Analysis of PVD Installation Methods Due to Limited Vertical Clearance in the Lamongan North Ring Road Construction Project Section 1 STA 0+400 to STA 0+426

Abstract

The construction of the Lamongan North Ring Road is planned to be built on soft
soil. Based on the results of the soil investigation, it is known that the subgrade
condition is classified as soft to very soft soil with a depth of 18 meters. One of the
problems of this very soft soil is the settlement. Therefore, the National Road
Implementation Agency of East Java - Bali Region conducted subgrade improvement
using preloading combined with Prefabricated Vertical Drain (PVD). The configuration
of the PVD installation is 18 meters deep with a triangular pattern and the distance
between PVDs is 1 meter. To stake the PVDs 18 meters deep, a piling rig with a
minimum height of 24 meters is required. In the STA 0+400 to STA 0+426 section there
is a 150 kV Lamongan - Paciran High Voltage Air Line (SUTT) cable crossing the road
with a conductor to platform distance of 18 meters. The existence of this cable is a
challenge in the PVD driving as deep as 18 meters. Therefore, this journal will analyze
the PVD piling implementation method that can be carried out in this segment. The
method carried out in this study is to start with the collection of secondary data such as
shop drawings as a reference for the implementation of work in accordance with the
planned design. Based on the design plan, an implementation method that can be
applied to limited vertical clearance conditions is obtained. Based on the results of the
research, an 18-meter deep PVD installation method was obtained that can be applied to
limited vertical clearance conditions in the Lamongan North Ring Road construction
project Section 1 STA 0+400 to STA 0+426. In addition, it was also found that the time
required was 34.75 minutes to stake 1 PVD point using the pulled hole PVD method.