Numerical investigation into the effect of stepping on the circumferential joint in the precast tunnel segments under TBM thrust jacks

Mohammad Karimi, Department of Mining Engineering, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran

Hamid Chakeri, Department of Mining Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran

Farhad Samimi Namin, Department of Mining Engineering, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran

Mohammad Sharghi,  Department of Mining Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran

Yilmaz Özçelik,  Department of Mining Engineering, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, 06800, Ankara, Turkey

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12517-020-05740-w