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DIVISION 2-SITE WORK <br />SECTION 02290 -FILL AREA CONSTRUCTION <br />PART 1 -GENERAL <br />' 1.01 WORK INCLUDED <br />Construction of fill areas as shown on the drawings and as specified herein including foundation <br />preparation, dewatering, fill placement, moisture control and compaction. <br />1.02 RELATED WORK <br />Section 02100 -Site Preparation <br />Section 02270 -Slope Protection and Erosion Control <br />' PART 2 -MATERIALS <br />2.01 COMPACTED FILL <br />Compacted fill shall consist of random inorganic mixtures of sandy, silty clays to clayey, silty sands. <br />Fill material shall be classified SC-CL according to the Unified Soil Classification System with a <br />minimum of 35 percent passing a #200 sieve. The materials shall be obtained from excavations, <br />borrow areas or other sources as directed by the Engineer. It shall be free of any deleterious <br />materials, including materials larger than 5 inches, as determined by the Engineer. Oversize rock <br />fragments shall be wasted as approved by the Engineer or stockpiled for use as riprap when found to <br />' be acceptable to the Engineer. <br />PART 3 -EXECUTION <br />3.01 GENERAL <br />No fill material shall be placed until the foundation for each section has been dewatered, stripped, <br />' suitably prepared and has been approved by the Engineer. <br />All cavities, depressions and irregularities, within the fill area shall be filled with embankment <br />' materials as specified for the overlying embankment. <br />3.02 DEWATERING <br />' The Contractor shall construct and maintain all necessary channels, flumes, drains and related <br />structures; furnish all equipment required to remove water from various parts of the work; and <br />maintain foundations and other parts of the work in a state of dryness so as not to impede work <br />' activities, become detrimental to related structures, or cause delays. <br />The Contractor shall design the dewatering system and submit the design to the Engineer for approval <br />' prior to dewatering. The dewatering system shall assure that the adjacent facilities and any other <br />work will not be damaged by dewatering operations. <br />The Contractor shall dispose of the water in a suitable manner without damage to adjacent property <br />or without being a menace to public health or without causing a public inconvenience or nuisance. <br />' 07/97 Section 02190 -Page 1 of 3 <br />1 <br />