China’s largest-diameter TBM exported overseas rolled off the production line
On April 16, with the gradual rotation of the cutterhead, the ultra-large-diameter tunnel boring machine (TBM) “CREC Patigharong” (CREC No. 1459) developed by China Railway Engineering Equipment Group Co., Ltd. (CREG) rolled off the production line. It will be applied in the construction of the Western Harbour Tunnel project in Australia. Designed with an excavation diameter of 15.7 meters, it sets a new record for the largest excavation diameter of a Chinese TBM exported overseas.The West Harbour Tunnel project is located in Sydney, Australia. Designed as a double-hole and two-way highway tunnel, it is one of the three core components of the Western Harbour Tunnel and Beaches Link (WHTBL) project. The tunnel reaches a maximum depth of 52 meters below sea level and has a minimum turning radius of 960 meters, with an overall winding “S” shape. The geological formations it passes through include sandstone, silt, silt and silty clay layers, with uniaxial compressive strength reaching up t...
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