General Specification For

RCC Cast In-situ Bored Piles

Submitted by
Kakoli Borah (BA14ARC021)
Sairam Gouda (BA14ARC046)

MATERIALS:

1. CEMENT:
In general, Cement to be used for RCC work, shall comply in every respect with
the requirements of the IS: 455 - Portland slag cement (PSC- as per IS 455
latest) shall be used for all works.
2. SAND:
Sand, to be used for Concreting work shall generally conform to the IS-383 and
it shall be of approved quality and zone, clean sharp and free from injurious
amounts of dust, mica, shale, organic matter etc.
3. COURSE AGGREGATE:
Coarse aggregate, to be used for Concreting Work, shall consist of hard blue
Basalt Stone free from deleterious substances and shall contain no soft or
elongated pieces. Grading of Course Aggregate shall confirm to IS: 383.
4. WATER:
The water shall be clean, free from oil, acid, alkali, organic or other deleterious
MATERIALS and shall conform to IS 456 (latest revision).
5. REINFORCEMENT IN PILES:
i.
Reinforcement (HYSD TMT Bars) conforming to IS: 1786 Grade suitable for
Cement Concrete as per IS specifications for reinforcement concrete for
general building work shall be applicable for this specification to the
extent it has been referred to or applicable.
ii.
Reinforcement used in Cast-in-Situ Piles shall be made up into cages
sufficiently well wired or span welded to withstand handling without
damage.
iii.
The bars shall be so spaced as not to offer obstruction in placing
concrete. Care shall be taken to preserve correct cover and alignment of
reinforcement throughout the operation of placing the concrete.
iv.
Any distortion or displacement of reinforcement during the compaction of
concrete or while extracting the tube shall be avoided.
v.
Joints in longitudinal reinforcement bars, if unavoidable, shall be made by
lapping and the laps shall be tack-welded to prevent distortions of the
reinforcement cage.
vi.
Concrete cover to overall reinforcement including lateral helical
reinforcement shall be 50 mm unless otherwise specified or shown on the
drawings.
vii.
Care shall be taken to preserve the correct cover and alignment of
reinforcement free from any twist, throughout the whole operation of
placing the reinforcement in the bore hole and placing the concrete.
6. DOWELS:
The contractor shall provide necessary dowels as per Drawing or directed by
the Architect, if so required.
7. CONCRETE:

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Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) RMC of required grade having adequate

slump shall be provided by the Client / Employer at Pile Points, as Free
issue.
Extra consumed Concrete due to Side Collapses / necking etc. shall be
deducted from the Contractors RA Bills at the rate decided by JSW.
The Contractor shall arrange for casting of one set of Cube Moulds for
each Pile to be cast.
Compressive Strengths of cast Concrete Cubes shall be checked /
determined, as per relevant IS Code in the presence of Employers
Representative and PMC Representative, if deployed.
Test Results of Cast Concrete Cubes shall be enclosed with RA Bills for
verification.

WORKMANSHIP & CONSTRUCTION OF PILES:

1. Piles shall be constructed by Conventional Pile Boring Method using tripod,
Chisel and Piling Rigs to be operated by FUEL / ELECTRICITY which leaves their
strength unimpaired and which develops and retains the required bearing
resistance. Equipment and the method of construction of the Pile shall be such
that the Pile is installed in its proper position and alignment and truly vertical.
2. Pile construction shall be carried out by using standard bored piling process.
3. For uncased Piling, boring beyond the depth of Steel Casing shall be done
using Bentonite slurry to prevent the subsoil from caving. This shall be of
approved quality and standards as prescribed under detailed specification for
Pile Foundation work given in the document.
The boring shall start from Ground Level or the levels as indicated vide the
approved Construction drawings.
4. Further, for all types of bored Piles including the use of open-end casing, The
Tendered shall submit, in view of sub-soil water being present in the Bore Hole,
particulars of concrete placement method so as to reduce to a minimum, the
contact of fresh concrete with ground water.
It is imperative that the bore hole shall exclude a sub-soil material before
placement of reinforcement and concrete inside the casing or bore hole.
Details of the concrete placing equipment and / or any other process intended
to be used by the Contractor for such conditions, shall be fully described.
5. The reinforcements of the Pile should project out, above the top level of the
Pile by a minimum length of 1000 mm or as specified, to be later or bent and
Embedded in the Pile Cap Concrete. Concrete shall be placed and compacted
at least up to 1000 mm above the Cut-Off Level and the ground level shall be
filled up with sand so that the next Pile does not move out of place during
construction.
6. To construct the Pile Cap, the ground will be excavated to expose the top
portion of the Piles, which will be dismantled neatly up to the cut-off level,
removing all cracked, loose and unsound concrete. The top surfaces of the
piles will be kept rough and treated by keeping wet and application of near
cement coat, before concreting of pile cap to ensure bond with the pile cap
concrete in which they will be ultimately embedded.
7. In case, the casing is directed to be removed, care shall be taken to ensure
that there is no gap left in the concrete of the pile and that the reinforcement
is not displaced.

PRECAUTIONS:

1. For cast-in-situ bored RCC Piles, the Contractor shall get inspected the Bore
Hole by the Architect for proper Plumb, location, pressure of water and other
requisites.
2. The diameter of the Bore Hole also to be checked in the case of Bentonite
3. Slurry circulated Bored Piles by lowering a guide ring through the depth of the
hole.
4. The depth of the bore hole shall be measured by means of a chain to which a
Plumb Bob weighing not less than 250 gm is attached.
5. The Contractor shall provide all the equipment required for the above
inspection and he shall co-ordinate this work with the Architect.
6. Concreting shall start only after the Architect has approved the bore hole.
7. All Facilities, equipment and labour required for inspection by the Architect
mentioned above shall be provided by the Contractor promptly and free of
cost
8. One test of Cubes shall be cast for each Pile to be installed. Tests of all cubes
shall be carried out in presence of Architect or his Representative.
9. The Contractor shall maintain control quality for all items of work including
materials and every stage as may be directed by the Architect, to ensure
compliance with contract specifications and shall maintain and submit to the
Architect, records of the same.

MEASUREMENTS:

1. For the purpose of measurements, the length of the Pile shall be

measured from the termination level of Pile up to Cut off Level plus the
length of Foam / Waste Concrete for each diameter of the Pile installed in
position as per these specifications. The measurement shall be based on
the assumption that the boring of the pile done by means of a normal
bailer through soft soil such as Clay, Silt, Sand, Soft and Hard Murrum,
Gravel and boulders not more than 150 mm in diameter or a mixture
thereof .
2. Measurement of total Bore Depth will be done by lowering down a Chain
with a heavy weight attached at the end, through the Bore Hole left by
driving, before the reinforcement cage is lowered and concreting
commences. Measurement for the specified depth from Ground Level up
to Termination Level shall be considered.
3. Empty boring through overburden and though soils of all types between
the Cut off Level of Piles and Ground Level shall be paid per meter for
empty bore.
4. Reinforcement placed in the Pile shall be measured separately for the
actual Quantity of reinforcement placed in the Pile exclusive of wastage,
avoidable overlaps, couplings, and welded joints, spacer bars and 16
SWG annealed Steel Binding Wire for binding as stipulated in the relevant
avoidable specification for reinforcement.
5. Load Test to be done as per instruction of JSW/ JSWs Architect.
6. The Test shall be accepted only if pile test passes load test, otherwise it
will be rejected and the cost shall be borne by the contractor.