A drilling machine (10) for making an excavation in ground (S) in a vertical drilling direction (F). The drilling machine (10) includes: a support (12) having a longitudinal direction (L); a drilling module (14) provided with cutter members (16), the drilling module being movable in translation relative to the support; and a movement device arranged between the support and the drilling module in order to move the drilling module (14) relative to the support along the longitudinal direction of the support. The machine is characterized by the fact that the movement device includes a damper (70) for damping the vibration generated by the drilling module while drilling.

A trench wall apparatus includes a base frame held at its top end by a holding means held by at least one soil excavation means, which is positioned at a bottom end of the base frame. When soil is excavated while forming the trench, the trench wall apparatus is held by a clamping means that includes at least two clamping elements on opposite sides extended laterally by at least one actuating cylinder, whereby at least one part of the trench wall apparatus is clamped in the trench, and a pressing means applies a pressing force on the at least one soil excavation means. The clamping elements and clamping cylinder are positioned on an intermediate frame displaceably mounted along the base frame. The intermediate frame is clamped and fixed to the ground by the clamping means. The base frame having the soil excavation means is pressed downward by the pressing means.

A trench wall apparatus includes a base frame held at its top end by a holding means held by at least one soil excavation means, which is positioned at a bottom end of the base frame. When soil is excavated while forming the trench, the trench wall apparatus is held by a clamping means that includes at least two clamping elements on opposite sides extended laterally by at least one actuating cylinder, whereby at least one part of the trench wall apparatus is clamped in the trench, and a pressing means applies a pressing force on the at least one soil excavation means. The clamping elements and clamping cylinder are positioned on an intermediate frame displaceably mounted along the base frame. The intermediate frame is clamped and fixed to the ground by the clamping means. The base frame having the soil excavation means is pressed downward by the pressing means.

The invention relates to apparatus and methods for constructing diaphragm walls. A guideway tube is provided for casting into a concrete panel along a height of a face of the concrete panel, comprising: an elongate guideway track comprising at least one elongate side wall and an elongate slot along the at least one elongate side wall, the elongate slot having a first width; and, an elongate closure panel comprising: a rear panel portion configured to close the elongate slot enclosing an elongate internal volume, and, a front panel portion of a second width greater than the first width. Preferably the rear panel portion is a close fit within elongate slot sufficient to resist the ingress of slurry and concrete. Preferably the rear panel portion is configured to engage the elongate slot in a manner configured to resist compression forces.

The invention relates to apparatus and methods for constructing diaphragm walls. A guideway tube is provided for casting into a concrete panel along a height of a face of the concrete panel, comprising: an elongate guideway track comprising at least one elongate side wall and an elongate slot along the at least one elongate side wall, the elongate slot having a first width; and, an elongate closure panel comprising: a rear panel portion configured to close the elongate slot enclosing an elongate internal volume, and, a front panel portion of a second width greater than the first width. Preferably the rear panel portion is a close fit within elongate slot sufficient to resist the ingress of slurry and concrete. Preferably the rear panel portion is configured to engage the elongate slot in a manner configured to resist compression forces.

The disclosure relates to a boring machine for producing a trench in the ground, comprising a chassis that extends in a longitudinal direction, the chassis having a lower end, the machine including a boring device mounted at the lower end of the chassis, the boring device including: a first boring member which is rotary about a first axis of rotation; a second boring member which is rotary about a second axis of rotation, the second axis of rotation and the first axis of rotation extending in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;

wherein the first axis of rotation is inclined with respect to the second axis of rotation.

A cab for a power machine having a side window and a rear window each hingedly connected to the same one of a right rear cab frame post and a left rear cab frame post such that when the side window and rear window are both opened by latches to rotate outward relative to the same rear post an airflow path is created diagonally across the operator between a front corner of the cab and an opposite rear corner of the cab.

A drilling machine for drilling ground in a vertical direction, the machine including: an anchor module having front and rear faces, the anchor module including an anchor device having front and rear anchor pads that are deployable in a deployment direction, to bear against walls of the excavation to hold the anchor module stationary in the ground. The anchor module further includes: a frame carrying the front and rear anchor pads, the frame supporting the drilling module; and an actuator device to which the front and rear anchor pads are fastened, the actuator device being movable relative to the frame in a movement direction that extends transversely to the longitudinal direction; whereby the assembly constituted by the front anchor pad, the rear anchor pad, and the actuator device is movable in the movement direction relative to the frame and the drilling module.

A drilling machine for drilling ground in a vertical direction, the machine including: an anchor module having front and rear faces, the anchor module including an anchor device having front and rear anchor pads that are deployable in a deployment direction, to bear against walls of the excavation to hold the anchor module stationary in the ground. The anchor module further includes: a frame carrying the front and rear anchor pads, the frame supporting the drilling module; and an actuator device to which the front and rear anchor pads are fastened, the actuator device being movable relative to the frame in a movement direction that extends transversely to the longitudinal direction; whereby the assembly constituted by the front anchor pad, the rear anchor pad, and the actuator device is movable in the movement direction relative to the frame and the drilling module.

The application relates to a modular slurry wall cutter for preparing a slurry trench that is connectable to a carrier machine, said slurry wall cutter having a frame and at least one cutting tool arranged at the frame to break up soil material. The frame here comprises an upper frame part, a middle frame part, and a lower frame part that are releasably connectable to one another, with the upper and lower frame parts being releasably connectable to one another both directly and via the middle frame part that can be arranged therebetween. The application further relates to a carrier machine, such as to a cable excavator, having a slurry wall cutter in accordance with the application.