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Down the hole hammer in soils

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georay

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Are there any problems that might be encountered in trying to progress a boring with a DTH hammer in saturated sandy or clayey soils?
 
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It's not the best type of soil for DTH. Obviously it can't work with a DTH alone but with an OD method such as ODEX , SYMETRIX or other methods.
 
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