1.

Control of Drop Height and Weight of Drop Hammer

Depth from Max Drop Height (m)
Ground Level (m)
0-44 Vibro Hammer

44-89 Hydraulic Hammer : Drop Hammer :

1.0 (12T) 2.0 (12T)
1.0 (16T) 2.3 (16T)
2. Pre-boring prior to pile driving

Vibration Check Point

Ground Settlement Check Point

Tilting/Building Settlement Check
Point
3. Control of concurrent pile driving

PPV contour
with 1 piling
machine

Piling Machine

Vibration Check Point

Ground Settlement Check Point

Tilting/Building Settlement Check
Point

PPV = 2mm/s

PPV = 1mm/s
 3. Control of concurrent pile driving

PPV contour
with 3 piling PPV = 2mm/s

machines PPV = 3mm/s

PPV = 4mm/s
Piling Machine

Vibration Check Point

Ground Settlement Check Point

Tilting/Building Settlement Check
Point
 3. Control of concurrent pile driving

No. of piling machine

Zone can be placed at the
same time

1 1

2 1
4. Sheet-piling by press-in
method

Test and Trial Piles
◦ According to approval letter,

5 piles selected to be test piles

to verify the design assumption

4 piles selected to be trial piles

to verify the design assumption

to verify the performance of piles under particular ground
condition

Loading test is required

2 piles were selected to drive concurrently

to assess the vibration effect

to verify the design parameter

Pile Testing Report
◦ The back analysis of coefficient kp based on data
collected from the test piles and the effects of the
piling operation during installing of test piles

Post Piling Condition Survey

Total no. of check
points
•13 vibration
check points
•9 ground
settlement check
points
•4 tilting/building
settlement point

Vibration Check Point

Ground Settlement Check Point

Tilting/Building Settlement Check
Point
 The monitoring is based on Alert-Alarm-and-Action (AAA)
mechanism.
Frequency
Alert Alarm Action Checkpoint
(per day)
Instrument
PNAP Proposed PNAP Proposed PNAP Proposed PNAP Proposed PNAP Proposed

Differential Settlement 1:600 1:800 1:450 1:500 1:300 1:300 - - - 1

Ground Settlement SM1-

12 12 18 18 25 25 - - 1
Monitoring Marker SM9

V5,V6,V
PPV for village house (Tai Kiu
9,
Village), mm/s - 1.5 - 2 3 3 - - 3
V10,V1
(Continuous/Transient)
1,V12
PPV for low-rise building,
V2,V3,V
mm/s - 3.7 - 5.6 7.5 7.5 - - 1
4
(Continuous/Transient)

PPV for nullah, mm/s 15 V1,V7,V

- 7.5 - 11.2 15 - - 1
(Continuous/Transient) (PNAP) 8
Response Action of Alert-Alarm-and-Action (AAA) mechanism:
1. RC to notify and submit written report to RSE/RGE.
2. RSE/RGE to assess effect of movements and predict future movements.
Alert Level 3. RSE/RGE to agree with RC on the suitable action plan which may include the
installation of additional check points and/or increasing monitoring frequency,
and the remedial/mitigating measures to be taken upon reaching the “Alarm
Level”.
1. RC to notify and submit updated report to RSE/RGE and notify the BD
immediately.
2. RSE/RGE and RC to conduct joint site inspection to determine if any
construction activities should be temporarily suspended.
3. RC to implement the necessary remedial/mitigating measures in accordance
with the agreed action plan.
4. RSE/RGE and RC to discuss the instrument response and review the
Alarm Level effectiveness of the response action.
5. RSE/RGE to agree with RC on the emergency plan detailing the measures to be
taken upon reaching “Action Level”.
6. Any construction activities may be suspended if the response action has been
implemented and on the advice of the RSE/RGE as necessary.
7. RSE/RGE to review the method statement of piling works to determine
whether modification to the construction methods is required to prevent
Action Level from being reached.
Response Action of Alert-Alarm-and-Action (AAA) mechanism (cont’d):
1. All works that will cause ground movement are to be ceased.
2. RC to notify and carry out a joint site inspection with the RSE/RGE
immediately. The BD and the relevant parties should be notified immediately.
3. RC to implement the necessary emergency measures in accordance with the
agreed emergency plan.
4. RC to submit an incident report to RSE/RGE and the BD detailing the full
history of movements and remedial/emergency measures implemented.
Action Level 5. RSE/RGE to review the incident and agree with RC on further remedial and
preventive measures to enable resumption of the suspended works.
6. Construction activities should not be resumed until the necessary remedial
and preventive measures have been completed to the satisfaction of the BD.
7. If the trigger values and response action are revised, the amended plans
should be submitted to the BD for approval. The suspended construction
activities should not be resumed until the amended plans are approved by the
BA and the consent is given.

Vibration Monitoring

Tilting Checkpoint
• Assign a Public Relationship (PR) Officer to response the complaints
• Arrange meeting with the complainants time to time
• Notify the occupants of the surrounding buildings of the construction
• Take record of the complaints (by the PR officer)
• PR Officer should response quickly and react as soon as possible
• Identify the structural defects on the structural or non-structural elements
• Review the defects locations and carry out remedial works at the end of
piling works
 Commence Pile Works

Receive Complaint

Identify Nature
of Complaint

Take appropriate If physical New Immediate

monitoring defect is found danger
measurement and Take record on the Complaint
Propose follow up Record Form and obtain
explain explicitly the Carry out
Identify the origin of action & method of comment from the complainant
implication of result remedial works
defects, new or old remedial works upon completion of the
according to statutory
requirement and the remedial works.
follow-up action

Old

If no physical Review the defect

defect is found locations bi-weekly
Take record on the No immediate upon the consent
Complaint Record Form danger from the
complainant

Update the Complaint

Register and submit to
AP/RSE daily
Take record on
the Complaint
Record Form

Review all new

defects at end of
pile works and
carry out remedial
work

Telltale

Current Status

N
 Driven H-Pile

Photo 10 – Preboring
Photo 11 – Sand Backfilling

Photo 12 – Extraction of
Photo 13 – Setting Out
Casing

Photo 14 – Vibro Hammer
Photo 15 – Welding

Photo 16 – Hydraulic
Photo 17 – Drop Hammer
Hammer

Photo 18 – Final Set
 Driven H-Pile (Test and Trial Pile)

Photo 19 – Concurrent
Photo 20 – Concurrent
Driving by Hydro Hammer Driving by Drop Hammer

Photo 21 – Vibration
Photo 22 – Loading Test
Monitoring (Compression)

Photo 23 – Loading Test
(Tension)

Construction Sequence Preboring from the center of circle first (red circle)

◦ To ensure the capacity of 5m

completed piles will not be
affected by preboring
works of adjacent piles

5m
The next preboring region (green circle)
 Bored Pile

Photo 24 – Predrilling
Photo 25 – Setting Out

Photo 26 – Soil Excavation
Photo 27 – RCD

Photo 28 – Bellout Drilling
Photo 29 – Extracting Rock
Head Material

Photo 30 – Airlifting
Photo 31 – Koden Test

Photo 32 – Reinforcement
Photo 33 – Place the steel
Fixing cage

Photo 34 – Concreting
Photo 35 – Extract the
Casing