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Stopping a catastrophic tunnel collapse with foam.
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• Footage courtesy: Gaurav Gupta (@GauravIIT-BHU-DMRC) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDAO7YwXA8w
• Footage courtesy: MTS Sistemas MND do Brasil Ltda. (@mtsdobrasil) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gon7wbeeVc

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00:00A massive drill head underground fights collapsing gravel overhead right now.
00:05The Heron Connect Earth Pressure Balance Machine faces loose soil that turns liquid without warning.
00:12Specialized surfactant polymers mix with compressed air inside the rotating cutterhead chamber constantly.
00:18This thick, engineered foam coats every loose rock fragment to glue the unstable soil together.
00:25Surfactant bubbles encapsulate loose mineral grains, transforming abrasive debris into a cohesive, pressurized structural mass.
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