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UK Specification for Ground Investigation Downloaded by [ NEW YORK UNIVERSITY] on [09/03/17]. Copyright © ICE Publishing, all rights reserved. Site Investigation in Construction series PreparedundertheguidanceoftheSiteInvestigationSteeringGroup,theseries aimstoprovideguidancetohelpimprovethequalityofsiteinvestigationandobtain bettervalueformoneyfortheconstructionindustryanditsclients. Thesecondeditionoftheseries,publishedbyICEPublishing,updatesthedocuments publishedbyThomasTelfordLimitedin1993andincludes: EffectiveSiteInvestigation ISBN978-0-7277-3505-8 UKSpecificationforGroundInvestigation ISBN978-0-7277-3506-5 GuidanceforSafeInvestigationofPotentiallyContaminatedLand ISBN978-0-7277-3507-2 Toreadmoreaboutthesebooksaswellastheimportanceofthegroundin constructionandtheconsequencesofinadequatesiteinvestigationgoto: www.icevirtuallibrary.com/siteinvestigation TheSiteInvestigationSteeringGroupisanationalcollaborationbetween professionalandgovernmentalbodies,tradesectororganisations,andInfracos formedtoprovideadviceonsiteinvestigationtoclientsandtheirconstruction professionalsandtosetoutgoodpractice. Downloaded by [ NEW YORK UNIVERSITY] on [09/03/17]. Copyright © ICE Publishing, all rights reserved. UK Specification for Ground Investigation Second edition Site Investigation Steering Group Prepared by Soil Mechanics (Environmental Scientifics Group) and the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists on behalf of Site Investigation Steering Group Downloaded by [ NEW YORK UNIVERSITY] on [09/03/17]. Copyright © ICE Publishing, all rights reserved. PublishedbyICEPublishing,40MarshWall,LondonE149TP. 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Contents Acknowledgements vii Forewordandessentialreading ix Introduction xi UKSPECIFICATIONFORGROUNDINVESTIGATION SpecificationandNotesforGuidance 1 1Information 1 2Definitions 2 3Generalrequirements 7 4Percussionboring 20 5Rotarydrilling 24 6Pittingandtrenching 30 7Samplingandmonitoringduringintrusiveinvestigation 35 8Probingandconepenetrationtesting 43 9Geophysicaltesting 45 10Insitutesting 47 11Instrumentation 51 12Installationmonitoringandsampling 56 13Dailyrecords 59 14Geotechnicallaboratorytesting 61 15Geoenvironmentallaboratorytesting 65 16Reporting 68 17Referencesandbibliography 75 AppendixI.Groundwaterstandpipesandpiezometers 79 AppendixII.Groundgasmonitoringstandpipe 83 Schedules(forcompletion)andNotesforGuidance 85 Schedule1.Informationandsite-specificrequirements 86 Schedule2.Exploratoryholes 128 Schedule3.InvestigationSupervisor’sfacilities 130 Schedule4.Specificationamendments 132 Schedule5.Specificationadditions 133 Notesforguidance NotesonSpecificationclausesarepresentedalongsideSpecificationclauses NotesonpreparationoftheSchedulesarepresentedalongsideorimmediatelyprecedingSchedules ANNEXES Annex1BillofQuantitiesforGroundInvestigation (notpartoftheContractunlessspecifiedintheContractdocumentation) 135 Preamble 135 Preambleamendmentsandadditions(forcompletion) 142 BillsofQuantities:Worksitems(forcompletion) 142 A Generalitems,provisionalservicesandadditionalitems 144 B Percussionboring 146 C Rotarydrilling 148 D Pittingandtrenching 152 E Samplingandmonitoringduringintrusiveinvestigation 154 F Probingandconepenetrationtesting 156 G Geophysicaltesting 157 H Insitutesting 158 I Instrumentation 162 J Installationmonitoringandsampling 164 K Geotechnicallaboratorytesting 166 L Geoenvironmentallaboratorytesting 170 SummaryofBillofQuantities 171 AppendixA.Ratesforgroundpractitionersandotherpersonnel 172 AppendixB.Long-termsamplestorage 173 Notesforguidance NotesontheBillofQuantitiesarepresentedimmediatelypriortorelevantbill (Notesonthepreamblearepresentedalongsidepreambleitems) v Downloaded by [ NEW YORK UNIVERSITY] on [09/03/17]. Copyright © ICE Publishing, all rights reserved. EXAMPLEUSESOFTHESCHEDULESANDBILLSOFQUANTITIES Generalcomments 175 ExampleA(greenfieldsitetobedevelopedwithalightweightsingle-storeybuilding) 176 ExampleB(contaminatedsitetobedevelopedfortwo-storeyhousing) 209 ExampleC(contaminatedsitetobedevelopedforindustrywithheavymachinery) 259 FEEDBACK Feedback(userrecommendations) 307 vi Downloaded by [ NEW YORK UNIVERSITY] on [09/03/17]. Copyright © ICE Publishing, all rights reserved. Acknowledgements ThisdocumentispartoftheSiteInvestigationinConstructionseries.The documentshavebeenpreparedundertheguidanceoftheSiteInvestigation SteeringGroup,abodywithawidemembership,sponsoredbytheGroundForum andtheInstitutionofCivilEngineers,withtheaimofprovidingguidanceforthe effectiveinvestigationofUKconstructionsites. ThefirsteditionoftheSiteInvestigationinConstructionserieswaspublishedin 1993byThomasTelfordLimited.Sincethenthedocumentshavebecomethe industrystandard,buttherehavebeenmanyadvancesandregulatorychanges affectinggroundinvestigation,particularlyinrespectofcontaminatedground, dealingwithwastematerialsanddifferentinvestigatorytechniques. Thesecondeditionisbasedonthefirsteditionbutrepresentsamajorrevisionand extensionoftheserieswiththeaimofbringingtogetherthewholesiteinvestigation industryandisintendedforgeneralapplicationtoallgroundinvestigationwork. InputhasbeenprovidedbykeyclientorganisationssuchastheHighwaysAgency, NetworkRail,BritishWaterwaysandNationalHouse-BuildingCouncil. SITEINVESTIGATIONSTEERINGGROUPMEMBERSHIP Thefollowingorganisations,associationsandprofessionalbodiesareall representedontheSiteInvestigationSteeringGroupchairedbyProfessorChris Clayton. AssociationofGeotechnicalandGeoenvironmentalSpecialists BritishDrillingAssociation BritishGeotechnicalAssociation BritishGeologicalSurvey BritishTunnellingSociety BritishWaterways CharteredInstitutionofWaterandEnvironmentalManagement ConstructionIndustryResearchandInformationAssociation(CIRIA) CountySurveyorsSociety EngineeringGroupoftheGeologicalSociety EnvironmentAgency FederationofPilingSpecialists GroundForum HighwaysAgency InstituteofFieldArchaeologists InstituteofMaterials,MineralsandMining InstitutionofCivilEngineers InternationalGeosyntheticsSociety(UKChapter) NationalHouse-BuildingCouncil(NHBC) NetworkRail PipeJackingAssociation SpecialistinLandCondition ThanksareextendedtotheindividualswhocomprisedtheSiteInvestigation SteeringGroupforgivingtheirtime,experienceandexpertiseinhelpingto progresstherevisionoftheseries.Particularthanksaregiventoemployerswho havesupportedindividual’smembershipofthesteeringgroup. ProfChrisClayton UniversityofSouthampton(Chairman) MrDerekSmith CoffeyGeotechnicsLtd(Secretary) MrMartinBall FormerlyBritishWaterways MrsMadeleineBardsley Enviros MrTerryClark GeotechnicsLtd MrJimCook BuroHappold MrAndrewDukes HighwaysAgency MrEifionEvans NetworkRail MrKeithGabriel GabrielGeoConsultingLtd MrDickGosling EnvironmentalScientificsGroup MrBobHandley AarsleffPilingLtd MrJohnHarris ThamesWater MrPeterHinton InstituteforArchaeologists vii Downloaded by [ NEW YORK UNIVERSITY] on [09/03/17]. Copyright © ICE Publishing, all rights reserved. MrPeterHobbs BritishGeologicalSurvey MrHughMallett BuroHappold MrKeithMontague CIRIA MrPaulNowak AtkinsLtd MrNeilParry GeotechnicalEngineeringLtd MrDavidShohet NationalHouseBuildingCouncil MrIanStanley CarillionTrenchlessSolutions MrBrianStringer BritishDrillingAssociation MrMikeSummersgill CIWEM MrSteveWade SkanskaLtd MrJohnWilson CECA MrGrahamWoodrow InstituteofMaterials,MineralsandMining UKSpecificationforGroundInvestigation Thisdocument,partoftheupdatedSiteInvestigationinConstructionseries,was writtenbySoilMechanics,atradingdivisionoftheEnvironmentalScientifics Group(ESG),inassociationwithandundercontracttotheAssociationof GeotechnicalandGeoenvironmentalSpecialists(AGS). TheAGS,ESGandtheHighwaysAgencyarethankedfortheirtechnicaland financialcontributiontothewritingofthisSpecificationwhichwascarriedout undertheguidanceoftheAGSSteeringGroup,comprising: AGSSteeringGroup MrMikeGroves(Chair) HalcrowformerlyofWhiteYoungGreen MrRaphaelLung HighwaysAgency MrTerryClark GeotechnicsLimited MrNickBurt Halcrow DrMadeleineBardsley SKMEnviros MissVictoriaFerguson Alcontrol SoilMechanics(EnvironmentalScientificsGroup) DrMikeAtkinson ChiefAuthor MrPeterWhittlestone ProjectManager MrJulianLovell ProjectManager Theauthorsacknowledgethetechnicalcontributionsmadebymanyother membersofESGstaffandothercolleaguesofAGSSteeringGroupmembers duringthedraftingofthedocument. InputhasbeenobtainedfromkeyclientorganisationsandtheUKSpecification forGroundInvestigationhasbeenendorsedbyboththeHighwaysAgencyand NetworkRail. viii Downloaded by [ NEW YORK UNIVERSITY] on [09/03/17]. Copyright © ICE Publishing, all rights reserved. Foreword and SiteInvestigationSteeringGroup:ThisSpecification,theUKSpecificationfor GroundInvestigation,isoneofthesuiteofthreedocumentsthatcomprisetheSite essential reading InvestigationinConstructiondocumentation.ThisSpecificationshouldbereadin conjunctionwithEffectiveSiteInvestigationandGuidanceforSafeInvestigationof PotentiallyContaminatedLand. Specification:ThisSpecificationretainstheessentialsoftheoriginalformat, includingassociatedSchedulesandNotesforGuidance.TheSpecificationhasbeen writtentobecontractandmeasurementneutralsoitmaybeusedwithanyformof ConditionsofContractandMethodofMeasurement.TheNEC3Engineeringand ConstructionContract(2005)providesonesuchsuitableformofconditions.The Specificationclausesmeetcurrentpracticeandstandardsatthetimeofpublication. Schedules:AlltherelevantSchedulesmustbecompletedforeachinvestigationin ordertofullydetailboththeinformationprovidedtothecontractorandwork whichistobeundertaken.Ifnecessary,theSchedules(andtheBillofQuantities) canbeextendedtoprovideforincreasedlevelsoftechnicalcomplexitytomeetthe needsofanindividualproject,e.g.whereasitecontainsormaycontain archaeologicalremains,scheduledmonument(s)orisofanenvironmentally sensitivenature(SSSI,AONB,etc.).WhereaScheduleisnotrelevantthenthe words‘Notrequired’shouldbeinsertedalongsidetheScheduletitle;wherenoneof thesub-itemsarerequiredtheycanthenbeomittedforbrevity.ThoseSchedules whicharenotrequiredfortheparticularinvestigationshouldalsobelistedin ScheduleS1.5. BillofQuantities:ABillofQuantities,togetherwithaPreamblewhichdefines paymentdetails,isprovidedinanAnnex.TheBillofQuantitiesisdraftedtobe compatiblewiththeSpecificationandConditionsofContract,suchasNEC3 EngineeringandConstructionContract(2005)(OptionBorOptionD).Itis providedsothatthemajorityofgroundinvestigationscanmakeuseofitasthe standardformintheContract:theBillitemscorrespondtothoseofthe Specification.However,someprocurersmayopttousetheSpecificationonitsown withalternativeformsofContractandtouseaformalmethodofmeasurement anditemcoverage(withanappropriateBillofQuantities).Thecontract documentationmustmakeitclearwhethertheBillofQuantitiesintheAnnexisto beadoptedfortheparticularinvestigation. NotesforGuidance:NotesforGuidance,whichdonotformpartofthecontract, areprovidedfortheSpecification,SchedulesandBillofQuantities. GroundPractitioners:Theinvolvementofoneormoregroundpractitionersof suitableexperience,relevanttotheworkrequired,isessentialintheplanning, procurementandsupervisionofgroundinvestigationwork. DeskStudy:Aproperlydesignedandexecuteddeskstudyisessentialforall groundinvestigations.Theresultsofthestudyneedtobeprovidedtothe contractorundertakingtheinvestigation. CDM(ConstructionDesign&ManagementRegulations2007):CDMdefines constructionworkasthecarryingoutofanybuilding,civilengineeringor engineeringconstructionworkandincludes,amongstothers,‘thepreparationfor anintendedstructure,including...exploration,investigation...andexcavation’. Thisclearlyincludesboththeintrusiveandnon-intrusivepartsoftheground investigation. Pre-constructionInformation:UnderCDM,Pre-constructionInformationthat includesdetailsofanysafetyhazardsmustbeprovidedattenderstage.Such detailswouldincludeundergroundservices,sitecategorisation(seeGuidancefor SafeInvestigationofPotentiallyContaminatedLand,etc.). Feedback:FeedbackisimportantanditisrecognisedthattheSpecificationand accompanyingdocumentationwillbenefitfromupdatinginthefuture.Usersare invitedtosubmitrecommendationsforrevisionbyemail(seepage307). ix Downloaded by [ NEW YORK UNIVERSITY] on [09/03/17]. Copyright © ICE Publishing, all rights reserved. Downloaded by [ NEW YORK UNIVERSITY] on [09/03/17]. Copyright © ICE Publishing, all rights reserved.
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