Reference List Hyperbaric Tunneling
| M-929 Kura West River Crossing |
2005 |
Azerbaijan |
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M-929 Kura West River Crossing
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Oil and Gas Pipeline Tunnel
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| Manufacturer: | Herrenknecht |
| Machine Type: | AVN |
| Country: | Azerbaijan |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Diameter: | 1.60 m |
| Length: | 2x 0,4 km |
The oil and gas pipeline ?Blue Line? is under construction from Baku on the Caspian Sea via the country of Azerbaijan and Georgia through Turkey to the Mediterranean harbour of Ceyhan. The Herrenknecht TBM M-929M is a mixed shield slurry shield. The tunnel diameter is 1.60 m and the tunnel length is 2 x 400 metres. To support the working face the shield tunnelling machine will work in closed mode to permit maximum pressures of 3,0 bar, which is the equivalent of a water depth of 30 metres.
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