ICE Specification for Piling and Embedded Retaining Walls 2nd Edition

Contents

General requirements 1

A1 Introduction 3

A2 Specification roles 3

A3 Responsibilities for safety, quality and the environment 3

A4 Enquiry documents 7

A5 Tender Documents 10

A6 Tender evaluation 10

A7 Contract documents 11

Appendix 1 Example Project Specification 13

Appendix 2 Recommended electronic tendering protocol 16

Appendix 3 Example Bill of Quantities 17

Appendix 4 Typical Schedule of Attendances and Facilities to

be provided by the Client to a Piling or Embedded Walling Specialist, including Working Platform Certificate 18

Specification requirements for piling and embedded retaining walls 23

B1 Specification requirements for piling and embedded retaining walls 25

B2 Driven pre-cast concrete piles 47

B3 Bored cast-in-place piles 49

B4 Piles constructed using continuous flight augers or displacement augers 57

B5 Driven cast-in-place piles 63

B6 Steel bearing piles 65

B7 Timber piles 71

B8 Diaphragm walls and barrettes 75

B9 Secant pile walls 79

B10 Contiguous pile walls 83

B11 King post walls 85

B12 Steel sheet piles 87

B13 Integrity testing 93

B14 Dynamic and rapid load testing of piles 95

B15 Static load testing of piles 99

B16 Piles with sleeves and/or coatings 111

B17 Instrumentation for piles and embedded retaining walls 113

B18 Support fluid 121

B19 General requirements for concrete and steel reinforcement 123

Guidance notes on specification requirements for piling and embedded retaining walls 131

C1 Specification Requirements for piling and embedded retaining walls 133

C2 Driven pre-cast concrete piles m 155

C3 Bored cast-in-place piles 157

C4 Piles constructed using continuous flight augers or displacement augers 163

C5 Driven cast-in-place piles 171

C6 Steel bearing piles 173

C7 Timber Piles 175

C8 Diaphragm walls and barrettes 179

C9 Secant pile walls 189

C10 Contiguous pile walls 193

C11 King post walls 195

C12 Steel sheet piles 197

C13 Integrity testing 203

C14 Dynamic and rapid load testing of piles 205

C15 Static load testing of piles 209

C16 Piles with sleeves and/or with coatings 217

C17 Instrumentation for piles and embedded retaining walls 219

C18 Support fluid 223

C19 General requirements for concrete and steel reinforcement 229

References 237