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Appendix A: Statement of Task
Pages 157-158

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... The committee will restrict its recommendations to specific research opportunities and avoid general advocacy of greater expenditures on drilling research. The committee will consist of 8-10 experts drawn from the engineering and scientific disciplines associated with tile topic, including geotechnical engineering, rock mechanics, soil mechanics, material sciences, geology and geophysics, mechanical engineering, and drilling technology.
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Key Terms

  • elicit novel
  • rock mechanics
  • geotechnical engineering
  • including geotechnical
  • unconventional ideas

  • experts drawn
  • material sciences
  • soil mechanics
  • preliminary findings
  • penetrating rock

  • disciplines associated
  • raise preliminary
  • drilling technology
  • drilling research
  • scientific disciplines

  • specific research
  • additional experts
  • separate report
  • mechanical engineering
  • final report

  • committee meetings
  • research opportunities


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