How Does a Roadheader Work?
A Roadheader, Also Called a Boom-Type Roadheader, Road Header Machine, Road Header or Just Header Machine, Is a Piece of Excavating Equipment Consisting of a...
A roadheader, also called a boom-type roadheader, road header machine, road header or just header machine, is a piece of excavating equipment consisting of a boom-mounted cutting head, a loading device usually involving a conveyor, and a crawler travelling track to move the entire machine forward into the rock face.
What is a roadheader used for?
The roadheader is a machine for excavating rock in mining and civil construction projects. It is a hybrid machine, with better manoeuvrability than that of tunnel boring machines.
How do you build a tunnel?
- Cut and Cover Method of Tunnel Construction.
- Bored Tunnel Method.
- Clay Kicking Method of Tunnel Construction.
- Shaft Method of Tunnel Construction.
- Pipe Jacking Method of Tunnel Construction.
- Box Jacking Method of Tunnel Construction.
- Underwater Tunnel Construction.
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