China: Herrenknecht-Mixshields set a new milestone during the Yangtze crossing
Sep 18, 2009
After the successful completion of the "Shanghai Changjiang Under River Tunnel Project", two further Herrenknecht Mixshield giants, each with a diameter of 14.93m, crossed beneath the Yangtze River. They reached their target in Nanjing on May 20 and August 22, respectively, after their underground journey of almost 3km. The "Nanjing Yangtze River Tunnel" with its three traffic lanes in each direction will ease the traffic load in this big city.
The Herrenknecht S-350 achieved breakthrough at the target shaft on the left-hand route on May 20, 2009, the S-349 reached its final tunnelling destination on August 22, 2009. The two companies managing the project, "Nanjing Changjiang Tunnel Project Co., Ltd." and "China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co. Ltd." can be proud of their achievement. The performances of up to 32m of completed tunnel per day constitute a top value for tunnelling machines of this scale. The best weekly performance was achieved at the end of July 2009 - 146 meters of newly produced tunnel. The Herrenknecht experts involved in the project can also be proud of what they achieved. Alois Eisendle, Herrenknecht AG’s top on-site representative on the Nanjing project, received a particular honor for his work. He was awarded the "May Honorary Labor Medal" by the Federation of Trade Unions of Jiangsu Province.
Chinese customers appreciate Herrenknecht as a supplier of tunnelling machines with large dimensions for particularly demanding missions. The world’s two largest Mixshields (S-317 and S-318, Ø 15.43m) successfully completed the excavation of two tunnels with a length of 7.47 kilometers in Shanghai last year. The tunnels will be opened to traffic before the end of this year, thus connecting the district of Pudong with the Changxing River Island in time for the Expo 2010. This project set new global standards in mechanized tunnel construction. Excavation of the two tunnels, each with three traffic lanes, was completed in only 20 months.
PROJECT DATA
NANJING - CHINA
S-349, S-350, 2x Mixshield
Diameter: 14,930mm
Installed power: 3,750kW
Tunnel lengths: 2,985m, 2,990m
Geology: silt, sand, clay, gravel
Contractor: China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co. Ltd.
SHANGHAI - CHINA
S-317, S-318, 2x Mixshield
Diameter: 15,430mm
Installed power: 3,500kW
Tunnel lengths: 2x 7,472m
Geology: sand, clay, rubble
Contractor: Shanghai Changjiang Tunnel & Bridge Construction Development Co., Ltd.
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