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Freighter Fairpartner carrying the disassembled tunnel boring machine into the Port of Seattle in April 2013. Bertha was designed and manufactured by Hitachi Zosen Sakai Works of Osaka, Japan, and was the world's largest earth pressure balance tunnel boring machine, [14] at a cutterhead diameter of 57.5 feet (17.5 m) across.
The SOCATA TBM (now Daher TBM) is a family of high-performance single-engine turboprop business and utility light aircraft manufactured by Daher. It was originally collaboratively developed between the American Mooney Airplane Company and French light aircraft manufacturer SOCATA .
A tunnel boring machine used to excavate the Gotthard Base Tunnel, Switzerland, the world's longest rail tunnel. An earth pressure balance TBM known as Bertha with a bore diameter of 17.45 meters (57.3 ft) was produced by Hitachi Zosen Corporation in 2013. [40] It was delivered to Seattle, Washington, for its Highway 99 tunnel project. [41]
The following is a list of speed records for various types of vehicles.This list only presents the single greatest speed achieved in each broad record category; for more information on records under variations of test conditions, see the specific article for each record category.
Tunnel Construction. Tunnels are dug in types of materials varying from soft clay to hard rock. The method of tunnel construction depends on such factors as the ground conditions, the ground water conditions, the length and diameter of the tunnel drive, the depth of the tunnel, the logistics of supporting the tunnel excavation, the final use and shape of the tunnel and appropriate risk management.
22,225 m (13.810 mi) 2015 Part of the Hokuriku Shinkansen: Railway Daishimizu Tunnel: Mount Tanigawa, Japan 22,221 m (13.807 mi) 1982 Longest railway tunnel until Seikan Tunnel was opened. Water supply Eucumbene-Tumut Tunnel [43] New South Wales, Australia 22,200 m (13.794 mi) 1959 Part of the 145 km tunnel network of the Snowy Mountains Scheme
It can accommodate a wide range of weapons including machine guns, grenade launchers, anti-tank missiles, 81 mm mortars, M40 recoilless rifles and light air defence missiles. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The vehicle has a length of 4.845 metres (15.90 ft) width of 2.175 metres (7 ft 1.6 in) and a height of 1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in).
The Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT) is a United States Department of Defense/Air Force aerospace ground test facility located at Holloman Air Force Base in south-central New Mexico. It is adjacent to the White Sands Missile Range and is operated by the 846th Test Squadron of the 704th Test Group of the Arnold Engineering Development ...