Data from a Controlled Drilling Program in Will and Southern Cook Counties, Illinois unlocks underground details for practical use.
This nonfiction report collects drilling records, location maps, and grain-size analyses to illuminate the subsurface in a specific Illinois region. It presents the methods, measurements, and interpretations used in compiling the data for fourteen borings, with notes on how to read the logs and maps.
- Learn how boring locations are identified and mapped, including grid references and topographic context.
- See the drilling records, sampling methods, and the way materials are described in the field.
- Review size-distribution analyses and grain-size classifications used by the researchers.
- Understand how the data is presented and what it might mean for surveying, planning, or geology work.
Ideal for readers who want a clear, practical view of field drilling data and how it is organized in a technical report.