Development of a socket inspection device

Structural Foundations on Rock, volume 2 2026 Book chapter

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Authors: J C Holden
DOI: 10.1201/9781003762690-28
Cited by: 2

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:

Fields of Study & Subjects

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

Publication details

Journal / source
Structural Foundations on Rock, volume 2
Publisher
CRC Press
Volume
2
Pages
91–95
Publication date
9 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter