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WORK METHOD STATEMENT

WORK ACTIVITY: Providing and laying Dry Lean Concrete as per

BOQ Item No.4.04

DATE OF SUBMITTAL: 22/08/2001

DATE OF PROPOSED START: Tentative start date is January, 2002.

LOCATION / EXTENT / DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: -

This Work Method Statement is for the entire contract of Km 0+000 to

Km 53+410. along the proposed alignment. The area involved will be
within inner edges of Gravel shoulders on either side of carriage way for
both the C/ Ways .
The work shall consist of construction of Dry Lean Concrete over
prepared Granular sub base in accordance with the lines, grades and
cross fall as per drawing . The work shall be carried out as per clause 601
of MOST specification.
For entire section the approximate quantity of Dry Lean Concrete is
154580 M3 .

APPROXIMATE PRODUCTION RATE AND WORKING DAYS

REQUIRED:

One team with Bitteli BB650 Paver will be deployed for the complete job.
Effective paving rate / hr. = 56 M 3/Hr.
Effective paving hour / day = 10 Hr.
Paving quantity / day = 56X10 = 560 M 3
Hence total working days required =154580/560 = 276 Days
Considering 20 days paving / month
Total days required = 276 *30 / 20 = 414 days
Say 14 months
Add for monsoon = 04 months
Total months required = 18 months

POSSIBLE PROBLEMS:

1. Adverse climatic conditon may hamper the paving work .

2. Unforseen external disturbances causing stoppage of work.
3. Non completion of bridges having span >30M by other agency will
affect the continuity of paving operations and the movement of the
paver.
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CONCLUDED/PARALLEL/PRECEEDING ACTIVITIES:-

a) Activities to be concluded before starting of DLC Paving work for a

particular stretch are
1. Establishment of road center line/Reference line at the center of
median .
2. Levels & Density of Granular Sub Base shall be checked & got
approved by the Engineer.
3. Approval of design mix.
4. Laying of trail stretch.

b) Activities that can be continue parallel to the DLC paving work

1. Construction of earthen side slopes.
2. GSB at other locations.

c) The succeeding activity to follow the DLC Paving work.

1. Construction of Gravel shoulder
2. Median filling.
3. Paving of pavement quality concrete.

RESOURCES:

KEY PERSONNELS
For entire section from Km. 0+000 to 53.410
1. Construction Engineer K. M. Dixit
2. QA/QC Engineer S. K. Das
3. Survey Engineer B. Anthwal

Other personnel like Paving supervisors, grade & level checker , QC

helpers and operators will be available at site on shift basis as per
requirement.
MAJOR EQUIPMENTS :

1. Crushing plant with primary & secondary Crushers - Capacity 200 TPH
2. Automatic concrete batching plant of 90 M3 capacity – 01 No.
3. Sensor Paver ( Betteli BB650 ) - 01 No.
4. Tandem Rollar ( L&T Model 752 or equivalent ) - 02Nos.
5. Water tankers with sprinkling bar - 02 Nos
6. Tipper Trucks (TATRA 25 MT capacity ) - 07 to 12 Nos
(As per lead from
Batching Plant to site )
7. Pumps for curing - As per requirement

MATERIALS :

1. Cement - Slag cement

2. Aggregate- Crushed Aggregate
3. Water - Bore well water ( Tested & approved for concreting ).
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QUALITY CONTROL:

Quality Control tests for Dry Lean Concrete will be done as per MOST
specification under clause 903.5.1 and will be followed by routine tests .
Frequency of the quality control tests will be as per the table No. 900.6 of
MOST specification.

QUALITY ASSURANCE :

QA team will be responsible for documentation of all tests, QC records,

Jointly with the Engineer. QA team will ensure that QC tests are being
conducted at site as per the MOST norms and Technical Specification.

For the String line, level stakes will be given at 10M interval at one side
of paving lane and another side levels will be marked on steel rod marked
with paint or by taping . These Levels will be jointly checked & get
approved by the Engineer before commencement of the days paving
work. During paving , level dips will be checked with the help of tape &
string behind the paver at every level stake (ie. @ 10M interval ) to
ascertain the proper thickness / level of DLC.

QUANTITY SURVEY :

For the assessment of Quantity executed during a month , a joint record

of paved locations during the month with lane details & levels/thickness
details will be maintained at site and will be submitted before raising the
monthly invoice. A copy of the format is attached with this method
statement for referance .

SAFETY CONTROLS :
1. One safety plan will be prepared before commencement of Paving work
activities.
2. Paving area will be marked/ barricaded.
3. Necessary safety sign-boards and precautionary boards will be placed
near working locations.
4. Flag man and signal man will ensure regulation of traffic and dump
trucks/TATRA at paving site.
5. Dump trucks/TATRA will travel with minimum speed limit and will be
provided with reverse horns or signal man near unloading / paving area
.
6. Safety stewards will conduct daily checking to ensure the working
areas as safe.
7. Workmen and operators will be provided with necessary safety
appliances.
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8. Pep-talks will be given to all workmen at site to provide awareness and

follow safe working practice at site.
9. Proper care shall be taken on movement of machinery as only trained
driver/operator shall be allowed to operate the machines, brakes of
tipper trucks / machinery will be checked regularly.

ENVIORNMENTAL CONTROL :

1. Dust pollution at Batching Plant area & paving area will be kept under
control by sprinkling of water from water tankers on earthen road /
service road.
2. Sound pollution due to heavy machineries will be ensured to be
minimum by way of proper maintenance and tuning of engines.
3. Smoke pollution from all machines like Paver unit , Poclain , DG sets,
Dump trucks/ TATRAs , Water tankers etc. will be ensured to be
minimum by proper maintenance and tuning of engines .
4. Cement leakage from Silos at Batching Plant will be ensured to be
minimum by proper maintenance and by introduction of cement filter
unit so that the wastage and the escape of the cement particles in the
atmosphere will be controlled . In addition to that proper care will be
taken at the time of cement loading in Silos by using proper pipe
connection.

HOW THE WORKS WILL BE CARRIED OUT :

The Dry Lean Concrete will be laid by sensor Paver to the required
level , grade and compaction over Granular Sub Base ( GSB ). Levels &
density of GSB will be checked and got approved by the Engineer. DLC
will be laid in the following steps :-

I) Establishment of the string line

1. The string line will be of 2 to 4 mm dia. steel wire rope / Piano wire
type.
2. The stakes used will be of mild steel and of adequate length for
necessary adjustment of string line
3. The stakes will be placed in vertical position outside the hub line given
by The surveyor.
4. Stakes will be placed in GSB by inserting/hammering.
5. Levels will be given directly on the level stakes. The string line is
placed in to the holder cum slot and tightened with the help of
winches.
6. The string line support (stakes) will be placed at 10m intervals both in
straight and curve alignment.
7. Another side of paving lane , levels will be marked on a steel rods at
every 10 m.
8. Hand winch will be used to tighten the string line to avoid any sagging,
these winch will be placed for the full length of days paving.
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9. Prior to the beginning of paving, the string line will be checked again
by the survey team.

II) Preparation for Paving :

1. The top surface of GSB will be cleaned using suitable means to remove
loose and unsuitable material.
2. If there are loose spots in GSB layer , it shall be rectified &
recompacted after sprinkling water.
3. Paving lanes will be marked by lime powder.
4. If DLC paving is to be done from/along previously laid DLC, then
transverse/longitudinal joint will be cut manually across the entire
width/length of earlier layer adjacent to the layer to be paved.
5. 125 Plastic sheet will be placed on the GSB surface before DLC
paving.

III). Paving Process :

1. DLC will be paved in two phases of 4.55M each lane so that the
longitudinal joints of DLC & PQC will be staggered as per the
requirement of MOST specification .
2. The fresh concrete as per the design mix & specification will be
supplied by dump trucks /TATRA to the paving site from the batching
plant.
3. The concrete will be unloaded directly into the hopper of Paver.
4. After receiving the concrete the paver will be operated and its sensor
arm will travel over string line to achieve accurate levels .
5. The auger fitted in the paver will spread concrete uniformly in front of
the screed unit of paver.
6. Screed with tamping arrangement will spread the concrete in level
which will be kept / maintained higher than the required compacted
level to allow for compaction.
7. The uncompacted thickness of the DLC will be maintained taking into
account the compaction factor observed during trial stretch laying .
8. Level of uncompacted DLC will be measured with the help of string &
tape behind the paver and paver will be adjusted by the adjustment of
sensor accordingly.

IV). Rolling:

1. Machinery name- Double drum smooth- wheeled vibratory Tandem

rollers will be used for DLC rolling.
2. Initially one pass of rolling will be done without vibration to bed the
lean concrete down ,which is known as breakdown rolling.
3. After the preliminary pass of rolling , vibratory rolling will start from the
lower edge and will proceed towards the upper edge in the transverse
direction.
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4. The numbers of passes required to obtain maximum compaction will be

decided based on the results of the trial stretch.
5. Levels of compacted DLC will be checked with the help of string &
measuring tape .
6. Any rectification required will be made by scraping the DLC surface &
spreading 10mm down fresh concrete material and then compacting
the same.
7. The last / final pass of rolling will a plane pass to remove roller marks
and to smoothen the surface.
8. Field density check shall be carried out to ensure the proper
compaction.

V). Covering & Curing :

1. After the final compaction , DLC surface will be covered with hessian
cloth.
2. Hessian cloth will be kept moist by sprinkling water for seven days.
3. Initial 2 days hessian cloth will be kept wet by watering, supplied
through long hose connected from water pump fitted to the water
tanker which will be moving by the side of DLC surface. .
4. Remaining 5 days hessian cloth will be kept wet by sprinkling water
directly on the DLC surface.
5. The concrete will be kept covered for seven days after which PQC
paving will follow.

VI). Surveying :

1. Level survey at the grid points specified in the MOST specification will
be carried out.
2. DLC surface will be got approved by the Engineer after the survey &
field density checks.

VII). Communication

1. The communication in between the paving team , Batching plant ,P & M

workshop ,QC lab and other relative set ups will be effectively
organized by using wireless sets.