Division 3: Trench Excavation and Backfill

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Section 3010: Trench Excavation and Backfill

Part 1: General

1.01 Section Includes
1.02 Description of Work
1.03 Submittals
1.04 Substitutions
1.05 Delivery, Storage, and Handling
1.06 Scheduling and Conflicts
1.07 Special Requirements
1.08 Measurement and Payment

Part 2: Products

2.01 Materials Excavated from a Trench
2.02 Bedding and Backfill Material
2.03 Class V Material (Topsoil)
2.04 Stabilization (Foundation) Materials
2.05 Special Pipe Embedment and Encasement Material

Part 3: Execution

 
3.01 Trench Excavation
3.02 Rock or Unstable Soils in Trench Bottom
3.03 Trench Protection
3.04 Dewatering
3.05 Pipe Bedding and Backfill
3.06 Trench Compaction Testing

Figures

3010.101 (SW 101) - Trench Bedding and Backfill Zones
3010.102 (SW 102) - Rigid Gravity Pipe Trench Bedding

3010.103 (SW 103) - Flexible Gravity Pipe Trench Bedding
3010.104 (SW 104) - Pressure Pipe Trench Bedding
3010.105 (SW 105) - Miscellaneous Pipe Bedding
3010.901 - Sewer Pipe Support Over Existing Utility
3010.902 - Reinforced PCC Beam Utility Line Support
3010.903 - Flowable Mortar Fill Utility Line Support

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Section 3020: Trenchless Construction (Boring, Jacking, and Tunneling)

Part 1: General

1.01 Section Includes
1.02 Description of Work
1.03 Submittals
1.04 Substitutions
1.05 Delivery, Storage, and Handling
1.06 Scheduling and Conflicts
1.07 Special Requirements
1.08 Measurement and Payment

Part 2: Products

2.01 Carrier Pipe
2.02 Casing Pipe
2.03 Casing Spacers
2.04 Backfill For Abandoned Tunnels
2.05 Backfill Material
2.06 Casing End Seal

Part 3: Execution

3.01 Excavation
3.02 Sheeting, Shoring, and Bracing
3.03 Dewatering
3.04 Trenchless Installation
3.05 Pit Restoration

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Page last revised:  January 13, 2010

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