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METHOD STATEMENT Issue Date 02 October 2013
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METHOD STATEMENT FOR PREPARATION AND

APPLICATION OF CONBEXTRA GP, A NON-SHRINK GROUT
FOR USE ON BEARING PLATE / BASE PLATE.

PROJECT : (Replace with the project’s name, at location , city name)

CLIENT : (Replace with the client’s name)

MASTER DEVELOPER : (Replace with the master developer’s name)

PMC : (Replace with the PMC’s name)

LEAD CONSULTANT : (Replace with the lead consultant’s name)

SUB-CONSULTANT : (Replace with the sub-consultant’s name)

MAIN CONTRACTOR : (Replace with the main contractor’s name)

SUB-CONTRACTOR : (Replace with the sub-contractor’s name)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. REVISION RECORD............................................................................................................................................3
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2. PURPOSE............................................................................................................................................................4
3. SCOPE.................................................................................................................................................................4
4. REFERENCES.....................................................................................................................................................4
4.1. Contract documents.........................................................................................................................................4
4.2. Contractors Submittal.......................................................................................................................................4
5. DEFINITIONS / ABBREVIATIONS.......................................................................................................................4
5.1. Definition..........................................................................................................................................................4
5.2. Abbreviations....................................................................................................................................................5
6. RESPONSIBILITIES.............................................................................................................................................5
7. EQUIPMENT........................................................................................................................................................5
8. PROCEDURE.......................................................................................................................................................6
8.1. General requirements.......................................................................................................................................6
8.2. Surface Preparation.........................................................................................................................................6
8.3. Bearing Plate/Base Plate.................................................................................................................................6
8.4. Formwork – General.........................................................................................................................................6
8.5. Pouring side.....................................................................................................................................................7
8.6. Mixing...............................................................................................................................................................7
8.7. Placing..............................................................................................................................................................7
8.8. Finishing...........................................................................................................................................................8
8.9. Curing...............................................................................................................................................................8
9. ATTACHMENTS...................................................................................................................................................8
9.1. Inspection Checklists........................................................................................................................................8
9.2. Inspection Test Plan.........................................................................................................................................8
9.3. Risk Assessment..............................................................................................................................................8
9.4. Technical Data sheet (TDS).............................................................................................................................8
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1. REVISION RECORD
This page is a record of all revisions of the document identified below by number and title. All
previous revisions are hereby superseded and are to be destroyed.
Rev Date By Chkd. Approved Description of Revisions
0 First issue

Signature field
Revision
Revision
Number
Date
Prepared by Checked by

Reviewed
By Construction Technical QA/QC MEP Co- Sub-
Manager Manager Engineer HSE Officer ordinator contractor

Approved
By Project
Manager
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2. PURPOSE
This Method Statement covers the preparation and application of Conbextra GP, a non-shrink grout for
use on bearing plate / base plate.

3. SCOPE
This method statement is applicable on bearing plate / base plate.

4. REFERENCES
4.1. Contract documents
1. Project Specification :- Division 3, Section 036100
2. Contract Drawings :-

4.2. Contractors Submittal

3. Project Quality Plan :-
4. Project Safety Plan :-
5. Material approvals
Sr. No. Description Material Sub. No. Rev No. Date Remarks
1
2
3

6. Shop Drawings
Sr. No. Description Shop Drawings Rev No. Date Remarks
1
2
3

7. Related method Statements

Sr. No. Description MET no. Rev No. Date Remarks
1
2
3

5. DEFINITIONS / ABBREVIATIONS
5.1. Definition
1. Project -(Replace with project name)
2. Client -(Replace with clients name)
3. Developer -(Replace with developers name)
4. Consultant -(Replace with consultants name)
5. PMC -(Replace with PMC name)
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6. Contractor -(Replace with contractors name)

7. Sub-contractor -(Replace with sub-contractors name)
8. Supplier -(Replace with suppliers name)

5.2. Abbreviations
1. Engineer - Representative of “Name of engineering consultancy”
2. ICL - Inspection Check List
3. IR - Inspection Request
4. ITL -Independent Testing Laboratory
5. ITP - Inspection and Test Plan
6. ITR -Inspection & Test Requests
7. MAT - Material Submittal
8. MEP - Mechanical Electrical Plumbing
9. MET - Method Statement
10.MIR - Material Inspection Request
11.MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet
12.PPE -Personal Protective Equipment
13.PQP -Project Quality Plan
14.PTW -Permit To Work ( Working at Height or enclosed spaces)
15.RA -Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
16.RFIA - Request for Inspection and Approval
17.SPD - Shop Drawing
18.TBM - Temporary Bench Mark

6. RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Prepare and Update :QA &QC Manager
2. Review :Construction Manager
3. Approval :Project Manager
4. Implementation :Section Engineer &Quality Control Engineer

7. EQUIPMENT
The following list of equipment is adopted as a minimum requirement:
1. Protective Clothing : Protective Overalls
i. Good quality gloves, goggles and face mask
2. Preparation equipment : Electric or pneumatic breaker
i. Hammer and chisel
3. Mixing equipment : Measuring jug
i. 1 KW slow speed drill, 400 or 500 rpm, plus
ii. Fosroc-action mixer, fitted with a suitable paddle
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4. Application equipment : Formwork

i. Pouring equipment
8. PROCEDURE
8.1. General requirements
1. High Temperature Working
2. For temperatures above 35°C, the following guidelines are adopted as good working practice:
3. Store unmixed materials in a cool (preferably temperature controlled) environment, avoiding exposure
to direct sunlight.
4. Keep equipment cool, arranging shade protection if necessary. It is especially important to keep cool
those surfaces of the equipment which will come into direct contact with the material itself.
5. Try to avoid application during the hottest times of the day.
6. Make sufficient material, plant and labour available to ensure that application is a continuous process.

8.2. Surface Preparation

1. Attention to full and proper preparation is essential to successful grouting.
2. The substrate surface must be free from oil, grease or any loosely adherent material.
3. If the concrete surface is defective or has laitance, it must be cut back to a sound base.
4. Bolt holes or fixing pockets must be blown clean of any dirt or debris.

8.3. Bearing Plate/Base Plate

1. The underside of the base plate should be clean and free from oil, grease, rust, scale or other loosely
adherent material.
2. It may be necessary to provide air pressure relief holes to allow venting of any isolated high spots.
3. If levelling shims are to be removed once the grout has hardened, then they should be pre-treated
with a thin layer of grease.

8.4. Formwork – General

1. Before fixing any formwork, ensure that the area to be grouted is clean.
2. The formwork itself must be constructed to be leak-proof, to prevent any possible grout loss. This can
be achieved by using foam rubber strip or mastic sealant beneath the formwork, and at any joints in
the formwork. It shall, however, also be provided with drain holes and plugs.
3. The formwork should also be constructed in such a way as to keep the final, unrestrained surface area
of the grout to a minimum, to avoid problems with cracking at a later stage.
4. It should be fixed in such a way as to allow easy stripping, without causing damage or distress to the
grout – particularly if this is to be done while the grout is still “green”.
5. All dirt and debris to be removed from the grout area before the last piece of formwork is fixed, to
facilitate pre-soaking.
6. Formwork – Geometry(See Attached Figure)

8.5. Pouring side

1. Set up so that grout will be poured the shortest distance across the base plate
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a. erected a maximum of 75 mm from the base plate edge

b. erected a minimum of 150mm higher than the underside of the base plate
2. Open side
a. set up directly opposite the pouring side
b. erected a maximum of 25mm from the plate edge
c. erected a minimum of 50mm from the underside of the plate
3. Flanking sides
a. set up flush with the plate edge
b. close attention to “grout tightness” of the formwork
4. Pre-Soaking
5. All concrete surfaces within the formwork area should be saturated with clean, fresh water for several
hours prior to grouting.
6. Immediately before grouting takes place, any free water should be removed. Particular care should be
taken to blow out all bolt holes and pockets.

8.6. Mixing
1. For bests results a mechanically powered grout mixer should be used – do not use a colloidal impeller
mixer.
2. For small quantities of grout a slow speed drill (400/500 rpm) fitted with a high shear paddle is
acceptable, but mixing should be restricted to one bag at a time in a container of minimum capacity of
25 litters.
3. Measure out full quantity of clean water (2.7 – 2.9 litres for trowel able and 3.2 to 3.6 litres for flow
able consistency of mix) into the mixer.
4. Slowly add the full 20 kg pack of Conbextra GP to the water and mix continuously for 3 to 5 minutes,
until a smooth, free flowing consistency is obtained.
5. Under no circumstances should part bags be used, or additional water employed. Either of these two
actions will change the water: powder ratio, adversely affecting material performance and
automatically invalidating Foskor’s standard product guarantee.

8.7. Placing
1. It is essential that the machine mixing capacity, material supply and labour availability is adequate to
enable the grouting operation to be carried out continuously. This may require the use of a holding
tank, with provision for gentle agitation to maintain fluidity.
2. Immediately prior to placement, the mixed grout should be briefly agitated to release any surface
tension. At 25ºC, place the grout within 15 minutes of mixing to gain the full benefit of the expansion
process.
3. Conbextra GP can be placed in thickness up to 100mm in a single pour when used as an under plate
grout. For thicker sections, it is necessary to fill out Conbextra GP with well graded silt free aggregate
to minimize heat built up. Typically a 10mm aggregate is suitable.
4. Any bolt pockets must be grouted prior to grouting between the substrate and the base plate.
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5. Continuous grout flow during the grouting operation is essential. Sufficient grout must be available
prior to starting, and the time taken to pour a batch must be regulated to the time taken to prepare
the next one.
6. The mixed grout should be poured only from one side of the void to eliminate the entrapment of air,
or surplus pre-soaking water. The grout head must be maintained at all times so that a continuous
grout front is achieved.
7. When the grout reaches the open side of the formwork, and rises above the underside of the base
plate, pouring should continue slowly down the length of the base plate until completed.

8.8. Finishing
1. Wherever possible unrestrained “shoulders” are to be avoided. These have a tendency to crack and/or
debond, due to their unrestrained nature.
2. The gap between the perimeter formwork should not exceed 75mm on the pouring side and 25mm on
the opposite side. It is advisable where practical to have no gap at the flank sides.

8.9. Curing
1. On completion of the grouting operation, all exposed areas of grout should be thoroughly cured. For
best results use Concurred curing membrane, continuous application of water and/or wet hessian.

9. ATTACHMENTS
9.1. Inspection Checklists
9.2. Inspection Test Plan
9.3. Risk Assessment
9.4. Technical Data sheet (TDS)