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1 Malaysian Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement (MyCESMM) CLASS D: SITE INVESTIGATION WORK Measurement covered under other classes: Excavation not carried out for the purpose of soil investigation work (included in Class F: Earthwork ). Mobilisation and boring for piling (included in Class H: Piling Work ). Survey and setting out (included in Class A: General Items ) FIRST DIVISION SECOND DIVISION THIRD DIVISION Unit 1 Mobilisation and demobilisation 1 Deep boring sum 2 Cone penetration tests sum 3 Miscellenous tests sum 2 Deep boring 1 Plant movement 1 Land nr 2 Miscellaneous plant 2 Hillslopes nr 3 Stable platform over water nr 4 Fixed platform nr 5 Swampy ground nr 2 Boring in soil 1 Water m 2 Water with additives m 3 Air/foam m 3 Drilling in rock 1 Water m 2 Air/foam m 3 Reaming casing m 4 Grouting m3 4 Test 1 Standard penetration test nr 2 Vane shear test nr 3 Pressure meter test nr 4 Field permeability test nr 5 Dynamic cone test m 5 Sampling 1 Disturbed samples nr 2 Undisturbed sample using thin wall tube nr 3 sampler Undisturbed sample using mazier nr 4 sampler Undisturbed sample using piston nr sampler 5 Undisturbed sample using Denison nr sampler 6 Water sample nr 6 Miscellaneous 1 Borehole marker nr Page 44

2 Class D : Site Investigation Works MEASUREMENT RULES DEFINITION RULES COVERAGE RULES M1 The depth of boring, drilling, D1 Plant movement is the shifting C1 Items for plant movement A1 of plant or equipment from one shall be deemed to include borehole/test position to the dismantling and erecting from next position. one position to another. sampling. and testing shall be measured from the Commencing Surface as follows: a) Not exceeding 10 m. D2 Hillslopes is an access with C2 Sampling shall be deemed to b) m. c) m. gradient greater than 15 degrees. include transportation and preservation. d) m. A3 e) m. D3 Small disturbed samples is C3 All field explorations and tests f) Stated exceeding 50 m. less than 5 kg. shall be deemed to include daily field records and sample logging. C4 Items for mobilisation and demobilisation shall be deemed to include provision of all plant, equipment and ancillaries transportation to the Site and removal off the Site upon the completion of the operation. A2 ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION RULES water sample shall state the volume. disturbed sample shall state the weight of samples. block sample shall state the size of sample. C5 C6 C7 Deep boring shall be deemed to include ground water observation. Boring in soil shall be deemed to include provision of casing where necessary. Drilling in rock shall be deemed to include core boxes and become the property of the Employer, unless otherwise stated. A4 A5 boring in soil shall state nominal diameter of boreholes, inclination angle, boxes, type of boring plant, and depth, as per measurement rule M1. testing shall state the type of test, cycles where applicable, nominal diameter, and the depth, as per measurement rule M1. C8 Movement on land, over water A6 water and swamp area shall be deemed to include stable platform sampling shall state the size, type, and depth, as per measurement rule M1. Page 45

3 Malaysian Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement (MyCESMM) FIRST DIVISION SECOND DIVISION THIRD DIVISION 3 Cone penetration tests 1 Plant movement 1 Land nr 2 Hillslopes nr 3 Stable platform over water nr 4 Stable platform over swamp area nr 5 Swampy ground nr 2 Test 1 Mechanical cone m 2 Piezocone m 3 Dissipation test nr Unit 3 Miscellaneous 1 Test location marker nr 4 Miscellaneous test 1 Hand auger 1 Augering in soil m 2 Disturbed sample nr 3 Undisturbed samples using thin wall nr tube sampler 4 Water sample nr 2 Trial pit 1 Excavation nr 2 Small disturbed sample nr 3 Bulk sample nr 4 Block sample nr 5 Water sample nr 3 Testing 1 Mackintosh and JKR probe m 2 Vane shear nr 3 Plate bearing nr 4 In situ CBR nr 5 Pocket penetrometer nr 6 Field density nr 4 Sampling 1 Small disturbed sample nr 2 Bulk sample nr 3 Undisturbed samples using thin wall nr tube sampler 4 Block sample nr 5 Water sample nr Page 46

4 Class D : Site Investigation Works MEASUREMENT RULES DEFINITION RULES COVERAGE RULES A7 ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION RULES cone penetration test shall state the type, capacity of cone, machine capacity, and depth, as per measurement rule M1. A8 dissipation test shall state the maximum hours of test required. D4 Samples taken from location other than borehole, hand auger C8 Miscellaneous tests shall be deemed to include plant A9 or trial pit shall be classed as movements on the Site. sampling. A10 C9 Hand auger shall be deemed to include ground water observation. C10 Trial pit shall be deemed to include lateral support, ground water observation, logging and mapping of site wall, and backfilling, unless otherwise stated. A11 trial pit shall state the dimensions. micellaneous tests shall state the equipment used, setting up where applicable, method, and depth. plate bearing test shall state the required plate size, test load or pressure, and number of cycles. A12 sampling shall state the location (which is other than borehole, hand auger, and trial pit). Page 47

5 Malaysian Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement (MyCESMM) FIRST DIVISION SECOND DIVISION THIRD DIVISION 5 Laboratory tests 1 Classification test 1 Moisture content nr 2 Atterberg's limits. set 3 Specific gravity nr 4 Particle size distribution for fine grained nr soils Unit 5 Particle size distribution for coarse nr grained soils 2 Soil strength tests 1 Unconfined compressive strength test set 2 Unconsolidated undrained triaxial set compression test 3 Consolidated undrained triaxial set compression test with pore water pressure measurement 4 Consolidated drained triaxial set compression test with pore water pressure measurement 5 Direct shear box set 6 Multi reversal shear box set 3 Soil compaction related tests 1 Standard compaction (2.5 kg hammer) set 2 Heavy compaction (4.5 kg hammer) set 3 Vibrating hammer set 4 Unsoaked CBR nr 5 Soaked CBR nr 4 Chemical and electro-chemical tests 1 Organic matter content nr 2 Loss on ignition nr 3 Total sulphate content nr 4 Sulphate content nr 5 Chloride content nr 6 ph value nr 7 Resistivity test nr 8 Contaminants nr 5 Rock strength tests 1 Unconfined compressive strength test nr 2 Unconfined compressive strength with nr Young's Modulus and Poisson's ratio measurement test 3 Point load test nr 4 Petrographic examination test nr 6 Compressibility and permeability tests 1 One dimension consolidation nr 2 Variable head permeability nr 3 Fixed head permeability. nr Page 48

6 Class D : Site Investigation Works MEASUREMENT RULES D5 A set, for soil strength tests, C11 Laboratory tests shall be A13 shall be defined as of three deemed to include preparation specimens ; except for of specimens. unconfined unconfined compressive compresssive test test shall be defined as of two C12 CBR test shall be deemed to be specimens carried out on both ends of A14 each specimen, unless otherwise stated. D6 DEFINITION RULES A set, for soil compaction related test, shall be defined as of five specimen tests from the sama bulk sample. the same bulk sample C13 COVERAGE RULES Special preparation for equipment shall be deemed to be provided separately A15 when expressly stated. ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION RULES laboratory tests shall state the method of testing and the standard requirements. soil strength tests shall state the size of testing specimen and type of soil sample, i.e. undisturbed or remoulded. direct shear box and multi reversal shear box tests shall state the size of the shear box. A16 contaminants shall state the standard requirements, and the contaminants to be analysed. Page 49

7 Malaysian Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement (MyCESMM) FIRST DIVISION SECOND DIVISION THIRD DIVISION 6 Instrumentation 1 Piezometer nr 2 Inclinometer nr 3 Settlement 1 Surface marker nr 2 Settlement plate nr 3 Displacement marker nr Unit 4 Magnetic extensometer nr 5 Deep levelling datum nr 6 Monitoring nr 7 Geophysical survey and mapping 1 Seismic refraction survey 1 Setting out sum 2 Installation and readings spread 3 Preparation of bedrock and soil contour sum maps 2 Resistivity profiling 1 Setting out sum 2 Installation and readings spread 3 Preparation of resistivity profiles sum 3 Geological terrain mapping m2 4 Utilities detection and mapping 1 Locate, detect, and map all utilities and services sum 2 Verification with utilities provider sum 3 Conduct site verification sum 8 Report 1 Preliminary report 1 Soil investigation sum 2 Final report 2 Seismic refraction survey sum 3 Resistivity profiling sum 4 Geological terrain mapping sum 5 Utilities detection and mapping sum 6 Instrumentations sum Page 50

8 Class D : Site Investigation Works MEASUREMENT RULES DEFINITION RULES COVERAGE RULES ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION RULES M3 Measurement of monitoring in C13 Items for piezometer and A17 Item descriptions for number shall be based on the inclinometer shall be deemed piezometer and inclinometer trips to the location of the to include pre-boring and shall state the type, depth, and instrumentation. installation. material used. C14 Items for monitoring shall be deemed to include preparation of monitoring report. A18 settlement plate shall state the dimensions of plate, depth, and material used. A19 monitoring shall state the personnel and number of trips required. M4 Intervals of geophones for D7 A spread of installation and C15 Setting out for seismic A20 seismic refraction survey shall be measured along the slope. M5 M6 Intervals of electrodes for resistivity profiling shall be measured along the slope. Area measured for geological terrain mapping shall be the plan area. D8 D9 readings for seismic refraction survey shall include a 24-channel seismograph with geophones at not more than 5- metre intervals. Resistivity profiling shall be two-dimensional with electrodes at not more than 5- metre intervals. Geological terrain mapping shall be in accordance with guidelines by the Minerals and Geoscience Department Malaysia. refraction survey and resistivity profiling shall be deemed to include survey coordinates, reduced levels, and topographic profile for each set of installation and readings. C16 Items for verification with utilities provider shall be deemed to include purchasing of necessary documents and verification on the utilities detected, as compared with the records of the utilities provider. installation and readings for seismic refraction survey shall state the interval of geophones, number of shots per set, and the type of shots required. A21 installation and readings for resistivity profiling shall state the type of configuration, number, and interval of electrodes required. A22 Item descriptions for seismic refraction survey and geological terrain mapping shall state the location and area of the site to be investigated. A23 geological terrain mapping shall state the requirement in the Minerals and Geoscience Department guidelines. C17 Items for Soil Investigation Report shall be deemed to include laboratory test results. A24 reports shall state the number of sets and the format required. C18 Items for seismic refraction survey and resistivity profiling report shall be deemed to include geological sections and interpretation of data by specialists. Page 51

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