DAUB recommendations for the selection of tunnelling machines - Tunnel Engineering: Basics and Additional Services for Design and Construction - page 391

11.10 Appendices

Appendix 1 Overview of tunnelling machines
Information about the tunnelling machines and their areas of application can be found in
Section 11.9.2 of these recommendations.

Brief description Illustration (example)

Tunnel boring machines (TBM)

TBM
Tunnelbohrmaschine ohne Schild
Tunnel boring machine

ETBM
Erweiterungstunnelbohrmaschine
Enlargement tunnel boring machine

Double shield machines (DSM)

DSM
Doppelschildmaschine
Double shield machine

Shield machines (SM)

SM-V1
ohne Stützung
Without support

SM-V2
mechanische Stützung
Mechanical support

SM-V3
Druckluftbeaufschlagung
Full-face and compressed air application

SM-V4
Flüssigkeitsstützung
Full-face and slurry support