Development of a socket inspection device

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Abstract

The construction of the elevated section of the West Gate Freeway (South Melbourne Section) involves the construction of 420 bored cast-in-place piles socketed into variably-weathered Silurian mudstone or Tertiary basalt rock (Valentine, 1979). The rock sockets in mudstone are excavated using three methods:

Topics & Keywords

Drilling and Well Engineering Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics Mineral Processing and Grinding

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

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Volume 2, pp. 91-95

DOI: 10.1201/9781003762690-28