Engineering Geologist’s Role in Hard Rock Tunnel Machine Selection

2015 ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
Dennis J. Lachel
Keyword(s):  
Hard Rock ◽  
Machine Selection ◽  
Rock Tunnel

scholarly journals Multidisciplinary design optimization of hard rock tunnel boring machine using collaborative optimization

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 168781401875472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Sun ◽  
Xiaobang Wang ◽  
Maolin Shi ◽  
Zhuqing Wang ◽  
Xueguan Song
Keyword(s):  
Design Optimization ◽  
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization ◽  
Hard Rock ◽  
Tunnel Boring Machine ◽  
Collaborative Optimization ◽  
Optimization Process ◽  
Multidisciplinary Design ◽  
Tunnel Boring ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Rock Tunnel

A multidisciplinary design optimization model is developed in this article to optimize the performance of the hard rock tunnel boring machine using the collaborative optimization architecture. Tunnel boring machine is a complex engineering equipment with many subsystems coupled. In the established multidisciplinary design optimization process of this article, four subsystems are taken into account, which belong to different sub-disciplines/subsytems: the cutterhead system, the thrust system, the cutterhead driving system, and the economic model. The technology models of tunnel boring machine’s subsystems are build and the optimization objective of the multidisciplinary design optimization is to minimize the construction period from the system level of the hard rock tunnel boring machine. To further analyze the established multidisciplinary design optimization, the correlation between the design variables and the tunnel boring machine’s performance is also explored. Results indicate that the multidisciplinary design optimization process has significantly improved the performance of the tunnel boring machine. Based on the optimization results, another two excavating processes under different geological conditions are also optimized complementally using the collaborative optimization architecture, and the corresponding optimum performance of the hard rock tunnel boring machine, such as the cost and energy consumption, is compared and analysed. Results demonstrate that the proposed multidisciplinary design optimization method for tunnel boring machine is reliable and flexible while dealing with different geological conditions in practical engineering.

scholarly journals Rock Breaking Performance of TBM Disc Cutter Assisted by High-Pressure Water Jet

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (18) ◽  
pp. 6294
Author(s):  
Fengchao Wang ◽  
Dapeng Zhou ◽  
Xin Zhou ◽  
Nanzhe Xiao ◽  
Chuwen Guo
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Hard Rock ◽  
Rock Breaking ◽  
Water Jet ◽  
Disc Cutter ◽  
Pressure Water ◽  
High Pressure Water Jet ◽  
Full Face ◽  
Rock Tunnel ◽  
Digging Efficiency

A high-pressure water jet can break rock efficiently, which is of great potential to overcome the problems of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) in full-face hard rock tunnel digging, such as low digging efficiency and high disc cutter wear rate. Therefore, this paper presented a new tunneling method that is a TBM coupled with a high-pressure water jet. The rock failure mechanism under the coupled forces of a disc cutter and water jet was analyzed at first. Then, the finite element method (FEM) and smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method were used to establish a numerical model of rock broken by the disc cutter and water jet. Effects of parameters on rock breaking performance were studied based on the numerical model. Moreover, an experiment of the water jet cutting marble was carried out to verify the reliability of the numerical simulation. Results showed that the high-pressure water jet can increase the TBM digging efficiency and decrease the forces and wear rate of the disc cutter. The optimum nozzle diameter is 1.5 mm, while the optimum jet velocity is 224.5 m/s in this simulation. The results can provide theoretical guidance and data support for designing the most efficient system of a TBM with a water jet for digging a full-face hard rock tunnel.

Laboratory Observation of Spalling Process Induced by Tangential Stress Concentration in Hard Rock Tunnel

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 04020011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng-Zhi Pan ◽  
Shuting Miao ◽  
Zhenhua Wu ◽  
Xia-Ting Feng ◽  
Changyue Shao
Keyword(s):  
Stress Concentration ◽  
Tangential Stress ◽  
Hard Rock ◽  
Laboratory Observation ◽  
Rock Tunnel

An Adaptive Robust Control for Hard Rock Tunnel Boring Machine Cutterhead Driving System

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengjun Shao ◽  
Jianfeng Liao ◽  
Xiuliang Li ◽  
Hongye Su
Keyword(s):  
Robust Control ◽  
Dynamic Model ◽  
External Force ◽  
Hard Rock ◽  
Tunnel Boring Machine ◽  
Adaptive Robust Control ◽  
Driving System ◽  
Tunnel Boring ◽  
Rock Tunnel ◽  
Hard Rock Tbm

The cutterhead driving system of tunnel boring machine is one of the key components for rock cutting and excavation. In this paper, a generalized nonlinear time-varying dynamic model is established for the hard rock TBM cutterhead driving system. Parametric uncertainties and nonlinearities and unknown disturbances exist in the dynamic model. An adaptive robust control strategy is proposed to compensate the uncertainties and nonlinearities to achieve precise cutterhead rotation speed control. In order to simulate the comprehensive performances of adaptive robust control controller, three different kinds of external force disturbances are added in this model. Compared to the traditional PID, ARC can effectively handle the different kinds of external force disturbances with sufficient small tracking errors.

Study on Effect of Blasting Vibration on Surface of Particles in Urban Hard Rock Tunnel

2015 ◽  
Vol 744-746 ◽  
pp. 982-987
Author(s):  
Yong Ming Han ◽  
Yi Zhou ◽  
Hai Liang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Frequency ◽  
Hard Rock ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Measured Data ◽  
Vibration Velocity ◽  
Blasting Vibration ◽  
Velocity Peak ◽  
Result Show ◽  
Blasting Test ◽  
Rock Tunnel

Put the first Phase Project of Qingdao Metro (line 3) civil 03 bid section TAI-YAN interval of blasting construction as the background In this paper,select the test section to blasting test,in groundposition on the ais of the tunnel workface arrange the measuring points and location of measuring points remain the same.Based on the measured data, studied on the law of blasting vibration of cutting parts of each of the driving cycle.The research result show that the cutting part of vibration velocity peak appeared in behind the tunnel woekface 1~3m;Rear vibration composite speed of the tunnel workface is speed of the tunnel workface is 1.0~1.4 times in front of the particle vibration composite speed;The main vibration frequency in front of tunnel workface and rear particles are above 15HZ.

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