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Training Course

Directional drilling and microtunneling to perform
special geo-engineering works

Politechnic of Torino, 12th May 2016

Our Technical Director Vittorio Manassero will give a presentation at the training course on “Directional drilling and microtunneling to perform special geo-engineering works”, at Turin Politechnic on 12th May 2016.

The presentation will be entitled “Applications of Directional Drilling to landslide stabilization: micro-drains of unconventional length and bottom discharge of draining wells”.

Directional drilling technology has recently spread to special geo-engineering works such as soil and rock improvement by grouting, jet grouting and artificial ground freezing. The technology is based on the principle that the actual position and path of the drilling tool may be measured and known in real time and the direction corrected by special tools and drilling bits. In such a way it is possible to steer boreholes thus avoiding excessive deviations from the design theoretical path but also to follow predetermined curved paths if necessary.