Process and device for building a tunnel immersed on a sub-sea soil
US7766579B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02D29/07
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A tunnel is built in successive sections by a machine suitable for operating at the surface and in immersion that is displaced in the water on the sub-sea soil. This machine includes a fluid-tight working space (6) for accommodating the personnel and equipment required for construction. Further, this space has a rearward-facing opening for building and erecting a section at the rear of the machine. The forward section of the machine includes a ballastable chamber (7) which prepares and grades the soil for erection of a section.
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