How does a tunnel boring machine work? Xinhua interviews a workshop director in Tianjin, China, to uncover the details | China Xinhua Sci-Tech

Mary The Tunnel Boring Machine’s final breakthrough! #HRBT | Virginia Department of Transportation

How does Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) work? A Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) is a specialised piece of equipment used to excavate tunnels through various types of soil and rock. It works by using a rotating cutter head with sharp disc cutters or tools that grind away the material in front of it, creating a tunnel of a precise diameter. As the cutter head rotates, the TBM simultaneously removes excavated material through a conveyor system and supports the newly created tunnel walls with precast concr

So just how do you drive the largest tunnel boring machine in the southern hemisphere? Meet Ben, one of our tunnel boring machine operators. | West Gate Tunnel Project

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