IS 11710 : Part 1 : 2005 Selection and Design of Diamond Core Drills - Code of Practice Part 1 Mechanical Drive

1 Scope

This standard ( Part 1 ) covers selection and designcriterion for diamond core drills generally used for:

a) Exploration of till minerals including coal;

b) Mining and other allied drilling jobs includingdrifting and tunneling; and

c) Investigations connected with foundationtesting, grout drilling soil and strata investigations.

2 References

The following standards contain provisions, whichthrough reference in this text constitute provision of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards aresubject to revision and parties to agreements basedon this standard are encouraged to investigate thepossibility of applying the most recent editions ofthe standards indicated below: