Influences of Microwave Irradiation on Rock-Breaking Efficiency of a Reduced-Scale TBM Cutter
by Gaoming Lu 1, Cong Ding 2, Jianjun Zhou 1, Haining Liu 2 and Chaoyin Liu 1
1 State Key Laboratory of Shield Machine and Boring Technology,...
Experimental study on rock breaking using a microwave-assisted tunnel boring machine cutter
March 2024 Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
Bo Ning, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Guangzhou University,...
Controlled Blasting Technology for Shallow-Buried Large-Section Tunnel below Susceptible Buildings in Coastal Stratum
Li Gang
China Railway 18th Bureau Group Co., Ltd., Tianjin,...
Manchester decides to start a two-phased process to select a contractor for the construction of the two-mile long Cemetery Brook Drain Water Tunnel.
According to City of Manchester site, "Cemetery Brook is the main drainage basin for the...
The first of two tunnel boring machines building the Broadway Subway has made its final breakthrough in its journey at Cypress Street, reaching the pit of Arbutus Station. Through the Broadway Subway...
This is my 5 cents for tunnel breakthroughs;
The second giant boring machine (TBM) building HS2 under the Chiltern Hills broke through at the tunnel’s northern portal, completing a journey that began in June...
Second tunnel boring machine (TBM), Cecilia, reaches northern portal of 10 mile high-speed rail tunnel under Chiltern Hills.
Arrival marks completion of mammoth drive taking two years and nine months.
2,000 tonne Cecilia joins...
Fluid Codes carried out the study of atruck fire and smoke dispersion, in a totalof three road tunnels located in Doha,Qatar.
Read the case study: https://fluidcodes.com/resource/cfd-analysis-of-ashghal-tunnel/
The client delivering Dublin’s Metrolink railway project plans to lower a section of the tunnel’s alignment deeper into the ground to avoid impacting several buildings in the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFtS4q0-4Lo
Back in 1924, the Liberty Tunnel officially opened in Pittsburgh, making it 100 years old.
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/liberty-tunnels-100-years-old-pittsburgh/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Dt9zh9G0Q
For the excavation [of the 13.3 kilometers long dam water transfer tunnel], ACCIONA refurbished one of its double-shield TBMs and adapted it to the needs of this project, which, required a single-shield...
Rather than speedy autonomous pods, it currently utilizes slow-moving Teslas
https://www.vegasslotsonline.com/news/2024/03/18/elon-musks-las-vegas-loop-genius-engineering-or-overhyped-disaster/