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Patrick Catholic School Demolition Section 31 05 14

Plan No: 018559F Civil Fill Materials

Project ID: B3511B-0001 Page 1

1. General

1.1 RELATED REQUIREMENTS

.1 Read this Section in conjunction with:

.1 Section 31 00 11 – Civil Earthwork Testing

.2 Other Sections which specify the location, use or placement of fill materials.

.2 This Section is intended to be used as a reference Section; it is not a "section of work".

All materials specified in Part 2, Products, may not necessarily be required.

.3 Refer to other Sections for location, use, and placement of fill materials specified herein.

1.2 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

.1 All Code and Standard references refer to current updates, revisions, and adjustments in
effect as of date of contract.

.2 Withdrawn or obsolete Standards may still apply unless it has been replaced with a
different Standard, in which case the new Standard shall apply. Report any withdrawn
Standards to the Consultant for instruction.

.3 Perform work in accordance with the following Standards, except where specified
otherwise.

.1 Canadian Standards Association (CSA):

.1 CAN/CGSB-8.2-M88 Sieves, Testing, Woven Wire, Metric

.2 Specified sieve sizes are based on the nominal sieve opening sizes, in millimetres,
under the Canadian Metric Sieve Series, as contained in Table 1 of
CAN/CGSB-8.2.

1.3 SOURCE OF SUPPLY - IMPORTED FILL MATERIALS

.1 For bidding purposes, assume that only fill materials which fully meet specified
requirements, including gradations, may be used, regardless of proximity to the Place of
the Work of sources of supply for such materials.
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1.4 GEOTECHNICAL REPORT

.1 Refer to most current Geotechnical Report included in these specifications.

2. Products

2.1 AGGREGATE QUALITY, GENERALLY

.1 Aggregate fill materials shall be comprised of clean, sound, hard particles, and be free
from silt, clay, soft shale, flaky particles, organic matter and foreign substances.

2.2 GRAVEL FILL MATERIAL

.1 Gravel:  mixture of natural gravel, crushed gravel or crushed stone, and natural or

crushed sand, meeting the gradation limits specified by Geotechnical Report.

2.3 CRUSHED GRAVEL FILL MATERIAL

.1 Crushed Gravel:  mixture of crushed gravel or stone and natural or crushed sand, meeting
the gradation limits specified by Geotechnical Report and meeting following
requirements:

.1 Liquid limit of material passing 0.4 mm sieve shall not exceed 25%.

.2 Plasticity index of material passing 0.4 mm sieve shall not exceed 6%.

.3 Minimum of 50%, by weight, of material retained on 5 mm sieve shall have at

least one face resulting from fracture.

.2 Native Excavated Material: as specified by Geotechnical Consultant.

.3 Imported Clay: as specified by Geotechnical Consultant.

2.4 FILL MATERIAL

.1 Native Excavated Material: Clean, native excavated soil, free from organic matter,
frozen materials, stones larger than 75 mm, building debris and other foreign substances.

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.2 Imported Clay: inorganic fine grained soil, free from organic matter, stones larger than
50 mm, building debris, and other foreign substances unless otherwise specified by
Geotechnical Engineer

.3 All fill material shall be as specified in the Geotechnical Report.

3. Execution

3.1 PLACEMENT

.1 Refer to other Sections for location, use, and placement of fill materials specified herein.

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