5-1 Chapter 5 DIVISION 500 – STRUCTURES SECTION 501 - FOUNDATION PILES
501.01 Description This work shall consist of furnishing and d riving piles, of the types
and dimensions specified on the Contract Plans. Piles shall co nform to and be installed, as detailed in these specifications, to the lines, grades, locatio ns, and required resistance(s) shown on the Plans or as authorized by the Resident. Work unde r this item shall also consist of any pile testing sp ecified by the project Contract P lans and described in these specifications.
501.02 Materials Materials shall meet the requirements of the following sections of
Divisions 500, Structures, and 700, Materials: Structural Concrete (Class A) 502.05 Reinforcing Steel 709.01 Welded Steel Wire Fabric 709.02 Steel Pipe Piles, Splices and Tips 711.01 H-Beam Piles, Splices and Tips 711.10 Steel casings shall conform to the material requirements of Sec tion 711.01, Steel Pipe Piles, Splices and Tips. Mill test reports will be required for Steel Pipe Piles and H-B eam Piles. Notch toughness tests will not be required.
501.03 Quality Control Plan The Contractor shall control the q uality of the foundation
piles through testing, inspection and practices which shall be described in the Quality Control Plan (QCP), sufficient to assure a product meeting the Contract requirements. The QCP shall meet the requirements of Section 106, Quality and thi s specification. The Department will use criteria established in the approved QCP to accept the work provided in this Section. No work under this item shall proceed until the QCP, or amendme nts to the QCP, is submitted to and approved by the Resident. The QCP shall address all elements that affect the quality of t he foundation piles including but not limited to, the following:
A.Driving Equipment B. Wave Equation Analysis C. Static Load Testing Apparatus D. Driving Procedures E. Number of Pile Splices, Locations and Details F. Tolerances
Source: Maine Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2020 Edition. Pages 293–293 of 817.