Posts about Tunnel Construction

Using Super Water Absorbers for Soil Conditioning in EPB ...

Underground construction in the soft ground below the water table using Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) tunnel boring machines (TBMs) is undergoing tremendous growth. The EPB shield ...
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Performance of Two-Component Back-filling Grout in TBM

Annulus grout performs a vital role, filling the void between a tunnel’s segmental lining and the soil that a tunnel boring machine (TBM) creates while passing through the ground, ...
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What is an Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) Tunnel Boring ...

Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are highly specialized machines designed to bore through the earth to construct a variety of infrastructure, from super-highways to water-overflow ...
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