Casing pipes are what are place in the hole once the drill if finished. This keeps the shape for the hole and offers a framework to work with. This strengthens the hole that was just drilled and takes away the hazard of the hole collapsing and effecting a cave in. The tubes are mainly alloy steel tube to withstand a lot of inner earth pressure.
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