Correlation of tunnel convergence with TBM operational parameters and chip size in the Ghomroud tunnel, Iran

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 700-710

  Farrokh, Ebrahim ^a   Rostami, Jamal ^b  

^a Sahel Consultant Engineers   (Iran)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Double shield TBM; Excavation; Rock mass characterization; Tunnel boring machine; Tunnel convergence; Tunneling

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BORING MACHINES (MACHINE TOOLS); EARTH BORING MACHINES; EXCAVATION; MACHINE DESIGN; MATERIALS SCIENCE; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; TUNNELING MACHINES;

(+ MOD 2N) OPERATION; (U ,V) OPERATOR; CASE STUDIES; CHIP SIZES; COLLAPSE (DRYING); CONVERGENCE (MATHEMATICS); ELSEVIER (CO); FIELD OBSERVATIONS; GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; GROUND CONDITIONS; IN SITU STRESSES; INTEGRAL PART; MACHINE SELECTION; MAIN FACTORS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; OVER EXCAVATION; P OTENTIAL PROBLEMS; PERFORMANCE PREDICTIONS; PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES; PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS; RATE OF PENETRATION (ROP); ROCK FRAGMENTS; ROCK MASS CHARACTERISTICS; ROCK MASS PARAMETERS; ROCK MASS PROPERTIES; ROCK TUNNELS; TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (TBM); TUNNEL PROJECTS; TUNNEL WALL; UNDER CONSTRUCTION; WATER CONVEYANCES;

TUNNELS;

COLLAPSE; CORRELATION; EXCAVATION; GROUND CONDITIONS; MONITORING; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; TBM; TORQUE; TUNNEL; TUNNELING;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 46449112089     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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