China's Giant tunnel boring machines are used to excavate the ground using a circular cross section that drills through a variety of ground soil or rocky earth to produce subway tubes, tunnels for railways and many more.
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Robbins Crossover TBMs are the adaptable solution to the world’s most challenging tunnel projects. This video explains how Robbins Crossover XREs, a hybrid of Hard Rock and EPB TBMs, work and why they are the solution for mixed ground tunnels...
China’s Slurry Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) is being transported to Bangladesh as part of the Karnaphuli river tunnel project which is being constructed by China Communications Construction. The diameter of the TBM is 12.12 meters, length is 94...
It is a Robbins Double Shield with a diameter of 5,06 meters.
It is reported that it bored 12,2 km in 18 months `8 months ahead of schedule' and with a progress of '1.000 m per month' (this is what Robbins says).
The terror organization ISIS (Daesh / IS) were actually operating a Tunnel Boring Machine to dig a tunnel!
The Iraqi army corps have recovered it from the tunnel.
Sydney Metro Milestone: It's been 11 months since we last saw 'Nancy' the tunnel boring machine that drilled into the earth in Marrickville.
She was warmly welcomed to Martin Place this morning after an 11 kilometre dig.
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The Herrenknecht company specializes in tunnel-boring equipment. Last year, it sold three of its enormous drilling machines to Mexico, where they are to help solve an equally massive problem: the inadequate drainage and wastewater system of Mexico...