• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.249-263
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• 2022

The specially-shaped Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (PDC) cutter is widely used in drill bit design due to its advantages of high rock cutting efficiency, strong impact resistance and long service life in hard and abrasive formation drilling. A detailed understanding of rock cutting behavior of worn specially-shaped PDC cutter is essential to improve the drilling efficiency and decrease the drilling costs. In this paper, the theoretical models of two new principles (loading performance (LP) and cutting performance (CP)) are derived for evaluating the cutting process of worn specially-shaped cutter, the theoretical models consider the factors, such as cutter geometry, aggressiveness, stress state, working life, and rock cutting efficiency. Besides, the numerical model of heterogeneous granite is developed using finite element method combined with Voronoi tessellation, the LP and CP of 12 kinds of worn specially-shaped PDC (SPDC) cutters are analyzed. The results found that the mechanical specific energy (MSE) of worn cutters first increase and then decrease with increasing the cutting depth, and the MSE increase with the increase of back rake angle except for Conical cutter and Wedge-shaped cutter. From the perspective of CP, the worn PDC cutters are more suitable for the smaller cutting depths, and the back rake angle has little effect on the CP of the specially-shaped worn PDC cutters. Conical cutter, Saddle-shaped cutter and Ellipse-shaped cutter have the highest CP value, while Rhombus-shaped cutter, Convex cutter and Wedge-shaped cutter have the lowest value in selecting cutters. This research leads to an enhanced understanding of rock-breaking mechanisms of worn SPDC cutters, and provides the basis to select of specially-shaped PDC cutters for the specific target formation.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.359-368
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• 2022

Undercutting using an actuated disc cutter (ADC) involves more complex cutting mechanism than traditional rock cutting does, requiring the application of various new cutting parameters, such as eccentricity, cutter inclination angle, and axis rotational speed. This study presents cutting-edge laboratory-scale testing equipment that allows performing ADC tests. ADC tests were carried out on a concrete block with a specified strength of 20 MPa, using a variety of cutting settings that included penetration depth (p), eccentricity (e), and linear velocity (v). ADC, unlike pick and disc cutting, has a non-linear cutting path with a dynamic cutting direction, requiring the development of a new method for predicting cutting force and specific energy. The influence of cutting parameters to the cutter forces were discussed. The ratio of eccentricity to the penetration depth (e/p) was proposed to evaluate the optimal cutting condition. Specific energy varies with e/p ratio, and exhibits optimum values in particular cases. In general, actuated undercutting may potentially give a more efficient cutting than conventional pick and disc cutting by demonstrating reasonably lower specific energy in a comparable cutting environment.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2009년도 세계 도시지반공학 심포지엄
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• pp.1338-1345
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• 2009

Although rock excavation is necessary for the effective utilization of urban space, most conventional rock excavation methods, including the blasting method, cause high noise and vibration. Meanwhile, if a high pressure waterjet system is applied to excavate underground spaces in urban areas, the public grievance can be reduced by low noise and vibration. In this study, an abrasive waterjet system is designed and developed to study the influence of various performance parameters such as jet pressure, nozzle traverse speed, stand-off distance, or abrasive feed rate on waterjet excavation performance in laboratory. Using the developed waterjet system, rock drilling characteristics are identified by measuring drilling depths as a function of the jet exposure time. The drilling depth linearly increases with increasing the jet exposure time(under 60sec). Rock cutting characteristics are also obtained with various jet pressures(1600~3200kg/$cm^2$) and nozzle traverse speeds(1.9~14.1mm/s): The cutting depth is nonlinearly related to the jet pressure and traverse speed. Indeed, the cutting depth increases with an increase in the jet pressure and a decrease in the nozzle traverse speed. This trend can be explained by energy transferring/loss mechanism.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.12-20
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• 2004

This study was carried out from January 1998 to December 1999 to report the revegetation of cutting-rock slopes and a design standard in the highway cut-slopes. The field data was collected from the 67 sites cutting-rock slopes of highways, local roads, and field test. As the result of analyze, cutting-rock slopes revegetation measures were 16 types. There were Vine planting(3 types), Hydroseeding measures with seed-fertilizer-soil materials(5 types), Vegetaion-base spraying measures(5 types), and Stability measures(3 types). The factors affecting the plant coverage rates of cutting-rock slopes were the slope gradient, the slope width and direction. The plant coverage rate decreases in the condition of steep slope and long slope width and length(height). In addition, the plant coverage rates of the westward and southward were lower than that of the northward and eastward. Most dominant species were Zoysia japonica, Lespedeza cyrtobotrya, Lespedeza cuneata, Rubus crataegifolius, Miscanthus sinensis, Arrundinella hirta, Themeda triandra, and Oenothera odorata. Exotic species were Eragrostis curvula(Weeping lovegrass), Dactylis glomerata Orchardgrass), Lolium perenne(Perennial ryegrass), and Festuca arundinacea(Tall fescue). It is recommended to adjust the proposed factor as environment, topsoil, classification of rock, field condition and characteristic related with revegetation measures on slopes for the presentation of revegetation standard.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.22-29
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• 2002

This study was conducted to suggest develop revegetation methods and to classification of cutting-rock slopes revegetation type. The data was collected from pre-experienced data, reports and journal. Also research result was reflected from field research for the conditions of construction, vegetation types and field conditions. As the result of analyze, the factors affecting the plant coverage rates of cutting-rock slopes were period of construction, revegetation methods, slope gradient and slope length. Classification of cutting-rock slopes revegetation type was fourth from material of revegetation measures and spray type. It is recommended to adjust the proposed factor as environment, field condition and characteristic related with revegetation measures on slopes for the presentation of revegetation standard.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2002년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.27-43
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• 2002

This paper described two case studies on large scale failure of cutting slope. The kind of rock in both sites predominated limestone and shale respectively. These cutting slopes located in northern area of Gyongbug Province are composed of very complicated and various rock mass. Geological characteristics, causes of failure, proceeding of security diagnose, maintenance method etc. of two sites were carried out to check the cutting slope stability and to provide reasonable maintenance method. This paper may provide the useful data for engineers related with design and construction of large cutting slope.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.161-182
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 퇴적층 암석에서 픽 커터의 절삭성능을 평가하기 위하여 선형절삭시험을 수행하였다. 중국에서 채취된 Linyi사암과 역암을 모사한 콘크리트를 시험체로 사용하였다. 소규모 선형절삭시험장비를 이용하여 다양한 절삭조건하에서 절삭조건에 따른 커터작용력과 비에너지의 변화양상을 평가하였다. 커터작용력은 두 가지 재료 모두에서 압입깊이와 커터간격이 증가함에 따라 증가하는 경향을 나타내었고 재료의 강도에 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 반면 최대작용력과 평균작용력의 비율은 재료의 강도에 영향을 받기 보다는 재료의 구성 물질과 절삭특성에 영향을 받는 것으로 판단되었다. 절삭계수는 암석과 픽 커터의 마찰 특성에 영향을 받으나 절삭조건에는 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 절삭계수와 픽 커터 작용력의 합력방향에 따라 암석의 특성을 고려한 최적의 절삭각도를 선정해야 할 것으로 판단되었다. 한편 절삭조건에 따른 비에너지의 변화양상으로부터 최적 절삭조건을 규명하였다. 두 가지 재료에서 최적 s/p비는 2~4 범위로 도출되었고, 압입깊이가 증가함에 따라 비에너지는 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 본 연구의 결과는 픽 커터의 절삭메커니즘 규명을 위한 데이터베이스로 활용될 수 있으며, 픽 커터를 사용한 기계굴착장비의 설계에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제72권4호
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• pp.469-477
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• 2019

The understanding of tool-rock interaction mechanism is of high essence for improving the rock breaking efficiency and optimizing the drilling parameters in mechanical rock breaking. In this study, the tool-rock interaction models of indentation and cutting are carried out by employing the discrete element method (DEM) to examine the rock failure modes of various brittleness rocks and critical indentation and cutting depths of the ductile to brittle failure mode transition. The results show that the cluster size and inter-cluster to intra-cluster bond strength ratio are the key factors which influence the UCS magnitude and the UCS to BTS ratio. The UCS to BTS strength ratio can be increased to a more realistic value using clustered rock model so that the characteristics of real rocks can be better represented. The critical indentation and cutting depth decrease with the brittleness of rock increases and the decreasing rate reduces dramatically against the brittleness value. This effort may lead to a better understanding of rock breaking mechanisms in mechanical excavation, and may contribute to the improvement in the design of rock excavation machines and the related parameters determination.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제39권10호
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• pp.1069-1077
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• 2015

발파를 이용한 터널굴착시, 와이어쏘를 이용하여 심빼기 부분 외곽에 불연속면을 발생시켜 발파진동을 차단함으로써 소음 및 진동을 저감시키고자 하는 방법은 타 방법에 비해 시공이 간편하고 경제적일 것으로 예상된다. 본 논문에서는 터널굴착용 와이어쏘의 절삭 메커니즘을 규명하기 위하여 시간에 따른 절삭 깊이 변화와 절삭 중 암석 내부의 와이어쏘 곡선 형태를 파악할 수 있는 절삭 모델을 구축하고 검증하였다. 구축된 모델을 이용한 시뮬레이션을 통해 터널굴착용 와이어쏘 절삭의 특징을 살펴보고, 와이어쏘 인장력, 와이어쏘 속도, 피드 속도, 천공 깊이 및 천공 직경과 같은 주요 조건들이 절삭 성능에 미치는 영향을 검토하였으며, 이러한 검토 결과를 바탕으로 절삭 성능을 높이기 위한 방안을 제시하였다.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.199-209
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• 2021

TBM과 로드헤더로 대표되는 기존의 기계화 암반굴착방식을 보완하고 대체하기 위한 새로운 개념의 암석절삭기법들이 연구되어오고 있다. 이러한 기법들 중 언더커팅 방식은 최근에 연구가 수행되고 있는 방식이다. 언더커팅에서는 기존의 전통적인 암석절삭 방식과 비교하여 보다 많은 절삭변수들이 암석의 절삭메커니즘에 관여한다. 본 논문은 이에 대한 기초연구로 수행되었으며, 언더커팅이 적용된 구동형 디스크, 실험실 스케일의 절삭시험시스템, 시험 방법에 대하여 소개하였다. 또한 본 논문에서 소개된 절삭시험시스템을 이용하여 구동형 언더커팅 디스크의 절삭력을 통해 비에너지를 계산하는 방법을 소개하였으며, 그 결과를 전통적인 암석절삭방식과 비교하여 분석하였다.