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Method Statement For Survey Monitoring of Excavated Slopes
Method Statement For Survey Monitoring of Excavated Slopes
Table of Contents
5.0 Responsibility...........................................................................................8
7.0 Resources...............................................................................................11
Appendices:
Appendix C : Drawings
1.2 In addition procedures relating to the calibration and use of all survey
equipment, the survey operations as well as data handling and reporting are
described herewith.
1.3 The geotechnical aspects and justification of this activity are addressed in
“Geotechnical Substantiation Report” that can be found under Appendix E.
1.4 It is noted that the monitoring scheme described in the present document will
allow the COMPANY to carry out long term monitoring at its own discretion
even after construction works are completed, if deemed necessary.
Drawings
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Documents
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4.2 Abbreviations
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5.0 Responsibility
5.1 The Project Manager is responsible to appoint site supervisory personnel to
organize, coordinate, and oversee the execution of the work detailed in this
method statement.
5.2 The Construction Manager is responsible for the organization and coordination
of the entire work detailed in this method statement.
5.3 The Chief Surveyor is responsible for the execution of the works detailed in
this method statement. He will be responsible for instructing the survey
personnel about the requirements of the contract, including all restrictions,
safety regulations, scope of work and time schedule. He will assure that survey
works are carried out to the survey specifications and that data handling and
reporting are carried out efficiently and to the required standards. In addition,
he will be responsible for related logistic matters and all matters related to
HSE and the quality of the works.
5.4 The Surveyors under the guidance and supervision of the Chief Surveyor will
ensure that:
The survey data will be acquired, logged and archived correctly.
The survey data will be processed and interpreted correctly.
Equipment will be operated within the defined limits and tolerances.
Calibrations will be carried out as defined in the calibration procedures.
Comprehensive instructions and proper supervision will be provided to the
survey assistants.
Coverage and density of acquired survey data will be as per specifications.
5.5 Assigned HSE staff is responsible to assist the survey team to develop safe
methods of working and to monitor implementation of the controls as required.
5.6 Assigned QA/QC staff is responsible to assist the survey team to ensure all
works comply with specified requirement and to monitor implementation of the
controls as required.
Concrete Foundations
Steel Rebars
Aluminum Plates
For the initial establishment of the monitoring points on the ground, steel rods
and concrete foundation shall be used as per section 8.3.2 below. Also the
points will be labeled using aluminum plates as per section 8.3.3.
6.2 Equipment
The main equipment (hardware & software) to be utilized for the surveying
works are listed below.
6.3 Extracts from the above equipment operation manuals, including description
and technical specifications can be found in Appendix D “Equipment &
Software Specifications”.
7.0 Resources
7.1 Plant
Subject activity does not include the use of any particular plant.
7.2 Personnel / Workforce
The manpower that will be involved in the execution of the survey monitoring
works includes the following personnel:
Description No.
Chief Surveyor 1
La Surveyors 2
SSS Survey Assistants 2
8.2.1 All survey data will be referenced to the geodetic reference system
specified in the Contract documents & drawings as detailed below:
Horizontal Datum:
Vertical Datum:
Local Chart Datum (LCD).
Spheroid Parameters
Projection Parameters
8.2.5 Horizontal & vertical control will be referenced to the control points included
in “include your reference”, these are the same control points used for the
execution of the construction works.
8.2.7 All survey monitoring points coordinates & levels will be expressed in the
reference system described above unless instructed otherwise by the
COMPANY.
8.2.8 Successive sets of monitoring measurements will be taken using the exact
same control points to allow direct comparison of the readings. This is to
ensure that any possible errors in the original coordinates of the control
points, regardless how small they may be, do not affect the observed
coordinates of the monitoring points leading to false conclusion of movements.
8.2.9 Based on the above all monitoring measurements shall be executed relative
to primary control point PM3. This has been selected because it lies in the
vicinity of the project area but outside the limit of construction works so it is
expected to remain intact after construction works are completed. This will
allow the “include your reference” to continue the monitoring at its own
discretion after construction has been completed using the same control point
as reference, allowing accurate comparison of future monitoring
measurements with the ones taken during construction.
8.2.1 Primary control points PM1 and A16 will also be measured during each survey
campaign. This will allow overall verification of the GPS system as well as a
confirmation that primary reference control point PM3 has not been disturbed
in between successive sets of measurements. Possible disturbance of PM3 if it
went undetected would lead to erroneous values and subsequently wrong
conclusions on the measurements of the monitoring points. Moreover in the
unlike event that PM3 is destroyed or found to have been disturbed these 2
points will also work as backup so that monitoring can continue based on
those without inducing any discrepancies in the measurements of the
monitoring points by adopting new reference control points.
8.2.11A layout drawing showing the locations of the primary Project control points
listed under 8.2.6 can be found in the following page. Control points PM3, PM1
& A16 that will be used for the monitoring of the slopes have been highlighted
in the subject drawing for easy reference.
8.3.1 Monitoring Points (MPs) will be installed along the benches of the excavated
slopes at regular intervals. Proposed locations of MPs are shown on drawing
“include your reference” that can be found under Appendix B. As shown the
distance of the monitoring points along the same bench shall not exceed
200m. A staggered pattern has been adopted where the length and layout of
the benches/slopes allowed it.
type and nature of the ground at each location. At any case the points will be
firmly secured on the ground and stability shall be assured before
measurements commence. Typical section and dimensions of the proposed
monuments to be established at the locations of the monitoring points can be
found below.
8.3.3 The monuments shall be labeled using 3x5 cm aluminum plates carrying
the monitoring point number for easy identification. These will be fixed next to
the point of measurement (rebar), on the flat concrete surface. A sample of
the aluminum labels to be used for this purpose can be found below.
Monitoring Point Label
8.3.4 The monitoring points shall be established on the external part of the slope’s
bench, at a typical distance of 1m from the top of the slope. Establishment of
points at the internal side of the bench, very near to the slope toe shall be
avoided to avoid GPS multi-path effects or poor GPS satellites reception that
could potentially affect the quality of the measurements.
8.3.5 The monitoring points shall be established gradually during the construction
period following the progress of the excavation works. New monitoring points
shall be added in each survey campaign as the construction works advance.
Establishment and measurement of monitoring points on a specific bench shall
commence once the successive, lower bench has been already constructed
and the excavation works have moved lower. This is to ensure safe and
uninterrupted survey operations. Moreover to avoid possible influence in the
measurements due to vibration caused by construction equipment.
8.4.1 Coordinates and levels of the monitoring points shall be measured at monthly
intervals by GPS static/rapid static method.
8.4.3 Three dual frequency GPS receivers shall be deployed for the execution of
the measurements. One of the receivers shall be permanently installed on
8.4.4 The two remaining GPS receivers shall be moved from point to point by 2
independent survey crews. Recording interval in all GPS receivers shall be set
to 1 second and minimum occupation time on each monitoring point shall be
15 minutes. This period may be extended in specific monitoring points if
deemed necessary to assure sufficient data of good quality have been
collected.
8.4.5 GPS antennas on all points shall be installed on tripods carrying tribrach to
assure stability during the execution of the measurements. Slant antenna
height shall be measured by measuring tape from 2 sides and recorded on the
“GPS Observations Sheet” that can be found in Appendix A, along with other
important field information.
8.4.6 During each monthly survey campaign control points A16 and PM1 shall
also be measured in addition to the monitoring points for quality control
purposes as detailed in section 8.2.10.
8.4.7 Above procedure will result to the measurement of all “radial” baselines from
reference point PM3 to each individual monitoring point as well as to control
points A16 and PM1.
Appendix A
QA/QC Forms
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Appendix B
HSE Risk Assessment
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Appendix C
Drawings
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Appendix D
Equipment and Software Specifications
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Appendix E
Geotechnical Substantiation Report
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Appendix F
Permanent Approval Request
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