Assessment of the Efficiency of the Applied TBM Excavation Regime

Authors

  • Vitazoslav KRUPA Author
  • Edita LAZAROVA Author
  • Lucia IVANICOVA Author
  • Maria KRULAKOVA Author
  • Katarina FERIANCIKOVA Author
  • Milan LABAS Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2015-01-19

Keywords:

specific energy, rock cutting, rock strength, cutting forces

Abstract

Deployment of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) for excavation of tunnel structures in particular rock mass environment requires to provide an efficient TBM advance rate by application of the proper excavation regime. The applied regime has to respond to the changes in the excavated rock mass and to the wear of cutting discs installed on the TBM cutterhead. The paper describes a method for the control of excavation efficiency using the excavation process variables monitored during the TBM operation, with subsequent calculation of specific cutting energy, contact pressure of cutting discs and theoretical torque of the TBM cutterhead.

Author Biographies

  • Vitazoslav KRUPA

    Host. prof. Ing., DrSc.; Institute of Geotechnics, Department of Destructional and Constructional Geotechnics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 45, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia

  • Edita LAZAROVA

    Ing., Ph.D.; Institute of Geotechnics, Department of Destructional and Constructional Geotechnics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 45, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia

  • Lucia IVANICOVA

    Ing., Ph.D.; Institute of Geotechnics, Department of Destructional and Constructional Geotechnics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 45, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia

  • Maria KRULAKOVA

    Ing., Ph.D.; Institute of Geotechnics, Department of Destructional and Constructional Geotechnics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 45, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia

  • Katarina FERIANCIKOVA

    Ing., Ph.D.; Institute of Geotechnics, Department of Destructional and Constructional Geotechnics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 45, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia

  • Milan LABAS

    Ing., Ph.D.; Institute of Geotechnics, Department of Destructional and Constructional Geotechnics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 45, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia

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Published

2015-06-02

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2015): Inżynieria Mineralna

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Copyright (c) 2015 Vitazoslav KRUPA, Edita LAZAROVA, Lucia IVANICOVA, Maria KRULAKOVA, Katarina FERIANCIKOVA, Milan LABAS (Author)

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