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http://dx.doi.org/10.9711/KTAJ.2017.19.6.1029

Preliminary study on a spoke-type EPB shield TBM by discrete element method  

Lee, Chulho (Geotechnical Engineering Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
Chang, Soo-Ho (Geotechnical Engineering Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
Choi, Soon-Wook (Geotechnical Engineering Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
Park, Byungkwan (Smart City & Construction Engineering, University of Science and Technology)
Kang, Tae-Ho (Geotechnical Engineering Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
Sim, Jung Kil (Next Engineering & Service)
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Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association / v.19, no.6, 2017 , pp. 1029-1044 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Discrete Element Method (DEM) is one of the useful numerical methods to analyze the behavior of the ground formation by computing the motion and interaction using particles. The DEM has not been applied in civil engineering but also a wide range of industrial fields, such as chemical engineering, pharmacy, material science, food engineering, etc. In this study, to review a performance of the spoke-type earth pressure balance (EPB) shield TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine), the commercial software based on the DEM technology was used. An analysis of the TBM during excavation was conducted according to two pre-defined excavation conditions with the different rotation speed of a cutterhead. During the analysis, the resistant torque at the face of the cutterhead, the compressive force at the cutterhead and shield surface, the muck discharge at the screw auger were measured and compared. Upon the two kinds of excavation conditions, the applicability of the DEM analysis was reviewed as a modelling method for the TBM.
Keywords
EPB Shield TBM; TBM; Excavation; DEM; Numerical analysis;
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