Abstract

According to the news on the foreign tunnellingjournal.com website (tunnellingjournal.com) on May 5, 2020, the Underground Engineering Research Center of Colorado School of Mines and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently signed a contract to develop an unprecedented rapid tunneling technology for its “Excavator” project. The research team will conduct a demonstration of tunneling technology at a speed of 366m/h within 15 months.

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  • It is reported that the goal of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s “Excavator” project is to develop a technology for excavating tactical underground infrastructure in harsh environments to verify the feasibility of rapid construction of a tactical tunnel network

  • Colorado School of Mines will introduce the scientific research project in detail in a short-term training program held on October 19, 2020 and present the final research results within 15 months

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Colorado School of Mines will introduce the scientific research project in detail in a short-term training program held on October 19, 2020 and present the final research results within 15 months. Plan of Colorado School of Mine to develop rapid tunneling technology According to the news on the foreign tunnellingjournal.com website (tunnellingjournal.com) on May 5, 2020, the Underground Engineering Research Center of Colorado School of Mines and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently signed a contract to develop an unprecedented rapid tunneling technology for its “Excavator” project.

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