Simultaneous effects of joint spacing and joint orientation on the penetration rate of a single disc cutter

Mining Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 507-512

  Bejari, Hadi ^a   Reza, Kakaie ^a   Ataei, Mohammad ^a   Javad, Khademi Hamidi ^b  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

DEM; Joint orientation; Joint spacing; TBM

Indexed keywords

DEM; DISC CUTTER; INPUT DATAS; JOINT ORIENTATION; JOINT SPACING; PENETRATION RATES; TBM; TUNNEL BORING MACHINES;

BORING MACHINES (MACHINE TOOLS);

EARTH BORING MACHINES;

EID: 80051544106     PISSN: 16745264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mstc.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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