Microwave assistance effect for rock breaking of TBM disc cutter using the coupled method of continuum and grain-based model

Yunlong Wang a,b,c, Yanan Gao a,b,d, Liyuan Yu a,b Xiaoshuang Shao a,b,d, Peng Hou c
a State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
b School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
c School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
d Carbon Neutrality Institute, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China

Received 10 August 2023, Revised 13 October 2023, Accepted 22 December 2023, Available online 27 December 2023, Version of Record 27 December 2023.

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