What is it about?
Method of study to investigate soils and rocks in the Earth’s subsurface by means of long and narrow holes drilled using a variety of specialized methods.
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Why is it important?
Successful engineering works often benefit from a clear and better understanding of the nature of soil and rock below ground. In the absence of extensive trenching and excavation and to complement non-invasive geophysical exploration techniques, borehole investigations can be carried out, including the analysis and characterization of the soil and rock recovered. Such investigations allow the identification of the soils or rocks present, as well as an understanding of their physical properties on the basis of field and laboratory tests.Borehole investigations allow practitioners to determine the nature and location of the different soil/rock layers, collect samples, carry out in situtests and permeability tests, and, if necessary, install piezometers and other...
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Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations. This article also lead to rare disease groups contacting me and ultimately to a greater involvement in rare disease research.
Dr. Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari
American University in Dubai
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This page is a summary of: Borehole Investigations, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-12127-7_32-2.
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