{"id":6146,"date":"2019-01-25T18:18:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T12:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinecivilforum.com\/site\/?p=6146"},"modified":"2022-12-17T17:06:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T11:36:19","slug":"backfilling-and-plinth-filling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlinecivilforum.com\/site\/backfilling-and-plinth-filling\/","title":{"rendered":"Backfilling and Plinth Filling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Backfilling shall be done after the foundation has completely set<g class=\"gr_ gr_11 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"11\" data-gr-id=\"11\">.Backfilling<\/g> shall be carried out in layers and each layer shall be thoroughly compacted<g class=\"gr_ gr_12 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"12\" data-gr-id=\"12\">.Inadequate<\/g> compaction is likely to cause settlement of backfilling resulting in <g class=\"gr_ gr_9 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"9\" data-gr-id=\"9\">development<\/g> of cracks in flooring<g class=\"gr_ gr_13 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"13\" data-gr-id=\"13\">.<g class=\"gr_ gr_8 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"8\" data-gr-id=\"8\">Mechanicl<\/g><\/g> rammers are preferable to hand rammers<g class=\"gr_ gr_14 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"14\" data-gr-id=\"14\">.Use<\/g> hand rammers where the area is inaccessible to mechanical rammers<g class=\"gr_ gr_15 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"15\" data-gr-id=\"15\">.Filling<\/g> layers not exceeding 250mm in thickness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcivilengineeringvideo%2Fvideos%2F159339314662419%2F&#038;show_text=1&#038;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"565\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Backfilling work shall not start until Site\nEngineer gives his approval to do so. Material used for backfilling shall be\nany one or combination of soil types mentioned<\/li><li>Back filling shall be done in layers of\nthickness not exceeding 30 to 45cm depending on compaction equipment and method\n(loose soil before compaction). The soil layer shall then be watered adequately\nand compacted to minimum 90% to 95% of Standard Proctor Density for soil other\nthan sand and 85% in case of sand. Compaction shall be carried out at optimum\nmoisture content (OMC). Soil after compaction shall be free from pockets underneath.\n<\/li><li>After the compaction of final layer of soil, at\nleast 3 cores shall be taken from the areas directed by Site Engineer and the\nsoil shall be tested in laboratory for the degree of compaction achieved.\nResults shall be matched above.<\/li><li>If the soil is excessively wet, it shall be\nallowed to dry sufficiently before compaction. (Approximately OMC should be\nmaintained) <\/li><li>Compaction shall be done with suitable\nmechanical equipment such as plate vibrator, vibratory or tendon roller, or 10\nTonnes Power Roller as suitable for the area to be compacted. In areas where\nmechanized compaction cannot be done, hand compaction shall be resorted to as\ndirected by the Site Engineer. Overall compacted thickness of soil shall be as\nper drawing. <\/li><li>Over the compacted ground, rubble soling shall\nbe done. Stones shall be hand packed as close as possible and bedded firmly on\nbroadest base. Void shall be filled with chips and small stones.<\/li><li>Backfilling around water retaining structures\nshall be done only after testing of structures against leakage is done.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Backfilling shall be done after the foundation has completely set.Backfilling shall be carried out in layers and each layer shall be thoroughly compacted.Inadequate compaction is likely to cause settlement of backfilling resulting in development of cracks in flooring.Mechanicl rammers are preferable to hand rammers.Use hand rammers where the area is inaccessible to mechanical rammers.Filling layers &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2264,"featured_media":6675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[433,434],"class_list":["post-6146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-construction-articles","tag-backfilling","tag-plinth-filling"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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