CADANGAN PEMBANGUNAN PERINDUSTRIAN SEDERHANA RINGAN

EARTHWORK REPORT

Table of Content
1

INTRODUCTION..................................................................................2

DESIGN INFORMATION.......................................................................4
2.1
2.2
3.3
3.4
3.5

4
Design Criteria...........................................................................4
Earthwork Platform Design and Quantity Calculation....................5
Sediment Trap Design.................................................................6
Other Erosion and Sediment Control Measures.............................6

CONCLUSION.....................................................................................7

APPENDIX A
Topographical Survey Plan &
Site Layout Plan
APPENDIX B
Earthwork Volume Calculation
APPENDIX C
Sediment Basin Design

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INTRODUCTION
This report highlights the consideration and assumptions made in the
design of earthwork system for the proposed Industrial Warehouse
development which comprises 2 types of warehouses and 1 unit TNB
substation, at LOT PT 8404 Mukim Teluk Kalung, Kemamam Terangganu
Darul Iman.
The developer of this project, Duta Klasik Sdn. Bhd has appointed KU
Associates (M) Sdn. Bhd. as the Civil & Structural Engineer for this
project. For the purpose of infrastructure plan submission, this report
presents the earthwork design of the project.

Project Location
The site is located on the right side of State Road Jalan Kemaman-Dungun.
The site location map is as shown in Figure 1 below.

Site Location

Figure 1 Site Location Plan (Highlighted)

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Project Description
2 types of warehouses and 1 unit of TNBs substation will be develop sharing
the same infrastructure such as road, drainage and utilities with surrounding
existing industrial buildings.
The platform level will be designed to match with the developed surrounding.

Site Drawings
The site layout plan and the topographical survey plan are presented in
Appendix A for reference. The plan area encompassed by the boundary for
the development is approximately 1.00 ha. with ground level generally 3.9m
RL. The finished road level of the site is 3.73m RL which will match the
existing road level.

SCOPE OF WORK
This report covers 2 main areas of earthwork design:
(a) Earthwork Platform Design
Based on the platform design criteria, propose platform levels for buildings,
roads and open area for the new development.
(b) Erosion and Sediment Control
Propose measures based on the requirements set by Urban Stormwater
Management Manual for Malaysia (MASMA) to control erosion and
sedimentation during earthwork construction.

EARTHWORK DESIGN

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Reference
The proposed erosion and sediment control measures refer to the guidelines
set out in Volume 15 Construction Sediment BMPs of the Urban
Stormwater Management Manual for Malaysia by Department of Irrigation
an Drainage, Malaysia (2000).

Design Criteria
The earth platform design criteria are as follows:
(a)

The proposed new platform levels for buildings shall be above the
flood level for the development area as obtained from JPS.

(b)

The proposed new platform levels shall take into consideration the
existing surrounding platform levels.

(c)

The proposed platform levels shall provide sufficient gradient for the
site drainage system to discharge surface runoff to a final discharge
point.

(d)

The cut and fill quantity calculation shall allow a 10% factor for
swelling and shrinkage of earth.

The sediment trap design criteria are as below:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)

Construction Period < 2 years

Sizing based on dry sediment trap design
Soil type C (coarse grained sand, sandy loam)
Sediment storage zone is at least 0.3 m deep
To be located as close as possible to final discharge point
(downstream)
Shall be serviceable until at least 90% of contributing catchment has
been stabilised
Design Storm = 3 month ARI of a series of recorded rainfall
Peak flow estimation using Rational Method

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Earthwork Platform Design and Quantity Calculation

Based on the Topographical Survey Plan in Appendix A, the existing site
terrain is relatively flat with reduced level ranging from 1.90m to 2.20m.
The new levels are proposed to match the existing surrounding platform/road
levels as below.
Proposed
Earth Platform
Level
(m RL)

Proposed
Finished Level
(m RL)

General

4.13

4.13

Building

4.13

4.28

Road

4.13

3.73

Area

The cut and fill earth volume is calculated using a computer software called
Terramodel (Version 10.41). The earth volumes can be calculated using
average end area method or the higher accuracy surface to surface method.
A 10% swelling and shrinkage factor is applied in the calculation. The detail
earthwork volume report is attached in Appendix B together with the
proposed platform layout for analysis. The results are summarised below:
Total Fill Quantity (m3)

5,300

Total Cut Quantity (m3)

Balance Fill to be imported (m3)

5,300

Sediment Trap Design

Based on the provision in Section 39.7.4(d) and Section 39.7.6(d) of MASMA,
the sediment trap is sized as calculation in Appendix C. The outlet control is
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designed based on 3 months ARI rainfall with peak flow calculated using
Rational Method.
The sediment trap is designed based on the design criteria for dry Sediment
Trap whereby the designed storm is taken as the 3 month ARI rainfall data.
The dimensions of the sediment trap can be summarised in the table below:
Top of water level dimension
(width x length)
Base of pond dimension
(width x length)
Settling Zone Depth (m)
Storage Zone Depth (m)
Total
pond
depth
with
freeboard
Outlet pipe size
Emergency spillway sizing

31 m x 14 m
26 m x 9 m
0.6 m
0.7 m
1.9 m
150mm dia.
1.5 m x 0.3 m

The sediment trap is located at the downstream of the temporary drainage

system for the site, just before the final discharge to existing drain as shown
in the Earthwork Layout Plan. However due to low invert level at the
discharge point, gravity flow is not possible at the outlet. Hence, a pump or a
series of pumps with minimum combined capacity of 26 litres per second is
required to be operated when the pond is full.

Other Erosion and Sediment Control Measures

Among the other erosion and sediment control measures proposed for this
development are:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

Turfing Spot turfing and close turfing are encouraged to be carried

out as soon as the platform is completed to stabilised the exposed
soil, especially at slopes.
Temporary Earth Drain A network of temporary earth drain is
proposed to channel surface runoff to the sediment trap
Earth bund or Earth bank Earth bunds are used to prevent runoff
from flowing to undisturbed or adjacent properties neighbouring the
site.
Wash Trough This washing facility is provided at the site exit to
clean vehicles wheels before exiting the site. This measure is to
prevent soiling of public roads and reduce dust pollution.
Check Dam rock filter berms are placed across the base of
temporary earth drain to create a temporary dam to reduce water
velocity in the drain. This helps to reduce erosion of the temporary
earth drain where water velocity is higher than 0.6m/s.

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CONCLUSION

The earth platform levels for general, building and road area have been designed
mostly to match the adjoining existing roads and platforms. The existing main road
level is taken as above the flood level.
The earth cut and fill quantity is calculated with a balance fill of about 6,550 m 3.
Also proposed are sediment traps, wash through, temporary earth drains, earth
bunds, and turfing as measures to check on the soil erosion as a result of exposing
bare earth during earthwork construction. The design of the sediment trap is in
reference to the provision in MASMA.

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