4. Glossary
Drilling rig workshop
All the equipment needed to carry out the work.
Hammering
Action consisting in alternating movements to lift a heavy tool (sheep or drill bit) and let it fall back to drive a tool into the ground. The drop height and frequency of movements depend on the hardness of the ground.
Cake (cake)
Layer of drilling mud formed on borehole walls by absorption of water by the ground
Carottier (sampler)
Cylindrical sampling tool with circular cross-section designed to obtain a sample or core, and used in a purpose-built borehole, either by punching (sinking, hammering or vibropercussion) or by rotation.
Coreliner case
Semi-rigid or rigid sample casing (a simple...
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Bibliography
Events
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Intermat – Comexposium – The International Construction and Infrastructure Exhibition is held every three years in Paris.
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Solscope – ROUSSEAU D. – national trade fair for geotechnics, drilling and foundations, held every two years (odd-numbered years)....
Standards and norms
- Geotechnical reconnaissance and testing – Piezometric sampling and measurement – Part 1: Principles of execution - AFNOR NF EN ISO 22475-1 - 2005(E)
- Drilling and foundation machines – Security – Part 1: common requirements - AFNOR NF EN 16228-1 - Juillet 2014
- Reconnaissance and testing – Soil testing – Part 15: Recording drilling parameters - AFNOR NF EN ISO 22476-15 - 2016
Regulations
Machine Directive 2006/42/EC
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Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
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Apagéo – Geotechnical, drilling and laboratory equipment and services
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Atlas Copco – Drilling and construction equipment; industrial compressors
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