TBM Excavability: Prediction and machine-rock interaction

Proceedings - Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1118-1130

  Bieniawski, Z T ^a   Celada, Benjamín ^a   Galera, José Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Geocontrol SA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE RATE; CASE HISTORIES; ROCK INTERACTION; ROCK MASS CHARACTERISTICS; ROCK MASSES; TUNNEL SECTIONS;

EARTH BORING MACHINES; EXCAVATION; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FORECASTING; MATERIALS SCIENCE; ROCK MECHANICS; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION); TUNNELING MACHINES; TUNNELS;

ROCKS;

EID: 49649117260     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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