MEASUREMENTS OF

CONSTRUCTION WORK IV
BQS551

PILING WORK :
PRECAST CONCRETE PILE
 PRECAST CONCRETE PILE
• Commonly used and suitable for almost any soil
condition
• Not suitable for limestone area, soft soil and sand soil
• Nominal size: 150x150mm – 400x400mm
• Maximum load bearing capacity: 1450kN(145 tonne)
• Grade of concrete: 25 – 40
Pile Load Test

Pile Load Test : To determine settlement under working load. To determine ultimate
bearing capacity. To ascertain as a proof of acceptability.
TAKING OFF LIST
DESCRIPTION (if there is PRELIMINARY PILE) UNIT
Preambles
1. Provision Of Piling Equipment Item/E.4.1a
2. Maintaining Piling Equipment Item/E.4.1b

Preliminary Pile / Trial Pile/Test Pile

3. Precast concrete Initial Pile No/E5.3a
4. Precast concrete Extension Pile n.e. 3.00 m M/E5.7b
5. Precast concrete Extension Pile exceeding 3.00 m M/E5.7b
6. Driving – Vertical M/E5.3b
7. Driving – Raking (Ratio) No/E5.1iv
8. Pile Extension No/E5.7a
9. Cut-off Head No/E5.9a
10.Preparing concrete pile head No/E.5.9b
11.Preliminary Load Test Item/E.7
TAKING OFF LIST (CONT’D)
Working Pile/Raking Pile
12. Precast concrete Initial Pile No
13. Precast concrete Extension Pile n.e. 3.00 m M
14. Precast concrete Extension Pile exceeding 3.00 m M
15. Driving – Vertical M
16. Driving – Raking (Ratio) M
17. Pile Extension No
18. Cut-off Head No
19. Preparing concrete pile head No
20. Subsequent Load Test Item
TAKING OFF LIST
DESCRIPTION (if there is NO PRELIMINARY PILE) UNIT
Preambles
1. Provision Of Piling Equipment Item
2. Maintaining Piling Equipment Item

WORKING PILE/RAKING PILE

3. Precast concrete Initial Pile No
4. Precast concrete Extension Pile n.e. 3.00 m M
5. Precast concrete Extension Pile exceeding 3.00 m M
6. Driving – Vertical M
7. Driving – Raking (Ratio) No
8. Pile Extension No
9. Cut-off Head No
10.Preparing concrete pile head No.
11.Preliminary Load Test Item
12.Subsequent Load Test Item
SCHEDULE OF PILE CAPS
 PILING SCHEDULE
PILE CAP NO. OF NO. OF TOTAL INITIAL DRIVING EXTENSION PILE PILE CUT OF PREPARING REMARKS
REF. PILE PILE PER NO. OF PILE (m) (m) EXTENSION HEAD PILE HEAD
CAP PILE CAP PILE (no) Vertical Raking n.e. 3.00m Exc. 3.00m (no) (no) (no)
PILING SCHEDULE
PREAMBLES
CLAUSE DESCRIPTION

E.2.1 Ground Water Level

Ground water level was established at 3.00m below existing ground level on
9/12/2016 which shall be designated at the precontract water level.
E.2.1 Trial pit / Bore holes
3 Nos bore holes were sunk in positions shown on the location drawing.
E.1.1c Existing Services
Telephone cables cross over the site of a height of 10.00m on the North Side
of the site as shown on the location drawing.
E.2.2 Work Near Water
The work is to be carried out at a minimum distance of 40.00m from
riverbank, the normal level of which is 1.00m below ground level.
E.3.1 Starting Level
The piling work is expected starts at and measurement have been taken from
existing ground level
PROVISION OF PILING EQUIPMENT (E4.1a)
Heading: Element:
Precast Concrete Square Pile (All Provisional)
PILING WORK

Description: Unit Qty

Allow for bringing to site and removing from site all plant
required for this type of piling. ITEM
MAINTAINING OF PILING EQUIPMENT (E4.1b)
Heading: Element:
Precast Concrete Square Pile (All Provisional)
PILING WORK

Description: Unit Qty

Allow for maintaining on site all plant required
for this type of piling. ITEM
PRECAST CONCRETE INITIAL PILE (E5.3a)
Heading: Element:
Precast Concrete Square Pile (ALL PROVISIONAL)
PILING WORK
Sub-Heading:
200mm x 200mm precast concrete Grade 45 piles with
chamfered edges of a minimum compression stress of 48
N/mm at 28 days including all accessories shoe, joint,
and plate. (Working Pile)

Description: Unit Qty

Total number of piles length 12.00 m long with 380mm x 200mm No

18 kg chilled hardened iron shoe and 200mm x 200mm mild
steel plate head
DRIVING (E5.3b)
Heading: Element:
Precast Concrete Square Pile (ALL PROVISIONAL)
PILING WORK
Sub-Heading:
200mm x 200mm precast concrete Grade 45 piles with
chamfered edges of a minimum compression stress of 48
N/mm at 28 days including all accessories shoe, joint,
and plate. (Trial Pile)

Description: Unit Qty

Total driven length M

DRIVING (E5.3b)
Heading: Element:
Precast Concrete Square Pile (ALL PROVISIONAL)
PILING WORK
Sub-Heading:
200mm x 200mm precast concrete Grade 45 piles with
chamfered edges of a minimum compression stress of 48
N/mm at 28 days including all accessories shoe, joint,
and plate. (Working Pile)

Description: Unit Qty

Total driven length at raking ratio of 1 in 1.7320 M

PRECAST CONCRETE EXTENSION PILE (E5.7b)
Heading: Element:
Precast Concrete Square Pile (ALL PROVISIONAL)
PILING WORK
Sub-Heading:
200mm x 200mm precast concrete Grade 45 piles with
chamfered edges of a minimum compression stress of 48
N/mm at 28 days including all accessories shoe, joint,
and plate. (Trial Pile)

Description: Unit Qty

Total length of extension pile not exceeding 3.00m M

@
Total length of extension pile exceeding 3.00m
PILE EXTENSION (E5.7a)
Heading: Element:
Precast Concrete Square Pile (ALL PROVISIONAL)
PILING WORK
Sub-Heading:
200mm x 200mm precast concrete Grade 45 piles with
chamfered edges of a minimum compression stress of 48
N/mm at 28 days including all accessories shoe, joint,
and plate. (Trial Pile)

Description: Unit Qty

Total number of pile extensions No

CUT-OFF HEAD (E5.9a)
Heading: Element:
Precast Concrete Square Pile (ALL PROVISIONAL)
PILING WORK
Sub-Heading:
200mm x 200mm precast concrete Grade 45 piles with
chamfered edges of a minimum compression stress of 48
N/mm at 28 days including all accessories shoe, joint,
and plate. (Trial Pile)

Description: Unit Qty

Cutting off top of pile to required level No

PREPARING CONCRETE PILE HEAD (E5.9b)
Heading: Element:
Precast Concrete Square Pile (ALL PROVISIONAL)
PILING WORK
Sub-Heading:
200mm x 200mm precast concrete Grade 45 piles with
chamfered edges of a minimum compression stress of 48
N/mm at 28 days including all accessories shoe, joint,
and plate. (Trial Pile)

Description: Unit Qty

Preparing concrete pile heads and reinforcement for caping No

PRELIMINARY LOAD TEST (E7)
Heading: Element:
Precast Concrete Square Pile (ALL PROVISIONAL)
PILING WORK
Sub-Heading:
200mm x 200mm precast concrete Grade 45 piles with
chamfered edges of a minimum compression stress of 48
N/mm at 28 days including all accessories shoe, joint,
and plate. (Trial Pile)

Description: Unit Qty

Allow for _____ nos of preliminary load testing on a group of ______ Item
numbers 200mm x 200mm precast concrete piles to a total
combined load of ____ kN.
SUBSEQUENT LOAD TEST (E7)
Heading: Element:
Precast Concrete Square Pile (ALL PROVISIONAL)
PILING WORK
Sub-Heading:
200mm x 200mm precast concrete Grade 45 piles with
chamfered edges of a minimum compression stress of 48
N/mm at 28 days including all accessories shoe, joint, and
plate. (Working Pile)

Description: Unit Qty

Allow for ____ nos of subsequent load testing on a single ____mm x Item
_____mm precast concrete piles to a load of ____kN.