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lines, the pipes shall be installed in line with the requirements of the
design and the manufacturers as well. Detection and pressure tests
shall be carried out to ensure construction quality.
3 9 Powerhouses
3 9 1 Excavation and foundation treatment shall meet the following
requirements:
1 Surface powerhouse excavation should be arranged together
with tailwater excavation. The excavation and foundation treatment
shall meet the requirements in Sections 2 3 and 2 5 of this specifica⁃
tion.
2 Underground powerhouse excavation shall meet the following
requirements:
1) Construction drifts shall be reasonably arranged, and per⁃
manent tunnels shall be utilized as much as possible as
drifts.
2) A pilot tunnel shall be excavated first, and its position can
be decided according to the adopted construction method.
3) Generally, the following methods can be adopted in con⁃
struction: For surrounding rock of Types Ⅰ - Ⅲ, the
method of building the arch before the walls can be adopt⁃
ed; for surrounding rock of Types Ⅲ-Ⅳ, the method of
building walls before the arch can be adopted; if the meth⁃
od of building the arch before the walls is adopted, the
rock at the arch foot shall be protected and reinforced; for
surrounding rock of Types Ⅳ-Ⅴ, the ribbed wall method
or ribbed arch method should be adopted, and the sur⁃
rounding rock shall be reinforced first when necessary. For
the intermediate rocks, the method of stratified excavation
or whole section excavation can be adopted.
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