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Abstract: On their first application for the Klang Valley MRT-Project in Kuala Lumpur, the Variable Density (VD)-TBMs had to bore through very karstic limestone in mixed face conditions with hard rock and soft ground. This type of TBM technology was also applied for other tunnelling projects with highly heterogeneous, very coarse and permeable ground in some instances under a high ground water level....