Design Criteria for Drill Rigs: equipment and drilling techniques

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright Page......Page 3
Preface......Page 4
Acknowledgements......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 8
Chapter 1: Drilling Safety......Page 10
Chapter 2: Drilling Techniques and Developments......Page 39
Chapter 3: Design Criteria for Drill Rigs......Page 72
Chapter 4: Drilling Holes for Mining and Construction Industries......Page 123
Chapter 5: Classification of Rock Masses......Page 137
Chapter 6: Drilling and Rock Mechanics......Page 151
Chapter 7: Drilling Speeds......Page 178
Chapter 8: Downhole Hammer Drilling......Page 189
Chapter 9: Alternative Downhole Hammer Applications......Page 227
Chapter 10: Role of Reverse Circulation in Exploration Drilling......Page 232
Chapter 11: Deviation in Drill Holes......Page 245
Chapter 12: Wireline Coring Coupled with High-Frequency Impactor......Page 268
Chapter 13: Risk Reduction in Deep-Level Mining Ventures through Application of underground Deflection Drilling......Page 274
Chapter 14: Lateral Drilling System......Page 294
Chapter 15: Horizontal and Directional Drilling in Soils......Page 320
Chapter 16: Modern Survey Support to Drilling Boreholes......Page 340
Chapter 17: Geotechnical Investigations, Types and their Economical Aspects......Page 348
Chapter 18: Design of Foundation of Dams......Page 360
Chapter 19: Work Orders for Drilling of Exploratory Boreholes......Page 370
Index......Page 412