The following images are for the benefit of our many clients and other personnel throughout ODOT to give a pictorial overview of the work that Geotechnical Drilling Crews perform as they gather the important geotechnical data that makes the design of roadways and structures safer, longer-lasting and higher quality for our ultimate customers the motoring public.
Our Drillers do much more than just drilling on the road...
We drill right over the edge...
...and even in some pretty remote locations.
We have rigs that can angle drill...
...and sometimes we need to put the rig at an angle.
We can drill mud rotary when necessary.
If a conventional rig can't reach the site, we have portable equipment.
Rock coring with a hand drill.
Some of our final product:
Rock core samples
An installed Inclinometer Casing
We also do other types of field exploration:
Electric Resistivity (ER) Testing
Pressuremeter Testing
CPT Testing
...and it can go off road too.
Reading Slope Inclinometers