GHD Global

Bo Jamhoor Trad. & Cont. Co

PRIVATE ENGINEERING OFFICE

SITE WORK PROCEDURE

CONCRETING WORKS

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PRIVATE ENGINEERING OFFICE

CONCRETING WORKS
1.0 OBJECTIVE
1.1 Is to define the requirements for the design, supply and execution of concrete
works for all constructions .
2.0 SCOPE
2.1 For foundation, substructure and superstructure of buildings and utilities at Base
Area.
3.0 REFERENCE
3.1 Project Approved Drawings
3.2 project Specification for Civil Works volume 3 part 1Division 5
3.3 Qatar Construction Spec. Section 5, part 15
3.4 British Standards BS 5328, 1881
4.0 PROCEDURE
4.1 The contractor shall obtain approval from GHD for various grades of concrete as
specified in the drawings. If GHD wants, the contractor shall arrange for trial mix
at approved concrete batching plant. The contractor shall submit the results of
such trial mixes and obtain approval from GHD.
4.2 The contractor shall obtain approval from GHD for the sources of all materials
used in concrete including the ready mix batching plant by duly furnishing the
valid calibration certificated of the batching plant issued by approved calibrating
agencies and test certificates of all concrete ingredients form approved
independent laboratories.
4.3 Ready mix concrete should conform to BS 5328, except for material, testing and
design.
4.4 Before concreting, necessary approval for rebar, formwork should be obtained
from GHD engineer. Clearance from electro mechanical shall be obtained. All the
inserts, fixtures are in firmly position.

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4.5 Request for Inspection shall be submitted to QP engineer in advance clearly

mentioning the scope of concreting including the time, date, grade and quantity
of concrete.
4.6 All the equipment necessary for the proposed concrete should be made
available in working condition at site. Proper lighting arrangements should be
made available at concreting location if required.
4.7 Adequate manpower shall be arranged at site for finishing the concrete before it
takes initial setting.
4.8 Ensure that the correct grade and required quantity of concrete is ordered and
the delivery of concrete shall be such that there should not be any time gap
which shall lead to cold joints in the freshly placed concrete.
4.9 QP approved Independent Testing Agency should be readily available at site
prior to commencement of concreting to conduct test on concrete. All the
equipment used by the Independent Testing Agency shall have valid calibration
certificate for each equipment.
4.10 Temperature of concrete should be taken and it shall be within the permissible
limits. If the temperature of concrete exceeds 32C at the placing point, QP
engineer should be informed and placing shall be at the discretion of QP
engineer as it may create cold joint at the placement.
4.11 Slump test in accordance with BS 1881 should be conducted before placing of
concrete. Tests shall also be conducted when making test cubes and a record
must be kept for all these tests. Slump test should be carried out at the rate of
one test per load of concrete or one test per 10 cu. M of concrete delivered to
site whichever is less.
4.12 Samples for work cube test shall be taken at the rate of one sample from every
load or one test for 15 cu.m of concrete whichever is less of a particular grade
placed with a minimum of one sample taken every day that the mix is used. A
sample consists of (6) Six cubes to be made, (3) three to be tested on (7) seven
days and the balance (28) twenty eight days. Test cubes shall be crushed in
presence of QP engineer and the results should be submitted to QP in an
approved form giving the information like cube specimen mark, date of casting,
date of testing, age, dimensions, compressive strength, weight of the cube etc.
4.13 Concrete shall only be placed on surface ready to receive it. Concrete shall be
placed gently to avoid segregation and care must be taken to see that the
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reinforcement is completely surrounded by the concrete and no void s or cavities

left in the body of the concrete. It shall generally be deposited in horizontal layers
to a compacted depth not exceeding 300 mm.
4.14 Concrete shall not be thrown or dropped from a height exceeding 2 m and it shall
be placed in final position and shall not be rehandled.
4.15 Concreting shall be carried out continuously and fresh concrete shall not be
placed against insitu concrete, which is more than 30 thirty minutes unless a
construction joint is formed.
4.16 The laying is shall be planned to ensure that a bay or panel is completed at an
approved joint before the temperature raises above the permissible limits.
4.17 At any case concrete shall not be placed in standing water in the formwork. The
depth of layers and the time between placements of layer shall be such that each
layer can be properly merged into preceding layer before initial set takes place.
4.18 Concrete shall be thoroughly compacted by vibration during the operation of
placing and thoroughly worked around the reinforcements, embedded fixtures
and the corner of the formwork to form a solid mass free from voids.
4.19 Vibration of the concrete shall not be applied by way of reinforcement. The
duration of vibration shall be limited to that required to produce satisfactory
compaction without causing segregation.
4.20 Curing of concrete shall be made from the next day and if the weather is hot,
proper protection arrangement shall be in place to protect the concrete from
quick drying. Curing shall be arranged continuously as per requirement
4.21 On completion of concreting, the site shall be cleaned and any splashes of
concrete shall be removed to avoid setting and hardening.
5.0 RECORDS
5.1 Inspection reports
5.2 Checklist
5.3 Slump and cube log

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