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2. Drilling
2.1 General definition and objectives
Drilling is the making of a hole in the ground using a mechanical tool. Drilling also means the "work" produced by drilling, i.e. the hole in the ground. Drilling has many applications:
the search for and exploitation of useful materials such as oil, natural gas and water;
soil reconnaissance for geological, geotechnical and hydrogeological studies;
soil preparation for civil engineering works (bored piles, injection);
and finally, a more recent application, "environmental" soil recognition, the aim of which is to assess the impact on soil of human activity (industrial site, landfill, etc.)....
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Bibliography
References
In Engineering Techniques
Websites
DRIRE http://www.drire.org/
Infoterre http://basias.brgm.fr/
Ministry of Spatial Planning and the Environment http://www.environnement.gouv.fr
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Afnor, EN and ISO standards
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- Qualité de l'eau. Échantillonnage. Partie 2 : Guide général sur les techniques d'échantillonnage. - NF EN 25667-2 - 12-93
- Qualité de l'eau. Échantillonnage. Partie 3 : Guide général pour la conservation et la manipulation des échantillons. - NF EN ISO 5667-3 - 02-96 ...
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