SHREE VIBHO

ENTERPRISES
Date: - 28/06/2024

To,
M/s Birla Estates
Site: - Badarpur, Delhi.

Kind Attn: Sagar Ji.

Subject: - Method Statement for Rock bolt work at Badarpur Project.

Dear Sir,
We are

Submitting our method statement for Rock bolt work at Badarpur Project.

Please feel free to contact if you have any questions.

Thanks,
With Regards,

Shree Vibho Enterprises

shreevibho@gmail.com
9811424017

Services: - Earthwork, Basement Excavation, Road Work, Demolition, Backfilling,

Construction Material Supply: - Filling Sand, Fine Sand (Jamuna Sand), Soil, Aggregates, etc.
Add: - GF Kh No-123/6, Village Bhatti Kalan, Near Balaji Mandir, Chhatarpur, South Delhi, Delhi-110074
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1. PURPOSE

This method statement shows and explain the procedure must be followed to install the S.N Bolts for Rock support
at Badarpur site to achieve the requirement of the project.

2. SCOPE

To Supply and install removable SN Bolt at Rock/ Soil to Provide support.

This includes following activities

 Drill 55 mm diameter hole into Rock/ Soil.

 Mobilization of Drilling Rig, Compressor and the other tools and accessories at the site.
 Setting up of Drilling rig at the given location.
 Drilling of Holes of Required diameter.
 Installation of SN Bolts
 Curing of Grouting.
 Fixing of Bearing plate, S N Bolt head and Jack.
 Removal of S N Bolts by breaking the strands at High Load
 Testing of S. N Bolt
3. Reference
 Approved S. N Bolts shop Drawing
 Approved material for S.N Bolt
 Applicable Drawings and Sketches
 Outline Design specifications
 Outline construction specification clause no 14.5.3.5.1
 IS 11309-1965-Method for conducting pull out test on anchor bars and rock bolts.
 IS 1786-2008- High strength deformed steel bars and wires for concrete reinforcements.
 IS 2062-2011-Hot Rolled medium and High tensile structural steel- specification.
 The Specification for a cement grout shall conform to clause 6.3 of IS 14448:1997.
 Steel grade of nut & washer class 8.8 conforming to IS:1367.
 Drawing of Deep Excavation.

4. RESPONSIBILITIES

 The MS shall be followed by all personnel involved in S N Bolt Activity.

 This MS may be adjusted to suit adverse site conditions subject to approval of Station

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Manager.
 Action may be delegated, but responsibilities shall not be delegated.
 Use of word ‘shall’ within this document indicates a mandatory requirement.
 Use of word ‘should’ within this document indicates a preferred requirement.
 Detailed responsibilities are set out in:
o Project Quality Management Plan
o ITPs
o Risk Assessment
o SHEVCs

5. Materials
(a) Rock Bolts- Rock Bolts shall be manufactured from a hot rolled deformed bars with
a minimum steel grade of Fe 500D & Size: 3m to 6m long, with the exception of
areas to be excavated subsequently where glass fibre reinforced resin rods shall be
used.
(b) Face Plates – Face plates for Rock Bolts shall be manufactured to E250 confirming
to IS 2062.
(c) Washer and Nuts- Washers and nuts for Rock bolt shall be manufactured to class
8.8 confirming to IS 1367.
(d) MS Wire mesh 150- MS Wire mesh for rock bolts shall be manufactured to 150mm
x 150 mm x 6mm as per IS 1786.
(e) Cement Grout- Pumped cement grout grade M25Mpa is used for the installation
of rock bolts.
(f) PVC Perforated pipe- 50mm Dia.
(g) Geotextile- Geotextile fabric Non-Woven Polypropylene Geotextile shall be used.

6. List of Equipment
Following equipment and materials will be required for Application of Shortcrete.
S.No Description
1 Air Compressor
2 Crawler mounted
drill machine
3 Drilling Accessories
4 Grouting Materials
5 Water Tank
6 Hose pipe
7 Air Hose
Qty (No’s) Remarks
1 As per requirement
1 As per requirement
1 As per requirement
1 As per Requirement
1 As per Requirement
1 As per Requirement
1 As per requirement

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Note: - Safe worthiness, Inspection checklist and operator competency shall be submitted prior to start of
work.

7. METHODOLOGY: -

Dry Mix Shotcrete in which dry components of shotcrete (the cement, sand, 10mm aggregate and
admixture) are thoroughly mixed and fed to the hopper of the concrete spraying machine. Compressed
air carries the dry mix to the nozzle, where water is introduced under pressure and intimately mixed with
the dry mix before being jetted onto the surface.
The dry-mix shotcrete shall be applied either plain or reinforced with wire-mesh. Thickness of
shotcrete shall be 100mm and laid in two layers. Wire mesh of size 100mm x 100mm (4mm dia)
shall be installed in the middle after laying of 1st layer.
A) Erection of SN Bolts
SN Bolts
1) Rockbolts and dowels shall be manufactured from hot rolled deformed bars with a minimum
steel grade of Fe 415 , with the exception of areas to be excavated subsequently where glass
fibre reinforced resin rods shall be used.
2) S N Bolts shall consist of rebar with a minimum diameter of 25mm and shall be of Stell grade
Fe 500D.
3) The yield loads of the S N Bolts shall also apply to the thread, nut, SN Bolt Plate and Coupling,
if any.
4) SN Bolt shall be made of deformed reinforcing steel with a corrugated surface. One End shall
be fitted with a suitable thread which is to receive and anchor plate and fixing Nut.
5) SN Bolt plates with a size of 150mm x 150mm and a thickness of 10 mm shall be used unless
instructed otherwise by the DOC and approved by the engineer based on support necessaties.
The shape shall allow a uniform seat, even if the bolt is not installed exactly perpendicular to
the surface below.
6) Washers and nuts shall allow the secure transfer of anchor force to the anchor plate.
7) The bar length shall be the required length of bar to be bonded to the rock with a due extra
allowance for cutting length including threaded portion protruding from the rock as required
for installation. One end shall be threaded with a coarse cut thread which shall not reduce the
overall soecified bar diameter by more than 3 mm.
8) Face plates, washers nut and wire mesh shall be manufactured to suit the loading
requirements. Face plates shall be of adequate size and thickness with a centralized slot to
suit the dimensions of the rock bolts.

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B) Survey Works
- After excavation, survey marking will be done on surface for drilling 55mm dia hole into it.
- All S N Bolt on the same surface shall be marked according to centre distance/

C) Drilling of SN Bolt.
- Step-1:- Excavation as per approved drawing and method statement, height of excavation up to 2 m
for setting of drilling machine, mess fixing and shotcrete.
- Step-2: - Setting drilling machine as desired location and alignment for hole direction.
- Step-3: - Drill hole up to required depth 3-6 meter in Rock/soil as per drawing.

D) Installation of S N Bolts :-
 To fix the S N Bolt prepare a temporary wooden plate contains holes relevant to the diameter ,
location and number of S N Bolts as per approved drawings.
 Fix the S N Bolts in the temporary wooden plate accurately.
 Prepare the axis in the top of the neck columns in order to fix the SN Bolts.
 After survey works, start fixing the temporary wooden plate with the S N Bolt in the top of the neck
columns.
 Insert the Bottom part of the Sn Bolts inside the neck columns as per approved drawings.
 After fixing the temporary wooden plate align, level and fix the properly the SN Bolts as per
approved drawings.
 The surveyor has to check the alignment and the level of Sn bolts after fixing..
 The Engineer shall check and After engineer approval cover the S N Bolts with masking tape
protection before concreting.

E) Materials for Grouting:-

The cement to be used for grouting shall be OPC ( Grade -53 ) or equivalent obtained from approved
manufacturer/ supplier.

The admixture of brand fosroc cebex 100 or equivalent will be used. It shall be free if alumina and having a
plasticizer and a retarding agent having the following properties.
 Flowability at a given water / cement ration.
 Reduction of bleeding water.
 Prevention of segregation in high pressure grouting.

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 Retarding in the setting of grout.
 Expansion of grout.

Purpose: -
The purpose of grouting is to grip S N bolts/ S N Bolt head. This also helps in stabilizing drilled holes,
Grout also fills up void spaces , expelling the water collection therein, if any
1) Cement Grout shall conform to approve drawing.
2) Boreholes for all SN bolts shall be drilled to the depths as required by the lengths of rock bolts
specified for the respective rock class and at diameter, which ensure best workability for grouting,
coupling and installation. The minimum diameter of the bore hole shall be of 30 mm larger than the
diameter of the rock bolts/ couplings installed.
3) The bore holes shall be cleaned of all drill cuttings, sludge and debris.
4) Prior to installation of the rock bolts, the entire borehole shall be filled with cement mortar by
inserting the grout hose to the full depth of the hole and withdrawing as the grout is pumped in.
The nozzle shall be kept buried in the grout as the pipe is withdrawn so that the air is displaced as
the hole is filled. The bolt is then pushed in to the hole.
5) The nut of the grouted bolt shall be tightened not later than 12 hours after the installation to
achieve a force at the anchor plate of approx. 20 KN. This force shall be applied by a calibrated
torque wrench.
6) In case of confined workspace and / or great length of rock bolts, coupling shall be permitted. The
number of coupled parts shall be kept to a minimum. However, the load capacity of such couple
rock bolt shall not be less than that of a standard integral rock bolt. Special attention shall be paid
to the grouting procedure in order to ensure full embedment of the bolt by grout.
7) In case of coupled S N Bolts, partly collapsed boreholes, or major water flow from the bore holes,
grouting may be done after installation of the bolt (post-grouting). The hole is then grouted by
special attachment which allows the mouth of the bore hole to be sealed whilst the grout is
pumped in. Air is displaced from the hole via a tube which is attached to the full length of the rock
bolt as it is installed. Grout is then pumped in and the hole can be seen to be full, when the grout
escapes from the end of the tube.

Grout Properties: -
- The cement shall be prepared with a w/c ratio of 0.35 to 0.4 and expansive grout admixture shall
be added as per requirements.
- 100 mm cube samples shall be taken from the grout mix at the mixer for the subsequent strength
tests.
- The admixture CEBEX 100 or equivalent shall be used in the cement grout as per manufacturer’s
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guidelines i.e 225gm of CEBEX 100 per bag
of Cement.

Operation: Grouting shall be done in two stages: -

- Primary grouting: - It shall be done immediately after insertion of S N Bolt assembly into the drilled
hole. Application of pressure shall be between 1-3 Kg/ Cm 2.

- Secondary Grouting :- It shall be done 15-20 minutes after primary grouting. The pressure application
shall be within 3 Kg/ Cm2 to further fill the voids and cavities if any left after primary grouting.

F) Records
The following records shall be maintained as OCS Clause no -14.5.3.5.8

For each rock bolt installed the following information shall be recorded ( Rock Bolt Drilling and
Installation)
 Reference number

 Type of installation

 Name of Person taking record

 Date of drilling and installation.

 Length and orientation of the drilled hole.

 Length of installed rock bolt.

 Tension applied to the rock bolt.

 Details of any test carried out.

 Rock bolt test.

 Grouting records hole wise.

G) Failure Criteria.
A SN Bolt considers to have failed if

- The S N Bolts fails to hold the load.

- The applied load produces a constant rate of anchor movement.

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Alternative Procedure in case of Failure:- Additional S N bolts

to be installed to restore the affected S N Bolt system to original design requirements.

H) Instrumentation and Monitoring

- The Regular measurement of the load of S N Bolt shall be done by load cell at regular interval after every 10-
meter distance.

- Daily reading shall be monitored during excavation.

I) Safety

The General safety operational control measures to be ensured as below

- Safety induction of all new entrants before deployment at site.

- Conduction of Tool box talk meeting before each shift.

- Pre start HIRA briefing to be done by site engineer to concerned team.

- Specified training for particular job to be ensured.

- Required work permit shall be implemented before starting of work.

- Locking arrangements shall be ensured between hose connections.

- Spilling of Grouting materials to be avoided as it may cause of slip hazards.

- Hydraulic power pack and jacks shall be third party inspected and certified before commencement of work.

- Safe and adequate working platform to be provided with adequate edge protection and access & egress if
required.

- If necessary Full body harness must be work by the workmen staff and supervisor.

- Good housekeeping to be maintained at working area.

- Electrical supply should be routed through ELCB/RCCB.

- Operation competency shall be ensured and displayed in all plants and machinery.

- Wheel locking arrangement shall be ensured with vehicles.

- No activity shall be performed during bad weather.

- Unauthorized movement of the vehicle and person shall be avoided in the vicinity of working area.

- Fire extinguishers shall be placed.

- Sufficient safety signage shall be displayed at the prominent location to create awareness among workers.

- Fully equipped first aid box, shall be available at site.

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