An Overview of Mechanical Tunneling Machines and Techniques for Soft Ground

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Morrell, Roger J., author.

Conference Name:

29th Annual Earthmoving Industry Conference (1978-04-11 : Peoria, Illinois, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1978

Summary:

This paper presents an overview of the tools and techniques used in soft-ground tunneling. The history of mechanized soft-ground tunneling is reviewed to describe the major advances leading to the development of the modern tunneling machine. Major subsystems of modern machine boring are then described in some detail, including excavation, support, and materials handling. The paper concludes with a summary of the current state-of-the-art of mechanical boring, followed by a look at near-term innovations and their impact on future machine boring

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Publisher Number:

780480

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