METHOD STATEMENT FOR INSTALLATION OF PRECAST REINFORCED

CONCRETE PILES USING HYDRAULIC INJECTION SYSTEM

PROJECT: - CADANGAN MEROBOH DAN MEMBINA SEMULA BALAI ISLAM YANG

MENGANDUNGI 1) 1 BLOK BALAI ISLAM 2 TINGKAT (1 TINGKAT RUANG SOLAT DAN 1
TINGKAT RUANG KEMUDAHAN) 2) 1 BLOK PODIUM TEMPAT LETAK KERETA 2 TINGKAT
3) 1 BLOK KUATERS PEKERJA 2 TINGKAT (6 UNIT) DIATAS SEBAHAGIAN LOT 490
(PARCEL F1) JALAN BANGSAR WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR UNTUK
TETUAN TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD

1. PURPOSE

The purpose of this method statement is to establish guidelines and requirements for the installation of
piles to the foundations for the Balai Islam. This method statement is not meant to be exhaustive,
sufficient only to define stages and processes.

2. REFERENCE

BS 8004 : 1986 – Code of Practise For Foundations

The main function of bearing piles is to transfer the load to lower levels of the ground which can sustain
the load with an adequate factor of safety and without settling at the working load by an amount
detrimental to the structure that they support. Piles derive their carrying capacity from a combination of
friction along their sides and end bearing at the pile point or base. The former is likely to predominate for
piles in clays and silts and where long sockets are formed in soft rocks. The latter applies to piles
terminating in a stratum such as compact gravel, hard clay or rock.
Piles should be installed to the prescribed depth, resistance or set per blow without damage to the pile
shafts or the bearing stratum and records of the installation process should be maintained.
The load should be applied concentrically with the axis of the pile.

3. The System

The system is an innovative hydraulic injection piling system which is free of noise, vibration, and
pollution. The system allows for a smooth, simple and rapid pile installation process while adhering to the
most stringent environmental protection requirements. It is generally more cost effective than
conventional piling systems and is more suitable when piling adjacent to sensitive structures or in urban
areas where a clean noise-free and vibration-free piling system is essential. The system ensures that
piles are installed with a high level of accuracy and a 100% quality check on all injected piles since each
pile is subjected to twice the working load, effectively individually load testing each pile. The guesswork
and uncertainty associated with conventional piling systems is therefore eliminated.
The system can install a wide range of square pile sizes from 125mm x 125mm to 400mm x 400mm and
spun piles from 300mm to 600mm diameter. It can be easily manoeuvred around site and with its wide base
and low centre of gravity it is suitable for various types of ground conditions. It is easily dismantled for
transportation and is generally of low maintenance.
The system is also able to handle individually cast pile lengths exceeding 12m, thus reducing the number of
welded joints within a pile length.
4. Platform / Access

All platforms and access at or to the piling locations shall be provided by the civil works contractor. The
proposed platform levels shall be approved prior to survey setting out.
The ground conditions are to be examined for suitability for the stability and movement of the piling rig, and
conditions corrected as deemed necessary. Steel plates shall be provided if necessary for the even
distribution of the weight of the machine.

5. Setting Out

Based on the design layout of the piles, the positions of the piles are set out on site and pegs installed by a
competent surveyor engaged by the main contractor. These set out pegs are checked for correctness before
the piling operation commences. Due to the high accuracy of set up and positioning of the machine prior to
driving, the normal tolerance of 75mm deviation of the pile from required position can easily be attained.

6. Delivery of Piles

All required piles will be delivered by trailer and offloaded by 25 Tonne mobile crane.
The piles will be stored on firm, flat ground, with timber supports between subsequent layers, to avoid any
undue bending in the piles.

7. Driving Method

The driving method ensures that the works are conducted with the minimum of noise and disturbance, and
with minimum damage to the pile being injected. Each pile will be driven continuously until the specified set
and/or depth has been reached.
The driving method is by means of clamping and injecting the piles into the ground with the following steps:

a. At first, the pistons of two (2) pile –driving cylinders are withdrawn to raise the pile-driving
box to the high position.
b. The pre-cast pile is lifted and placed into the centre of the pile-driving box.
c. The pile-driving cylinders from four (4) directions are then engaged to clamp the pile tight.
d. Then by manipulating the hand lever of the pile-driving valve, the pile-driving cylinders are
extended to produce pressure to drive the pile into the ground.
e. Once the pile has been driven into the ground, the pile driving cylinders release the pile
and return to steps (a), (b), (c) and (d) again until the pile has been fully driven into the ground.

The piles are therefore driven into the ground vertically, without any forcible corrections, thereby adhering to
the requirement for the finished pile to be within the maximum deviation from the vertical of 1 in 75.

In some soils the vertical and lateral displacement or heave resulting from subsequent piling may carry with it
piles that have already been installed. This may cause end bearing piles to be lifted off their bearing stratum.
If lifting is suspected, careful levelling from a datum unaffected by the piling should be made on the heads of
piles already driven before and after driving subsequent piles. Risen piles which depend largely on end
bearing and which are capable of being redriven should be redriven to the specified resistance.
8. Pile Meter and Load Meter

As the pile is being injected into the ground, both the injected pressure (Mpa) and the corresponding load
(KN) can be read instantly from the Pressure Meter and Load Meter in the control room.

A table of injection pressure (Mpa) and the corresponding load (KN) tabulated by the machine manufacturer
is herein enclosed for reference.

9. Pile Installation Record

A pile installation record form is enclosed. For every pile installed, a record is kept of the load bearing in KN
throughout the length of installed pile at intervals of 0.5m. The piles will be marked to show the depth of
penetration in 0.5m intervals.
Any unexpected driving conditions will be noted in the record.

10. Pile Jointing

Each pile extension subsequent to initial pile is jointed using a full perimeter V-Butt weld, with the verticality of
the extension pile checked prior to welding.
The upper and lower end plates are cleared of any undesired material and seated. Any concrete laitance is
then removed by hand hammer and the joint area cleaned using wire brush. Welding is then undertaken
using an AC Arc Welder utilising 4mm welding rods.

13. Cutting of Pile Head

Upon excavation to required level and provision of blinding concrete as working surface within the pilecap,
breaking of the piles to cut off level will be performed. This is done by first vertical cutting into the sides of the
protruding pile using a petrol driven concrete saw, followed by breaking of the concrete using compressed air
driven concrete breakers. All debris is then removed from within the pilecap, and the resultant protruding
reinforcement bars prepared for inclusion within the pilecap reinforcement cage.
The concrete is normally stripped to a level such that the remaining concrete will project 50mm to 75mm into the
pilecap. The pile reinforcement should be exposed for a length sufficient to permit it to be bonded into the pilecap.