Robbins will supply Slurry TBM for Sub-Sea Tunnel
Nov 11, 2010
Soft Ground Machine will bore under High Water Pressure in China's Zhanjiang Bay
The tunnel is part of a larger fresh water transfer project that will draw from the nearby Jianjiang River to supply a new steel plant on Dong Hai Island. The tunnel will travel beneath the bay with up to 22 m of overburden.
The supply of the machine is a full cooperation between Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Mechatronics Systems, Ltd. (MHI-MS) and The Robbins Company. Robbins will supply components in China, assembly, and local support throughout excavation, while MHI-MS will provide key components and engineering expertise for the Slurry TBM and back-up system. The machine will be assembled in the Robbins Shanghai manufacturing facility.
The TBM, for contractor Guangdong No. 2 Hydropower Engineering Co., Ltd., will be delivered to the jobsite in March 2011. "Robbins fully expects that its entry into the Slurry TBM market will gain quick acceptance, as has been the case with our entry into the soft ground EPB market," said Lok Home, Robbins President.
The high-powered machine features 20 thrust cylinders for a total thrust of 46,000 kN - a feature needed due to the 6 bar of water pressure expected in the bay. A mixed ground cutterhead with hard facing will be fitted with interchangeable knife-edge bits and disc cutters for geology including coarse to abrasive sand, gravel, and silt.
To effectively remove the water-bearing ground, a large slurry chamber will combine the muck and bentonite while applying even pressure through the mud screen across the face. Two probe drills, mounted on spherical joints for increased range of motion, will probe ahead and pre-grout depending on the geology and need for intervention.
As the machine bores, it will line the tunnel with 450 mm thick reinforced concrete segments in a 5+1 arrangement. Active articulation will be used in curves down to a 200 m radius, in order to prevent segment deformation.
Once complete in 2011, twin pipelines running through the subsea tunnel will provide fresh water to the Guangdong Steel Plant, a large company with 20,000 employees. The water supply project is part of a plan by the Chinese government to improve the quality and output of steel in Guangdong Province.
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