Setting up simple estimating equations of TBM penetration rate using rock mass classification parameters

Hongyi Xu, Qiuming Gong, Jianwei Lu, Lijun Yin,

Key Laboratory of Urban Security and Disaster Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China

Fengwei Yang

Yellow River Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, China

Received 3 September 2020, Revised 9 June 2021, Accepted 10 June 2021, Available online 26 June 2021.

Highlights

• Simple estimating equations of TBM penetration rate were set up.
• A comprehensive database including 115 sets of data was compiled.
• The independent variables were derived from rock mass classification parameters.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S088677982100256X