Big Bertha Replica
Background
Background
This was my final project for my second semester of taking a SOLIDWORKS course at Skyline College back in 2013. I opened up an engineering magazine I had lying around and saw an article on Big Bertha, Seattle's 57 foot diameter tunnel boring mahine built for the Alaskan Way Viaduct tunnel replacement project. I was instantly taken aback by the beauty in Bertha's design. I set forth to design a simplified replica of the tunnel bore on SOLIDWORKS with little to no schematic guides. All I had were online photos and a lot of patience. This page shows the final results of my endeavor.
This was my final project for my second semester of taking a SOLIDWORKS course at Skyline College back in 2013. I opened up an engineering magazine I had lying around and saw an article on Big Bertha, Seattle's 57 foot diameter tunnel boring mahine built for the Alaskan Way Viaduct tunnel replacement project. I was instantly taken aback by the beauty in Bertha's design. I set forth to design a simplified replica of the tunnel bore on SOLIDWORKS with little to no schematic guides. All I had were online photos and a lot of patience. This page shows the final results of my endeavor.
Below are the component drawings that together make up the Big Bertha assembly
Below are the component drawings that together make up the Big Bertha assembly
