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Case study of design and construction for cutter change in EPB TBM tunneling

EPB 쉴드 TBM 커터 교체 설계 및 시공 사례 분석

  • 이재원 (현대건설 기술연구소) ;
  • 강성욱 (현대건설 대곡-소사 복선전철 제2공구) ;
  • 정재훈 (현대건설 기술연구소) ;
  • 강한별 (현대건설 기술연구소) ;
  • 신영진 (현대건설 기술연구소)
  • Received : 2022.10.07
  • Accepted : 2022.11.18
  • Published : 2022.11.30
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Abstract

Shortly after tunnel boring machine (TBM) was introduced in the tunneling industry, the use of TBM has surprisingly increased worldwide due to its performance together with the benefit of being safely and environmentally friendly. One of the main cost items in the TBM tunneling in rock and soil is changing damaged or worn cutters. It is because that the cutter change is a time-consuming and costly activity that can significantly reduce the TBM utilization and advance rate and has a major effect on the total time and cost of TBM tunneling projects. Therefore, the importance of accurately evaluating the cutter life can never be overemphasized. However, the prediction of cutter wear in soil, rock including mixed face is very complex and not yet fully clarified, subsequently keeping engineers busy around the world. Various prediction models for cutter wear have been developed and introduced, but these models almost usually produce highly variable results due to inherent uncertainties in the models. In this study, a case study of design and construction of disc cutter change is introduced and analyzed, rather than proposing a prediction model of cutter wear. As the disc cutter is strongly affected by the geological condition, TBM machine characteristic and operation, authors believe it is very hard to suggest a generalized prediction model given the uncertainties and limitations therefore it would be more practical to analyze a real case and provide a detailed discussion of the difference between prediction and result for the cutter change. By doing so, up-to-date idea about planning and execution of cutter change in practice can be promoted.

TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine)이 터널 산업에 도입된 이후로 안전성과 친환경의 이점으로 TBM의 사용이 전 세계적으로 증가하였다. 암반 및 토사 지반을 굴착하는 TBM 터널에서의 주요 비용 중 하나는 손상되거나 마모된 커터의 교체로 볼 수 있다. 커터의 교체는 시간과 비용에 큰 영향을 끼치는 작업이며 TBM 가동률과 굴진율을 크게 감소시킬 수 있다. 따라서 커터의 수명을 정확하게 평가하는 것은 공기와 비용의 측면에서 매우 중요하다. 그러나 복합 지반을 포함하여 토사 구간, 암반구간에서 커터 마모에 대한 예측은 매우 복잡하고 명확하지 않다. 이에 따라 커터 마모에 대한 다양한 예측 모델이 개발 및 도입되었지만 이러한 불확실성으로 인해 가변적인 결과를 나타낸다. 본 연구에서는 커터 마모 예측 모델을 제시하기 보다는 커터 교체의 설계 및 시공 사례 연구를 소개하고 분석했다. 커터는 지반 조건, TBM 장비 및 운전의 영향을 많이 받으므로 불확실성과 한계를 감안하면 신뢰성 있는 예측 모델을 제안하는 것은 매우 어렵기 때문에 오히려 실제 사례를 분석하고 이에 대한 자료 공유가 더 실용적이다. 커터 교체에 대한 예측과 결과 간의 차이를 확인하고 심도 있게 분석하였다.

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Acknowledgement

이 논문은 2022년도 정부(산업통상자원부)의 재원으로 사용후핵연료관리핵심기술개발사업단 및 산업부 한국에너지기술평가원의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구 사업의 일환으로 수행되었습니다(No. 2021040101003C). 이에 감사드립니다.

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