Question: Section 1 : Drilling rock and earth A project utilizing experienced drillers will require drilling and blasting of high - silica, fine - grained sandstone

Section 1: Drilling rock and earth
A project utilizing experienced drillers will require drilling and blasting
of high-silica, fine-grained sandstone(sedimentary rock). From field drilling tests, it was determined that a penetration rate of 85 ft/hr can be achieved with an HD bit (31/2 in.) on a rotary percussion drill operating at 100 psi. The drills to be used take 22-ft steel. The blasting pattern will be a 12-\times 12-ft grid with 3 ft of sub-drilling required. On average, the specified finish grade is 16 ft below the existing ground surface. Assume changing the steel needs 2.5 min.
Determine the drilling production by filling in the table below.

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