Study on Vibration Frequency and Rock Fragmentation Effect of Sonic Drill Rig

Sonic drill rig can obtain good drilling and sampling effects in sand gravel layer with high-frequency vibration and low speed rotation of the power head. The drilling speed of sonic drill is five times than traditional rotary drilling method. Meanwhile, it does not need slurry to protect wall of borehole during drilling, so it has the following advantages: good fidelity of rock and soil samples and less environmental pollution. As a consequence, it has a good application prospect in the exploration of hydropower station, environmental protection drilling and other fields. In the paper, combining drilling experiment of domestic sonic drill rig YGL-S100 in Xiangjiaba hydropower station, the influence of sonic drill's vibration frequency on rock fragmentation effect and the reasonable choice of drilling technology had been researched and analyzed. Further, improving the sonic drill properties and optimizing drilling technology parameter were carried out.