratum and DCM toe levels for each DCM zone and sub-areas are presented in
drawings BEN/3201/010 to 0044 in Attachment 1.
The results for the tentative top of competent stratum and DCM toe depth for each permanent
cluster under C-3201 are presented in Attachment 2.

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CALCULATION SHEET
Project
Subject

HKIA, 3RS DCM (Package 1) Contract C3201

Geotechnical Construction Services
Cement Ratio - USC
Lab Results, CNBMIT and MacauHandover Notes

ATTACHMENT 1
Drawings

Made By

HaN/CT

Date

12 Dec 2016

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CALCULATION SHEET
Project
Subject

HKIA, 3RS DCM (Package 1) Contract C3201

Geotechnical Construction Services
Cement Ratio - USC
Lab Results, CNBMIT and MacauHandover Notes

ATTACHMENT 2
Tentative Top of Competent Strata and DCM Toe Levels

Made By

HaN/CT

Date

12 Dec 2016