Coring of unconsolidated permafrost deposits: methodological successes and challenges
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- Department of Earth Science [1103]
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In: Proceedings GeoQuébec 2015 – 68th Canadian Geotechnical Conference and 7th Canadian Permafrost Conference, 20–23 September 2015, Québec, Canada. Paper 6 pp.Abstract
This technical note presents three scales of drilling infrastructure for comparison. These three methods include: (1) a small hand-drill designed for retrieving cores down to ca. 5 m depth, (2) the medium-scale UNIS Permafrost Drill Rig (down to ca. 50 m depth), and (3) an industrial drill rig designed for coring to depths of greater than 1 km. All methods vary with respect to maximum drill depth, operational cost, and ease of transport throughout the landscape.