Execution of a Winter Geotechnical Drilling Program at Pond Inlet and Iqaluit, Baffin Island, Nunavut
Jeffrey Gibson, Harald Kullmann, Darren Beaumont
In the proceedings of: GeoEdmonton 2018: 71st Canadian Geotechnical Conference; 13th joint with IAH-CNCSession: Cold Regions and Permafrost Geotechnics I
ABSTRACT: This paper presents the challenges overcome while successfully executing a winter geotechnical drilling program in Pond Inlet and Iqaluit in Nunavut, Canada in March/April 2017, supporting proposed port facilities to be built for these communities in the Canadian Arctic. Challenges included the logistics involved with mobilizing and demobilizing drilling equipment to the high Arctic, dealing with the extremely harsh weather, as well as having to plan and execute drilling on sea ice with a tidal range of over 11 m. The geotechnical drilling program focused on ground conditions underlying proposed deep sea port and small craft harbour sites at Iqaluit and a small craft harbour site in Pond Inlet, as well as sourcing suitable hard rock at both locations. This paper focuses primarily on Iqaluit whilst drawing upon key lessons learned from the works completed in Pond Inlet.
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Gibson, Jeffrey, Kullmann, Harald, Beaumont, Darren (2018) Execution of a Winter Geotechnical Drilling Program at Pond Inlet and Iqaluit, Baffin Island, Nunavut in GEO2018. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.
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title = {Execution of a Winter Geotechnical Drilling Program at Pond Inlet and Iqaluit, Baffin Island, Nunavut}
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 71st Canadian Geotechnical Conference; 13th joint with IAH-CNC }
year = {2018}
organization = {The Canadian Geotechnical Society},
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title = {Execution of a Winter Geotechnical Drilling Program at Pond Inlet and Iqaluit, Baffin Island, Nunavut}
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 71st Canadian Geotechnical Conference; 13th joint with IAH-CNC }
year = {2018}
organization = {The Canadian Geotechnical Society},
address = {Ottawa, Canada} }