Specification Part 3 - Road & Bridge Works - Urban Administration ...

309.3.4 Laying of pipe and backfilling: Laying of pipe in the trench shall be started at the outlet end
and proceed towards the upper end, true to the lines and grades specified. Unless otherwise provided,
longitudinal gradient of the pipe shall not be less than 1 in 100.
Table 300-3 Grading Requirements for Filter Material
Per cent passing by weight
Sieve Designation
Class I Class II Class III
53 mm
45 mm
26.5 mm
22.4 mm
11.2 mm
5.6 mm
2.8 mm
1.4 mm
710 micron
355 micron
180 micron
90 micron
-
-
-
-
100
92-100
83-100
59-96
35-80
14-40
3-15
0-5
-
-
100
95-100
48-100
28-54
20-35
-
6-18
2-9
-
0-4
100
97-100
-
58-100
20-60
4-32
0-10
0-5
-
-
-
0-3
Before placing the pipe, backfill material of the required grading(s) shall be laid for full width of
the trench bed and compacted to a minimum thickness of 150 mm or as shown on the drawings. The
pipe shall then be embedded firmly on the bed.
Perforated pipes, unless otherwise specified, shall be placed with their perforations down to
minimize clogging. The pipe sections shall be joined securely with appropriate coupling fittings or bands.
Non-perforated pipes shall be laid with joints as close as possible with the open joints wrapped
with suitable pervious material (like double layer of Hessian, suitable Geosynthetics or some other
material of not less than 150 mm width) to permit entry of water but prevent fines entering the pipes. In
the case of non-perforated pipes with bell end, the bell shall face upgrade.
Upgrade end sections of the pipe installation shall be tightly closed by means of concrete plugs
or plugs fabricated from the same material as the pipe and securely held in place to prevent entry of soil
materials.
After the pipe installation has been completed and approved, backfill material of the required
grading (s) (see Clause 309.3.2B) shall be placed over the pipe to the required level in horizontal layers
not exceeding 150 mm in thickness and thoroughly compacted. The minimum thickness of material
above the top of the pipe shall be 300 mm.
Unless otherwise provided, sub-surface drains not located below the road pavement shall be
sealed at the top by means of 150 mm thick layer of compacted clay so as to prevent percolation of
surface water.
309.3.5. Use of geosynthetic in laying of pipe and backfilling : After excavating the trench for
subsurface drain, the filter fabric shall be placed, the pipe installed and the trench backfilled with
permeable material according to dimensions and details shown on the plans. Surfaces to receive filter
fabric prior to placing shall be free of loose or extraneous material and sharp objects that may damage
the filter fabric during installation. Adjacent rolls of the fabric shall be overlapped a minimum of 450 mm.
The preceding roll shall overlap the following roll in the direction the material is being spread.