Sentence examples for shield machine from inspiring English sources

Tunneling shield, machine for driving tunnels in soft ground, especially under rivers or in water-bearing strata.

The cost of shield machine and segment lining were 23% and 53% of the total tunneling costs respectively.

A 6.42 m-diameter, 11.62 m-wide DOT shield machine was used to build the first DOT tunnel in Taiwan.

Not only was it incredibly stylish, it had all those nifty spy gizmos, like a bulletproof shield, machine guns and a passenger-side ejector seat.

The potential of the proposed adaptive model was investigated by applying it to tunnels that bored by an earth pressure balance (EPB) shield machine.

The tunnel is excavated with an earth pressure balance (EPB) shield machine and is lined with steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) segments without any conventional steel bar reinforcement.

In contrast to slurry shield machines, the pressure distribution at the tunnel face is not well defined.

The test conditions mimic the condition of pressurized face shield machines used in soft ground tunneling, where the impact of wear is costly and crucial.

The distinction from the equidistant system was studied by applying the force ellipse to the thrust systems of shield machines in engineering applications.

While tunnel excavation using TBM or Shield machines produces quite a regular and smooth tunnel excavation surface, the tunnel excavation using drilling and blasting results in a very irregular and rough excavation surface.

Prediction of the tool wear and life, as well as secondary wear on machine components, in soft ground tunneling using shielded machines with a pressurized face has been a difficult task due to the lack of a universally accepted measurement system for soil abrasion.