BACKFILLING WORK CONTRACTORS IN DOHA QATAR

Backfilling Work Contractors Description: Backfilling is the process of putting the soil back into a trench or foundation once excavation and other project-related has been completed. The backfill process requires skills and heavy equipment as well as knowledge of the specifications, contract requirements, and soil conditions. Backfiling specialists and contractors must take care to prevent impact loading of any pipeline, shaft, structure, cabling, or other buried elements when placing and compacting backfill, as well as accounting for the unique characteristics of different areas of soil, all of which require different construction techniques to ensure optimum performance.There are a few common methods of backfilling and compacting backfill.In Compacting, after soil is backfilled into a trench, the loose material is compacted using some mechanical means, such as a compactor, an excavator, or a "jumping jack"-type compactor. As a general guide, soils should be compacted to at least the minimum percentages of maximum dry density as determined by ASTM D698 Method A (Standard Proctor). Using this method, soil is typically backfilled in layers or lifts. The soil lift will depend upon the nature of the backfill and the compaction equipment that is used. Water may be added during the compaction process, to assist with compaction. The general process follows three steps that are repeated until the backfill is at grade level:Backfill in layers of 4 to 6 inches, using non-organic fill material that is free of debrisCompact wi... Read More...

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