ROTARY

DRILLING
 Involvesa powered rotary cutting head on
the end of the shaft , which is driven into
the ground as its rotates.
 Open-hole drilling and core drilling
Types of Rotary Drilling
 Open-hole drilling
- soil and weak rocks
- material recovered is mixed with the
drilling lubricant
- only suitable for rapid drilling
 Core drilling
- rocks and stiff clays
- the bit cuts an annular hole in the
material and an intact core is removed as a
sample
- is carried out using wire-line, double
or triple-tube core barrels with diamond or
tungsten-tipped core bits
-
Rotary Drilling
 Best suited for boring of diameter more
than 100 mm
 Not suited for coarse gravel, boulders and
badly fissured rocks
 Rate of progress is greater in soils and
rocks
 Uniform, clean hole with less disturbance
of soil is produced