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How does a sonic drill rig work?

14 June 2016 by Gerardo Marote

“Sonic drilling is a soil penetration technique that strongly reduces friction on the drill string and drill bit due to liquefaction, inertia effects and a temporary reduction of porosity of the soil”. Text from SonicSampDrill.

Boart Longyear

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