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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1990
TWO MODEL SPECIFICATIONS RELATING TO GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING PUBLISHED
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THE
GEOTECHNICAL
CONTROL OFFICE
OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS RELATING
SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS PUBLISHED TWO MODEL TO GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING IN HONG KONG.
GROUND ANCHORS
PRESENTS
A
THE "MODEL
PRESTRESSED FOR SPECIFICATION
SERIES, GEOSPEC (GEOSPEC 1)", WHICH IS THE FIRST IN THE
PROVISION OF PRESTRESSED GROUND SATISFACTORY SPECIFICATION FOR THE ANCHORS IN HONG KONG.
IT IS A
SECOND EDITION PUBLICATION PUBLISHED IN 1984.
AND SUPERSEDES
AN
EARLIER GCO
OF PUBLICATION
GEOSPEC 1, A PRIOR GROUND ANCHORS (PASA) IS
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE APPROVAL SYSTEM FOR PERMANENT PRESTRESSED BEING IMPLEMENTED.
ALL PERMANENT GROUND ANCHORS AS FROM DECEMBER 31 LAST YEAR,
THE OF
DIRECTOR OF APPROVAL
CIVIL ENGINEERING REQUIRE THE PRIOR
GOVERNMENT IN
PROJECTS. THE PASA SERVICES BEFORE THEY CAN BE USED
AND USE OF APPROVAL
GROUND
FOR ANCHORS WILL ALSO FACILITATE THE PRIVATE BUILDING AND ENGINEERING WORKS.
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PILL REINFORCED
FOR NEED
A
STRUCTURES SATISFACTORY
HONG
THE "MODEL SPECIFICATION FOR (GBOSPEC 2) HAS BEEN PREPARED TO MEET THE SPECIFICATION FOR THE PROVISION OF REINFORCED FILL STRUCTURES IN
KONG.
EDITION AND
REPLACES
THE
ON
GUIDANCE GIVEN IT IS A FIRST
(GEOGUIDE REINFORCED EARTH IN THE GGO "GUIDE TO RETAINING WALL DESIGN 1}".
WITH
THE
IN CONJUNCTION ENDORSEMENT CERTIFICATE SYSTEM FOR EFFECT.
PUBLICATION
PROPRIETARY PRODUCTS
OF
GEOSPEC
2, COMES
AN INTO
REINFORCED FILL OF CIVIL
ALL PROPRIETARY PRODUCTS FOR USE IN PERMANENT
BY REQUIRE
THE DIRECTOR WILL STRUCTURES
ENDORSEMENT ENGINEERING SERVICES BEFORE THEY CAN BE USED IN GOVERNMENT PROJECTS.
THE ENDORSEMENT CERTIFICATE SYSTEM APPROVAL AND USE OF PERMANENT REINFORCED FILL WORKS.
BOTH
GEOSPECS
WILL ALSO FACILITATE THE STRUCTURES IN PRIVATE
WIDE
CONSULTATION
HAVE BEEN
HAVE BEEN PRODUCED AFTER THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS OF THE INDUSTRY.
THE TECHNICAL STANDARDS IN THE MODEL SPECIFICATIONS
PRACTICE DUE REGARD TO
LOCAL EXISTING CONSIDERATION OF SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL CODES.
ADOPTED
WITH
AND AFTER
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