HOLDINGS (K) LIMITED

METHOD STATEMENT FOR FOUNDATION

1. SCOPE OF WORK:
Foundations works for high voltage transmission lines
2. ACTIVITIES
2.1. METHODOLOGY FOR FOUNDATION CLASSIFICATION
2.1.1. OBJECTIVE: - To identify the classification of the foundation

2.1.2. ACTIVITIES:-

 Based on soil strata encountered together with reference to the Soil Investigation
Report, soil classification shall be given by the client. This report guide in design
of foundation and preparation drawings. These will contain data indicating the

size of each pit, size of footing and pedestal, stub slope, standard dimensions as

well as steel reinforcement bending schedule among others.

 Using approved line/foundation profile the line center pegs shall be located & marked on

ground.

 If any change in soil classification is required after pit excavation, approval for the
same shall be sought in writing from the client’s site engineer or the consultant.

2.2. METHODOLOGY FOR FOUNDATION INSTALLATION.

2.2.1. OBJECTIVE: - To define the steps involved during construction of RCC foundations
& the procedures for each activity to ensure compliance with the technical
specifications and safety to personnel, animals, machinery & means to conserve
the surrounding environment.
2.2.2. ACTIVITIES:-

The activities comprise:-

• Site preparation
• Setting Out

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• Excavation

• Plain cement Concrete, PCC (where required)

• Stub Setting –PROP OR TEMPLATE
• Steel bending & Placement (reinforcement)
• Form work placement
• Batching; Mixing, pouring and compaction of concrete

• Form work removal

• Concrete Curing
• Back filling
• Site Cleanup and Erosion Control.

3. SITE PREPARATION.
3.1. The permitted area of working shall be verified. Care shall be taken to ensure no
damage occurs to land or property outside this area. If additional space is required then

permission from the landowners shall be obtained prior to commencing the activity.

3.2. The work site shall be cleared of all materials and obstruction that may impede the site
activities. This requires the clearing of tree stumps and bushes and any other materials

to keep the area suitable for safe and proper placement of construction material and
provide a safe area for performing the foundation activities.

3.3. Leveling of the site is not permitted without permission from the client prior to
performing the work.

3.4. The center peg shall be checked to ensure it is in place and suitably protected and

marked to prevent accidental damage during construction. If not in place the surveyor
shall re-establish the center peg.

4. SETTING OUT
4.1. The center peg together with adjacent line pegs shall be used as the reference for all
setting out at site. The surveyor shall check the center peg remains in place. If the center
peg is not in place or there is any evidence that it might have been moved or displaced

reference shall be made to the surveyor who shall re-establish the center peg. The
Center peg shall be suitably protected.

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4.2. Line or offset Reference pegs shall be established outside the working area and suitably

protected and marked to prevent accidental damage. The Surveyor shall be responsible
for maintaining a record of the level and controls for each of the reference pegs.
4.3. Pit Marking. The limits of excavations shall be marked by the placement of excavation
pegs by the surveyor as per approved classification. The dimensions of placement of the
excavation pegs shall be determined by reference to the appropriate and approved stub

setting and excavation drawing cross referred to the approved structure list (for
foundation type, setting level, leg and chimney extensions). The Supervisor shall record
all setting out dimensions.
5. EXCAVATION.

5.1. The depth of excavation shall be determined by reference to the required leg and
chimney extensions identified in the approved structure list cross referred to the
diagonal profiles for the tower/monopole setting level. The depths of the pit excavations

shall be referred to the center peg and recorded.

5.2. Excavation shall be executed manually or by use of an excavator. Where rock is

encountered compressors shall be used. During the course of excavation, the following

measures are to be considered:-

5.2.1. Shoring and Shuttering shall be used where there is any possibility of

collapse of excavation.
5.2.2. Pumping will be carried out where water is encountered in the excavation

suitable pumps shall be used. Manual de-watering shall only be

employed where the quantity of water ingress is minimal. To facilitate the

collection of water a small collection pit shall be excavated at the base of

the excavation. Due care shall be taken to ensure that the water removed
does not re-enter the pit.
5.2.3. During the process of excavation, care shall be taken to place the
excavated soil at the safe distance from the pit so that the excavated

material will not re-enter the pit (during rains, for example) or exert any

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additional pressure on the sides of the pit thereby causing collapse of

excavation.
5.3. When excavation is completed, the levels of the excavated pits will be checked and
recorded.
6. PCC-Plain cement concrete
In case of over excavation, the correct required foundation base level shall be re-established

using blinding concrete over the whole excavation base. On no account shall over
excavation be reinstated employing excavated material.
7. STUB SETTING.
It is imperative stubs are set accurately and within the permissible tolerances ( using stub

setting Template and Excavation drawing) to ensure erection may proceed without including
stresses in tower/monopole members. All setting dimensions (back to back, diagonals and
levels) shall be measured.

7.1. Stub setting Template will be assembled on ground as per the type of tower/monopole,

body extension, leg extension and formation level.

7.2. Template shall be assembled on adjustable template jacks to maintain the required level

with reference to center peg as per approved drawings.

7.3. Template shall be aligned along the line and transversally, as per the pegs provided.

7.4. Template will be checked diagonally, back to back and height of template from center
peg at the following stages:-

7.4.1. After template is assembled.

7.4.2. After fixing stubs to template and before reinforcement is placed.

7.4.3. Before concrete work starts.

7.4.4. After concrete work finishes

7.4.5. After back filling is completed.

All details of back to back, diagonally distance will be entered into Record Sheets.

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8. REINFORCEMENT WORK:-

8.1. All reinforcement bars shall be strictly as per the sizes in the approved drawing. All bent
reinforcement shall be fabricated in the store yards and transported to the site. Upon
arrival at site the reinforcement shall be stored in a location where it will be stored in a
location where it will be kept clean and sorted for delivery to the excavation in such a
sequence that will permit the correct order of work. During placement the following

shall be adhered to:

8.1.1. All reinforcement shall be cleaned of foreign materials (mud etc.) prior to
placement.
8.1.2. The spacing between the bars is as per the foundation drawing.

8.1.3. Precast concrete cover blocks are to be utilized at all locations to ensure
a minimum concrete cover of 50 mm is obtained.

8.1.4. All reinforcement bars are to be secured employing binding wires. The
pad reinforcing shall be provided with adequate supports to prevent

sagging.
8.2. After placement the reinforcement the same shall be checked and the appropriate
observations entered in the foundation Record Sheet.

9. FORM WORK.
9.1. Formwork will be employed with firm connections at the corners to prevent mortar from
flowing out of the base portion. The thickness of form work shall be suitable for the
intend purpose and of such a size to prevent any sagging that might result in the

specified concrete cover being infringed at any point. All form work shall be checked for
cleanliness and oiled before use.
9.2. As soon as the base concrete is laid and after the required initial setting time, the form

boxes for the chimney portion will be fixed in position. In the event that concrete has
not set adequately, protection over the pad concrete will be provided to have a suitable

working platform. Where the chimney form work is longer than 1.5 M they will be
installed and concrete in sections. Care shall be taken to ensure a clean cover to the

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reinforcing steel is maintained on all the four sides along the length of the chimney and

the form is centered about the stub leg.

10. BATCHING; MIXING, POURING AND COMPACTION OF CONCRETE

10.1. GENERAL – All the materials such as fine ad coarse aggregates, water, cement,
reinforcement required source should be approved and then tested in approved

laboratories. Further any change in source shall be intimated and materials shall be

tested. After that a design mix concrete shall be done and client’s approval obtained for
use at site. All materials, aggregate, cement and reinforcement will be checked, prior to
commencement of concreting.
10.1.1. The following shall be available on site:-

 Mixer in good condition

 Vibrator
 Water (required quantity)

 Fine Aggregate (required quantity)

 Coarse Aggregate (required quantity)

 Cement (required quantity) and protection for the same.

 Aggregate measuring boxes.

 Test Cube Moulds / Cones

 Concrete Chutes /Slides / Elephant Trunks.

 De-watering pumps (if necessary for site)

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10.2. Storage of Materials.

10.2.1. All bags of cement shall be stored on site in a correct and proper manner: they
shall be protected from rain and surface water: shall not be placed directly on
ground.
10.2.2. Aggregates shall be stored in a manner, which prevents contamination by dust,
clay, water or any harmful material. The fine and coarse aggregate stack shall be

kept physically separated.

10.2.3. If the coarse aggregate contains any foreign material (mud excess fines, etc.)
they shall be washed prior to use. Fine aggregates found to contain foreign
material shall be rejected.

10.3. Mixing Of Concrete.

10.3.1. The concrete mixer shall be placed in a location so that the transport distance of
the concrete to the foundation is minimized. In locations where mixture machine

cannot reach, hand mixing shall be done with prior approval of the client.

10.3.2. The mix quantities shall at all times be strictly in accordance with the approved
design mix quantities.

10.3.3. All aggregate shall be measured by employing boxes of approved sizes. The
boxes shall not be overfilled. After filling the box the contents shall be flush with

the top edges of the box sides to ensure the correct quantity in each box.
10.3.4. The quantity of water added shall be as per design mix.

10.3.5. The aggregate together with the cement shall be first added to the mixer without

water and mixed for a minimum of one minute or as long as necessary to ensure
a homogenous mix. When a homogeneous mix has been obtained the water

then shall be added after which the mixing shall continue for not less than 1
minute.
10.3.6. Concrete cubes shall be taken in an approved manner for the first approved
locations then it shall be tested for compressive strength for 7 days and 28 days.

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10.4. Placement of concrete

10.4.1. Proper care will be taken to transfer the concrete from the mixer to the pit
to avoid segregation of the constituent materials. The following shall be
adhered to:-
10.4.2. The maximum free fall height shall not be more than1.5M. To ensure the

chutes shall be employed.

10.4.3. Pad concrete shall be placed around the stub working outwards to the

extent of the pad/pyramid.

10.4.4. After and during pouring the concrete shall be continuously vibrated to
ensure proper compaction. Vibration shall not be used as a means of

repositioning the placed concrete.

10.4.5. Construction joints shall be avoided as far as possible. Where this is

unavoidable adequate bond between the old and the new shall be ensured

by chipping the old concrete surface to a rough surface. Immediately

before placing the new concrete, the surface shall be cleaned and all loose
particles removed. The cleaned surface shall be primed.

10.4.6. Immediately after placement of the base and chimney concrete the setting
dimensions will be checked and adjusted provided concrete setting has not

yet taken place.

11. FORM - WORK REMOVAL

11.1. The form works will be carefully removed a minimum of 24 hours after casting.
11.2. The exposed surfaces of the concrete will be checked for any imperfections or

weakness (i.e. honeycombing, etc.). Local repairs to the concrete surface shall only
be permitted with the approval of the client.

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11.3. Repairs of honey combing shall comprise applying a skin of concrete surrounding

the area of appearance of honeycomb and a rough plastering and a finish coat will
be done.
12. CONCRETE CURING

12.1. Immediately after the removals of the form work all concrete exposed surfaces
shall be thoroughly wetted before back filling commences.

12.2. Where back filling of the excavation is not to take place immediately, the concrete
is to be covered by the application of jute covers/wetted Hessian to avoid rapid

drying of concrete.
12.3. In all cases concrete exposed to the sun shall be kept moist and cool for a period

of five days after casting.

13. BACKFILLING
13.1. Backfilling shall not commence prior to the elapse of minimum 24hrs after formwork

removal.
13.2. A joint inspection shall be carried out by both the client and the contractor before
commencement of backfilling process.

13.3. All decomposable material left in the pit after form box removal shall be removed from
the pit prior to backfilling. Silt, organic matter and oversized rocks shall not be used as
back fill.
13.4. Backfilling shall be carried out in proportional layers of 300mm thick and proper
compaction done before application of the next layer. This shall be done evenly

throughout the pit/excavated area.

13.5. Upon completion of backfilling on the four tower legs, confirmation of the stub setting

dimensions shall be rechecked & put on record; back to back at top of stub, levels &
diagonals.
13.6. The stub setting template or props shall be removed after backfilling is complete.
13.7. Excess soil after backfilling is complete shall be disposed either by:

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13.7.1. By evenly spreading the soil around the work site taking care not to

obstruct the natural drainages of the site.

13.7.2. Removal & disposal of the soil along the corridor or right of way, but upon
seeking the land owner’s consent.

14. SITE CLEAN UP & EROSION CONTROL

14.1. After completion of all foundation activities, the site shall be cleared of all surplus material

either useful or waste material.

14.2. The work site shall be reinstated, wherever possible, to the original ground contours

14.3. The site shall be checked to ensure the foundation is not prone to possible erosion
activity either from natural rain water drainage and/or that resulting from the construction

activities.

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