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Full-scale linear cutting test in Chongqing Sandstone and the comparison with field TBM excavation performance

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In this study, determination of some machine parameters and performance prediction for tunnel boring machine (TBM) are conducted based on laboratory rock cutting test. Firstly, laboratory full-scale linear cutting test is carried out using 432-mm CCS (constant cross section) disc cutter in Chongqing Sandstone. Then, the input parameters for TBM cutterhead design are extracted; some TBM specifications are determined and then compared to the manufactured values. Finally, laboratory full-scale linear cutting test results are compared with the field TBM excavation performance data collected in Chongqing Yangtze River Tunnel. Results show that laboratory full-scale linear cutting test results, combined with some engineering considerations, can be used for the preliminary and rough design of TBM machine capacity. Meanwhile, combined with some modification factors, it can also well predict the field TBM excavation performance.

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Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by National Key Basic Research Program of China under Grant Nos. 2015CB058102 and 2014CB046904, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Program under Grant No. 2017M622515, National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 41602326 and 41702254 and National Funded Program for Graduate Students Studying Abroad of China Scholarship Council under Grant No. 201506270068. The authors are grateful for their continuous support and also grateful to the authors’ colleagues for their valuable help in organizing and improving this article, especially to Mr. Shuai Ma in Beijing University of Technology. Prof. Qiuming Gong’s postgraduates in Beijing University of Technology are sincerely acknowledged for helping authors prepare the rock samples and conduct the linear cutting tests.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Safety for Geotechnical and Structural Engineering of Hubei Province, School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei, People’s Republic of China

    Yucong Pan, Quansheng Liu, Xiaoxuan Kong & Qi Liu

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    Yucong Pan, Jianping Liu & Xingxin Peng

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    Yucong Pan, Jianping Liu & Xingxin Peng

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Pan, Y., Liu, Q., Kong, X. et al. Full-scale linear cutting test in Chongqing Sandstone and the comparison with field TBM excavation performance. Acta Geotech. 14, 1249–1268 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-018-0702-1

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