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Rotary core drilling is preferred to percussion boring in rock because it

  • A.can be carried out without any casing at all
  • B.recovers an intact core for examination
  • C.advances the hole appreciably more quickly
  • D.requires no water or air as a flushing medium

Answer: B

Correct answer: recovers an intact core for examination

Percussion boring destroys the structure and returns disturbed chippings, from which nothing can be said about jointing or weathering. Rotary coring brings up a cylinder in which the discontinuities, their spacing, orientation and infilling are all visible and can be logged, and from which specimens for testing may be cut.

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