“Kaunlaran” tunnel boring machine (TBM)
Tomorrow, February 5, 2021, the 74-ton CUTTER HEAD of “Kaunlaran,”—the first among the 6 Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs), which will be used in building the partial operability section of the METRO MANILA SUBWAY, WILL FINALLY ARRIVE!
“Kaunlaran” is also the first, among the 25 TBMs which will be used for the whole line of the first-ever underground railway system of the Philippines.
Gaano nga ba kalaki, kataas at kabigat ang Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) na darating sa Pilipinas?
Sa Facebook post ni Jane Deocampo, inilarawan niya ang sukat ng laki at bigat ng isang TBM. Kung ikukumpara sa Cart Titan na may sukat lamang na 4 meter, ‘di hamak na mas malaki ang TBM sa kanyang sukat na 6.99 meters, haba na 95 meters at bigat na 700 tons.
Kaya habang nagpapagaling ang Cart Titan pagtapos magtamo ng matinding sugat mula sa huling laban nila ni Eren, at habang hinihintay natin ang next episode ng anime na Attack on Titans, dito muna tayo sa TBM cutter head!
The first of the much-anticipated tunnel boring machines for the 36-kilometer Metro Manila Subway Project has finally arrived in the Philippines. The gigantic TBM No. 1, to be known as “Kaunlaran”, has a diameter of 6.99 meters and will be used for underground excavation of the subway line.
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