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What are the differences among single tube sampler, double tube sampler and triple tube sampler?

Core barrel samplers are originally designed to sample rock. In single tube sampler, the core barrel of the sampler rotates and this poses the possibility of disturbing the sample by shearing the sample along certain weak planes. Moreover, the cored samples are subjected to erosion and disturbance by the drilling fluid.

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For double tube samplers, the tube samplers do not rotate with the core barrels and the samplers are not protected against the drilling fluid. The logging of samples presents difficulty for highly fractured rock. The triple core barrel basically consists of a double core barrel sampler including an addition of a stationary liner which is intended to protect the cored samples during extraction. Therefore the quality sample obtained from triple core barrel is the best among the three types of barrels mentioned above.

This question is taken from book named – A Self Learning Manual – Mastering Different Fields of Civil Engineering Works (VC-Q-A-Method) by Vincent T. H. CHU.

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