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A place to geek out about engineering, fabrication, and design. All disciplines are welcome. Ask questions, share knowledge, show off projects you're proud of, and share interesting things you find.

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Front view of Bertha, once the world's largest tunnel boring machine (www.thestructuralengineer.info)

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Bertha was custom built to dig the State Route 99 tunnel under Seattle. It dug under the city (off and on) from December 2013 to April 2017.

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