AUTOMATION OF A TRUCK-MOUNTED DRILL RIG. IN: PREPARING FOR CONSTRUCTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY, PROCEEDINGS OF CONSTRUCTION CONGRESS '91, SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS IN COOPERATION WITH THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS AND THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, APRIL 13-16, 1991
Truck-mounted drill rigs used for soils properties investigation, foundation evaluation, ore exploration, and producing monitor and water wells typically require, because of their weight, a two-ton cab-chassis truck as their carrier. The economic benefit of a lighter weight drill rig with the same performance, mounted on a one-ton cab-chassis, is significant. The benefit accrues not only from the difference in cost of the trucks, but also from reduced operating costs. This new design was driven by these economic motives as well as considerations of improved productivity, operator safety, and automation for special applications.
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American Society of Civil Engineers
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Authors:
- Brazell, J W
- Michelson, R C
- Publication Date: 1991
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: 6 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automation; Construction safety; Drilling machines; Personnel performance; Properties of materials; Soils; Trucks
- Uncontrolled Terms: Soil properties
- Old TRIS Terms: Operator performance
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00619026
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0-87262-801-9
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 29 1992 12:00AM