prEN 12063

Execution of special geotechnical work - Sheet pile walls, combined pile walls, high modulus walls

This Standard specifies requirements, recommendations and information concerning the execution of permanent or temporary sheet pile wall structures and the handling of equipment and materials.
It does not give requirements and recommendations for the installation of specific parts of the structure such as ground anchorages and piles which are covered by other codes.
It applies only to steel sheet pile walls, combined walls, high modulus walls, synthetic sheet pile walls (composite), concrete and timber sheet pile walls.
Composite structures such as Berliner walls and sheet pile walls in combination with shotcrete, are not the subject of this standard.

Ausführung von Arbeiten im Spezialtiefbau - Spundwandkonstruktionen

Vorliegendes Dokument liefert Anforderungen, Empfehlungen und Hinweise über die Ausführung von bleibenden oder temporären Spundwandkonstruktionen, kombinierten Spundwänden und Trägerpfahlwand¬konstruktionen sowie über die hierzu erforderliche Handhabung von Geräten und Materialien.
Es beinhaltet keine Anforderungen und Empfehlungen für die Errichtung von spezifischen Teilen des Bauwerkes, wie etwa Erdankern und Pfählen, die in anderen Dokumenten behandelt werden.
Es betrifft lediglich Stahlspundwände, kombinierte Spundwände Trägerpfahlwände, synthetische Spundwände (Verbundstoff). Fertigbeton  und Holzspundwände. Rohrpfähle in kombinierten Spundwänden und Trägerpfahlwände können mit Beton gefüllt sein.
Konstruktionen aus unterschiedlichen Baustoffen, wie z. B. Berliner Verbau oder Spundwandkonstruktionen mit Spritzbeton werden in diesem Dokument nicht behandelt.

Exécution des travaux géotechniques spéciaux - Rideaux de palplanches, rideaux mixtes, rideaux à forte inertie

Ce document spécifie les prescriptions, les recommandations et des informations concernant l'exécution des structures permanentes ou temporaires en rideaux de palplanches, rideaux mixtes et rideaux à forte inertie et celles relatives à la manutention des équipements et des profilés.
Il ne donne pas de prescriptions ni de recommandations pour la mise en place des éléments de structure, comme les tirants d'ancrage et les pieux, qui sont couverts par d'autres normes.
Il s’applique uniquement aux rideaux de palplanches en acier, aux rideaux mixtes, aux rideaux à forte inertie, aux rideaux de palplanches synthétiques, aux rideaux de palplanches en béton préfabriqué et en bois. Les profilés tubulaires intégrés aux rideaux mixtes et à forte inertie peuvent être remplis de béton.
Les structures composées, comme les parois berlinoises et les parois formées de palplanches et de béton projeté, ne sont pas traitées par le présent document.

Izvedba posebnih geotehničnih del - Zagatne stene, kombinirane zagatne stene, visoke modularne stene TC: Izvedba posebnih geotehničnih del - Zagatne stene, kombinirane zagatne stene in zagatne stene visoke togosti

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• ICS: 93.020 - Earthworks. Excavations. Foundation construction. Underground works
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 288 - Execution of special geotechnical works
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 288/WG 19 - Sheet-pile walls
• Current Stage: 4599 - Dispatch of FV draft to CMC - Finalization for Vote
• Due Date: 10-Jan-2022
• Completion Date: 10-Jan-2022
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN 12063:2020 - Execution of special geotechnical work - Sheet pile walls, combined pile walls, high modulus walls

RELATIONS

• Revised: EN 12063:1999 - Execution of special geotechnical work - Sheet-pile walls
• Effective Date: 08-Jul-2015

Standards Content (sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 12063:2020
01-september-2020
Izvedba posebnih geotehničnih del - Zagatne stene, kombinirane zagatne stene,
visoke modularne stene

Execution of special geotechnical work - Sheet pile walls, combined pile walls, high

modulus walls
Ausführung von Arbeiten im Spezialtiefbau - Spundwandkonstruktionen
Exécution des travaux géotechniques spéciaux - Rideaux de palplanches, rideaux
mixtes, rideaux à forte inertie
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 12063
ICS:
93.020 Zemeljska dela. Izkopavanja. Earthworks. Excavations.
Gradnja temeljev. Dela pod Foundation construction.
zemljo Underground works
oSIST prEN 12063:2020 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 12063
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2020
ICS 93.020 Will supersede EN 12063:1999
English Version
Execution of special geotechnical work - Sheet pile walls,
combined pile walls, high modulus walls

Exécution des travaux géotechniques spéciaux - Ausführung von Arbeiten im Spezialtiefbau -

Rideaux de palplanches, rideaux mixtes, rideaux à forte Spundwandkonstruktionen
inertie

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee

CEN/TC 288.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations

which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other

language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC

Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,

Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,

Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and

United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are

aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without

notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 12063:2020 E

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Contents Page

European foreword ...................................................................................................................................................... 4

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 5

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 5

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 6

4 Information needed for the execution of the work .......................................................................... 16

4.1 General.............................................................................................................................................................. 16

4.2 Specific .............................................................................................................................................................. 17

5 Site investigation........................................................................................................................................... 18

5.1 Geotechnical investigation ........................................................................................................................ 18

5.2 Driveability of sheet piles .......................................................................................................................... 18

6 Material and products ................................................................................................................................. 18

6.1 Steel sheet piles and other steel components .................................................................................... 18

6.2 Timber sheet piles ........................................................................................................................................ 18

6.3 Synthetic sheets piles .................................................................................................................................. 18

6.4 Other materials and products .................................................................................................................. 18

6.5 Corrosion protection for steel sheet piles and preservation of timber sheet piles .............. 19

6.6 Sealings for interlocks ................................................................................................................................. 19

6.7 Environmental product declaration (EPD) ......................................................................................... 19

7 Design consideration ................................................................................................................................... 19

7.1 General.............................................................................................................................................................. 19

7.2 Selection of a pile type ................................................................................................................................ 19

7.3 Other structural elements ......................................................................................................................... 21

7.4 Sequence of execution ................................................................................................................................. 21

7.5 Specific design considerations ................................................................................................................. 21

8 Execution of sheet pile wall structures ................................................................................................. 22

8.1 General.............................................................................................................................................................. 22

8.2 Site preparation............................................................................................................................................. 22

8.3 Storage and handling of the sheet piles ................................................................................................ 22

8.4 Welding and cutting of steel elements .................................................................................................. 23

8.5 Installation ...................................................................................................................................................... 35

8.6 Tolerances regarding plan position and verticality ......................................................................... 39

8.7 Corrections of pile position during driving ......................................................................................... 40

8.8 Installation of anchorages ......................................................................................................................... 41

8.9 Walings and struts ........................................................................................................................................ 41

8.10 Excavation, backfilling, draining and de-watering ........................................................................... 42

8.11 Extraction of sheet piles ............................................................................................................................. 42

8.12 Rock dowels and anchor bolts.................................................................................................................. 43

8.13 Sealing ............................................................................................................................................................... 45

9 Supervision, testing and monitoring ..................................................................................................... 45

9.1 Supervision ..................................................................................................................................................... 45

9.2 Testing .............................................................................................................................................................. 46

9.3 Monitoring ....................................................................................................................................................... 46

10 Site records ..................................................................................................................................................... 47

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10.1 Records in connection with execution .................................................................................................. 47

10.2 Records at completion of the execution works .................................................................................. 47

11 Specials requirements ................................................................................................................................ 47

11.1 Safety ................................................................................................................................................................. 47

11.2 Impact on the surrounding buildings and installations ................................................................. 48

11.3 Noise hindrance ............................................................................................................................................ 48

11.4 Permeability of pile walls .......................................................................................................................... 48

Annex A (informative) Handling and storage of sheet piles....................................................................... 49

Annex B (informative) Welding of sheet piles ................................................................................................ 57

Annex C (informative) Driving of sheet piles ................................................................................................... 70

Annex D (informative) Installation and driving assistance........................................................................ 72

Annex E (informative) Watertightness of interlock sealings ..................................................................... 76

Annex F (informative) Timber sheet piles and walings ............................................................................... 79

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 87

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European foreword

This document (prEN 12063:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 288 “Execution

of special geotechnical work”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 12063:1999.

The general scope of TC 288 is the standardization of the execution procedures for geotechnical works

(including testing and control methods) and of the required material properties. WG 19 has been

charged to revise EN 12063:1999, with the subject area of sheet pile walls.

In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:

— The document has been technically revised,
— Normative references have been updated,
— All figures have been revised,

— Combined pile walls, high modulus walls structures, synthetic sheet pile walls, precast and timber

sheet pile walls have been added in the scope.
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1 Scope

This document specifies requirements, recommendations and information concerning the execution of

permanent or temporary sheet pile wall, combined pile walls, high modulus walls structures and the

handling of equipment and materials.

It does not give requirements and recommendations for the installation of specific parts of the structure

such as ground anchorages and piles which are covered by other documents.

It applies only to steel sheet pile walls, combined walls, high modulus walls, synthetic sheet pile walls

(composite), precast concrete and timber sheet pile walls. Tubular piles included in combined walls and

high modulus walls can be filled with concrete.

Composite structures such as Berliner walls and sheet pile walls in combination with shotcrete, are not

covered by this document.
2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

EN 1090-2:2018, Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures - Part 2: Technical requirements

for steel structures
EN 1537, Execution of special geotechnical works - Ground anchors
EN 1997-1:2004, Eurocode 7: Geotechnical design - Part 1: General rules

EN 1997-2:2007, Eurocode 7: Geotechnical design - Part 2: Ground investigation and testing

EN 10020:2000, Definition and classification of grades of steel
EN 10079, Definition of steel products

EN 10219-1:2006, Cold formed welded structural hollow sections of non-alloy and fine grain steels - Part

1: Technical delivery conditions

EN 10219-2, Cold formed welded steel structural hollow sections - Part 2: Tolerances, dimensions and

sectional properties

EN 10248-1:1995, Hot rolled sheet piling of non alloy steels - Part 1: Technical delivery conditions

EN 10248-2:1995, Hot rolled sheet piling of non alloy steels - Part 2: Tolerances on shape and dimensions

EN 10249-1:1995, Cold formed sheet piling of non alloy steels - Part 1: Technical delivery conditions

EN 10249-2, Cold formed sheet piling of non alloy steels - Part 2: Tolerances on shape and dimensions

EN 15804, Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Core rules for the

product category of construction products

EN 16228-1, Drilling and foundation equipment - Safety - Part 1: Common requirements

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EN 16228-2, Drilling and foundation equipment - Safety - Part 2: Mobile drill rigs for civil and

geotechnical engineering, quarrying and mining

EN 16228-3, Drilling and foundation equipment - Safety - Part 3: Horizontal directional drilling

equipment (HDD)

EN 16228-4, Drilling and foundation equipment - Safety - Part 4: Foundation equipment

EN 16228-5, Drilling and foundation equipment - Safety - Part 5: Diaphragm walling equipment

EN 16228-6, Drilling and foundation equipment - Safety - Part 6: Jetting, grouting and injection equipment

EN 16228-7, Drilling and foundation equipment - Safety - Part 7: Interchangeable auxiliary equipment

EN ISO 2560, Welding consumables - Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of non-alloy and

fine grain steels - Classification (ISO 2560)

EN ISO 4063:2010, Welding and allied processes - Nomenclature of processes and reference numbers (ISO

4063:2009, Corrected version 2010-03-01)

EN ISO 5817:2014, Welding - Fusion-welded joints in steel, nickel, titanium and their alloys (beam welding

excluded) - Quality levels for imperfections (ISO 5817:2014)

EN ISO 9606-1, Qualification testing of welders - Fusion welding - Part 1: Steels (ISO 9606-1)

EN ISO 9692-1:2013, Welding and allied processes - Types of joint preparation - Part 1: Manual metal arc

welding, gas-shielded metal arc welding, gas welding, TIG welding and beam welding of steels (ISO 9692-

1:2013)

EN ISO 17636-1, Non-destructive testing of welds - Radiographic testing - Part 1: X- and gamma-ray

techniques with film (ISO 17636-1)

EN ISO 22477-5, Geotechnical investigation and testing - Testing of geotechnical structures - Part 5:

Testing of grouted anchors (ISO 22477-5)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
anchorage

anchoring system for the sheet pile wall, for example anchor plates or anchor walls including the

connecting rods (tie rods), screw anchors, ground and rock anchors, and drilled anchors with grouted

or expanded bodies
Note 1 to entry: Anchors can be pre-stressed (active) or not (passive).
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3.2
auxiliary structures

all structures necessary for the proper and safe execution of the sheet piling works such as guiding

system
3.3
bracing
system of waling and struts to support the structure
3.4
combined wall
retaining walls composed of primary and secondary elements

Note 1 to entry: The primary elements are normally steel tubular piles, I-sections or built up box types, spaced

uniformly along the length of the wall. The secondary elements are generally steel sheet piles of various types

installed in the spaces between the primary elements and connected to them by interlocks (see Figure 1 a)).

3.5
comparable experience

documented, or other clearly established information related to the ground and installation conditions,

involving similar types of soil and rock and for which similar behaviour is expected

Note 1 to entry: Information gained locally is considered to be particularly relevant.

3.6
cushion

material, fitted into a recess in the driving cap, which smoothes the impact force of the falling hammer

on the driving cap and on the head of the sheet pile
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 2.
3.7
de-clutching
disconnection of the interlock connection during pile driving
3.8
de-clutching detector

instrument for determining the integrity of the interlock connection, that is whether adjacent pile

interlocks are fully engaged during and/or after installation
3.9
driving cap

device, placed on the top of the sheet pile which transmits the blow of the hammer evenly, thereby

preventing damage of the sheet pile head
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 2.
3.10
driving
any method of installing the sheet piles to the required depth
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3.11
driving method

method of driving such as panel driving, pitch and drive, staggered driving by means of impact,

vibration, pressing or by a combination of these
3.12
driving assistance

method to reduce the penetration resistance during driving, such as jetting, pre-drilling or blasting

3.13
fish plate, splice plate
steel plate which joins two lengths of sheet pile together
Note 1 to entry: See Annex B, Figure B.2.
3.14
guide frame

frame consisting of one or more stiff guide beams, normally of steel or wood, to position and maintain

the alignment of sheet piles during pitching and driving
3.15
hammer
part of piling equipment for driving sheet piles by percussion impact
3.16
high modulus wall

high strength retaining wall formed by interlocking steel elements that have the same geometry

Note 1 to entry: The elements may consist of fabricated profiles, see Figure 1 c), to obtain a high section modulus.

3.17
interlock connection

permanent longitudinal connection established by effective contact of coupled adjacent sheet pile

interlocks
Note 1 to entry: Interlock connections may be described as:
— Free: Threaded interlocks that are neither crimped of welded;

— Crimped: Interlocks of threaded single piles that have been mechanically connected by crimped points;

— Welded: Interlocks of threaded single piles that have been mechanically connected by continuous or

intermittent welding.
3.18
leader

beam or similar structure, attached to the driving rig to lead the sheet pile and the hammer (or the

vibrator) during driving
Note 1 to entry: See Figures 2, 3 and 4 a).
3.19
leader slide
guiding device connecting the drive cap and/or the hammer to the leader
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 2 and Figure 3.
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3.20
leading system
whole system to guide the sheet pile and the driving device during driving
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 3.
3.21
rock dowel

rod protruding from the toe of the sheet pile, used for fixing sheet piles to the bed-rock

Note 1 to entry: See Figure 14.
3.22
shackle (automatic release)

device for safely lifting sheet piles from the ground and placing them in the vertical position

Note 1 to entry: See Annex A, Figure A.7.
3.23
sheet pile
individual element of a sheet pile wall (single, double or multiple sheet pile)
3.24
sheet pile wall
screen of sheet piles which forms a continuous wall

Note 1 to entry: For steel and synthetic sheet piles continuity is provided by connection of the interlocks, fitting of

longitudinal grooves or by means of special connectors, and for timber sheet piles, by tongue and groove.

3.25
sheet pile wall structure

structure, consisting of sheet piles, soil and rock, anchorages, bracings and/or walings, which retains

ground and/or water
Note 1 to entry: The elements are shown in Figure 5.
3.26
site inspection
inspection of the construction site and its surroundings
3.27
site investigation
geotechnical investigations on and near the construction site
3.28
slippage

relative longitudinal displacement between the interlocks of adjacent sheet piles

3.29
strut

long compression member, usually of steel, wood or reinforced concrete, for the support of the sheet

pile walls and normally connected to the walings
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Note 1 to entry: It can be pre-stressed.
3.30
template

specific type of guide frame, used for positioning curved or angled sheet pile walls

Note 1 to entry: They often incorporate a working platform or access staging for piling operators.

3.31
threader

device fixed to the toe of a sheet pile to guide the sheet pile into the interlock of a sheet pile already

placed in the guide frame
Note 1 to entry: See Annex A, Figure A.8.
3.32
vibrator

vibrating unit for the driving and extraction of the sheet piles and the primary and secondary elements

of a combined wall
3.33
waling

horizontal beam, usually of steel or reinforced concrete, fixed to the sheet pile wall and connected to the

anchorage or struts, in order to distribute the applied anchor- or strut forces equally over the sheet pile

wall
3.34
refusal

lack of ability to reach required depth due to limit of driving method, elastic limit of material, or ground

conditions

Note 1 to entry: Refusal criteria have to be agreed between parties and must relate time, energy and penetration.

3.35
sheet pile press

leader guided or self-walking device pushing statically the sheet piles into the ground

Note 1 to entry: See Figures 4 b) and 4 c).
3.36
straight web sheet pile
flat of slightly bent section with interlocks working in tension only
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1 b).
3.37
crimping

preventing differential movement of adjacent sheet piles by locally deforming the interlock connection

Note 1 to entry: Used for shear transmission in U-shaped sheet piles and for safe handling of all double piles.

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Key
a Tubes + sheet piles
b U Box piles + U sheet piles
c Z Box piles + Z sheet piles
d H beams + Z sheet piles
a) Examples of combined walls
b) Example of straight web sheet pile
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a H beam c Tubular pile
b Connector welded to H beam d Connectors welded to tubular piles
c) Examples of high modulus walls
Figure 1
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Key
a Impact hammer d Sliding guide
b Cushion e Driving cap
c Leader f Leader slide
Figure 2 — Example of a driving cap
Key
A H beam leader a Square profile
B Tubular leader b Round profile
C Truss leader c Leader slide
D Triangular leader
Figure 3 — Examples of leading systems
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b) Example of a self-walking press
c) Example of a leader-guided press
Key
a Hammer d Leader
b Driving cap e Pile guide
c Sheet pile
Figure 4
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a Sheet piles e Tie rod
b Strut f Anchor plate or screen (deadman)
c Waling g Variable angle
d Rock dowel h Ground anchor or tension pile
Figure 5 — Examples of sheet pile wall structures
4 Information needed for the execution of the work
4.1 General

4.1.1 The following information shall be made available before the execution of the work:

— location maps of the construction site, including access roads and possible hindrances;

— level and position of fixed reference points at or near the construction site;
— limitations concerning the access for equipment and materials;

— location of all services such as electricity, telephone, water and gas supply pipes and sewers;

— geotechnical data of the construction site:

— composition and stratification of the ground and its variation across the site;

— strength and deformation properties of the soil and rock layers;
— the possible presence of stones and boulders in the ground;

— the possibility of cohesive soils adhering to the piles when extracted (see 8.11);

— hydrogeological data of the area of the construction site;

— specifications of the sheet pile walls, including all details such as type, profile, grade, protection and

preservation systems and whether any fixings of the interlocks are required to ensure transmission

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— presence of sensitive buildings and/or installations near the construction site;

— restrictions concerning noise, vibrations and settlement;
— restrictions concerning driving method and driving assistance;

— restrictions regarding the permeability of the sheet pile wall for water or other fluids;

— various stages of the execution of the sheet pile wall structure required by the design;

— in the case of waterfront structures; the water levels and their fluctuations (amplitude, frequency

and the cause of the fluctuations, e.g. discharge of a barrage, tide etc.);
— data regarding possible soil contamination;
— a list of any identified specific items to be investigated (see 4.2);
— refusal criteria;

— jobsite welding requirements shall be checked with reference to execution class.

4.2 Specific

4.2.1 The following specific information shall be made available before the beginning of the works:

— all specific design information which is important for the execution;

— restrictions related to the presence, at or near the site, of ground anchors, cathodic protection

devices and similar;
— presence of unexploded ammunitions;

— the history of the building site: presence of foundation remnants or other artificial elements in the

ground.

4.2.2 Information about the following matters should be made available before the beginning of the

work:

— special aspects particular to the project, such as corrosion and abrasion problems;

— comparable experience from works in the neighbourhood or from similar works carried out under

similar conditions;

— the condition of nearby buildings, structures or installations and the nature and depth of their

foundation;
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