Connection Clips
Hot-dip galvanized connection clips of minimum 4mm diameter high tensile steel wire with minimum tensile
strength of 1750 MPa shall be used to connect two wire mesh sheets.
Test required by the Engineer for selected samples shall be carried out by the Contractor, on his own cost, to
ensure quality of the material.
Coir Mesh
Coir net is a meshed fabric of strand made of coir fiber. The required mesh size is approximately 15x12 mm and
the required diameter of strand is approximately 4~5 mm. The requirement of coir net is explained below:
Table – Coir Mesh Properties
Base Material *Tensile Unit Weight Strand Thickness Eye Size
Strength (g/m2) (mm) (mm)
(kN/m)
Machine Spun Coir 6~30 300~1200 4~5 15X12
fiber with inner cotton
thread
*Tensile Strength: Strength of the 1m long wire
Test requested by the Engineer for selected samples shall be carried out by the Contractor, on his own cost, to
ensure quality of the material.
Dowels
The dowels shall be of mild steel having mechanical and physical properties specified in Sub section 605 and
shall be fully hot-dip galvanized in conformance with requirements of AS1214 (Australian standard for hot-dip
galvanized coatings on threaded fasteners) and AS1650 (Australian standard for coupling assembly) with
minimum coating thickness of 85 microns or 610 gm per meter square surface.
Material Handling and Storage
Cement shall be stored properly to prevent moisture degradation and partial hydration. Cement that has been
caked and lumpy shall be rejected and discarded. Re-bars shall be stored on firm supports to prevent the steel
from contacting the ground. Damage to the rebar as a result of abrasion, cuts, nicks, welds and weld splatter shall
be cause for rejection. Re-bars shall be protected from dirt, rust and other deleterious substances prior to
installation. Heavy corrosion or pitting of re-bars shall be cause for rejection. Anchorage end of re-bars to which
bearing plate and nuts will be attached, shall be protected by some protective wrap during handling, installation,
grouting and guniting.
Method Statement
General
The contractor shall inspect the site, study soil investigation results and design details shown in the drawings
before preparation and submission of the method statement to the Engineer (at least 7 days) before the
commencement of works, for prior approval. The method statement shall include specific working details
including layout of drilling rig, tools, etc., working platform preparation, temporary support for collapsible drill
holes, drilling, assembling of re-bars, inserting of re-bars, grouting, bearing plate fixing, wire mesh and coir
mesh fixing and pull-out test, etc., shall prescribe how to execute the works in working details to comply with
the specification, and also contain among other things the details of sequence of works, specific type of machines
and necessary staging to be deployed for drilling and grouting, estimated daily work output rate, necessary
quality control tests/ measurements/ observations plus their respective frequency and acceptance criteria.
Remedy or rectification shall also be proposed for cases where the acceptance criteria is not met or achieved.
Specific operators/ supervisors (Name/ ID/ and CV etc), full details of specific type of re-bars plus their
protection system, centralizers, spacers, grout mix details and admixtures and any other materials to be used,
etc., including catalogues, test certificates and photos of the equipment and materials to be used plus the proposed
machines layout for drilling, grouting and pull-out test shall be shown on drawings and shall also be included in
the method statement. The proposals in the method statement shall meet the requirements shown on the
Engineer’s drawings and this specification hereafter.
Trial/ Preliminary Soil Nail
The contractor shall be fully responsible of providing all necessary and suitable resources and materials to
complete all the soil nails strictly according to this Specification. The contractor shall install the trial or
preliminary soil nails and carry out the verification pull-out test (Sub section) at locations selected by the
Engineer before commencement of installation of working soil nails. Number of pull-out tests should be 2% of
the total number of working soil nails subject to a minimum of two.
Construction Requirement
Setting Out
Setting out shall be as shown in the Drawing or as directed by the Engineer. Immediately before drilling or
installation of soil nail, the nail head position shall be marked with suitable identifiable pegs or markers on the
surface of slope/wall for necessary inspection and checking by the Engineer. The positions of soil nails shall be
checked to ensure any buried utilities, surface boulders, trees and other structures, etc., are not affected.
Engineer’s approval is necessary if the positions of soil nails have to be shifted.
Position
The maximum allowable deviation for drill hole entry point shall not exceed 75mm in any direction unless
otherwise approved by the Engineer in writing.
Alignment of Nail
The drilling machine shall be attached with suitable alignment control devise set to attain the finished nail
direction or inclination shown on the Drawing and the maximum permitted deviation of alignment shall not
exceed 1 in 20. Deviation from straightness shall not exceed 20mm in any 3m length of drill hole unless
otherwise approved by the Engineer in writing.
Nails out of Position or Alignment
The contractor shall demonstrate to the Engineer that the position and alignment of soil nails is within the
tolerance limits specified. Any nail found out of the tolerable position or alignment shall be rejected and the
Engineer shall order to add additional nails at the Contractor’s own costs.