Rock-soil interface mixed ground(RSI)is often encountered in tunnel construction.The excavation loads of tunnel boring machines(TBMs)are controlled by the interaction characteristics between TBM and rock/soil layers.T...Rock-soil interface mixed ground(RSI)is often encountered in tunnel construction.The excavation loads of tunnel boring machines(TBMs)are controlled by the interaction characteristics between TBM and rock/soil layers.The different properties of rock and soil cause the varying interaction range and stress distribution.Currently,there have been several studies available to estimate excavation loads under RSI,and the conclusion is that the total loads increase with increasing the rock layer proportion in the excavation face.However,the previous studies cannot take the difference of rock/soil properties into account,except for the calculation of cutters loads.Therefore,the interaction characteristics between RSI and TBM is unclear.This paper analyzes the interaction characteristics between TBM’s main components and complex geological conditions(e.g.,layered soil,layered rock,and RSI condition).A model is proposed to calculate the total thrust and total torque assuming quasi-static equilibrium of the tunneling equipment.The rationality and applicability of the model are discussed and verified by two typical projects.Furthermore,the geological adaptability is discussed in terms of the excavation difficulty and the matching relationship between total torque and total thrust.The results indicate that when the rock layer proportion in the excavation face increases,the reduction of overall extrusion and friction loads is 1.5 times higher than the increase of disc cutters breaking load.The total loads and the ratio of the total torque to total thrust decrease approximately linearly.There is a power function relationship between the excavation difficulty index and the penetration depth.The results of this study provide an important reference for the total loads design of equipment propulsion systems and the parameter adjustment during tunnel construction.展开更多
An interface crack with a frictionless contact zone at the right crack-tip between two dissimilar magnetoelectroelastic materials under the action of concentrated magnetoelectromechanical loads on the crack faces is c...An interface crack with a frictionless contact zone at the right crack-tip between two dissimilar magnetoelectroelastic materials under the action of concentrated magnetoelectromechanical loads on the crack faces is considered. The open part of the crack is assumed to be magnetically impermeable and electrically permeable. The Dirichlet-Riemann boundary value problem is formulated and solved analytically. Stress, magnetic induction and electrical displacement intensity factors as well as energy release rate are thus found in analytical forms. Analytical expressions for the contact zone length have been derived. Some numerical results are presented and compared with those based on the other crack surface conditions. It is shown clearly that the location and magnitude of the applied loads could significantly affect the contact zone length, the stress intensity factor and the energy release rate.展开更多
基金funded by National Key R&D Program of China[No.2018YFB1702505]National Natural Science Foundation of China[Grant Nos.12022205 and 11872269].
文摘Rock-soil interface mixed ground(RSI)is often encountered in tunnel construction.The excavation loads of tunnel boring machines(TBMs)are controlled by the interaction characteristics between TBM and rock/soil layers.The different properties of rock and soil cause the varying interaction range and stress distribution.Currently,there have been several studies available to estimate excavation loads under RSI,and the conclusion is that the total loads increase with increasing the rock layer proportion in the excavation face.However,the previous studies cannot take the difference of rock/soil properties into account,except for the calculation of cutters loads.Therefore,the interaction characteristics between RSI and TBM is unclear.This paper analyzes the interaction characteristics between TBM’s main components and complex geological conditions(e.g.,layered soil,layered rock,and RSI condition).A model is proposed to calculate the total thrust and total torque assuming quasi-static equilibrium of the tunneling equipment.The rationality and applicability of the model are discussed and verified by two typical projects.Furthermore,the geological adaptability is discussed in terms of the excavation difficulty and the matching relationship between total torque and total thrust.The results indicate that when the rock layer proportion in the excavation face increases,the reduction of overall extrusion and friction loads is 1.5 times higher than the increase of disc cutters breaking load.The total loads and the ratio of the total torque to total thrust decrease approximately linearly.There is a power function relationship between the excavation difficulty index and the penetration depth.The results of this study provide an important reference for the total loads design of equipment propulsion systems and the parameter adjustment during tunnel construction.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10772123, 11072160)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (Grant No. IRT0971)the Natural Science Fund for Outstanding People of Hebei Province(Grant No. A2009001624)
文摘An interface crack with a frictionless contact zone at the right crack-tip between two dissimilar magnetoelectroelastic materials under the action of concentrated magnetoelectromechanical loads on the crack faces is considered. The open part of the crack is assumed to be magnetically impermeable and electrically permeable. The Dirichlet-Riemann boundary value problem is formulated and solved analytically. Stress, magnetic induction and electrical displacement intensity factors as well as energy release rate are thus found in analytical forms. Analytical expressions for the contact zone length have been derived. Some numerical results are presented and compared with those based on the other crack surface conditions. It is shown clearly that the location and magnitude of the applied loads could significantly affect the contact zone length, the stress intensity factor and the energy release rate.
