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    Large Diameter Excavations For Personal Engineering Geologic Inspection

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    Bucket augers are used to drill large diameter holes for geologic inspections. A geologist is lowered into the holes wearing protective equipment to log the hole and record structural data like strike, dip, and joint orientations. A two person team works together using radios to efficiently collect a large amount of information in a short time period. Specialty rigs have been developed to drill in steep or confined areas using hydraulically powered systems located over 200 feet from the drill site.

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    Large Diameter Excavations For Personal Engineering Geologic Inspection

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    Bucket augers are used to drill large diameter holes for geologic inspections. A geologist is lowered into the holes wearing protective equipment to log the hole and record structural data like strike, dip, and joint orientations. A two person team works together using radios to efficiently collect a large amount of information in a short time period. Specialty rigs have been developed to drill in steep or confined areas using hydraulically powered systems located over 200 feet from the drill site.

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    Bucket augers are used to drill large diameter holes for geologic inspections. A geologist is lowered into the holes wearing protective equipment to log the hole and record structural data like strike, dip, and joint orientations. A two person team works together using radios to efficiently collect a large amount of information in a short time period. Specialty rigs have been developed to drill in steep or confined areas using hydraulically powered systems located over 200 feet from the drill site.

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    Large Diameter Excavations For Personal Engineering Geologic Inspection

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    Bucket augers are used to drill large diameter holes for geologic inspections. A geologist is lowered into the holes wearing protective equipment to log the hole and record structural data like strike, dip, and joint orientations. A two person team works together using radios to efficiently collect a large amount of information in a short time period. Specialty rigs have been developed to drill in steep or confined areas using hydraulically powered systems located over 200 feet from the drill site.

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    LARGE DIAMETER

    EXCAVATIONS FOR
    PERSONAL
    ENGINEERING
    GEOLOGIC INSPECTION
    • Bucket augers are 24 to 36-in diameter holes drilled
    for downhole geologic inspection. They are usually
    advanced by large truck-mounted drill rigs.
    • Bucket auger holes are generally excavated
    using standard flights with drag or chisel bits,
    as shown at right. Tracked mounted rigs are
    sometimes needed in hillside situations.
    • A geologist is lowered down the hole with hardhat,
    radio headset, protective overhead covering, and
    methane and carbon dioxide meters and an
    emergency supply of oxygen.
    • The collar zone of the large
    diameter holes is
    temporarily cased to
    prevent fall-in of broken
    ground near the ground
    surface
    Teamwork
    • A two person team
    logs the hole, using
    two-way radio
    communication
    • In this manner a large
    amount of data can be
    recorded in a short
    period of time,
    including structural
    information such as
    strike and dip,
    orientation of joints,
    and shear planes, etc.
    Specialty Rigs
    • Some operators have
    built their own rigs, which
    allow them to work on
    steep or constricted work
    sites
    • Most of these ’remote
    rigs’ employ hydraulic
    fluid, which can be
    transmitted to the drill rig
    by hoses laid out from
    pumps towed behind
    vehicles, as much as 200
    feet away.
    • Geologic cross section through an active landslide
    complex derived from bucket auger information.
    • Mike Scullin, RG, CEG, CPG (1932-1995), the
    father of grading codes

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