METHOD STATEMENT FOR LATERAL LOAD TEST OF BORED

CAST IN SITU PILES

Project : Piling and Foundations Works including supply of all materials except those proposed to be supplied
by BHEL for 2 x 500 MW units (UNIT 6 & 7) at Anpara-D Thermal Power Plant (PTPP) of UPRUVNL at
Anpara, Sonebhadra, UP.
Contractor : Simplex Infrastructures Limited (SIL)

METHOD STATEMENT

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Power Sector – Northern Region, Plot No. 25, Sector – 16A,
Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar, Noida (U.P.) - 201301

SIMPLEX INFRASTRUCTURES LIMITED

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S. Praveen Kumar SIL/BHEL/BCISP
Narendra Sharma
M-Tech (Geotech)
Revision No. 0
On behalf of On behalf of Date: 14-Jan-2010
Geotech. Dept., SIL Geotech. Dept., SIL Page 1
 METHOD STATEMENT FOR LATERAL LOAD TEST OF BORED
CAST IN SITU PILES
Project : Piling and Foundations Works including supply of all materials except those proposed to be supplied
by BHEL for 2 x 500 MW units (UNIT 6 & 7) at Anpara-D Thermal Power Plant (PTPP) of UPRUVNL at
Anpara, Sonebhadra, UP.
Contractor : Simplex Infrastructures Limited (SIL)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section No. Title Page No.

1. Introduction 3
2. Heading and Documents 3
3. Activities (Work Scope) 3
4. Definitions and Abbreviations 3
5. Reference 3
6. Specification Clauses 3
7. Installation of test pile 3
8. Preparatory Works 4
9. Equipment and Test Setup 4
10. Loading System 5
11. Measuring System 5
12. Test Procedure 5
13. Assessment of Safe Load 6
14. Statutory Consents 6
15. Program Reference 6
16. Environment Management 6
17. Relevant Documentation 6
18. Responsibility and Authority 6

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Narendra Sharma
M-Tech (Geotech)
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On behalf of On behalf of Date: 14-Jan-2010
Geotech. Dept., SIL Geotech. Dept., SIL Page 2
 METHOD STATEMENT FOR LATERAL LOAD TEST OF BORED
CAST IN SITU PILES
Project : Piling and Foundations Works including supply of all materials except those proposed to be supplied
by BHEL for 2 x 500 MW units (UNIT 6 & 7) at Anpara-D Thermal Power Plant (PTPP) of UPRUVNL at
Anpara, Sonebhadra, UP.
Contractor : Simplex Infrastructures Limited (SIL)

1. Introduction
The objective of lateral load test of piles is to verify the design lateral load capacity of
pile.

2. Heading and Documents

This Method Statement provides details of testing 600/900 mm dia Bored Cast-in-Situ
piles for the proposed 2 x 500 MW Anpara D Thermal Power Project.

2. Activities (Work Scope)

The main activities described in this method statement are
1) Installation of Test pile.
2) Preparatory works.
3) Equipment and Test Setup.
4) Loading System.
5) Measuring System.
6) Test Procedure.
7) Assessment of Safe Load.

4. Definitions and Abbreviations

UPRUVNL Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited
SIL Simplex Infrastructures Limited
BHEL Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
NIT Notice Inviting Tender

5. Reference
Reference is made to BHEL (specification no. PE-TS-298-600-C005) of section-
D24 for testing of Bored Cast-in-Situ Piles at Anpara. The location of Test Piles
shall be provided by BHEL.

6. Specification Clauses
Initial test piles shall be tested in accordance with IS 2911 (Part 4) -1985
(Reaffirmed 1995), Load Test on Piles and BHEL stipulations laid down vide
clause 6.00 of section-D24.

7. Installation of Test Pile

7.1 Necessary survey shall be completed and test pile point shall be marked on ground
as per BHEL requirements.

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Narendra Sharma
M-Tech (Geotech)
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On behalf of On behalf of Date: 14-Jan-2010
Geotech. Dept., SIL Geotech. Dept., SIL Page 3
 METHOD STATEMENT FOR LATERAL LOAD TEST OF BORED
CAST IN SITU PILES
Project : Piling and Foundations Works including supply of all materials except those proposed to be supplied
by BHEL for 2 x 500 MW units (UNIT 6 & 7) at Anpara-D Thermal Power Plant (PTPP) of UPRUVNL at
Anpara, Sonebhadra, UP.
Contractor : Simplex Infrastructures Limited (SIL)

7.2 Test pile shall be installed in accordance with BHEL stipulations as laid down in
specification no. PE-TS-298-600-C005 vide clause 4.0 of section-D24.

8. Preparatory Works
On completion of curing period of 28 days preparatory works shall be taken up in
sequential manner as per details below.

8.1 The test pile up to the cut off level where possible and the adjacent piles to be used
in the test for reaction purposes shall be excavated. The area around test piles shall
be excavated to allow working space ensuring adequate side slope. Wherever it is
not possible to excavate up to the cut off level due to the presence of ground water
table or involving deep and unstable excavation, test shall be conducted above the
cut off level. Thereafter, test pile concrete shall be checked for soundness and
reinforcements in the test region.

8.2 Pile surface shall be cleaned, levelled and dressed at the level of testing.

8.3 Datum bar shall be fixed with supports at specified distance away from pile face not
less than 3 times the dia of test pile.

8.4 Hydraulic jack of suitable capacity shall be placed at cut off level on the dressed
level between the test pile and the reaction piles. Suitable mild steel extension/ test
piece shall be provided to make up the space between piles after the jack is placed
in the line along pile centers. Necessary steel packing shall be provided for a tight
fit of the assembly.

9. Equipment and Test Setup

List of Equipment and Test Setup to be deployed is as under:

S. No. Description Qty.

1. Jack with pump As per requirement
2. 320 Crane As per requirement
3. Hydra As per requirement
4. JCB As per requirement
5. Displacement measuring instrument As per requirement
6. Pressure measuring instrument As per requirement
7. Steel Plates, accessories etc. As per requirement
8. Theodolite As per requirement

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Narendra Sharma
M-Tech (Geotech)
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On behalf of On behalf of Date: 14-Jan-2010
Geotech. Dept., SIL Geotech. Dept., SIL Page 4
 METHOD STATEMENT FOR LATERAL LOAD TEST OF BORED
CAST IN SITU PILES
Project : Piling and Foundations Works including supply of all materials except those proposed to be supplied
by BHEL for 2 x 500 MW units (UNIT 6 & 7) at Anpara-D Thermal Power Plant (PTPP) of UPRUVNL at
Anpara, Sonebhadra, UP.
Contractor : Simplex Infrastructures Limited (SIL)

10. Loading System

Test load shall be 16.2 T for 600 mm dia. pile and 30.9 T for 900 mm dia. pile.

10.1 The test load on pile shall be 3 times the design load.

10.2 Loading shall be applied by a hydraulic jack of adequate capacity equipped with
spherical bearing at the top of the ram and bearing plate at the bottom side, abutting
the pile horizontally and reacting against a suitable system (refer Fig.1(a)).

10.3 The reaction shall be provided by a neighboring pile, in which case, thrust pieces
shall be inserted on either end of the jack to make up the gap, as approved by the
engineer (refer Fig.1(b)).

10.4 Load shall be applied on the pile preferably at cut-off-level.

11. Measuring System

Displacements shall be read by using at least 2 dial gauges of 0.01mm sensitivity
spaced at 30cm and kept horizontally one above the other on the test pile and the
displacement interpolated at cut-off level from similar triangles where cut-off level
is unapproachable and for approachable cut-off level, however, one dial gauge
placed diametrically opposite to the jack shall directly measure the displacement.

12. Test Procedure

a) Lateral load shall be applied to the pile top in increments (steps) of about
20 percent of the rated capacity of the pile or as directed by the engineer.
Displacement reading shall be taken before and immediately after the
application of next increment and at 15 minutes and thereafter at every
half-an-hour until application of the next load increment.

b) The next increment should be applied after the rate of displacement is

nearer to 0.1mm per 30 minutes.

c) Loading on the pile shall be continued till the applied load reaches 3 times
the safe lateral load carrying capacity or deflection of pile at the loading
point exceeds 12 mm.

d) Full test load shall be maintained on the pile head for 24 hours.

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Narendra Sharma
M-Tech (Geotech)
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On behalf of On behalf of Date: 14-Jan-2010
Geotech. Dept., SIL Geotech. Dept., SIL Page 5
 METHOD STATEMENT FOR LATERAL LOAD TEST OF BORED
CAST IN SITU PILES
Project : Piling and Foundations Works including supply of all materials except those proposed to be supplied
by BHEL for 2 x 500 MW units (UNIT 6 & 7) at Anpara-D Thermal Power Plant (PTPP) of UPRUVNL at
Anpara, Sonebhadra, UP.
Contractor : Simplex Infrastructures Limited (SIL)

e) Unloading shall be carried out in the same steps as for loading. A

minimum period of 30 minutes shall be allowed to elapse between two
successive stages of load decrement.

f) Record of Readings:
The lateral load vs displacement curve shall be recorded in suitable tabular
form along with the complete information about the pile (refer Table.1(a),
1(b), 1(c), 1(d), 1(e) and 1(f)).

13. Assessment of Safe Load

The safe lateral load carrying capacity of single pile from the initial lateral load test
shall be the least of the following values.

1) 50 percent of the final load, at which the total deflection is 12 mm.

2) Load corresponding to 5 mm total deflection.

14. Statutory Consents

Before commencement of any construction activity, permission of the relevant
authorities will be provided to SIL by BHEL.

15. Program Reference

The works will be executed as per the time schedule agreed between SIL & BHEL.

16. Environment Management

Care shall be taken to safeguard environmental standards at work place and to
control dust.

17. Relevant documentation

The relevant documentation as per the Contract between SIL & BHEL shall be
followed.

18. Responsibility and Authority

The responsibility of works in SIL scope shall be as follows. The Project
coordinator shall be overall responsible for implementation of works. The Project
In-charge will be responsible for all construction and installation activities at site.
The Engineer & Supervisors will directly supervise the work at site under the
Project In-charge.

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S. Praveen Kumar SIL/BHEL/BCISP
Narendra Sharma
M-Tech (Geotech)
Revision No. 0
On behalf of On behalf of Date: 14-Jan-2010
Geotech. Dept., SIL Geotech. Dept., SIL Page 6
 METHOD STATEMENT FOR LATERAL LOAD TEST OF BORED
CAST IN SITU PILES
Project : Piling and Foundations Works including supply of all materials except those proposed to be supplied
by BHEL for 2 x 500 MW units (UNIT 6 & 7) at Anpara-D Thermal Power Plant (PTPP) of UPRUVNL at
Anpara, Sonebhadra, UP.
Contractor : Simplex Infrastructures Limited (SIL)

Table.1(a) Details of Test Pile

Pile No.
Date of Casting
Dia. of Pile
Nature of Boring
E.G.L
Casing Top Level
Pile Tip Level
Pile Depth fro Cut-Off-Level
Shaft Length
Grade of Concrete
Mix Design
Type of Cement Used
Type of Admixture Used
Slump
Cube Taken
Concrete Consumption
Reinforcement Provided
Concrete Crushing Strength
Pile Top Level
Pile Test Level
SPT ‘N’ with Depth

Table.1(b) Details of Jack

Capacity of Jack
Height of Jack
Ram Dia.
Jack Outer Dia.
Ram Area

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S. Praveen Kumar SIL/BHEL/BCISP
Narendra Sharma
M-Tech (Geotech)
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On behalf of On behalf of Date: 14-Jan-2010
Geotech. Dept., SIL Geotech. Dept., SIL Page 7
 METHOD STATEMENT FOR LATERAL LOAD TEST OF BORED
CAST IN SITU PILES
Project : Piling and Foundations Works including supply of all materials except those proposed to be supplied
by BHEL for 2 x 500 MW units (UNIT 6 & 7) at Anpara-D Thermal Power Plant (PTPP) of UPRUVNL at
Anpara, Sonebhadra, UP.
Contractor : Simplex Infrastructures Limited (SIL)

Table.1(c) Details of Pressure Gauge

Make
Range
Least Count
Load on pile for 1 division increase in
pressure gauge

Table.1(d) Details of Dial Gauges

No. of Dial Gauges

Range
Least Count

Table.1(e) Pile Capacity as per Design

Capacity as per drawing

As per recommendation, capacity of pile
Test Load
Min. Permissible increment of Load
One division increase in pressure gauge load
coming on pile

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S. Praveen Kumar SIL/BHEL/BCISP
Narendra Sharma
M-Tech (Geotech)
Revision No. 0
On behalf of On behalf of Date: 14-Jan-2010
Geotech. Dept., SIL Geotech. Dept., SIL Page 8
 METHOD STATEMENT FOR LATERAL LOAD TEST OF BORED
CAST IN SITU PILES
Project : Piling and Foundations Works including supply of all materials except those proposed to be supplied
by BHEL for 2 x 500 MW units (UNIT 6 & 7) at Anpara-D Thermal Power Plant (PTPP) of UPRUVNL at
Anpara, Sonebhadra, UP.
Contractor : Simplex Infrastructures Limited (SIL)

Table.1(f) Record of Readings

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M-Tech (Geotech)
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Geotech. Dept., SIL Geotech. Dept., SIL Page 9
 METHOD STATEMENT FOR LATERAL LOAD TEST OF BORED
CAST IN SITU PILES
Project : Piling and Foundations Works including supply of all materials except those proposed to be supplied
by BHEL for 2 x 500 MW units (UNIT 6 & 7) at Anpara-D Thermal Power Plant (PTPP) of UPRUVNL at
Anpara, Sonebhadra, UP.
Contractor : Simplex Infrastructures Limited (SIL)

Fig.1(a) Typical Arrangement of Lateral Load Test

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S. Praveen Kumar SIL/BHEL/BCISP
Narendra Sharma
M-Tech (Geotech)
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On behalf of On behalf of Date: 14-Jan-2010
Geotech. Dept., SIL Geotech. Dept., SIL Page 10
 METHOD STATEMENT FOR LATERAL LOAD TEST OF BORED
CAST IN SITU PILES
Project : Piling and Foundations Works including supply of all materials except those proposed to be supplied
by BHEL for 2 x 500 MW units (UNIT 6 & 7) at Anpara-D Thermal Power Plant (PTPP) of UPRUVNL at
Anpara, Sonebhadra, UP.
Contractor : Simplex Infrastructures Limited (SIL)

Fig.1(b) Section: 1-1

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S. Praveen Kumar SIL/BHEL/BCISP
Narendra Sharma
M-Tech (Geotech)
Revision No. 0
On behalf of On behalf of Date: 14-Jan-2010
Geotech. Dept., SIL Geotech. Dept., SIL Page 11