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Method Statement for Excavation and Back

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By Noel Mades Posted on January 22, 2014 In Method Statement (Civil) 45 Comments

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In the start of the project, in most projects I joined with, one of the activities shall be implemented or
started first is excavation. Excavation Contractor

You may copy this Method Statement and submit to the Engineer but please take a while to read your
specification first as this may differ from it and revision will be needed.

1. Scope BOOKS
1.1 This Method Statement describes a proper work procedure shall be carried out during the
excavation stage as per specification and contract drawings.

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2. References

2.1 General Specification – Excavation & Earthworks 

3. Materials

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3.1 Natural Soil

4. Tools & Equipment

4.114Excavator
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4.2 Pay Loader
4.4 JCB
4.5 Six Wheel Truck
4.6 Bob cat
4.7 Shovel
4.8 Total Station
4.9 Meter tape

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5. Work Procedure

5.1 Site Preparation

5.1.1 Existing Services – [Company] construction team would conduct an investigation and acquire
information about site services might have been placed/embedded below the ground. Services,
wherever found shall be rerouted and protected to place will not affect site activities.
5.1.2 Setting out – [Company] surveyor would conduct the site survey to mark/stake-out the lines and
levels of the objective excavation for foundations as per indicated in the approved drawing.
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5.2.1 The area to be excavated shall be properly marked and clear before starting the works.
5.2.2 The depth of excavation shall be periodically checked by a surveyor to avoid over excavation.
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the bank of excavated area shall be sloped 30 degrees and shall be maintained to avoid a collapse of Concrete
the bank into the excavated area.
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5.2.3 All excavated material shall be kept a minimum of 1.0 meter from the edge of excavation or shall
be stockpiled to the area designated by the Engineer.
5.2.4 For all excavation activities, adequate safety barriers, sign boards, advance warning signs would Understanding About Inspe
be used. and Test Plan (ITP)
5.2.5 For foundation, as soon as the excavation reaches the required depth/elevation the surface shall January 21, 2014
be leveled and shall be compacted to 95 % of maximum dry density or MDD.
5.2.6 Before the compaction starts, it shall make sure that the excavated level is free from standing N
water or excessive moisture content.
5.2.7 Inspection would be conducted during compaction for checking and approval of the Engineer. 
5.2.8 The compaction test report shall be submitted to the Engineer for approval prior to proceed
succeeding work.

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5.2.9 Anti-termite treatment would be conducted prior to start blinding works but make sure the anti-
termite material is approved by the Engineer.

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5.3 Backfilling work.

5.3.1 After completion of the compaction under blinding, tie beams and ground slab. Backfilling shall
commence using similar excavated material. Care shall be taken to remove bolder, vegetations and
any other deleterious materials.
5.3.2 But prior to backfilling, the compacted surface shall be accepted by the Engineer.
5.3.3 The thickness of the back fill shall not be greater than 300mm.
5.3.4 The sub-grade once approved, the excavated materials or any material source approved by the
Engineer shall be placed in layers not more than 300 mm thick followed by compaction test when the OTHER RELATED BSI STANDARD
surface level is ready.
5.3.5 In-situ dry density test ( compaction test ) shall be performed at the rate indicated in the
specification.
5.3.6 Back filling followed with compaction shall continue till final level is achieved.

6. Safety

6.1 All works shall comply with safety procedure or instruction as set in out in project Safety Plan and
Municipality rules and regulation.
6.2 Basic Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE ) shall be worn by all staff or laborers.
6.3 Trained operator or banks man shall be engaged to control or operate heavy equipment machine.

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7. Quality Assurance Approval

7.1 Project Quality Plan

7.2 Inspection and Test Plan
7.3 Project HSE Plan

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45 Comments

Joe Abalayan August 2, 2018

Hi Engr. Noel, good day! I’m glad about your kindness and generosity in sharing your
knowledge with everybody. A best friend of mined asking me on how to proceed his
project back filling and compacting of fish pond at 1.8 m ht. And this will build only a
residential project by private owner. Can you please send us through my email…
joeabalayan@gmail.com , the method statement prior to proceed. Thanks and God bless.
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Noel Mades August 7, 2018

Hi Joe,
I can’t figure out how you will do the works. It is better to send me the
drawings so that I can have a better understanding and eventually establish
a method statement.
BTW, sorry for the late reply. God bless too.
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Chhin Piden June 19, 2018

Hi Noel,
I’m very interested with your website and it’s so helpful. Do you have a method statement
for the retaining wall? If you have would you mind sending me via an E-mail? Thank you.
My E-mail: chhinpiden5@gmail.com
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Breakfast Food April 5, 2018

Keep up the fantastic work. I can wait to read the next article.
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Nicole Sime March 12, 2018

Hi Mr Noel,
Do you have the method of statement for installation HDPE Membrane?
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ahmad fauzi February 23, 2018

Hi Noel Mades,
Can you help me with method statement sand blanket pvd. Is it the same method with
backfilling? Thanks hope you will reply.
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These are genuinely enormous ideas in about blogging.

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Any way keep up wrinting.
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sreekumar November 14, 2017

Sir, please help me what is baseline program for excavation work?

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Noel Mades November 14, 2017

That is original planning program you can get it from your planning
engineer.
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lashraf February 16, 2018

Mr. Noel, I am new in Quality control inspector. It is a great feeling that

I have found your website to be informative. You are a person with a
vast of experience and you share your knowledge with us.I have the
big desire inside my deepest heart to become a successful inspector
someday. Please help me with regard to your experience.
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Mohammed mustafa hussain quadri October 10, 2017

Really it’s very help full

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Duminda Bandaranayake July 30, 2017

Your posts are really helpful. Thank you very much.

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You are welcome and thanks for being here.

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Please I’m a QA/QC inspector. I’ll be glad to have your e-mail. Mine is
olowomichael000@gmail.com
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Noel Mades October 11, 2017

Hi Olowo,
Just send me message via contact, you can find it here.
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Prahlad August 30, 2017

Hello sir, I am a civil engineer and I have been working in middle east for the
past 2 years. My area of expertise is site execution and planning. I actually need
method statements for all the civil works it would be a great help if you can
provide me those civil method statements. I would really appreciate if you can
send them to my email address.
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Noel Mades August 30, 2017

Hi Prahlad, Congrats and welcome to the club You can find

some method statements here on my blog just type in “method
statement” on the search bar and the website will show it for you. I
have some books about method statement just check it out you
might want to avail that.
Thanks and kind regards,
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Hadi May 5, 2017

Thanks so much.
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Toni April 30, 2017

Hi Noel, i will definitely need your help regarding project documentation, such as method
statements etc. i have sent you a friend request on facebook.
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Thobi April 14, 2017

Hi Noell
May I request to please assist me, I need a method statement for each key construction
activity. I’m doing tai road.
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andrea November 28, 2016 

Hi, my question is probably irrelevant to the context of this article/blog, but what are the
various types of excavation in the construction industry? Thank you.
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Mohsin October 29, 2016

14 Hi Noel
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Can you help me with “method statement for swales excavation” with slope 1.5:1
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billy wong October 16, 2016

Hi Noel
I’m new in this field, I would like to know how to write a method statement for pipe jacking?
can you help?
regards
billy
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Noel Mades October 16, 2016

Hi Billy, let me check out to our MEP subcon. This is I think MEP work.
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Prahumac May 9, 2016

Sir, can you give all the method statements for civil works in a pdf format from raft to
finishing works of a structure?
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Noel Mades May 9, 2016

Hi Prahumac,
I posted some samples here. You can check and avail my books for here.
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Rammel May 2, 2016

Dear Sir Noel,

Good day to you!
May i ask about the minimum bottom bend of a column rebar?
Thank you. God bless.
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Noel Mades May 2, 2016

It is allowed until 45 degrees.

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VISHNU April 27, 2016

God bless uou dear Sir…

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Noel Mades April 27, 2016
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Thank you. God bless you too…
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Apol Ong April 29, 2016

Very helpful sir! Do you have a data base of all method statement you
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Noel Mades April 29, 2016

It’s all currently available on my books here. Thank you

Apol..
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Ronaldo Mangulabnan December 11, 2014

Thanks a lot Sir Noel. You helped a lot of people thru your blog. GOD bless you more.
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Noel Mades December 11, 2014

You’re welcome Ronaldo. Yes, I will make more article to help our fellow
Engineers especially newbie. Thanks for your visit. God bless you more too..
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ashraf November 3, 2014

Noel Mades…Please keep it up.this website is very very very informative and useful. …I
pray to Allah for your brilliant future. May protect you . when you fall. …..may you long
live…
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Noel Mades November 3, 2014

Thank you very much Ashraf. Same to you

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Abdul Hoki September 9, 2014

Dear Sir..
Very thanks for your website. I am interested to follow every article on your site and
hoping that you will post some more else about construction and engineering many scope
for project civil works, infrastructure etc.
Now i take item of digging dredger bay harbour port on excavation sediment sludge sand
soil. I hope you can give article in order for me to learn. Many thanks
Best freinds
Abdul Hoki
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Noel Mades September 9, 2014

Thank you for your visit in this site and welcome. Don’t worry I will post
more and try to post about your specialization just watch for it.
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barr February 9, 2014 

sir what it is mean the thickness of backfill should not be greater than 300mm in part
5.3.3?
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Noel Mades February 10, 2014

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layers. In every layer (300mm thick) you should compact it and perform
compaction test before you proceed for another layer of backfill.
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barr February 10, 2014

thanks for the learning sir!

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Noel Mades February 10, 2014

You’re welcome barr! And thanks.

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Victor May 22, 2016

Can you post the ITP for this Excavation & Backfilling?

Author
Noel Mades May 22, 2016

Hi Victor,
Sorry for this request. I’ve written this on my ebook
and it is unfair to the people who have bought the
ebook if I would post it. Hoping for your
understanding.

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