Komatsu Corporation

Junya Tanimoto

Hiroshi Asano

Shinichi Terada

Masaaki Uetake

Kazunari Kawai

Yuuichi Kodama

Takashi Minami

An auxiliary tunneling apparatus includes a reaction force receiver and first and second split components. In the excavation of a second tunnel by a boring machine, the reaction force receiver forms a replacement face of a side wall of the second tunnel on a first tunnel side where the first and second tunnels intersect each other, and a gripper of the boring machine pushes against the replacement face. The first and second split components are installed to push against the side wall of the first tunnel, support the reaction force receiver within the first tunnel, and move back and forth with respect to the side wall of the first tunnel.

Auxiliary tunneling apparatus

This tunnel excavation method includes a step of excavating three first tunnels that are substantially parallel to each other in a first excavation step. Second tunnels are excavated that intersect the first tunnels in a second excavation step. A boring machine is used that performs excavation in a state in which a gripper pushes against the side wall of the tunnel.

Tunnel excavation method

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Kyoto, Japan

Junya Tanimoto