SURVEY OF HYDRAULIC DRILLING PERFORMANCE

The author compares hydraulic and pneumatic drills and forecasts a switch of many users over to hydraulic equipment during this present decade. New hydraulic drills that have been recently introduced are discussed and the impact of hydraulic drills operating in mines and tunnels throughout the world is measured. /Author/TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Morgan-Grampian Limited

  30 Calderwood Street
  London SE18 6QH,   England 
• Authors:
  • Bullock, R L
• Publication Date: 1976-9-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 5 p.
• Serial:
  • Tunnels & Tunnelling International
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Progressive Media Markets, Ltd
  • ISSN: 0041-414X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Development; Drilling; Drilling machines; Durability; Economic efficiency; Economics; Equipment; Hydraulic equipment; Hydraulic fluids; Hydraulics; Mines; Pneumatic equipment; Pneumatics; Rocks; Tools; Tunnels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Old TRIS Terms: Drilling equipment; Pneumatic tools
• ITRD Terms: 3814: Compressed air; 9013: Development; 3871: Drilling; 5910: Durability; 255: Economics; 5911: Efficiency; 3674: Equipment; 5431: Hydraulics (fluid); 4154: Rock; 3374: Tunnel
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Economics; Geotechnology; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I54: Construction of Tunnels;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145364
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM