Performance of a Williams Auger in Permafrost.

It was found necessary to auger holes in frozen ground up to 30 inches in diameter and up to 50 feet deep. A Williams Auger, Model LDH 50, was purchased to do this work. It was winterized, then shipped by rail to Fort Churchill, Manitoba. Its use as an operational piece of equipment and the daily re...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McCoy,John E.
Other Authors: SNOW ICE AND PERMAFROST RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT WILMETTE ILL
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1960
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Construction Equipment
Materials & Supplies
(*DRILLING MACHINES
PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING))
(*PERMAFROST
*DRILLING MACHINES)
EARTH HANDLING EQUIPMENT
DRILLING
DRILLS
ROCK
WINTERIZATION KITS
MAINTENANCE
COLD WEATHER TESTS
CANADA
Canada
Fort Churchill
Churchill
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0716672
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0716672
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Summary:It was found necessary to auger holes in frozen ground up to 30 inches in diameter and up to 50 feet deep. A Williams Auger, Model LDH 50, was purchased to do this work. It was winterized, then shipped by rail to Fort Churchill, Manitoba. Its use as an operational piece of equipment and the daily record kept of its capabilities and deficiencies is the basis of the report. (Author)

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