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Method Statement For HDPE Pipe Installation
Method Statement For HDPE Pipe Installation
Installation
Preparation
Permits from the concerned authorities shall be obtained prior to starting work at the site.
The contractor shall ensure that all gate passes, permits, tools, materials for safety
precautions, manpower, and equipment are available before the commencement of work.
The site team shall make sure that access roads are always clear from any obstruction and that
the site is always accessible.
Site Clearance
The working area shall be cleared of all debris, materials, or other obstructions.
Traffic Management
The Site Team with the assistance of the Safety Officers shall coordinate logistics and
materials movement through the area following the direction and road signs displayed on site.
The required diversion routes shall be marked on drawings including the required traffic
signs.
The Work Permits and Operator Certificates shall be compiled for reference by authorized
personnel.
The meeting shall be scheduled prior to the beginning of the work and before any Sub-
contractor
starts on the project.
HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) pipes and accessories shall be protected at storage
against humidity and UV (Ultraviolent) radiations (especially polypropylene)
HDPE Pipes >630mm, a maximum of two rows may be stored on top of one another.
HDPE Pipes >1000mm shall be stored loosely and preferably in a vertical position.
All materials intended for installation shall be stored on suitable supports (timber, sandbags,
pallets, etc.). No material shall be stored directly on the bare ground. HDPE pipes have to be
stored flat and without bending stress, if possible in a wooden frame. All open ends of the
HDPE pipes & pipe fittings shall be protected by end caps or covered to avoid dust and dirt
collection inside the pipes.
Lifting tools (belts, shackles, chain blocks, etc.) for HDPE pipes shall be used in accordance
with good engineering practices to lift with safety and great care and shall be inspected prior
to work commencement.
The HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) pipes fittings must be securely tied to both sides and
end with belts or ropes. While traveling the HDPE pipes should not vibrate and or slide on
the trailer bed causing damages to the external surfaces.
All spooled parts shall be lifted and transported in a similar manner. Special care shall be
taken to avoid any significant deformation or stress during lifting or transportation.
The target of the unloading operation shall be the minimum lifting and moving activities for
the material. In this way, the damage to the parts/material will be reduced practically to none.
Prior to the installation of the HDPE pipes and accessories, the face of the pipes and HDPE
pipes fittings shall be cleaned.
All HDPE pipes shall be protected against damage during handling from the supplier to the
fabrication yard and further to the final installation site. Special care shall be taken to seal
surfaces of HDPE pipe fitting ends and avoid contact with other materials (e.g.: oil, grease,
etc.) to avoid surface contamination.
This also includes protection during the erection phase in order to avoid contamination from
other activities on the site.
Transportation of any material shall be arranged taking the following points into
consideration:
HDPE pipes fittings and accessories, item shape, dimensions, and weight
Transportation route
Workspace around the installation area
HDPE pipes and fittings installation sequence
Certified lifting equipment and tools.
Safety precautions.
Qualified personnel (Crane operators, riggers, etc.)
When the work is stopped at the end of the day, the open ends of all hdpe piping & fittings
shall be closed.
Nylon slings shall be used and are capable of safely carrying the load to lift, move, or lower
hdpe piping or fittings. The flange adapter and flange fittings shall be centered and aligned to
the mating component before assembling and tightening bolts. Flange bolts shall not be used
to draw the connection into alignment.
Bolt threads shall be lubricated and flat washers shall be used with nuts. All work shall be
carried out by experienced and trained personnel on the joining of the HDPE piping system.
The melted surfaces are then pressed together and will fuse into each other forming a strong
joint. The strength of the material is based on the fusion of atoms.
Welding beads shall not be removed and are usually kept as a visual reference for the welding
quality.
Welding machines (heat fusion machines) have strong body frames, guide rods for the pipes,
a pipe end planer, and an electric heater plate.
Generally, the butt welding operation is divided into the following steps.
The preferred ambient working temperature for welding is in the range of +5°C to +45°C. If
necessary, protecting the welding area with a tent or similar arrangement shall be arranged to
maintain a constant environment in the working area.
V.4.2 Cleaning
The joining faces of the HDPE pipes, HDPE pipes fittings, tools, and the heating element
must be clean and free from contaminations (oils, fats, grease, chipping, etc.).
The paper used for cleaning must be unused, absorbent, non-fraying, and undyed.
The element must be cleaned with paper before every welding operation. No residues of
cleaning agent or paper shall remain on the element.
The HDPE pipe ends to be joined shall be scraped immediately before the beginning of the
welding.
Control measurement must happen within the area of the heating element which corresponds
to the pipe surface. In order to achieve a thermal balance, the element should be used not
before 10 minutes after reaching the required temperature.
For optimal welding, the element shall be cleaned with unused, absorbent, non-fraying, and
undyed paper prior to the start of every welding process. The non-stick coating of the element
must be undamaged in the working area.
In addition during the HDPE pipe work welding process slow movement of the
workpiecesoccurs a movement pressure or movement power which can be seen on the
indicator of the welding heat fusion machine and should be added to the first determined
joining power of joining pressure.
The nominal wall thickness of the parts to be welded must correspond to the joining area.
Before clamping the pipes in the welding heat fusion machine they must be aligned axially.
The areas to be welded should be cleaned immediately before the welding process with a
clean, fat-free planner tool so that surfaces are aligned in the clamped position. The following
table provides the permissible gap widths under adapting pressure:
≤355 ≤0.5
1000 ≤2.0
Together with the control of the gap width, any misalignment of HDPE pipes should also be
checked.
The misalignment of the joining areas to one another should not overstep the permissible
degree of 0.1 x wall thickness on the pipe outside or on the table respectively.
Prepared and cleaned welding surfaces shall not be left open for an extended time, nor shall
they be touched by hands otherwise a renewed preparation (cleaning, scraping, etc.) is
necessary.
Generally, the aim is to use higher temperatures for smaller wall thicknesses and lower
temperatures for larger wall thicknesses.
PE PP PVDF
Heating Element
200 up to 220 200 up to 220 232 up to 248
Temperature (Degrees C)
For short welding necks that do not have sufficiently long cylindrical ends for clamping,
welding machines with a neck holder must be used, if possible. In particular, this applies
whenever, due to constraints, the loose flange has to be pushed over the neck before welding.
When integral flanges are to be welded, it must be ensured that the bolt holes are arranged
symmetrically to both main axes of the pipe.
If possible, butterfly valves that are adapted to plastic pipes and whose disc is adjusted to the
reduced inside diameter of the pipe shall be used.
Loose flange, welding neck, integral flange, seal, and the loose flange shall be aligned
centrally with the pipe axis. When aligning the seal, it must be checked whether the seal
dimensions conform to the outside and inside diameters of the welding neck.
Before the bolts are tightened, gasket faces of the welding neck, neck bush, or the integral
flange must be located parallel to one another and must be in close contact with the seal.
The welding log sheet is prepared by the qualified welder and checked by the responsible QC
Engineer and/or Project Engineer.
Acceptance levels for welds made by butt welding shall be in accordance with DVS 2202-1
7.3 Table.
When fused in accordance with the proper welding procedures, the joint area is expected to
become as strong as, or even stronger than the pipe itself in both tensile and pressure
properties.
As soon as the joints cool to near ambient temperature, the welded pipes can be handled
safely.
For checking purposes or if the table with pressure data are missing, the required pressure has
to be calculated according to the following formula:
When using hydraulic equipment, the calculated welding force (N) has to be converted into
the necessary adjustable hydraulic pressure.
Calculation of the welding area:
V.7.3 Alignment
In order to achieve a perfect alignment, the surfaces to be joined are pressed on the heating
element until the entire area is flat and parallel to the element. This can be checked by the
development of beads.
The alignment is finished when the bead height has reached the requested values on the entire
pipe circumference.
The bead height indicates that the joining areas are entirely touching the element. Before the
welding process of pipes with a larger diameter (>630mm), sufficient bead development also
on the inside of the pipe shall be checked.
V.7.4 Pre-Heating
During the pre-heating process, the surfaces to be welded must touch the element with low
pressure. The pressure will fall nearly to zero (<0.01 N/mm²) once the material is molten.
V.7.5 Adjustment
Once preheating is complete, the surfaces of the pipe shall be separated from the heating
element.
The element must be removed promptly and without damaging the molten material.
The pipe surfaces must then be brought together quickly and the welding pressure shall be
reached to ensure that the plasticized material is still hot.
The quality of the welding seam is influenced by the temperature of the plasticized material.
A cold joint will have a negative influence on the long-term performance of the pipe.
The pipe clamped at the movable side of the machine has eventually to be supported and
exactly adjusted by means of easy-running dollies so that the working pressures and
conditions required for welding can be maintained. If possible, the use of clamp elements
adjustable in height is recommended to allow for better centering of the workpieces.
The surveyor must ensure that all survey equipment has a valid calibration certificate, as well
as those pipe layings (for example drainage pipes, irrigation pipes, and other related
underground services), are completed to the required line and level.
The entire construction site’s original ground level will be surveyed and recorded. The data
collected will be printed in hard copies for joint signature after the daily joint survey is
completed.
Work will only begin in the surveyed area where the survey report is fully signed.
A plan will be developed and submitted for approval after the full survey record is
established.
Existing services must be identified using cable detectors and trial excavation, and they must
be appropriately marked on the job site.
Where trenches are required to be deeper than the general depth mentioned the trench shall be
dug to a required depth with a gradual slope necessary for the proper laying of the pipeline.
The trench width depends on the nature of the ground, depth, and pipe sizes. The clear width
of the trench at any level shall be a minimum of one pipe diameter plus 300mm (±50mm).
The pipeline shall not be closer than 300mm to the other pipeline services or structures.
In all cases, the trench shall be excavated sufficiently to ensure efficient laying and jointing
of pipes.
Pipe surround material shall be wetted and lightly tamped or compacted in place.
Pipes crossing the roads shall be protected fully and embedded in the sand.
All pipes, fitting etc. shall be carefully lowered into the trench with suitable equipment in a
manner that will prevent damage.
When work is not in progress, the open ends of the laid pipeline shall be securely plugged.
Install all pipes in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendation, fixing each item
firmly in position, level, plumb, and properly joined.
To prevent the pipeline from floating, the backfill must be sufficient to prevent the pipe from
being exposed to foreign objects.
Any pipe that has floated must be removed from the trench and reinstalled in a dry trench.
After the various system components have been installed, all of the equipment and
surrounding areas should be adequately cleaned before final
closing. Any foreign material that is still on the equipment and in the surrounding
areas should be removed.
V.13 Installation Testing of HDPE Piping and
Fittings
Upon completion of backfilling, hydro-testing procedures for HDPE piping system:
Ensure proper soil backfilling of the testing pipe, keep the joints open for
inspection, and fill, pressurize, and test the section within the schedule time. One end
of the test section should be closed with an endcap or blind flange, and the other ends
of the test section to be connected with the testing flange having water inlet connected
to the calibrated pressure gauge & air out let.
The test section should be filled slowly with water and ensure that no air is trapped in
the section. The air release valve should be
connected at the highest point of the system to expel any trapped air and
to ensure that the system is completely filled with water.
Gradually increase the pressure in the test section to the required test pressure.
Maintain maximum test pressure by adding make-up water as needed.
Keep track of the test section during the test period.
As per ISO standard, a test at 15 times the rated pressure can be conducted at 20°C for
2 hours.
To ensure proper maintenance of flanges, the flange gasket must be centrally located, and the
flange bolts must be tightened as per the manufacturer’s specifications.
Torque wrenches are recommended for securing the required compression. In accordance as
per approved shop drawings, the proper supports should be installed taking into account their
elevation and location.
Disposal Requirements
All waste shall be disposed of as per Construction Environmental Management Plan and as
per government-approved disposal areas.
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