Expo Station & Overrun Tunnel

Contract 922 DTL 3

Method Statement for Tension Working Load Test
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i. Prebored to the size of outer diameter temporary casing at the set out pile position to the
depth of 1.5m to 2m whichever comes first governed by the existing ground water level
from existing ground level.
ii. Install temporary casing into ground by using Boring Rig's Kelly bar and pressin
iii. In control the verticality of Tension Test pile during boring works, a temporary casing will
be driven into the ground with minimum required length which shall be at least 1m
beyond/exceeding the fill layer or more if requires.
iv. The top of temporary casing will be raised above the ground at required level to attain the
trench stability in accordance with PE's trench stability check. The trench stability
calculation and the temporary support PE design calculation can be referred in approved
method statement for Bored pile Construction.

4.2.2 Debonding of Tension Test Pile

In the proposed tension Test Pile , pile debonding will be considered from existing ground level
106.025 to 81.025mRL to eliminate any shaft resistance from top of the pile to pile C.O.l as test
shall be carried out to determine actual pile shaft resistance of working pile.

The general sequence for the debonding works entails are as follows;

i. Preparation of Debonding Casing
ii. Installation of Debonding Casing

4.2.2.1 Preparation of Debonding Casing

The method proposed for the debonding of Tension Test Pile is by debonding casing method. The
material and preparation works involved prior installation of the debonding casing are as follows;

i. Provide 1600mm internal diameter casing with 8mmm thick and the debonding length will
be provided up to the 300mm below design C.O.L or 80.725mRL.
ii. The casing will be wrapped all round with proposed Bituthene 3000 debonding membrane
that provides smooth surface that creates a debonding effect for the pile.
iii. In additional measures to prevent the inflow of concrete into the annular space during
concrete placing, 2 layers of 500mm x 25mm thick polystyrene plug will be installed at
500mm above the bottom of the debonding casing. The polystyrene will be wrapped on the
debonding membrane surface at 6.0 meter interval vertically to prevent any damage to the
debonding membrane during debonding casing installation.

The debonding casing detail and the proposed debonding material, Bituthene 3000 product detail
and specification can be referred in Appendix C.

4.2.2.2 Installation of Debonding Casing

The sequences for debonding casing installation are as follows;

i. Installed 1800mm diameter outer temporary casing in accordance to the earlier explained
section 4.2.1.