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1. Drilling
We describe short drillings that precede, or complete, mining or geotechnical surveys. Oil drilling is excluded.
Also known as "rotary drilling", this type of drilling involves the rapid destruction of the ground in place and the evacuation of the debris produced by this destruction.
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Mining reconnaissance
Rotary drilling is mainly used in the following applications:
rapid drilling, before coring, in overburden of no geological interest;
taking reworked samples for the laboratory ;
pilot holes to guide large-diameter wideners (gallery ventilation shafts).
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Geotechnical reconnaissance
Rotary is used for :...
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Bibliography
Events
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Exhibitions : BATIMAT – INTERMAT – ComexposiumReed Expositions – International construction and infrastructure show, takes place every two to three years in Paris (odd-numbered years).
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Standards and norms
- AFNOR Geotechnical reconnaissance and testing – Piezometric sampling and measurement – Part 1: Principles of execution. - NF EN ISO 22475-1 - 2005(E)
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Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
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APAGÉO: manufacturer and distributor of drilling and coring equipment
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ATLAS COPCO CRAÉLIUS: manufacturer and distributor of drilling equipment
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