Raise boring machines–A comprehensive review of performance prediction and operational challenges

A Shaterpour-Mamaghani - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Raise Boring Machines (RBMs) are mechanical miners that are preferred over
conventional drilling and blasting methods for drilling/excavating vertical or inclined shafts in …

Suggestion of new models for predicting performance of raise boring machines based on indentation tests

A Shaterpour-Mamaghani, H Copur, C Balci… - … and Underground Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Raise Boring Machines (RBMs) as the fast, safe, and efficient machines are used
for drilling/excavation of vertical and/or inclined shafts in the underground structures. Proper …

Challenges of shaft drilling in broken rock masses with a large raise boring machine in confined underground space: A case study

C Zhang, X Liu, X Fang, J Yang, Y Xie… - … and Underground Space …, 2024 - Elsevier
Compared to the traditional drilling and blasting method, the raise boring machine method
offers a safer, more efficient and cost-effective approach for excavating shafts in broken rock …

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OOFR BORING - 2022 - polen.itu.edu.tr
Nowadays, mechanical excavation plays an important role in the mining and tunnelling
industries as a powerful alternative to conventional drilling and blasting. As a result of rapid …