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Robbins EPB sets record and installs innovative PVC liner

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Robbins EPB sets record and installs innovative PVC liner
Publishing Date
08 Feb 2010 4:20pm GMT
Issue/Supplement
WT Jan/Feb 2010
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World Tunnelling

TBM-driven tunnels  


Having recently broken through ahead of time on a 5.7km-long sewer tunnel in Sacramento, US, a Robbins TBM is claimed to have achieved rates of up to 210m/wk, which, claims the company, sets new standards for progress in soft ground tunnelling.

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