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  • 51Subterrene — A Subterrene is a type of tunneling machine, similar to that of a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM). A subterrene works by utilizing forward pressure and massive amounts of heat to push through rock. The front of the machine is equipped with a… …

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  • 52Herrenknecht — Infobox Company company name = Herrenknecht AG company company type = Public (AG) company slogan = founder = Martin Herrenknecht foundation = 1975 location = flagicon|Germany Schwanau, Germany key people = Martin Herrenknecht, President CEO num… …

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  • 53drill — drill1 [dril] n. [Du dril < drillen, to bore, ult. < IE base * ter, to rub (esp. with turning motion) > THROW] 1. a tool or apparatus for boring holes in wood, metal, stone, teeth, etc. 2. the sound of drilling or boring ☆ 3. any of… …

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  • 54List of inventors — This is a list of inventors. See also: List of scientists, Timeline of invention, List of inventions named after people, List of inventors killed by their own inventions, and . Alphabetical list compactTOC NOTOC A * Vitaly Mikhaylovich Abalakov,… …

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  • 55Thomas Russell Crampton — Thomas Russell Crampton, M.I.C.E., M.I.Mech.E., (1816 1888) was an English engineer born at Broadstairs, Kent, and trained on Brunel s Great Western Railway.He is best known for designing the Crampton locomotive but had many engineering interests …

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  • 56Seikan Tunnel — Infobox tunnel name = Seikan Tunnel 青函トンネル caption = Map of the Seikan Tunnel. line = location = Beneath the Tsugaru Strait) coordinates = coord|41.1932|140.1525|display=inline,title system = status = Active start = Honshū end = Hokkaidō stations …

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  • 57Manapouri Hydroelectric Power Station — Manapouri Power Station The Manapouri Power Station machine hall …

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  • 58Trenchless technology — Trenchless technology, as the name implies, stands for subsurface construction works where less trenches or no continuous trenches are required to be dug. It is a rapidly growing sector of the construction and civil engineering industry. It can… …

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  • 59Kaimai Tunnel — Infobox tunnel name = Kaimai Tunnel caption = line = East Coast Main Trunk Railway location = Waikato / Bay of Plenty, New Zealand system = ONTRACK start = Hemopo end = Whatakao Stream stations = None status = Open open = 1978 09 12 close = owner …

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  • 60jig borer — noun Etymology: jig (I) : a precision machine tool resembling a vertical milling machine, equipped with sensitive adjustments for the table and the position of the cutting tool, and used especially for locating and drilling or boring holes in… …

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