Zhanjiang Bay Sub-Sea Tunnel

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Location

Zhanjiang City, China

Scope of Supply

6.3 m (20.5 ft) Slurry TBM

Tunnel Length

2.7 km (1.7 mi)

Ground Condition

Coarse Sand, Gravel, Silt

 

Boring Below the Sea Bed Using Slurry Technology

  • A Robbins/MHI-MS Slurry TBM is excavating up to 60 m (200 ft) below water level
  • The TBM is excavating a sub-sea tunnel, providing water for the Guangdong Steel Plant