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Grand Paris Express' Variable Density Herrenknecht Tunnel Boring Machines

    Lutz Genscher
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    French contractor Bouygues Travaux Publics uses also Hybrid Herrenknecht TBMs for excavating the tunnels of the enormous Grand Paris Express project. They are hybrid because they are adjustable to work as an EPB (Earth Pressure Balance) or a Slurry type TBM. These bleeding-edge tunnel boring machines of Herrenknecht are perfect for the complex and varied geography of the Paris area. 

    Informative article on Bouygues' website.

    https://www.bouygues.com/en/newsroom/magazine/the-variable-density-tunnel-boring-machine-of-the-grand-paris-express/

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