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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Wed Sep 16 11:14:45 2020, in response to Photo Tunnel boring Machines, posted by Avid Reader on Wed Sep 16 10:50:47 2020. they sure work in much more than sandy soil, just ask the Swiss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfoVUOUtAow |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Wed Sep 16 11:21:51 2020, in response to Photo Tunnel boring Machines, posted by Avid Reader on Wed Sep 16 10:50:47 2020. Second Ave subway ?Bill Newkirk |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Wed Sep 16 11:46:39 2020, in response to Re: Photo Tunnel boring Machines, posted by Dutchrailnut on Wed Sep 16 11:14:45 2020. My fault. I should have put a question mark at the end of my statement.Can tunnel boring machines work in a sandy environments? |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Wed Sep 16 12:38:59 2020, in response to Re: Photo Tunnel boring Machines, posted by Avid Reader on Wed Sep 16 11:46:39 2020. as long as there is not to much water in contents , as it needs to put tunnel segments in place .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z38JIqGDZVU |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Wed Sep 16 15:32:00 2020, in response to Photo Tunnel boring Machines, posted by Avid Reader on Wed Sep 16 10:50:47 2020. How well , if at all, do Tunnel Boring machines work in a sandy environment.Would they do better then "Cut and Cover? Tunnel boring machines are designed for a verity of different soil conditions. There are 3 basic types, Hard rock, pressure balanced and non pressure balanced. Pressure balanced is typically used for tunnels below sea level or through sedimentary soils below the water table. The types can be combined for boring through a range of rock types and or sedimentary soils, I had the privilege of seeing the business end of hard rock boring machine similar to the one in your picture at the bottom of the shaft on the north end of the then future Van Ness Metrorail station. I saw the rest of the same machine on a previous occasion when it was between the Cleveland Park and Woodley Park - Zoo stations. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Posted by Numbersix on Wed Sep 16 17:13:09 2020, in response to Re: Photo Tunnel boring Machines, posted by Dutchrailnut on Wed Sep 16 12:38:59 2020. Watch out for the mole people. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Wed Sep 16 20:07:51 2020, in response to Re: Photo Tunnel boring Machines, posted by Bill Newkirk on Wed Sep 16 11:21:51 2020. Most likely. |
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Posted by Nasadowsk on Fri Sep 18 20:11:13 2020, in response to Photo Tunnel boring Machines, posted by Avid Reader on Wed Sep 16 10:50:47 2020. Looks like a gathering for the launching of the machine. Of course they overstaff the machines in the US compared to even the French. I don’t get why - costs more to run and more funerals when the inevitable happens... |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Fri Sep 18 20:15:12 2020, in response to Re: Photo Tunnel boring Machines, posted by Nasadowsk on Fri Sep 18 20:11:13 2020. not sure anything ever happened to any of these machines, Could youelaborate? |
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