TALISMAN

NAO ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS - CIVIL/STRUCTURAL

DRIVEN STEEL PILE FOUNDATIONS

NAO-SPC-D-CS-002

DRIVEN STEEL PILE FOUNDATIONS

Issue: 2011/01/01

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Operational Integrity Department Calgary

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SCOPE .....................................................................................................................................2
2. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS, CODES, STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS.................

3. DESiGN....................................................................................................................................3
4. WORKMANSHIP ......................................................................................................................4

5. QUALITY CONTROL................................................................................................................5

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1. SCOPE
1.1.1. This specification covers the requirements for the design and installation

of driven steel pile foundations.

2. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS, CODES, STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS

2.1. TLM Specifications
2.1.1. All driven steel pile foundations shall be designed and constructed in

accordance with this specification. The following TLM specifications form part of this specification:

ES1.Q102 - Reinforced Concrete

2.2. Other Regulations, Codes and Standards
2.2.1. All driven steel pile foundations shall comply with the latest edition of the

following:
Local codes and bylaws
Provincial Building Code

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)

S16.1-M Steel Structures for Buildings Limit States Design

W47 Welding Qualification Code W48 Series for Welding Electrodes

W59.1 General Specification for Welding of Steel Structures G40.20-M General Requirements for Rolled or Welded Structural
Quality Steel

G40.21-M Structural Quality Steels

2.2.2. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

ASTM A252 Welded and Seamless Steel Pipe Piles ASTM D1143 Standard Method of Testing Piles under Axial
Compressive Load

2.2.3. American Petroleum Institute (API):

API Spec 5L Specification for Line Pipe API Spec 5LS Specification for Spiral Welded Line Pipe
2.2.4. Provincial Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

2.3. Conflct Between Specifications, Codes and Standards

2.3.1. Where a conflict occurs between this specification and any specification, regulation, code or standard which has been specified for a particular

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service or item of equipment, then TLM shall be consulted and a ruling in writing shall be obtained before any work is started.

2.3.2. Where regulatory codes or regulations conflict with this specification, the more rigid specification shall govern.

3. DESIGN
3.1.1. The driven steel piles may be either HP shapes or pipe.

3.1.2. HP shape piles shall have a minimum yield strength of 260 MPa and
shall conform to CSA G40.20-M and G40.21-M.

3.1.3. The minimum yield strength for pipe piles shall be 241 MPa for ASTM
A252 Grade 2 and API 5L or 5LS Grade B.

3.1.4. The design parameters, including minimum lengths, for driven steel
piles shall be as recommended by a geotechnical consultant.
3.1.5. The design loads shall be the governing reactions from the supported

pile caps, grade beams, buildings, structures or equipment as well as

any negative skin friction where there may be subsiding soiL.

3.1.6. The minimum spacing of piles shall be three pile or diagonal diameters
but not less than 750mm.

3.1.7. Where a group of piles are used, the design capacity shall be based on
a rational analysis of the group as a whole or a recognized effciency formula.

3.1.8. Where a portion of a pile is not adequately laterally supported by the soil, it shall be designed to meet the compression member stability
requirements of CSA S16.1-M.
3.1.9. Horizontal loads on piles shall be resisted by the lateral

load capacity of

the soil and/or by using battered piles. Ties between opposing

horizontal forces shall not be permitted where the tie may interfere with other or future foundations, or the proper installation of utilities or a floor

slab. The relationship between maximum deflection and allowable horizontal force shall be determined in accordance with the formulae
found in the paper: LATERAL RESISTANCE OF PILES IN COHESIVE SOILS, Journal of Soil Mechanics and Foundation, Division ASCE Paper 3825, Volume 9 SM-2, March 1964, Bengt v. Broms.

3.1.10. Piles supporting concrete structures shall have a 75mm clearance to the
rebar and have 150mm minimum embedment. The embedment shall
provide 150mm minimum cover over the pile. Dowells shall be used.

3.1.11. Pipe piles must meet the following minimum requirements:

. 150mm diameter;

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3.1.12. Steel piles shall be provided with suitable protection where corrosion is

a hazard.

3.1.13. Field and shop splicing details shall be provided on the drawings using full penetration welds.

4. WORKMANSHIP
4.1.1. The hammer shall be capable of developing a blow with a minimum energy of 27,000 Joules.
4.1.2. Pile driver leads shall be constructed to allow free movement of the

hammer and held in position at the top and bottom with guys or stiff braces to ensure support to the pile during driving. Use inclined leads
for battered piles.
4.1.3. The piling heads shall be cut squarely and reinforced if necessary. A

suitable driving cap shall be used to protect the pile head and to hold
the axis of the pile in line with the hammer.

4.1.4. Deliver hammer blows in the direct axis of the pile.

4.1.5. The Contractor shall take all necessary measures, to the satisfaction of

TLM to prevent damage to any underground pipelines, other services,

foundations, survey markers, overhead wires and pipes, etc., that are in the vicinity of the work.
4.1.6. Driving records for each pile shall be submitted to TLM on a daily basis

and contain the following information:

type and make of hammer, stroke or energy;

driving cap and cushion information;

pile identification, size and length;

sequence of driving piles in a group;

number of blows per 300mm for entire length of pile and number of
blows per 25mm for the last 150mm;

final tip and cut-off elevation;

other pertinent information such as an interruption of continuous

driving, pile damage, location and alignment deviation, field splices, or

any obstruction encountered.

4.1.7. The minimum driving depth shall be that shown on the drawings, or to practical refusal which shall be. considered to the 2 blows/cm at a hammer energy level of not less than 27,000 Joules. Practical refusal
shall provide the minimum of embedment depth, as recommended in the geotechnical report.

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4.1.8. Redrive any piles lifted during the driving of adjacent piles.

4.1.9. Where seasonal frost is encountered, holes shall be predrilled through

the frost prior to driving the piles.

4.1.10. Splicing pipe piles will be done by cutting the deformed end on the
driven pile and preparing the end with a proper bevel and land. Proper welding sequence (root pass, filler and capping) is to be followed for the

pipe size and schedule.

4.1.11. Splicing HP shapes will be done by offsettng the flanges with a 300mm cut down the axis of the web. The prepared edges shall be bevelled.

5. QUALITY CONTROL
5.1.1. The maximum permitted horizontal deviation from the design location at
cut-off elevation shall be 75mm.

5.1.2. The maximum permitted axial deviation from the design angle shall be
2%.
5.1.3. Piles driven out of position, driven below cut-off elevation or damaged

during driving or handling will be rejected.

5.1.4. Driven piles shall be repaired or replaced to the satisfaction of TLM.
5.1.5. Piles failing to indicate design load capacity by a recognized pile driving

formula shall be load tested or otherwise proven, to the satisfaction of TLM, to indicate an acceptable load capacity.