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PRESSURE GROUTING SOIL STABILIZATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item No Title Page No

PART 1 GENERAL............................................................................................................ 1

1.01 DESCRIPTION OF WORK .................................................................................. 1

1.02 SECTION INCLUDES .......................................................................................... 1

1.03 RELATED SECTIONS ......................................................................................... 1

1.04 REFERENCES..................................................................................................... 1

1.05 DEFINITIONS....................................................................................................... 1

1.06 SUBMITTALS....................................................................................................... 1

1.07 QUALITY CONTROL ........................................................................................... 2

1.08 HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSIDERTIONS ........................................................ 3

1.09 DELIVERY, HANDLING AND STORAGE ........................................................... 3

PART 2 PRODUCTS ......................................................................................................... 4

2.01 GENERAL ............................................................................................................ 4

2.02 CEMENT .............................................................................................................. 4

2.03 WATER ................................................................................................................ 4

2.04 MINERAL FILLER ................................................................................................ 4

2.05 MIX DESIGN ........................................................................................................ 4

2.06 EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................ 4

PART 3 EXECUTION ........................................................................................................ 6

3.01 EXCAVATING AND SHEETING .......................................................................... 6

3.02 EXPLORATORY HOLES ..................................................................................... 6

3.03 PRIMARY HOLES................................................................................................ 6

3.04 SECONDARY HOLES ......................................................................................... 6

3.05 CLEANUP ............................................................................................................ 7

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PART 1 GENERAL

1.01 DESCRIPTION OF WORK

A. The Contractor shall provide soil stabilization by injecting cement based grout below
the foundation slabs under a specified pressure to achieve the following objectives:

1. To reduce the settlement of the soil by filling voids.

2. To increase the load carrying capacity of the soil by cementing the soil
structure more firmly.

3. To reduce the vibrations by stiffening the soil.

4. To control the water problems by filling the cracks and pores.

5. To prevent sand densification beneath adjacent structures due to pile driving.

B. Extent of Grouting

1. Thickness of soil to be grouted shall be determined from the Geotechnical

Investigation Report.

2. The pressure injections shall be carried out without disturbing the existing
structure by bursting or uplift.

1.02 SECTION INCLUDES

A. Excavating, sheeting, drilling and pressure grouting soil that requires stabilization.

1.03 RELATED SECTIONS

A. Refer to SECTION 02340.

1.04 REFERENCES

A. Refer to SECTION 02340.

1.05 DEFINITIONS

A. Refer to SECTION 02340.

1.06 SUBMITTALS

A. The Contractor shall submit to the Royal Commission, under the provisions of
SECTION 01330, the following items for review and approval before commencing
Work:

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1. Mix Design

a) Mix design, indicating the proportions of constituent materials to achieve

the specified requirements.

b) Source of each material to be used to produce the cement treated

mixture.

2. Work Procedures

a) A detailed written procedure that will be followed for performing the soil
improvements. The procedure shall include a detailed description of the
specialized equipment to be used.

b) A written Quality Control Program and inspection procedures document

that provides details of how compliance with the requirements of the
Contract Documents shall be achieved, with detailed procedures and
instructions for the successful inspection, testing, and documentation of
the work performed. This document shall also identify the personnel who
will conduct the inspection, testing, and documentation during the soil
improvement work.

c) All written procedures shall be submitted to the Royal Commission for

approval prior to the performance of the soil improvement work.

3. Drawings

a) Drawings, indicating the number, spacing, location, direction and depth

of the proposed exploratory, primary and secondary holes. Four copies
and one reproducible copy of the drawings shall be submitted to the
Royal Commission within 2 weeks of the receipt of the review comments
on the approval drawings.

1.07 QUALITY CONTROL

A. The Contractor shall be responsible for the quality of the work and shall develop and
propose programs and methods of construction and testing such as to achieve the
specified quality to the approval of the Royal Commission, in accordance with
SECTION 01450.

B. The Contractor shall develop a Quality Control Program including test and inspection
procedures that will ensure and verify the work performed meets the requirements of
the Contract Documents, including inspection, testing and documentation of the soil
improvement work. Quality Control Program shall be submitted to the Royal
Commission for approval prior to the start of the work.

C. The Contractor shall perform all work in compliance with applicable requirements of
governing authorities having jurisdiction.

D. The Contractor shall carry out inspection, sampling and testing procedures in
accordance with SECTION 01450.

E. All inspection, sampling and testing shall be performed by an Independent Test

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Laboratory hired or subcontracted by the Contractor, who is specifically and uniquely

qualified in the sampling and testing methods specified.

F. Where specified, the Contractor shall perform the tests in accordance with the
standards referenced in par. 1.04 of this Specification.

G. Number and frequency of tests shall be assigned by the Royal Commission.

H. The Royal Commission shall have the right to make inspections and tests at any
time.

I. The Contractor shall immediately notify the Royal Commission in writing of any
situation detrimental to the proper and timely completion of the work.

1.08 HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

A. All works undertaken in relation to this Specification are to be completed in full

accordance with the respective health and safety requirements established by the
following:

1. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

a) Legislation, Regulation, Standards and Codes.

2. Royal Commission Regulations

a) Standards, Contractual Conditions, and Health and Safety Systems.

3. Contractor

a) Health and Safety Standards and System as accepted by the Royal

Commission.

B. In the absence of any of the above, best accepted industry practice shall be
employed throughout.

1.09 DELIVERY, HANDLING AND STORAGE

A. The Contractor shall deliver, handle and store equipment and material units in
accordance with the requirements of SECTIONS 01650 and 01660.

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PART 2 PRODUCTS

2.01 GENERAL

A. All goods and products covered by these Specifications shall be procured, when
available, from an in-Kingdom manufacturer. Procurement of all goods and products
manufactured out-of-Kingdom must be approved by the Royal Commission.

2.02 CEMENT

A. Cement shall conform to ASTM C150 Type 1, with pozzolan as per SECTION
03310-1.

B. Cement shall be stored so that all moisture is excluded.

2.03 WATER

A. Water shall be clean, fresh, and free from injurious amounts of sewage, oil, alkali,
salts, or organic material.

2.04 MINERAL FILLER

A. Mineral filler shall be pozzolanic material conforming to ASTM C618, added to

reduce shrinkage.

2.05 MIX DESIGN

A. Grout shall be composed of water, cement, and mineral filler.

2.06 EQUIPMENT

A. General Requirement

1. All drilling and grouting equipment used shall be of a type, capacity and
mechanical condition suitable for doing the work, and shall be approved by the
Royal Commission. The power and equipment and the layout thereof shall
meet all applicable requirements of local regulations and codes, both safety
and otherwise.

B. Drilling Equipment

1. Standard drilling equipment of rotary type shall be used for drilling exploratory
holes. At the Contractor’s discretion, rotary or percussion type drills may be
used for drilling grouting holes.

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C. Grouting Equipment

1. The grout plant shall be capable of supplying, mixing, stirring and pumping the
grout, to the satisfaction of the Royal Commission.

2. The plant shall have a minimum capacity of 6 L/min. of grout injected at a

pressure not greater than 0.7 kg/cm2.

3. The plant shall be maintained in a satisfactory operating condition at all times,

and any grout hole that is lost or damaged due to mechanical failure of
equipment or inadequacy of grout supply, shall be replaced by another hole,
drilled by the Contractor at his expense.

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PART 3 EXECUTION

3.01 EXCAVATING AND SHEETING

A. Prior to grouting operation, excavation shall be performed adjacent to the foundations

and perimeter sheeting shall be installed to extend 1 m below the footing from final
grade.

3.02 EXPLORATORY HOLES

A. Exploratory holes shall be drilled prior to any grouting operation. Drilling shall be
performed with rotary equipment using coring type bits.

B. The number, location, direction and depth of holes shall be made at the Contractor’s
discretion that will enable him to define the extent of grouting more clearly.

3.03 PRIMARY HOLES

A. Primary holes shall be equally spaced at 1 m spacing. Spacing other than 1 m shall
be determined from information gained from exploratory holes. Bottom of primary
holes shall be in sound soil. Minimum diameter of holes shall be 35 mm at the
bottom.

B. Primary holes around the perimeter of the grid shall be grouted first. The grout
machine shall be connected to a pipe, which shall have been sealed into each hole.
A thin mixture of neat cement grout mixed in the ratio of 1-part cement to 5-parts
water, by volume, shall be forced in under a pressure of 0.7 kg/cm2. When the hole
continues to take this grout at 0.7 kg/cm2, the mixture shall be gradually thickened
until refusal is reached.

C. Refusal in any section of the hole shall be considered to be reached when absorption
does not exceed a total of 10 L of a 1: 5 mix over a 10 minute period when pumped
at maximum pressure. The grout machine then shall be disconnected and moved to
the next hole on the periphery of the grid.

D. Each hole on the periphery shall be grouted the same as the first hole. After the
periphery holes have been grouted, all of the interior holes shall be grouted the same
as the first hole.

3.04 SECONDARY HOLES

A. After all primary holes have been grouted, secondary holes shall be drilled to the
same depth as the primary holes if grout fails to overflow from surrounding holes.
Split spacing method shall be used for location of holes.

B. Secondary holes shall be grouted in the same manner as the primary holes.

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C. The process shall be continued until the holes spacing becomes such that no
appreciable amount of grout can be injected at 0.7 kg/cm2 pressure, or grout appears
at other holes or installed overflow pipes.

3.05 CLEANUP

A. All equipment and excess material shall be removed from the site after the
completion of the grouting.

END OF SECTION

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