Method Statement for bottom up Roof Slab Concreting

METHOD STATEMENT
FOR
Bottom up Roof Slab Concreting
Table of Contents

1. PURPOSE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

2. SCOPE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3

3. RESPONSIBILITIES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

3.1 Project Manager ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

3.2 Station Manager ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

3.3 Site Engineer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

4. DEFINITIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

5. REFERENCES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5

6. METHODOLOGY: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5

6.1. Survey and Setting out --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5

6.2. Instrumentation and monitoring ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5

6.3. Erection of Column & wall ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5

6.4. Surface Preparation: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6

6.5. Erection of Staging: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6

6.6. Spreading of sheathing: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6

6.7. Rebar Placement: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6

6.8. Concrete production and transportation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

6.9. Compaction of concrete ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

6.10. Adiabatic Monitoring ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

6.11. Curing of concrete --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

6.12. Removal of Formwork:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

6.13. Waterproofing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

7. SAFETY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

8. QUALITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

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9. EQUIPMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

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1. PURPOSE
This document sets out the Work Method Statement for Bottom up roof slab concreting, in order
to carry out the works in planned and systematic manner .

2. SCOPE
To set out the requirements for bottom up roof slab concreting for MMRDA/9/MMRP/CA48
Project to meet all the contract requirements and JKIL standards for work operation, safety,
quality and environmental compliance. This Method Statement applies to station works having
bottom up methodology construction.
This includes the following.

 Surface Preparation
 Erection of staging
 Spreading of Sheathing
 Rebar placement
 Concreting
 Curing
 Removal of formwork

3. RESPONSIBILITIES
 The MS shall be followed by all personnel involved in bottom up roof slab
construction activity.
 This MS may be adjusted to suit adverse site conditions subject to approval of
Station Manager.
 Action may be delegated, but responsibilities shall not be delegated.
 Use of word ‘shall’ with in this document indicates a mandatory requirement.
 Use of word ‘should’ within this document indicates a preferred requirement.
 Detailed responsibilities are set out in:
o Project Quality Management Plan
o ITPs
o Risk Assessment
o SHEVCs

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3.1 Project Manager

 The approval of this MS

 Overall scope of work.
 Coordination of personnel and equipment to ensure continuous program of works
during execution.
 Receiving daily progress reports and distributing to Client’s approved representative
and Contractor’s Management, and ensuring prompt action to any matter highlighted
in the same.

3.2 Station Manager

 Implementation of this MS.

 Safety to personnel, incident reporting and implementation of the Safety
Management Plan and Safety Management System.
 Ensuring that the works are carried out in accordance with approved permits and
MS.
 Ensuring that all personnel are fully aware of their duties and responsibilities.
 Liaising with Client’s approved representative during the operations and during MS
change, contingency operations or mitigation works.

3.3 Site Engineer

 Ensuring construction is in accordance with approved MS and specifications.

 Ensuring that all data is recorded in accordance with this document.
 Ensuring all required as built data are recorded.
 Providing any information and field calculations that may be required during the
work.

4. DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this document the term:

 JKIL : Contractor
 QA : Quality Assurance (applies essentially to process)
 QC : Quality Control (applies essentially to works and
products)

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 ITP : Inspection& Test Plan-A document that sums up all the

information related to inspections, measurements and
tests to be carried out during execution of work in scope.
For the scope, the term ITP is used.
 Shall : Mandatory Requirement
 Should : Recommended Practice
 SHEVC : SHE verification checklist

5. REFERENCES
 Applicable Specifications - refer to Attachment 1
 Applicable Project Procedures - refer to Attachment 1
 Applicable Project MSs - refer to Attachment 1
 Applicable Drawings & Sketches – refer to Attachment 2
 List of equipments –refer Attachment 6

6. METHODOLOGY:
Bottom up roof slab construction shall be performed according to the following Sequence:

6.1. Survey and Setting out

A through survey check shall be carried out to conform to alignment, levels and position of
slabs, walls, column and beams in accordance with approved design & drawing.

6.2. Instrumentation and monitoring

Monitoring of ground settlement and water table measurement shall be carried out
throughout the construction works by continuing reading at the installed piezometers,
inclinometer and standpipes (If required). For the same Method statement for
Instrumentation and Monitoring shall be followed.

6.3. Erection of Column & wall

All column & walls shall be erected upto bottom level of roof slab. In case there is some
gap between the roof slab bottom & top of wall or column, shutter shall be fixed.

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6.4. Surface Preparation:

The surface shall be prepared as mentioned under:

Couplers shall be exposed by chipping off the concrete surface manually or mechanically.
Following points shall be noted:
 Care shall be taken to ensure that the rebars shall not be exposed unnecessarily
 Chipping shall be limited to exposing the sound concrete surface only.

All loose and unsuitable material/concrete shall be removed using water/air pressure
wash. The blackouts in the Dwall shall be removed and the cast in couplers shall be
located in the Dwall. In the event of cement grout found in the inner threads of couplers, it
shall be cleaned by wire brushe.
In case of missing couplers or couplers out of position beyond tolerance, chemical
anchoring shall be done or guideline shall be sought from the Designer.
The surface of the Dwall /column/wall going to be in contact with roof slab then be
roughened manually or mechanically to provide a good joint between the old and new
concrete.

6.5. Erection of Staging:

Staging shall be done only on levelled surface like PCC or RCC. In case of the soil, the
same shall be compacted soil. Layout of staging shall be marked over the firm surface.
Design of staging for bottom up slab construction shall be submitted separately.

6.6. Spreading of sheathing:

5mm thick structural steel plate shuttering shall be used for roof slab. All the joints shall be
sealed using PVC tapes and form oil shall be applied on the ply.
After completion of this step, the designer shall inspect the false work at least once at
each station.

6.7. Rebar Placement:

Condition of water stops provided at CJ of external walls shall be checked and
rectification if any shall be done prior to reinforcement fixing.

Reinforcing steel bars shall be fabricated at the rebar fabrication yard/site & transported to
the location of placement.

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Cleaning shall be done prior to steel fixing and ensure rebar’s should not be
contaminated with oil or grease. If contaminated then steel shall be cleaned with
dry cement.
Layout for the rebars shall be marked on steel shuttering.
Now, the fixing of steel reinforcement bars inclusive of bar chairs, couplers and shear
connectors shall be carried out in accordance with approved drawing.
The following fixing sequences shall be generally be followed:
 Marking out gridlines and construction joint on shutters
 For pours adjacent to Dwall , starter bars shall be installed into the couplers cast in
Dwall. Completion of tightening of rebars shall be ensured by marking the same with
paints. The starter bars shall be tightened by one and then pain marked. Paint
marking shall be done to ensure that all the couplers are tightened.
 Install PVC/concrete cover blocks at suitable spacing 1.5m c/c
 Install bottom reinforcement on cover blocks
 Adequate nos of chairs shall be provided to ensure that the rebars are not displaced
by the movement of workers.
 Shear reinforcement, if any shall be erected.
 Tolerance for fixing the rebar shall be ±15mm.
 Finishing level of the roof slab concrete shall be marked at different locations.
 Plug all through holes (opening around starter bars). In the formwork.in general,
rebar couplers shall be used for future lapping of reinforcement at access openings.

6.8. Concrete production and transportation

 Concrete (Grade: M40) shall be produced at JKIL. batching plant and transported by
7.0 m3 agitator trucks to site. Concrete shall be continuously agitated during
transportation.
 Water shall not be added to the truck mixer other than at the batching plant.
 Approved concrete mix shall be placed as per concrete pouring plan.
 Concrete pump with pipeline shall be used for pouring of concrete to pour area.
 Pouring rate of concrete shall be kept 40cum/hr to avoid cold joints. A flexible
hose shall be attached at end of the concrete pipeline to place the concrete.
Alternatively, boom placer shall be used. Concrete Pour plan shall be
submitted well in advance before concreting.

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 Prior to the commencement of pumping of concrete by concrete pump, 0.3-1.0m 3 of

cement slurry/ or polymer based slurry shall be pumped for lubricating the pipelines.
After this, concrete shall be taken in pipe line. Slurry coming out of pipe shall be
discarded and the concrete shall be poured inside the formwork.
 Concrete for the roof slab shall be placed in continuous layers not exceeding
350mm to avoid cold joints. Each layer shall be compacted before succeeding layers
are placed.
 During pouring of concrete, if in the event of stoppage in the supply of concrete, only
vertical construction joints will be provided in the concrete where full depth of
concrete has been achieved. No horizontal cold joints in the slab shall be allowed .
Cold joint shall be treated as follows:
o Surface shall be roughened to expose the aggregates.
o Roughened surface cleaned properly using water jet, compressed air or wire
brush.
o The surface shall then be coated with a layer of stiff cement grout or approved
bonding agent (Rheomix 141 or equivalent) prior to placing new concrete.

 Sufficient manpower shall be provided during concrete pouring.

 Operation shall be systematically and competently supervised ensuring all
precautions to avoid cold joints.
 Stand by arrangement of pumping equipment, and batching plant shall be
ensured prior to concreting.

6.9. Compaction of concrete

Concrete shall be compacted during placing by immersion type vibrators. The vibrators
60mm dia shall be used at 300mm c/c.The vibrators shall be operated in near vertical
position and shall penetrate the full depth of the layer of concrete placed and just into the
layer below. Vibration shall be applied continuously until the expulsion of air has
practically ceased. The vibrator shall be withdrawn slowly to avoid the formation of voids.
During the compaction, care shall be taken to avoid the displacement of reinforcement,
formwork, pre-fixed pipes, blockouts, thermocouples, etc.

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6.10. Adiabatic Monitoring

Slabs more than 2m in depth shall be monitored for difference in core and surface
temperatures. This will be done using 2nos thermocouples installed at 100mm from top &
bottom of concrete and 1 no. at centre of concrete. Temperature shall be monitored to
ensure that the difference in temperature between core and surface does not exceed
20oC.

6.11. Curing of concrete

The following procedures shall be followed in curing the slab concrete:
• Curing shall be done with water which is found suitable to be used as mixing water
for concrete (As per IS 456: 2000).
• Wet hessian cloth initially followed by pounding.
• Period of curing shall be minimum 14days.

6.12. Removal of Formwork:

The side forms at construction joints shall be struck after 24hrs as per IS 456:2000. The
bottom supports/props shall be removed after 14 days or as per direction of
designer (attachment no. 7)

6.13. Waterproofing

It shall be carried out in accordance with MS of waterproofing system submitted

seperately. Spray applied liquid waterproofing membrane as per clause 10 of OCS,
Vol 5 shall be applied over roof slab.
PVC water stops shall be installed on specially designed shuttering plates to accept
the 230x10mm PVC water stop as per drawing attachment no.02
Alternate waterproofing arrangement before cut out closure of roof slab shall be by
provding hydroswelling water bar ie. (MASTER FLEX 610 of M/s BASF) Technical
data sheet attached (Atachment -1)

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7. SAFETY
 Risk Assessment report attached as attachment 3 shall be used.
 Workers will wear helmets, Safety shoes/ Gum boots while working on site.
 Watchman will be available at each work site both during working and
non-working hours.
 All excess excavated material, concrete, etc. will be cleared regularly.
 During excavation, watering platform around the panel shall be maintained clear
of slurry, concrete, water enchanted material etc. so that safe access is
available.

8. QUALITY
 Inspection Test Plan attached as appendix 4 shall be used.
 Concrete shall be placed in its final position within 2 hrs of the introduction of
water in the concrete ingredients as mentioned in clause 5.2.4 (5) of Vol.5

9. EQUIPMENTS
List of Equipment attached as appendix 6 shall be used.

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