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Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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What does the drilling of a soil boring consists of?

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The soil borings are used for investigation of subsurface conditions involving sample collection, visual inspection and laboratory testing. To enable the investigations through borings, soil drilling is done by the various methods and techniques to collect the soil sample in disturbed and undisturbed conditions.

The drilling of soil boring thus consists of drilling the soil up to the required depth by employing various methods and technologies. The method and technology selected for drilling shall be compatible with the soil conditions and groundwater conditions so that the required quality of sampling can be done.

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