New concept of tunnel boring machine: high performance using water jet and diamond wire as rock cutting technology
Abstract Tunnel boring machines are important tools in underground infrastructure projects. Although being well established equipment, these machinesare based on designsof more than 60 years ago and are characterized by big dimensions, enormous weight and high power consumption. Commercial aspects s...
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| Language: | English |
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Fundação Gorceix
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| Series: | REM: International Engineering Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2448-167X2018000100009&lng=en&tlng=en |