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FOREUSE TUNNEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mining Equipment and Tools
- Construction Site Equipment
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tunnel borer
1, record 1, English, tunnel%20borer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tunnel-boring machine 2, record 1, English, tunnel%2Dboring%20machine
correct
- tunnel boring machine 3, record 1, English, tunnel%20boring%20machine
correct
- TBM 3, record 1, English, TBM
correct
- TBM 3, record 1, English, TBM
- tunneling machine 4, record 1, English, tunneling%20machine
correct
- tunnelling machine 5, record 1, English, tunnelling%20machine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any boring machine for making a tunnel; often a ram armed with cutting faces operated by compressed air. 6, record 1, English, - tunnel%20borer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Three TBM's (Tunnel Boring Machines) on the French side and 3 TBM's on the UK side worked their way 40 m under the sea bed from their respective sides ... 3, record 1, English, - tunnel%20borer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The [UK] TBM's are open face. On the French side near the coast more permeable chalk formations require the use of a closed system. 3, record 1, English, - tunnel%20borer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
- Matériel de chantier
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tunnelier
1, record 1, French, tunnelier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- machine à creuser les galeries 2, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20creuser%20les%20galeries
correct, feminine noun
- traceuse de galerie 2, record 1, French, traceuse%20de%20galerie
correct, feminine noun
- machine de creusement de galeries 3, record 1, French, machine%20de%20creusement%20de%20galeries
feminine noun
- machine à percer un tunnel 4, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20percer%20un%20tunnel
feminine noun
- foreuse de tunnel 4, record 1, French, foreuse%20de%20tunnel
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine foreuse rotative servant à percer des galeries, des tunnels. 5, record 1, French, - tunnelier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Machines à creuser les galeries. Comme pour l'exploitation, on cherche à creuser les galeries sans explosifs, mais cela conduit à des machines encombrantes, lourdes et coûteuses, dont l'emploi ne se justifie que s'il s'agit d'un travail continu pendant une longue période, avec un engin adapté aux conditions de terrain. [...] On construit actuellement des traceuses de galeries de 500 à 1 000 ch capables d'avancer dans des terrains relativement durs et homogènes [...] 2, record 1, French, - tunnelier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Trois tunneliers, côté français, et trois tunneliers, côté anglais, creusent leur chemin sous la mer [...] pour se rencontrer à mi-chemin[...] à une profondeur de 90 m sous le niveau de la mer. 6, record 1, French, - tunnelier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] ce qui permet à l'équipe anglaise de travailler avec des tunneliers à mode ouvert [...] Les tunneliers français sont faits pour travailler au choix en mode fermé ou ouvert [...] 6, record 1, French, - tunnelier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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