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Jul 6, 2017
Recent Advances in Overburden and Down-the-Hole Drilling Techniques
Publication: Grouting 2017
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The safe and efficient drilling of overburden (fills and natural soils) and rock is integral to many specialty geotechnical construction techniques. The state of practice for overburden drilling techniques was most recently described by Bruce in 2012, and the history of down-the-hole (DTH) drilling for rock was provided by the authors in 2013. Thereafter, development and innovation have continued, principally to satisfy specialty contractors’ goals for systems providing faster production, lower costs, more consistent and reliable performances, and easier operation and maintenance. This paper describes more recent development in overburden drilling, and also reviews innovations in DTH methods operated by air, and by water.
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Grouting 2017
Pages: 82 - 91
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© 2017 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Jul 6, 2017
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Geosystems, L.P., P.O. Box 237, Venetia, PA 15367. E-mail: [email protected]
Center Rock Inc., 1 W. 4th St., Salem, VA 24153. E-mail: [email protected]
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