Technical Exhibit L - Division 31 - Earthwork.pdf

USACE / NAVFAC / AFCEC UFGS- 31 00 00 ( August 2023)

Pr epar i ng Act i v i t y: USACE Super sedi ng UFGS- 31 00 00 ( August 2008) UFGS- 31 23 00. 00 20 ( Febr uar y 2011)

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PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

1. 2 DEFI NI TI ONS

1. 2. 1 St r uct ur al Fi l l

1. 2. 2 Embankment Fi l l

1. 2. 3 Por ous Fi l l

1. 2. 4 Topsoi l

1. 2. 5 Ut i l i t y Beddi ng Mat er i al

1. 2. 6 Fl owabl e Fi l l

1. 2. 7 Sat i sf act or y Mat er i al s

1. 2. 8 Unsat i sf act or y Mat er i al s

1. 2. 9 Cohesi onl ess Mat er i al s

1. 2. 10 Cohesi ve Mat er i al s

1. 2. 11 Har d/ Unyi el di ng Mat er i al s

1. 2. 12 Unst abl e Mat er i al

1. 2. 13 Expansi ve Soi l s

1. 2. 14 Rock

1. 2. 15 Capi l l ar y Wat er Bar r i er

1. 2. 16 Degr ee of Compact i on ( Pr oct or )

1. 2. 17 Degr ee of Compact i on ( Rel at i ve Densi t y)

1. 2. 18 Over haul

1. 2. 19 Bor r ow

1. 2. 20 Subgr ade

1. 3 SUBSURFACE DATA

1. 4 CRI TERI A FOR BI DDI NG

1. 5 SUBMI TTALS

1. 6 QUALI TY CONTROL

1. 6. 1 Geot echni cal Engi neer

1. 6. 2 Qual i f i ed Techni c i an

1. 6. 3 Lab Val i dat i on

1. 6. 4 Pr econst r uct i on Meet i ng

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PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 SOI L MATERI ALS

2. 1. 1 St r uct ur al Fi l l

2. 1. 2 Embankment Fi l l

2. 1. 3 Por ous Fi l l

2. 1. 4 Topsoi l

2. 1. 5 Capi l l ar y Wat er Bar r i er

2. 1. 6 Ut i l i t y Beddi ng Mat er i al

2. 1. 6. 1 Cl ass I

2. 1. 6. 2 Cl ass I I

2. 1. 6. 3 Sand

2. 1. 6. 4 Gr avel and Cr ushed St one

2. 2 FLOWABLE FI LL

2. 3 BURI ED WARNI NG AND I DENTI FI CATI ON MARKERS

2. 3. 1 War ni ng Tape f or Met al l i c Pi pi ng

2. 3. 2 Det ect abl e War ni ng Tape f or Non- Met al l i c Pi pi ng

2. 3. 3 Det ect i on Wi r e f or Non- Met al l i c Pi pi ng

2. 4 MATERI AL FOR RI P- RAP

2. 4. 1 Beddi ng Mat er i al

2. 4. 2 Gr out

2. 4. 3 Rock

2. 5 BORROW

2. 6 GEOTEXTI LE

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 PROTECTI ON

3. 1. 1 Under gr ound Ut i l i t i es

3. 1. 2 Dr ai nage and Dewat er i ng

3. 1. 2. 1 Dr ai nage

3. 1. 2. 2 Dewat er i ng

3. 1. 3 Shor i ng and Sheet i ng

3. 1. 4 Pr ot ect i on of Gr aded Sur f aces

3. 2 BORROW

3. 2. 1 Gover nment Fur ni shed Bor r ow Ar ea( s)

3. 2. 1. 1 St r i ppi ng and St ockpi l i ng Oper at i ons i n Bor r ow Ar ea

3. 2. 1. 2 Dr ai nage of Bor r ow Excavat i ons

3. 2. 1. 3 Bor r ow Ar ea Cl osur e

3. 2. 2 Cont r act or Fur ni shed Bor r ow Ar ea( s)

3. 2. 3 Envi r onment al Requi r ement s f or Of f - Si t e Soi l

3. 3 SURFACE PREPARATI ON

3. 3. 1 Cl ear i ng and Gr ubbi ng

3. 3. 2 St r i ppi ng

3. 3. 3 Pr oof Rol l i ng

3. 3. 4 St ockpi l i ng Oper at i ons

3. 4 EXCAVATI ON

3. 4. 1 Di t ches, Gut t er s, and Channel Changes

3. 4. 2 Tr ench Excavat i on Requi r ement s

3. 4. 2. 1 Bot t om Pr epar at i on

3. 4. 2. 2 Removal of Unyi el di ng Mat er i al

3. 4. 2. 3 Removal of Unst abl e Mat er i al

3. 4. 2. 4 Excavat i on f or Appur t enances

3. 4. 2. 5 Gas Di st r i but i on

3. 4. 2. 6 Wat er Li nes

3. 4. 3 Jacki ng, Bor i ng, and Tunnel i ng

3. 4. 3. 1 Pi pel i ne Casi ng

3. 4. 3. 2 Bor e Hol es

3. 4. 3. 3 Cl eani ng

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3. 4. 3. 4 End Seal s

3. 4. 4 Under gr ound Ut i l i t i es

3. 4. 5 St r uct ur al Excavat i on

3. 4. 6 Pi l e Cap Excavat i on

3. 4. 7 Rock Excavat i on and Bl ast i ng

3. 5 SUBGRADE PREPARATI ON

3. 5. 1 Gener al Requi r ement s

3. 5. 2 Subgr ade f or St r uct ur es, Spr ead Foot i ngs, and Concr et e Sl abs

3. 5. 3 Subgr ade f or Rai l r oads

3. 5. 4 Subgr ade f or Pavement s

3. 5. 5 Subgr ade f or Shoul der s

3. 5. 6 Subgr ade f or Ai r f i el d Pavement s

3. 5. 7 Subgr ade Fi l t er Fabr i c

3. 6 FI LLI NG AND COMPACTI ON

3. 6. 1 Tr ench Backf i l l

3. 6. 1. 1 Repl acement of Unyi el di ng Mat er i al

3. 6. 1. 2 Repl acement of Unst abl e Mat er i al

3. 6. 1. 3 Beddi ng and I ni t i al Backf i l l

3. 6. 1. 4 Fi nal Backf i l l

3. 6. 1. 4. 1 Bui l di ngs[ , Rai l r oads] [ , Ai r f i el ds] and Pavement s

3. 6. 1. 4. 2 Tur f ed or Seeded Ar eas and Mi scel l aneous Ar eas

3. 6. 1. 5 Heat Di st r i but i on Syst em

3. 6. 1. 6 El ect r i cal Di st r i but i on Syst em

3. 6. 1. 7 Sewage Absor pt i on Tr enches or Pi t s

3. 6. 1. 7. 1 Por ous Fi l l

3. 6. 1. 7. 2 Cover

3. 6. 1. 8 Di spl acement of Feat ur es

3. 6. 1. 9 Bur i ed Tape And Det ect i on Wi r e

3. 6. 1. 9. 1 Bur i ed War ni ng and I dent i f i cat i on Tape

3. 6. 1. 9. 2 Bur i ed Det ect i on Wi r e

3. 6. 2 St r uct ur al Fi l l Pl acement

3. 6. 3 Backf i l l f or Appur t enances

3. 6. 4 Por ous Fi l l Pl acement

3. 6. 5 Fl owabl e Fi l l

3. 6. 6 Compact i on

3. 6. 6. 1 Gener al Si t e

3. 6. 6. 2 Adj acent Ar eas

3. 7 EMBANKMENTS

3. 7. 1 Ear t h Embankment s

3. 7. 2 Rock Embankment s

3. 8 RI P- RAP CONSTRUCTI ON

3. 8. 1 Beddi ng Pl acement

3. 8. 2 St one Pl acement

3. 8. 3 Gr out i ng

3. 9 FI NI SHI NG/ FI NI SH OPERATI ONS

3. 9. 1 Capi l l ar y Wat er Bar r i er

3. 9. 2 Gr adi ng Ar ound St r uct ur es

3. 9. 3 Shoul der Const r uct i on

3. 9. 4 Gr adi ng

3. 9. 5 Topsoi l and Seed

3. 10 DI SPOSI TI ON OF SURPLUS MATERI AL

3. 11 TESTI NG

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USACE / NAVFAC / AFCEC UFGS- 31 00 00 ( August 2023)

Pr epar i ng Act i v i t y: USACE Super sedi ng UFGS- 31 00 00 ( August 2008) UFGS- 31 23 00. 00 20 ( Febr uar y 2011)

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NOTE: Thi s gui de speci f i cat i on cover s t he r equi r ement s f or ear t hwor k act i v i t i es f or bui l di ngs, ut i l i t i es, r oadways, r ai l r oads, and ai r f i el ds.

Adher e t o UFC 1- 300- 02 Uni f i ed Faci l i t i es Gui de Speci f i cat i ons ( UFGS) For mat St andar d when edi t i ng t hi s gui de speci f i cat i on or pr epar i ng new pr oj ect speci f i cat i on sect i ons. Edi t t hi s gui de speci f i cat i on f or pr oj ect speci f i c r equi r ement s by addi ng, del et i ng, or r evi s i ng t ext . For br acket ed i t ems, choose appl i cabl e i t em( s) or i nser t appr opr i at e i nf or mat i on.

Remove i nf or mat i on and r equi r ement s not r equi r ed i n r espect i ve pr oj ect , whet her or not br acket s ar e pr esent .

Comment s, suggest i ons and r ecommended changes f or t hi s gui de speci f i cat i on ar e wel come and shoul d be submi t t ed as a Cr i t er i a Change Request ( CCR) .

PART 1 GENERAL

NOTE: Consul t wi t h an engi neer whi l e edi t i ng t hi s sect i on t o det er mi ne speci f i c r equi r ement s f or each j ob.

The f ol l owi ng i nf or mat i on wi l l be i ndi cat ed on t he pr oj ect dr awi ngs:

1. Sur f ace el evat i ons, exi st i ng and new;

2. Locat i on of under gr ound obst r uct i ons and exi st i ng ut i l i t i es;

3. Locat i on and r ecor d of soi l bor i ngs and t est

SECTI ON 31 00 00 Page 4 pi t s. I ncl ude gr ound wat er obser vat i ons and t opsoi l t hi ckness encount er ed i n bor i ng, soi l c l assi f i cat i ons, and pr oper t i es such as moi st ur e cont ent and At t er ber g l i mi t det er mi nat i ons;

4. Locat i on of bor r ow and di sposal ar ea i f l ocat ed on Gover nment pr oper t y;

5. Cl ear i ng st r i ppi ng and gr ubbi ng l i mi t s, i f di f f er ent f r om cl ear i ng l i mi t s;

6. Ar eas t o be seeded;

7. Hydr ol ogi cal dat a wher e avai l abl e;

8. Shor i ng and sheet i ng r equi r ed ( t r ench pr ot ect i on i s speci f i ed i n Cor ps of Engi neer s Manual EM 385- 1- 1) ; and

9. Pi pe t r ench excavat i on det ai l s;

10. Locat i on and l i mi t s of har d mat er i al ( obst r uct i ons or bedr ock) ;

11. Det ai l s of speci al const r uct i on such as under r ai l r oad and hi ghways r i ght - of - way r equi r ement s f or j acki ng and bor i ng;

12. Det ai l s of sewage absor pt i on t r enches, absor pt i on pi t s, and subsur f ace dr ai ns.

1. 1 REFERENCES

NOTE: Thi s par agr aph i s used t o l i s t t he publ i cat i ons c i t ed i n t he t ext of t he gui de speci f i cat i on. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o i n t he t ext by basi c desi gnat i on onl y and l i s t ed i n t hi s par agr aph by or gani zat i on, desi gnat i on, dat e, and t i t l e.

Use t he Ref er ence Wi zar d' s Check Ref er ence f eat ur e when you add a Ref er ence I dent i f i er ( RI D) out si de of t he Sect i on' s Ref er ence Ar t i c l e t o aut omat i cal l y pl ace t he r ef er ence i n t he Ref er ence Ar t i c l e. Al so use t he Ref er ence Wi zar d' s Check Ref er ence f eat ur e t o updat e t he i ssue dat es.

Ref er ences not used i n t he t ext wi l l aut omat i cal l y be del et ed f r om t hi s sect i on of t he pr oj ect speci f i cat i on when you choose t o r econci l e r ef er ences i n t he publ i sh pr i nt pr ocess.

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

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AMERI CAN ASSOCI ATI ON OF STATE HI GHWAY AND TRANSPORTATI ON OFFI CI ALS

( AASHTO)

AASHTO T 180 ( 2017) St andar d Met hod of Test f or Moi st ur e- Densi t y Rel at i ons of Soi l s Usi ng a 4. 54- kg ( 10- l b) Rammer and a 457- mm ( 18- i n. ) Dr op

AMERI CAN WATER WORKS ASSOCI ATI ON ( AWWA)

AWWA C600 ( 2017) I nst al l at i on of Duct i l e- I r on Mai ns and Thei r Appur t enances

AMERI CAN WELDI NG SOCI ETY ( AWS)

AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M ( 2020; Er r at a 1 2021) St r uct ur al Wel di ng Code - St eel

ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)

ASTM C33/ C33M ( 2023) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Concr et e Aggr egat es

ASTM C117 ( 2023) St andar d Test Met hod f or Mat er i al s Fi ner t han 75- um ( No. 200) Si eve i n Mi ner al Aggr egat es by Washi ng

ASTM C136/ C136M ( 2019) St andar d Test Met hod f or Si eve Anal ysi s of Fi ne and Coar se Aggr egat es

ASTM C150/ C150M ( 2022) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Por t l and Cement

ASTM C260/ C260M ( 2010a; R 2016) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Ai r - Ent r ai ni ng Admi xt ur es f or Concr et e

ASTM C618 ( 2023; E 2023) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Coal Fl y Ash and Raw or Cal c i ned Nat ur al Pozzol an f or Use i n Concr et e

ASTM C989/ C989M ( 2024) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Sl ag Cement f or Use i n Concr et e and Mor t ar s

ASTM D698 ( 2012; E 2014; E 2015) Labor at or y Compact i on Char act er i st i cs of Soi l Usi ng St andar d Ef f or t ( 12, 400 f t - l bf / cu. f t .

( 600 kN- m/ cu. m. ) )

ASTM D1140 ( 2017) St andar d Test Met hods f or Det er mi ni ng t he Amount of Mat er i al Fi ner t han 75- µm ( No. 200) Si eve i n Soi l s by Washi ng

ASTM D1556/ D1556M ( 2015; E 2016) St andar d Test Met hod f or Densi t y and Uni t Wei ght of Soi l i n Pl ace by Sand- Cone Met hod

ASTM D1557 ( 2012; E 2015) St andar d Test Met hods f or Labor at or y Compact i on Char act er i st i cs of

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Soi l Usi ng Modi f i ed Ef f or t ( 56, 000 f t - l bf / f t 3) ( 2700 kN- m/ m3)

ASTM D2167 ( 2015) Densi t y and Uni t Wei ght of Soi l i n Pl ace by t he Rubber Bal l oon Met hod

ASTM D2216 ( 2019) St andar d Test Met hods f or Labor at or y Det er mi nat i on of Wat er ( Moi st ur e) Cont ent of Soi l and Rock by Mass

ASTM D2321 ( 2020) St andar d Pr act i ce f or Under gr ound I nst al l at i on of Ther mopl ast i c Pi pe f or Sewer s and Ot her Gr avi t y- Fl ow Appl i cat i ons

ASTM D2487 ( 2017; E 2020) St andar d Pr act i ce f or Cl assi f i cat i on of Soi l s f or Engi neer i ng Pur poses ( Uni f i ed Soi l Cl assi f i cat i on Syst em)

ASTM D2974 ( 2020; E 2020) Moi st ur e, Ash, and Or gani c Mat t er of Peat and Ot her Or gani c Soi l s

ASTM D4253 ( 2016; E 2019) St andar d Test Met hods f or Maxi mum I ndex Densi t y and Uni t Wei ght of Soi l s Usi ng a Vi br at or y Tabl e

ASTM D4254 ( 2016) St andar d Test Met hods f or Mi ni mum I ndex Densi t y and Uni t Wei ght of Soi l s and Cal cul at i on of Rel at i ve Densi t y

ASTM D4318 ( 2017; E 2018) St andar d Test Met hods f or Li qui d Li mi t , Pl ast i c Li mi t , and Pl ast i c i t y I ndex of Soi l s

ASTM D4829 ( 2021) St andar d Test Met hod f or Expansi on I ndex of Soi l s

ASTM D4832 ( 2016; E 2018) St andar d Test Met hod f or Pr epar at i on and Test i ng of Cont r ol l ed Low St r engt h Mat er i al ( CLSM) Test Cyl i nder s

ASTM D5268 ( 2019) Topsoi l Used f or Landscapi ng Pur poses

ASTM D6023 ( 2016) St andar d Test Met hod f or Densi t y ( Uni t Wei ght ) , Yi el d, Cement Cont ent , and Ai r Cont ent ( Gr avi met r i c) of Cont r ol l ed Low- St r engt h Mat er i al ( CLSM)

ASTM D6103/ D6103M ( 2017; E 2021) St andar d Test Met hod f or Fl ow Consi st ency of Cont r ol l ed Low St r engt h Mat er i al ( CLSM)

ASTM D6938 ( 2017a) St andar d Test Met hod f or I n- Pl ace Densi t y and Wat er Cont ent of Soi l and Soi l - Aggr egat e by Nucl ear Met hods ( Shal l ow Dept h)

ASTM D8167/ D8167M ( 2023) St andar d Test Met hod f or I n- Pl ace

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Bul k Densi t y of Soi l and Soi l - Aggr egat e by a Low- Act i v i t y Nucl ear Met hod ( Shal l ow Dept h)

U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGI NEERS ( USACE)

EM 385- 1- 1 ( 2024) Saf et y - - Saf et y and Heal t h Requi r ement s Manual

U. S. ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON AGENCY ( EPA)

EPA 600/ 4- 79/ 020 ( 1983) Met hods f or Chemi cal Anal ysi s of Wat er and Wast es

EPA SW- 846. 3- 3 ( 1999, Thi r d Edi t i on, Updat e I I I - A) Test Met hods f or Eval uat i ng Sol i d Wast e:

Physi cal / Chemi cal Met hods

U. S. GENERAL SERVI CES ADMI NI STRATI ON ( GSA)

CI D A- A- 203 ( Rev C; Not i ce 3) Paper , Kr af t , Unt r eat ed

1. 2 DEFI NI TI ONS

NOTE: Del et e def i ni t i ons t hat wi l l not be used i n t he speci f i cat i on t ext or shown on t he dr awi ngs f or a speci f i c pr oj ect .

Al l mat er i al s cal l ed out i n t he pr oj ect pl an set must be def i ned i n t hi s sect i on.

Thi s l i s t i s not exhaust i ve, t her ef or e wi l l need t o be t ai l or ed f or each pr oj ect .

1. 2. 1 St r uct ur al Fi l l

Soi l mat er i al pl aced t o suppor t bui l di ngs, wal l s, pads, and ot her s i mi l ar f aci l i t i es.

1. 2. 2 Embankment Fi l l

Soi l mat er i al pl aced t o const r uct embankment .

1. 2. 3 Por ous Fi l l

Fr ee- dr ai ni ng mat er i al pl aced f or subsur f ace dr ai nage, as a capi l l ar y br eak, or anot her speci f i c pur pose.

1. 2. 4 Topsoi l

Sur f ace l ayer of pr i mar i l y or gani c soi l capabl e of suppor t i ng veget at i on gr owt h.

1. 2. 5 Ut i l i t y Beddi ng Mat er i al

Fi l l pl aced t o di r ect l y suppor t pi pes, condui t s, cabl es, and appur t enant st r uct ur es. Beddi ng may al so be used t o pr ovi de a cushi on bet ween

SECTI ON 31 00 00 Page 8 ut i l i t i es and bedr ock, obst acl es, obst r uct i ons and ot her unyi el di ng mat er i al s.

1. 2. 6 Fl owabl e Fi l l

Fi l l pl aced i n a pl ast i c or l i qui d f or m t hat f l ows t o near i t s f i nal pl acement l ocat i on wi t h l i mi t ed assi st ance and subsequent l y cur es or sol i di f i es t o pr ovi de a st abl e or i mper meabl e bar r i er .

1. 2. 7 Sat i sf act or y Mat er i al s

NOTE: Sat i sf act or y mat er i al wi l l be def i ned i n accor dance wi t h l ocal l y avai l abl e mat er i al s, desi gn sl opes, et c. , and sui t abl e c l asses, based on t he geot echni cal r epor t , wi l l be l i s t ed i n t he pr oj ect speci f i cat i on i n accor dance wi t h t he Uni f i ed Soi l Cl assi f i cat i on Syst em, ASTM D2487. Maxi mum r ock s i ze wi l l be det er mi ned based on how t hi ck t he f i l l i s and how i t i s goi ng t o be accompl i shed. As a r ul e of t humb, i t shoul d be no l ar ger t han 1/ 2 t he al l owabl e l i f t t hi ckness. Cl ay mat er i al shoul d be checked f or expansi ve char act er i st i cs and t hi s sect i on shoul d be edi t ed accor di ngl y.

Sat i sf act or y mat er i al s f or f i l l , backf i l l , and/ or any i n- s i t u soi l s t o r emai n i n pl ace compr i se any mat er i al s c l assi f i ed by ASTM D2487 as [ GW] , [ GP] , [ GM] , [ GP- GM] , [ GW- GM] , [ GC] , [ GP- GC] , [ GM- GC] , [ SW] , [ SP] , [ SM] , [ SW- SM] , [ SC] , [ SW- SC] , [ SP- SM] , [ SP- SC] , [ CL] , [ ML] , [ CL- ML] , [ CH] , [ MH] .

Maxi mum par t i c l e s i ze t o be no gr eat er t han [ one- hal f of t he al l owabl e l i f t t hi ckness] [ [ _____] mm i nches] i n any di mensi on.

1. 2. 8 Unsat i sf act or y Mat er i al s

NOTE: Unsat i sf act or y mat er i al wi l l be def i ned i n accor dance wi t h l ocal l y avai l abl e mat er i al s, desi gn sl opes, et c. , and unsui t abl e c l asses wi l l be l i s t ed i n t he pr oj ect speci f i cat i ons i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D2487. Thi s par agr aph shoul d be edi t ed t o del et e i nappl i cabl e mat er i al s. Par agr aphs UNSATI SFACTORY MATERI ALS and COHESI ONLESS MATERI ALS shoul d onl y be ut i l i zed wher e ar e ver y l i mi t ed var i et y of mat er i al s ar e t o be used or wher e pr oj ect soi l par amet er r equi r ement s ar e not necessar y.

Mat er i al s whi ch do not compl y wi t h t he r equi r ement s f or sat i sf act or y mat er i al s ar e unsat i sf act or y. Unsat i sf act or y mat er i al s al so i ncl ude man- made f i l l s ; t r ash; r ef use; backf i l l s f r om pr evi ous const r uct i on; r oot s and ot her or gani c mat t er or f r ozen mat er i al . Not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer when encount er i ng any cont ami nat ed mat er i al s.

1. 2. 9 Cohesi onl ess Mat er i al s

NOTE: When cl assi f i cat i on wi l l be necessar y dur i ng const r uct i on, det er mi nat i on of gr ai n s i ze f or

SECTI ON 31 00 00 Page 9 cl assi f i cat i on wi l l be speci f i ed t o be made i n conf or mance wi t h ASTM C117, ASTM C136/ C136M, and ASTM D1140. Thi s par agr aph shoul d onl y be used wher e soi l mat er i al s can be cat egor i zed as ei t her cohesi onl ess or cohesi ve wi t hout any ot her l i mi t i ng par amet er s.

Cohesi onl ess mat er i al s i ncl ude mat er i al s c l assi f i ed i n ASTM D2487 as GW, GP, SW, and SP. Mat er i al s c l assi f i ed as GM and SM wi l l be i dent i f i ed as cohesi onl ess onl y when t he f i nes ar e nonpl ast i c. Per f or m t est i ng, r equi r ed f or c l assi f y i ng mat er i al s, i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D4318, ASTM C117, ASTM C136/ C136M and ASTM D1140.

1. 2. 10 Cohesi ve Mat er i al s

NOTE: When cl assi f i cat i on wi l l be necessar y dur i ng const r uct i on, det er mi nat i on of gr ai n s i ze f or c l assi f i cat i on wi l l be speci f i ed t o be made i n conf or mance wi t h ASTM C117, ASTM C136/ C136M, and ASTM D1140. Thi s par agr aph shoul d onl y be used wher e soi l mat er i al s can be cat egor i zed as ei t her cohesi onl ess or cohesi ve wi t hout any ot her l i mi t i ng par amet er s.

Cohesi ve mat er i al s i ncl ude mat er i al s c l assi f i ed as GC, SC, ML, CL, MH, and CH. Mat er i al s c l assi f i ed as GM and SM wi l l be i dent i f i ed as cohesi ve onl y when t he f i nes ar e pl ast i c. Per f or m t est i ng, r equi r ed f or c l assi f y i ng mat er i al s, i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D4318, ASTM C117, ASTM C136/ C136M and

ASTM D1140.

1. 2. 11 Har d/ Unyi el di ng Mat er i al s

NOTE: St ones shoul d gener al l y not exceed 75 mm 3 i nches i n di amet er . However , pi pe manuf act ur er ' s cr i t er i a, i f any, shoul d be used.

Har d/ Unyi el di ng mat er i al s compr i se weat her ed r ock, dense consol i dat ed deposi t s, or congl omer at e mat er i al s whi ch ar e not i ncl uded i n t he def i ni t i on of " r ock" wi t h st ones gr eat er t han [ _____] mm i nch i n any di mensi on or as def i ned by t he pi pe manuf act ur er , whi chever i s smal l er .

These mat er i al s usual l y r equi r e t he use of heavy excavat i on equi pment , r i pper t eet h, or j ack hammer s f or r emoval .

1. 2. 12 Unst abl e Mat er i al

Unst abl e mat er i al s ar e t oo weak t o adequat el y suppor t t he ut i l i t y pi pe, condui t , equi pment , or appur t enant st r uct ur e. Sat i sf act or y mat er i al may become unst abl e due t o i nef f ect i ve dr ai nage, dewat er i ng, becomi ng f r ozen, excessi ve l oadi ng.

1. 2. 13 Expansi ve Soi l s

NOTE: Addi t i onal l abor at or y t est i ng and anal ysi s

SECTI ON 31 00 00 Page 10 mi ght be needed t o bet t er def i ne s i t e speci f i c expansi ve soi l s. I f expansi ve soi l s ar e ant i c i pat ed at t he const r uct i on s i t e, t hi s speci f i cat i on shoul d be edi t ed t o ensur e pr oper const r uct i on t echni ques ar e under t aken per UFC 3- 220- 01.

Expansi ve soi l s ar e def i ned as soi l s t hat have an expansi on i ndex gr eat er t han 20 when t est ed i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D4829.

1. 2. 14 Rock

Sol i d homogeneous i nt er l ocki ng cr yst al l i ne mat er i al wi t h f i r ml y cement ed, l ami nat ed, or f ol i at ed masses or congl omer at e deposi t s, nei t her of whi ch can be r emoved wi t hout syst emat i c dr i l l i ng and bl ast i ng, dr i l l i ng and t he use of expansi on j acks or f eat her wedges, or t he use of backhoe- mount ed pneumat i c hol e puncher s or r ock br eaker s; al so l ar ge boul der s, bur i ed masonr y, or concr et e ot her t han pavement exceedi ng [ 0. 375] [ _____] cubi c met er [ 1/ 2] [ _____] cubi c yar d i n vol ume. Removal of har d mat er i al wi l l not be consi der ed r ock excavat i on because of i nt er mi t t ent dr i l l i ng and bl ast i ng t hat i s per f or med mer el y t o i ncr ease pr oduct i on.

1. 2. 15 Capi l l ar y Wat er Bar r i er

A l ayer of c l ean, poor l y gr aded cr ushed r ock, st one, or nat ur al sand or gr avel havi ng a hi gh por osi t y whi ch i s pl aced beneat h a bui l di ng s l ab wi t h or wi t hout a vapor bar r i er t o cut of f t he capi l l ar y f l ow of por e wat er t o t he ar ea i mmedi at el y bel ow a s l ab.

1. 2. 16 Degr ee of Compact i on ( Pr oct or )

NOTE: ASTM D1557 wi l l be used f or maxi mum densi t y det er mi nat i ons, unl ess soi l bor i ngs i ndi cat e a gr adat i on t hat may i ncl ude coar se mat er i al wher e mor e t han 30 per cent i s r et ai ned on t he 19 mm 3/ 4 i nch si eve; i n t hat case, t he Cont r act or wi l l be r equi r ed t o use AASHTO T 180, Met hod D and cor r ect ed wi t h AASHTO T- 180- 21 Annex A f or t he maxi mum densi t y det er mi nat i ons. The desi gner shoul d det er mi ne i f AASHTO T 180 i s appr opr i at e f or t he exi st i ng soi l gr adat i on. I f maxi mum densi t y cannot be det er mi ned by ei t her met hod, t he speci f i cat i on may need t o r equi r e a t est sect i on and t he COR t o det er mi ne t he number of compact i on cover ages and equi pment t ype.

Degr ee of compact i on r equi r ed, except as not ed i n t he second sent ence, i s expr essed as a per cent age of t he maxi mum densi t y obt ai ned by t he t est pr ocedur e pr esent ed i n [ ASTM D1557] [ ASTM D698] abbr evi at ed as a per cent of l abor at or y maxi mum densi t y. Si nce ASTM D1557 appl i es onl y t o soi l s t hat have 30 per cent or l ess by wei ght of t hei r par t i c l es r et ai ned on t he

19. 0 mm 3/ 4 i nch si eve, expr ess t he degr ee of compact i on f or mat er i al havi ng mor e t han 30 per cent by wei ght of t hei r par t i c l es r et ai ned on t he

19. 0 mm 3/ 4 i nch si eve as a per cent age of t he maxi mum densi t y i n accor dance wi t h AASHTO T 180- 21 par agr aph 1. 5, Not e 1.

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1. 2. 17 Degr ee of Compact i on ( Rel at i ve Densi t y)

Degr ee of compact i on r equi r ed f or soi l s wi t h l ess t han 5 per cent passi ng t he No. 200 si eve, i s expr essed as a r el at i ve per cent age of t he maxi mum i ndex densi t y/ dr y uni t wei ght and mi ni mum i ndex densi t y/ dr y uni t wei ght , obt ai ned by t he t est pr ocedur es i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D4253 and ASTM D4254, r espect i vel y, abbr evi at ed as a per cent of l abor at or y r el at i ve densi t y.

1. 2. 18 Over haul

NOTE: Thi s par agr aph i s t o be del et ed when t he ear t hwor k i s t o be pai d f or under a l ump sum cont r act . The bl ank wi l l be f i l l ed wi t h t he appr opr i at e number of st at i ons.

Over haul i s t he aut hor i zed t r anspor t at i on of sat i sf act or y excavat i on or bor r ow mat er i al s i n excess of t he f r ee- haul l i mi t of [ _____] st at i ons.

Over haul i s t he pr oduct of t he quant i t y of mat er i al s haul ed beyond t he f r ee- haul l i mi t , and t he di st ance such mat er i al s ar e haul ed beyond t he f r ee- haul l i mi t , expr essed i n st at i on met er s yar ds.

1. 2. 19 Bor r ow

Soi l br ought t o t he pr oj ect s i t e f r om an ext er nal l ocat i on f or t he pur poses of pr oj ect const r uct i on.

1. 2. 20 Subgr ade

Ear t h mat er i al s di r ect l y bel ow f oundat i ons and di r ect l y bel ow gr anul ar base mat er i al s i n bui l di ng s l ab and pavement ar eas i ncl udi ng shoul der s.

1. 3 SUBSURFACE DATA

Subsur f ace soi l bor i ng l ogs ar e shown [ i n pr oj ect pl ans] [ i n an At t achment t o t hese speci f i cat i ons] [ _____] . These dat a r epr esent avai l abl e subsur f ace i nf or mat i on; however , var i at i ons may exi st bet ween bor i ng l ocat i ons.

1. 4 CRI TERI A FOR BI DDI NG

NOTE: For most pr oj ect s, t he scope of ear t hwor k can accur at el y be det er mi ned. However , i f ear t hwor k i s appr oxi mat el y known, a uni t pr i ce f or ear t h wor k shoul d be pr ovi ded i n t he Bi d Schedul e.

Measur ement and Payment shoul d be addr essed wi t h Sect i on 01 20 00 PRI CE AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES.

Uni t - pr i ce i t ems ar e mul t i pl i ed by t he appr oxi mat ed and st at ed quant i t y gi v i ng a sum t hat i s t hen added t o t he pr i ce f or t he r est of t he wor k. The r esul t i s a l ump sum bi d wi t h aut omat i c pr ovi s i on f or payment or cr edi t due t o var i at i ons i n ear t hwor k wi t hi n 15 per cent of t hat shown and bi d upon.

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Var i at i ons exceedi ng 15 per cent of t hat shown and bi d upon wi l l become t he subj ect of negot i at i ons i n accor dance wi t h FAR 52. 211- 18 Var i at i on i n Est i mat ed Quant i t y.

Base bi ds on t he f ol l owi ng cr i t er i a:

a. Sur f ace el evat i ons ar e as i ndi cat ed.

b. Pi pes or ot her ar t i f i c i al obst r uct i ons, except t hose i ndi cat ed, wi l l not be encount er ed.

c. [ Gr ound wat er el evat i ons i ndi cat ed by t he bor i ng l og wer e t hose exi st i ng at t he t i me subsur f ace i nvest i gat i ons wer e made and do not necessar i l y r epr esent gr ound wat er el evat i on at t he t i me of const r uct i on. ] [ Gr ound wat er el evat i on i s [ _____] met er s f eet bel ow exi st i ng sur f ace el evat i on. ]

d. Gr ound wat er el evat i on i s [ _____] met er s f eet bel ow exi st i ng sur f ace el evat i on.

e. Mat er i al char act er i s i ndi cat ed by t he bor i ng l ogs.

NOTE: Choose t he f ol l owi ng opt i on i f no bor i ng i nf or mat i on i s avai l abl e, or i f t he bor i ng i nf or mat i on i s i nsuf f i c i ent t o per mi t a bi dder t o devel op an accur at e est i mat e of har d mat er i al or r ock t o be encount er ed. I f har d mat er i al or r ock i s t o be encount er ed, t he f ol l owi ng opt i on shoul d be modi f i ed t o i ncl ude a per cent f i gur e or an appr oxi mat e dept h at whi ch har d mat er i al or r ock wi l l be encount er ed.

f . Har d mat er i al s[ and r ock] [ wi l l not ] [ wi l l ] be encount er ed[ i n [ _____] per cent of t he excavat i ons] [ at [ _____] met er s f eet bel ow exi st i ng sur f ace el evat i ons] .

1. 5 SUBMI TTALS

NOTE: Revi ew Submi t t al Descr i pt i on ( SD) def i ni t i ons i n Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES and edi t t he f ol l owi ng l i s t , and cor r espondi ng submi t t al i t ems i n t he t ext , t o r ef l ect onl y t he submi t t al s r equi r ed f or t he pr oj ect . The Gui de Speci f i cat i on t echni cal edi t or s have cl assi f i ed t hose i t ems t hat r equi r e Gover nment appr oval , due t o t hei r compl exi t y or cr i t i cal i t y, wi t h a " G" . Gener al l y, ot her submi t t al i t ems can be r evi ewed by t he Cont r act or ' s Qual i t y Cont r ol Syst em. Onl y add a " G" t o an i t em i f t he submi t t al i s suf f i c i ent l y i mpor t ant or compl ex i n cont ext of t he pr oj ect .

For Ar my pr oj ect s, f i l l i n t he empt y br acket s f ol l owi ng t he " G" c l assi f i cat i on, wi t h a code of up t o t hr ee char act er s t o i ndi cat e t he appr ovi ng

SECTI ON 31 00 00 Page 13 aut hor i t y. Codes f or Ar my pr oj ect s usi ng t he Resi dent Management Syst em ( RMS) ar e: " AE" f or Ar chi t ect - Engi neer ; " DO" f or Di st r i ct Of f i ce ( Engi neer i ng Di v i s i on or ot her or gani zat i on i n t he Di st r i ct Of f i ce) ; " AO" f or Ar ea Of f i ce; " RO" f or Resi dent Of f i ce; and " PO" f or Pr oj ect Of f i ce. Codes f ol l owi ng t he " G" t ypi cal l y ar e not used f or Navy and Ai r For ce pr oj ect s.

The " S" c l assi f i cat i on i ndi cat es submi t t al s r equi r ed as pr oof of compl i ance f or sust ai nabi l i t y Gui di ng Pr i nci pl es Val i dat i on or Thi r d Par t y Cer t i f i cat i on and as descr i bed i n Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL

PROCEDURES.

Choose t he f i r st br acket ed i t em f or Navy and Ai r For ce pr oj ect s, or choose t he second br acket ed i t em f or Ar my pr oj ect s.

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" or " S" c l assi f i cat i on. Submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" or " S" c l assi f i cat i on ar e [ f or Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol appr oval . ] [ f or i nf or mat i on onl y. When used, a code f ol l owi ng t he " G" c l assi f i cat i on i dent i f i es t he of f i ce t hat wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or t he Gover nment . ] Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 01 Pr econst r uct i on Submi t t al s

Excavat i on and Tr enchi ng Pl an; G[ , [ _____] ]

[ Bor r ow Pl an; G[ , [ _____] ]

] [ Dewat er i ng Wor k Pl an; G[ , [ _____] ]

] Jacki ng, Bor i ng, and Tunnel i ng Pl an; G[ , [ _____] ]

[ Rock Excavat i on Pl an; G[ , [ _____] ]

] [ Bl ast i ng Pl an; G[ , [ _____] ]

] Di sposi t i on of Sur pl us Mat er i al s; G[ , [ _____] ]

Pr econst r uct i on Meet i ng; G

SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a

Fl owabl e Fi l l Mi x Desi gn; G[ , [ _____] ]

Geot ext i l es

SD- 04 Sampl es

Geot ext i l es

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

[ Dewat er i ng Per f or mance Recor ds; G[ , [ _____] ]

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] Mat er i al Test Repor t ; G[ , [ _____] ]

Bor r ow Si t e Test i ng; G[ , [ _____] ]

Pi pe I nspect i on Repor t ; G[ , [ _____] ]

Geot echni cal Eval uat i on Repor t ; G[ , [ _____] ]

1. 6 QUALI TY CONTROL

1. 6. 1 Geot echni cal Engi neer

NOTE: Wher e si t e condi t i ons r equi r e ext ensi ve moni t or i ng of excavat i ons and wat er l evel s, i ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng r equi r ement .

Pr ovi de a Pr of essi onal Geot echni cal Engi neer t o pr ovi de i nspect i on of excavat i ons and soi l / gr oundwat er condi t i ons t hr oughout const r uct i on. The Geot echni cal Engi neer i s r esponsi bl e f or per f or mi ng pr e- const r uct i on and per i odi c s i t e v i s i t s t hr oughout const r uct i on t o assess si t e condi t i ons.

The Geot echni cal Engi neer i s r esponsi bl e f or pr epar i ng and updat i ng t he Excavat i on and Tr enchi ng Pl an and Dewat er i ng Wor k Pl an as const r uct i on pr ogr esses t o r ef l ect changi ng condi t i ons and submi t an updat ed pl an i f necessar y. Submi t a mont hl y Geot echni cal Eval uat i on r epor t , i nf or mi ng t he Cont r act or and Cont r act i ng Of f i cer of t he st at us of t he pl an and an account i ng of t he Cont r act or ' s adher ence t o t he pl an addr essi ng any pr esent or pot ent i al pr obl ems. The Cont r act or i s r esponsi bl e f or ar r angi ng meet i ngs wi t h t he Geot echni cal Engi neer and Cont r act i ng Of f i cer t hr oughout t he cont r act dur at i on.

1. 6. 2 Qual i f i ed Techni c i an

Pr ovi de a Qual i f i ed Techni c i an t o i nspect , moni t or , sampl e, and per f or mi ng f i el d t est i ng. The t echni c i an qual i f i cat i ons need t o be one of t he f ol l owi ng: a cur r ent Nat i onal I nst i t ut e f or Cer t i f i cat i on i n Engi neer i ng Technol ogi es ( NI CET) Level I I mi ni mum cer t i f i cat i on i n Const r uct i on Mat er i al s Test i ng Soi l s; a Geol ogi st - i n- Tr ai ni ng wi t h mi ni mum one- year exper i ence; an Engi neer - i n- Tr ai ni ng wi t h mi ni mum one- year exper i ence; a Regi st er ed Geol ogi st ; or a Pr of essi onal Engi neer .

1. 6. 3 Lab Val i dat i on

Per f or m t est i ng by a Cor ps val i dat ed commer ci al t est i ng l abor at or y or Cont r act or est abl i shed t est i ng l abor at or y meet i ng t he r equi r ement s of Sect i on 01 45 00 ( or s i mi l ar number ) ent i t l ed QUALI TY CONTROL and appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Submi t t est i ng l abor at or y val i dat i on f or t he t est i ng t o be per f or med. Do not per mi t wor k r equi r i ng t est i ng unt i l t est i ng f aci l i t i es have been i nspect ed, Cor ps val i dat ed and appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. 6. 4 Pr econst r uct i on Meet i ng

Conduct a pr econst r uct i on meet i ng at t he j obsi t e at l east f i ve busi ness days pr i or t o t he st ar t of ear t hwor k oper at i ons on t he pr oj ect . The pr econst r uct i on meet i ng i s t o be ar r anged by t he Cont r act or and i s t o f ol l ow t he wr i t t en agenda submi t t ed pr i or t o t he meet i ng. The pur pose of t hi s meet i ng i s t o r evi ew t he r equi r ement s of t hi s speci f i cat i on and t he

SECTI ON 31 00 00 Page 15 associ at ed pl ans. The f ol l owi ng i ndi v i dual s must be i n at t endance at t hi s meet i ng: Cont r act or ' s Pr oj ect Manager and Pr oj ect Super i nt endent , ear t hwor k subcont r act or ' s Pr oj ect Manager and Si t e For eman, Cont r act or ' s Geot echni cal Engi neer and Test i ng Agency, Gover nment Geot echni cal Engi neer and Ci vi l Engi neer , and Gover nment Const r uct i on Manager and Engi neer i ng Techni c i an.

The mi nut es of t hi s meet i ng ar e t o be r ecor ded by t he Cont r act or and publ i shed vi a emai l wi t hi n 48 hour s t o al l at t endees. The mi nut es must be r e- publ i shed wi t hi n 48 hour s v i a emai l pendi ng any subsequent comment s f r om t he at t endees.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

NOTE: Al l PRODUCTS i ncl uded must have an associ at ed def i ni t i on i n PART 1.

2. 1 SOI L MATERI ALS

NOTE: Al l SOI L MATERI ALS i ncl uded must have an associ at ed def i ni t i on i n PART 1. Soi l mat er i al s as descr i bed i n t hi s subpar t shoul d be cal l ed out wher e appl i cabl e on pr oj ect pl an set s. Soi l mat er i al s shoul d expand upon def i ni t i on t o i ncl ude r equi r ed cl assi f i cat i ons and par amet er s.

For exampl e, t he f ol l owi ng i s a l i s t of mat er i al pr oper t i es/ cr i t er i a t hat coul d be consi der ed f or speci f i c soi l mat er i al s such as Embankment Fi l l :

a. Li qui d l i mi t l ess t han [ _____] ;

b. Pl ast i c i t y i ndex [ gr eat er t han] [ l ess t han]

c. Hydr aul i c conduct i v i t y ( ASTM D5084) t o be [ l ess t han] [ gr eat er t han] or equal t o [ _____] ; and

d. Gr ai n s i ze anal ysi s r esul t i ng i n gr eat er t han [ _____] per cent of mat er i al [ passi ng] [ r et ai ned on] t he [ _____] s i eve.

2. 1. 1 St r uct ur al Fi l l

Mat er i al s c l assi f i ed as [ GW] , [ GP] , [ GM] , [ GC] , [ GW- GM] , [ GW- GC] , [ GP- GM] , [ GP- GC] , [ GC- GM] , [ SW] , [ SP] , [ SM] , [ SW- SM] , [ SC] , [ SW- SC] , [ SP- SM] , [ SP- SC] , [ CL] , or [ CH] i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D2487. Sel ect mat er i al t ype appr opr i at e f or t he i nt ended pur pose.

2. 1. 2 Embankment Fi l l

Mat er i al s c l assi f i ed as [ GW] , [ GP] , [ GM] , [ GC] , [ GW- GM] , [ GW- GC] , [ GP- GM] , [ GP- GC] , [ GC- GM] , [ SW] , [ SP] , [ SM] , [ SW- SM] , [ SC] , [ SW- SC] , [ SP- SM] , [ SP- SC] , [ CL] , or [ CH] i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D2487. Sel ect mat er i al t ype appr opr i at e f or t he i nt ended pur pose.

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2. 1. 3 Por ous Fi l l

Mat er i al s cont ai ni ng l ess t han 5 per cent passi ng t he No. 200 si eve.

Pr ovi de t he gr adat i on as appr opr i at e f or t he i nt ended pur pose.

2. 1. 4 Topsoi l

NOTE: Addi t i onal r equi r ement s such as pH val ue and necessar y soi l condi t i oni ng, accor di ng t o appl i cabl e pr ovi s i ons of Sect i ons 32 92 19 SEEDI NG t hr ough 32 92 26 SPRI GGI NG, shoul d be i nser t ed i n t hi s par agr aph. The dept h of t he t opsoi l shoul d be gi ven i n t he t ext of t he speci f i cat i on, pr ef er abl y i n t hi s par agr aph.

Mat er i al sui t abl e f or t opsoi l obt ai ned f r om [ of f s i t e ar eas] [ excavat i ons] [ ar eas i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs] i s def i ned as: Nat ur al , f r i abl e soi l r epr esent at i ve of pr oduct i ve, wel l - dr ai ned soi l s i n t he ar ea, f r ee of subsoi l , st umps, r ocks l ar ger t han 25 mm one i nch di amet er , br ush, weeds, t oxi c subst ances, and ot her mat er i al det r i ment al t o pl ant gr owt h. [ Amend t opsoi l pH r ange t o obt ai n a pH of [ 5. 5 t o 7] [ _____] . ] [ Topsoi l mat er i al wi l l be i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D5268. ]

2. 1. 5 Capi l l ar y Wat er Bar r i er

Conf or m t o ASTM C33/ C33M f or f i ne aggr egat e gr adi ng wi t h a maxi mum of 3 per cent by wei ght passi ng ASTM D1140, 75 mi cr omet er s No. 200 si eve, [ or ] [

37. 5 mm 1- 1/ 2 i nch and no mor e t han 2 per cent by wei ght passi ng t he 4. 75 mm No. 4 s i ze s i eve] [ or coar se aggr egat e Si ze 57, 67, or 77] .

2. 1. 6 Ut i l i t y Beddi ng Mat er i al

Except as speci f i ed ot her wi se i n t he i ndi v i dual pi pi ng sect i on, pr ovi de beddi ng f or bur i ed pi pi ng i n accor dance wi t h [ AWWA C600] [ ASTM D2321] .

I nst al l beddi ng f or pl ast i c pi pi ng t o spr i ng l i ne of pi pe. [ Pr ovi de geot ext i l e f abr i c bel ow beddi ng l ayer wher e i ndi cat ed. ] Ut i l i t y beddi ng mat er i al may i ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng:

2. 1. 6. 1 Cl ass I

Angul ar , 6 t o 40 mm 0. 25 t o 1. 5 i nch, gr aded st one, i ncl udi ng a number of f i l l mat er i al s t hat have r egi onal s i gni f i cance such as cor al , s l ag, c i nder s, cr ushed st one, and cr ushed shel l s.

2. 1. 6. 2 Cl ass I I

Coar se sands and gr avel s wi t h maxi mum par t i c l e s i ze of 40 mm 1. 5 i nch, i ncl udi ng var i ous gr aded sands and gr avel s cont ai ni ng smal l per cent ages of f i nes, gener al l y gr anul ar and noncohesi ve, ei t her wet or dr y. Soi l Types GW, GP, SW, and SP ar e i ncl uded i n t hi s c l ass as speci f i ed i n ASTM D2487.

2. 1. 6. 3 Sand

Cl ean, coar se- gr ai ned sand cl assi f i ed as [ _____] , [ gr adat i on [ _____] of t he [ DOT] [ St at e St andar d] or [ SW] [ or ] [ SP] by ASTM D2487 f or [ beddi ng] [ and] [ backf i l l ] [ as i ndi cat ed] ] .

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2. 1. 6. 4 Gr avel and Cr ushed St one

Cl ean, coar sel y gr aded nat ur al gr avel , cr ushed st one or a combi nat i on t her eof i dent i f i ed as [ _____] , [ gr adat i on [ _____] of t he [ DOT] [ St at e St andar d] ] or havi ng a c l assi f i cat i on of [ GW] [ GP] i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D2487 f or [ beddi ng] [ and] [ backf i l l ] [ as i ndi cat ed] . [ Do not exceed maxi mum par t i c l e s i ze of [ 75] [ _____] mm [ 3] [ _____] i nches. ]

2. 2 FLOWABLE FI LL

Desi gn and submi t f l owabl e f i l l mi x desi gn t o consi st of Por t l and cement , f l y ash, and/ or s l ag cement and f i ne aggr egat e. I ncl ude t he dr y wei ght s of cement i t i ous mat er i al ( s) ; qual i t y and gr adat i on of aggr egat es i n t he sat ur at ed sur f ace- dr y wei ght s al ong wi t h gr adat i on t est s; quant i t i es, t ypes, and names of admi xt ur es; and quant i t y of wat er per cubi c yar d. The [ mi ni mum] [ maxi mum] unconf i ned compr essi ve st r engt h t o be [ _____] [ psi ] [ psf ] at [ _____] days i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D4832. The aggr egat es i n accor dance wi t h ASTM C33/ C33M Fi ne Aggr egat es. Ai r - ent r ai n f i l l i n accor dance wi t h ASTM C260/ C260M. The ai r cont ent t o be bet ween [ 8 and 15 per cent ] i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D6023. The f l ow t o be bet ween [ 17 t o 25 mm] [ 8 and 12 i nches] [ _____] i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D6103/ D6103M.

Por t l and cement t o be Type I or I I i n accor dance wi t h ASTM C150/ C150M.

Fl y ash t o be Cl ass C i n accor dance wi t h ASTM C618. Pr ovi de sl ag cement i n Gr ade 100 or 120 i n accor dance wi t h ASTM C989/ C989M.

2. 3 BURI ED WARNI NG AND I DENTI FI CATI ON MARKERS

NOTE: Del et e par agr aph i f t ape i s not r equi r ed i n t he pr oj ect . The use of a pl ast i c war ni ng t ape f or i dent i f i cat i on i s mandat or y f or bur i ed hazar dous ut i l i t i es such as el ect r i cal condui t , gas l i nes, f uel l i nes, hi gh pr essur e ni t r ogen, hi gh pr essur e wat er and st eam l i nes, domest i c sewage f or ce mai ns, i ndust r i al wast e f or ce mai ns and i ndust r i al sewer s car r y i ng hazar dous, expl osi ve, or t oxi c wast e.

Coor di nat e col or codes wi t h ot her speci f i cat i on sect i ons and conf or m, i f possi bl e, t o l ocal pr act i ce f or i dent i f y i ng bur i ed ut i l i t i es.

Pr ovi de [ pol yet hyl ene pl ast i c] [ and] [ met al l i c cor e or met al l i c- f aced, aci d- and al kal i - r esi st ant , pol yet hyl ene pl ast i c] war ni ng t ape manuf act ur ed speci f i cal l y f or war ni ng and i dent i f i cat i on of bur i ed ut i l i t y l i nes. Pr ovi de t ape on r ol l s, 75 mm 3 i nches mi ni mum wi dt h, col or coded as speci f i ed bel ow f or t he i nt ended ut i l i t y wi t h war ni ng and i dent i f i cat i on i mpr i nt ed i n bol d bl ack l et t er s cont i nuousl y over t he ent i r e t ape l engt h. War ni ng and i dent i f i cat i on t o r ead, " CAUTI ON, BURI ED ( i nt ended ser vi ce) LI NE BELOW" or s i mi l ar wor di ng. Pr ovi de per manent col or and pr i nt i ng, unaf f ect ed by moi st ur e or soi l .

War ni ng Tape Col or Codes

Red El ect r i c

Yel l ow Gas, Oi l ; Danger ous Mat er i al s

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War ni ng Tape Col or Codes

Or ange Tel ephone and Ot her Communi cat i ons

Bl ue Wat er Syst ems

Gr een Sewer Syst ems

Whi t e St eam Syst ems

Gr ay Compr essed Ai r

2. 3. 1 War ni ng Tape f or Met al l i c Pi pi ng

Pr ovi de aci d and al kal i - r esi st ant pol yet hyl ene pl ast i c t ape conf or mi ng t o t he wi dt h, col or , and pr i nt i ng r equi r ement s speci f i ed above, wi t h a mi ni mum t hi ckness of 0. 08 mm 0. 003 i nch and a mi ni mum st r engt h of 10. 3 MPa 1500 psi l engt hwi se, and 8. 6 MPa 1250 psi cr osswi se, wi t h a maxi mum 350 per cent el ongat i on.

2. 3. 2 Det ect abl e War ni ng Tape f or Non- Met al l i c Pi pi ng

Pr ovi de pol yet hyl ene pl ast i c t ape conf or mi ng t o t he wi dt h, col or , and pr i nt i ng r equi r ement s speci f i ed above, wi t h a mi ni mum t hi ckness of 0. 10 mm

0. 004 i nch, and a mi ni mum st r engt h of 10. 3 MPa 1500 psi l engt hwi se and 8. 6 MPa 1250 psi cr osswi se. Manuf act ur e t ape wi t h i nt egr al wi r es, f oi l backi ng, or ot her means of enabl i ng det ect i on by a met al det ect or when t ape i s bur i ed up t o 920 mm 3 f eet deep. Encase met al l i c el ement of t he t ape i n a pr ot ect i ve j acket or pr ovi de wi t h ot her means of cor r osi on pr ot ect i on.

2. 3. 3 Det ect i on Wi r e f or Non- Met al l i c Pi pi ng

I nsul at e a s i ngl e st r and, sol i d copper det ect i on wi r e wi t h a mi ni mum of 12

AWG.

2. 4 MATERI AL FOR RI P- RAP

NOTE: Make sur e t her e i s no dupl i cat i on of r i p- r ap r equi r ement s bet ween t hi s and ot her speci f i cat i on sect i ons. I n t hi s par agr aph r ef er t o st andar d speci f i cat i ons f or r i p- r ap i f l ocal speci f i cat i ons ar e sat i sf act or y and avai l abl e. Del et e t hi s par agr aph or subpar agr aphs not r equi r ed i n t he pr oj ect . Lar ge scal e mar i ne appl i cat i ons shoul d ut i l i ze Di v i s i on 35 of t he UFGS.

Pr ovi de [ beddi ng mat er i al ] [ gr out ] [ f i l t er f abr i c] and r ock conf or mi ng t o [ t hese r equi r ement s] [ DOT] [ _____ St at e St andar d] f or const r uct i on i ndi cat ed.

2. 4. 1 Beddi ng Mat er i al

Pr ovi de beddi ng mat er i al consi st i ng of sand, gr avel , or cr ushed r ock, wel l gr aded, [ or poor l y gr aded] wi t h a maxi mum par t i c l e s i ze of 50 mm 2 i nches.

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Compose mat er i al of t ough, dur abl e par t i c l es. Al l ow f i nes passi ng t he 75 mi cr omet er s No. 200 st andar d s i eve wi t h a pl ast i c i t y i ndex l ess t han [ 6]

2. 4. 2 Gr out

Pr ovi de dur abl e gr out composed of cement , wat er , an ai r - ent r ai ni ng admi xt ur e, and sand mi xed i n pr opor t i ons of one- par t Por t l and cement t o [ t wo] [ _____] par t s of sand, suf f i c i ent wat er t o pr oduce a wor kabl e mi xt ur e, and an amount of admi xt ur e whi ch wi l l ent r ai n suf f i c i ent ai r , as det er mi ned by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Mi x gr out i n a concr et e mi xer .

Al l ow a suf f i c i ent mi xi ng t i me t o pr oduce a mi xt ur e havi ng a consi st ency per mi t t i ng gr avi t y f l ow i nt o t he i nt er st i ces of t he r i pr ap wi t h l i mi t ed spadi ng and br oomi ng.

2. 4. 3 Rock

NOTE: Adj ust wei ght s i n br acket s t o f i t appl i cat i on. Take l ocal pr act i ce i nt o consi der at i on.

Pr ovi de r ock f r agment s whi ch ensur e per manence i n t he st r uct ur e and t he envi r onment i n whi ch i t i s t o be used. Use r ock f r agment s f r ee f r om cr acks, seams, and ot her def ect s t hat woul d i ncr ease t he r i sk of det er i or at i on f r om nat ur al causes. Pr ovi de f r agment s s i zed such t hat no i ndi v i dual f r agment exceeds a wei ght of [ 68] [ _____] kg [ 150] [ _____] pounds and t hat no mor e t han 10 per cent of t he mi xt ur e, by wei ght , consi st s of f r agment s wei ghi ng 0. 91 kg 2 pounds or l ess each. Pr ovi de r ock wi t h a mi ni mum speci f i c gr avi t y of [ 2. 50] [ _____] . Do not per mi t t he i ncl usi on of mor e t han t r ace [ 1 per cent ] [ _____] quant i t i es of di r t , sand, c l ay and r ock f i nes.

2. 5 BORROW

Pr ovi de bor r ow mat er i al s f r om sour ces l ocat ed [ wi t hi n] [ and/ or ] [ out s i de of Gover nment ] pr oper t y meet i ng t he r equi r ement s of par agr aph [ STRUCTURAL

FI LL] [ EMBANKMENT FI LL] [ TOPSOI L] .

2. 6 GEOTEXTI LE

NOTE: FI LTER FABRI C shoul d onl y be i ncl uded f or r el at i vel y smal l pr oj ect s t hat have a scope l i mi t ed such t hat a separ at e sect i on i s not war r ant ed.

Pr ovi de a per vi ous sheet of pol yest er , nyl on, gl ass or pol ypr opyl ene ul t r avi ol et r esi st ant f i l ament s woven, spun bonded, f used, or ot her wi se manuf act ur ed i nt o a non- r avel i ng f abr i c wi t h uni f or m t hi ckness and st r engt h. Fabr i c must have manuf act ur er cer t i f i ed mi ni mum aver age r ol l pr oper t i es t hat conf or m wi t h [ _____] . Submi t a sampl e and mat er i al pr oduct dat a f or al l Geot ext i l es ut i l i zed.

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 PROTECTI ON

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NOTE: I ncl ude t hi s par agr aph when scope of wor k r equi r es excavat i ons whi ch ar e gr eat er t han 1. 5 m 5 f eet or wher e i t i s known t hat i n- s i t u soi l s l ack t he st abi l i t y t o hol d near ver t i cal f aces. Wher e suf f i c i ent r oom i s avai l abl e, t he Cont r act or may sl ope back t r ench wal l s r at her t han havi ng t o use a shor i ng syst em. However , t he Cont r act or shoul d not be gi ven t he oppor t uni t y t o s l ope t he f aces of excavat i ons i n l i eu of pr ovi di ng shor i ng unl ess al l t he f ol l owi ng condi t i ons ar e met :

The excavat i on i s l ess t han 6 m 20 f eet i n dept h.

Ther e ar e no adj acent st r uct ur es, r oads, or pavement s t hat wi l l af f ect t he excavat i on.

No equi pment , st or ed mat er i al , or over l y i ng mat er i al wi l l af f ect t he excavat i on.

Vi br at i on f r om equi pment , t r af f i c , or bl ast i ng wi l l not af f ect t he excavat i on.

Ther e wi l l be no gr ound wat er pr obl ems.

Sur char ges wi l l not af f ect t he excavat i on.

Oper at i onal consi der at i ons per mi t l ayi ng back t he sl opes of t he excavat i on.

I n condi t i ons r equi r i ng engi neer i ng exper t i se t o assess or desi gn, i ncl ude r equi r ement f or Geot echni cal Engi neer i n par agr aph QUALI TY CONTROL.

Per f or m al l wor k speci f i ed i n accor dance wi t h appl i cabl e r equi r ement s of t he Cor ps of Engi neer s publ i cat i on EM 385- 1- 1 Saf et y and Heal t h Requi r ement s Manual . [ Pr ovi de a Geot echni cal Engi neer t o moni t or const r uct i on act i v i t i es and t o pr epar e necessar y wor k pl ans and r epor t s;

see par agr aph QUALI TY CONTROL. ]

Use equi pment of t ype and si ze appr opr i at e f or t he s i t e condi t i ons ( soi l char act er and moi st ur e cont ent ) . Mai nt enance of exposed subgr ades and f i l l s i s t he r esponsi bi l i t y of t he Cont r act or . The Cont r act or i s r equi r ed t o pr event damage by i nef f ect i ve dr ai nage, dewat er i ng, and heavy l oads and equi pment by i mpl ement i ng pr ecaut i onar y measur es. Repai r or r epl ace any def ect s or damage.

3. 1. 1 Under gr ound Ut i l i t i es

Locat i on of t he exi st i ng ut i l i t i es i ndi cat ed i s appr oxi mat e. Physi cal l y ver i f y t he l ocat i on and el evat i on of t he exi st i ng ut i l i t i es i ndi cat ed pr i or t o st ar t i ng const r uct i on. The Cont r act or i s r esponsi bl e f or pr ot ect i ng ut i l i t i es f r om damage dur i ng const r uct i on.

3. 1. 2 Dr ai nage and Dewat er i ng

NOTE: Sent ence can be used i nst ead of par agr aphs DRAI NAGE and DEWATERI NG f or mi nor , l ow consequence

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