SCCE, KARIMNAGAR GENERAL CIVIL SPECIFICATIONS: Earth work :

DATE: 7-6-2012

1)Excavation work involves grading, excavation, shoring, dewatering, filling around foundations and disposal of soil to a place as directed by the Engineer including all leads and lifts etc 2)Excavation required for foundations shall be done by the Civil Contractor as per design requirement. 3) All excavations shall be done to the minimum dimensions as required for safety and working facility.It is the responsibility of the contractor to ensure safety during excavation . The contractor will be paid only for the quantity as worked out based on drawing dimensions ( final pit dimensions) and not for the additional excavations carried out for providing slope etc for safety considerations. This shall be deemed to be considered and included in excavation rates. Similarly for for back filling of excavated area no extra will be paid. 4) If the excavation is done beyond specified depth, the additional depth excavated shall be filled by 1:4:8 concrete by the contractor at his cost. 5)All excavations shall be kept free of water. Grading in the vicinity of excavations shall be controlled to prevent surface water running into excavated areas.The contractor shall remove by pumping all the water inclusive of rain water ans sub soil water accumulated in excavation and keep the pit dewatered until the construction of foundation structure is complete. Sumps made for dewatering must be kept clear of the foundations. 6) It is the responsibility of the contractor to take all necessary steps to prevent the sides of trenches and pits from collapsing by using necessary timber shoring or sheet piling. 7) As soon as the work in foundations and pits has been accepted and measured, the spaces around the pit/ foundations shall be cleared of all debris and filled with earth in layers of about 15 cm , watered, rammed and properly consolidated before succeeding layer is laid.

Specifications for PCC & RCC

1)The provisions of IS 456 : 2000 shall be complied with. 2) Cement used shall be 53 Grade ordinary Portland cement conforming to IS 12269 of reputed make like L&T. 3) Locally available aggregates, sand and bricks may be used, conforming to design requirements 20mm aggregate shall be used for RCC work. 40mm aggregate shall be used for mat oncrete 4)Locally available water will be used for civil construction work. 5) Mild steel Reinforcement will conform to IS 432(Part 1) and High Strength deformed steel bars shall to IS 1786 6) All steel reinforcement will be of tested quality and shall be of reputed make like Sail / Tata/ as approved by SCCE Concrete Mixes: 1)Lean concrete shall be M7.5, with min cement requirement of 220 kg/ cum 2)Structural concrete shall be M20 / M25/ M30/ M35/ M40 as per design / specification requirement and will be in conformity with the requirements of IS 456:2000, with min Cement requirement of 300/ 320/ 340/360 kg/cum with +3% variation 3)Testing of cubes shall be carried out and shall satisfy the Acceptance Criteria for concrete as specified in IS 456:2000 4)Concrete shall be poured in such a way that it does not lead to segregation. 5)After concrete is placed it shall be spaded and thoroughly compacted by approved mechanical vibration to a maximum subsidence without segregation and thoroughly worked around reinforcement or other embedded fixtures into correct form and shape.

Form work Form work will be of steel unless otherwise specified by SCCE. The tolerances on the shapes and dimensions shall be within limits as per IS 456-2000, as given below: Deviations from specified dimensions of Cross section of columns & beams Deviation from dimensions of footings: In plan Thickness thickness Eccentricity max 50mm +50mm/ -12mm +/- 0.05 timed the specified 0.02 times size of footing , +12mm/ -6mm

The inside of form work shall be cleaned of all rubbish before placement of concrete.

Stripping Time for form work: For columns Slab & Beams : Min 24 hr : Min 14 days ( For beams spanning more than 6m min 21 days)

Curing: Exposed surfaces of concrete shall be kept continuously in a damp or wet condition by ponding or by covering with a layer of sacking, canvas, Hessian or similar materials and kept constantly wet for atleast 10 days. Supervision: A full time Civil Engineer (Degree Holder) shall be posted at site as overall incharge with required number of civil supervisors(Diploma Holders). Civil Supervisors shall be capable of reading the drawings and understanding the design requirement as per drawing.

Bar Bending Schedule: Civil detailed drawings will be provided by SCCE with all reinforcement details in elevation & cross section for beams & columns and in plan & cross section for footing & slab. Required bar bending schedule is to be prepared by contractor as per drawing requirement , for the cutting, bending and placing of bars. Storage: All materials will be stored in open except cement which will be stored in temporary coverd shed.