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New Tunnel Boring machine exported first time in SEA
China exports tunnel boring machines to the Philippines for first time | 中國首次向菲律賓出口國產隧道掘進機
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May 20, 2021
China on Tuesday exported a domestically developed tunnel boring machine to the Philippines, marking the first time that such a sophisticated set of tunnel boring machinery has been exported to the Southeast Asian country. On Tuesday afternoon, the tunnel boring machine with a diameter of 4.8 meters successfully passed the acceptance inspection at the Changsha base of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation, before shipment to the Philippines.
The tunnel boring machine has been particularly designed for building the diversion tunnel of the Kaliwa Dam in the Philippines. This is the first time that a tunnel boring machine with its intellectual property rights fully owned by China has been exported to the Philippines. The tunnel boring machine has an installed power of 3,800 kilowatts, a length of 372 meters, and a weight of 1,000 tons. It is named "Jasmine", the national flower of the Philippines.
The Kaliwa Dam is an important infrastructure project between China and the Philippines within the framework of the "Belt and Road Initiative". The diversion tunnel of the project involves complex geological conditions such fracture zones. And the equipment needs to excavate a tunnel 17.5 kilometers long. To deal with these difficulties, the development team adopted a series of targeted designs to endow the equipment with strong geological adaptability. The designed capacity of the reservoir on the Kaliwa Dam is 57 million cubic meters. After completion its construction, it can supply 600 million liters of water to residents in Metro Manila every day, which is of great significance to meeting the basic living needs of local residents and improving the quality of life.
China exports tunnel boring machines to the Philippines for first time | 中國首次向菲律賓出口國產隧道掘進機
5,728 views
May 20, 2021
China on Tuesday exported a domestically developed tunnel boring machine to the Philippines, marking the first time that such a sophisticated set of tunnel boring machinery has been exported to the Southeast Asian country. On Tuesday afternoon, the tunnel boring machine with a diameter of 4.8 meters successfully passed the acceptance inspection at the Changsha base of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation, before shipment to the Philippines.
The tunnel boring machine has been particularly designed for building the diversion tunnel of the Kaliwa Dam in the Philippines. This is the first time that a tunnel boring machine with its intellectual property rights fully owned by China has been exported to the Philippines. The tunnel boring machine has an installed power of 3,800 kilowatts, a length of 372 meters, and a weight of 1,000 tons. It is named "Jasmine", the national flower of the Philippines.
The Kaliwa Dam is an important infrastructure project between China and the Philippines within the framework of the "Belt and Road Initiative". The diversion tunnel of the project involves complex geological conditions such fracture zones. And the equipment needs to excavate a tunnel 17.5 kilometers long. To deal with these difficulties, the development team adopted a series of targeted designs to endow the equipment with strong geological adaptability. The designed capacity of the reservoir on the Kaliwa Dam is 57 million cubic meters. After completion its construction, it can supply 600 million liters of water to residents in Metro Manila every day, which is of great significance to meeting the basic living needs of local residents and improving the quality of life.
