Hydraulic Cylinders for TBM

Pressure Water Tunnel for pumped-storage Power Plant in Kärnten/A

With a deafening noise and enormous force the giant tunnel boring machine thrusts its cutterhead through the rock of the Austrian Alps. Water is due to flow through the new pressure tunnel in a short time where now there is solid rock. Vibrations and dirt are still omnipresent. The highest demands are placed on man and material at the tunnel face. The varying types of soil through which the TBM with a diameter in excess of 7 m must work its way represent a true challenge. The utmost precision is what counts here – also in terms of safety. As a result the engineers belonging to the responsible...

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