Evaluation of Disc Cutter Performance in Rock Cutting Process Using 3D Finite Element Method

Today, numerical simulation can be used as a suitable tool to measure large quantities that are very expensive and, in some cases, impossible to measure. One of the important issues in predicting rock mass boreability in excavation with full face tunnel boring machines is estimating the disc's...

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Main Authors: Morteza Khosravi, Ahmad Ramezanzadeh, Shokrollah Zare
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Published: K. N. Toosi University of Technology 2021-02-01
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Online Access:https://nmce.kntu.ac.ir/article_160516_62664ecc2ee9d5cca4871368d5c3946f.pdf
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description Today, numerical simulation can be used as a suitable tool to measure large quantities that are very expensive and, in some cases, impossible to measure. One of the important issues in predicting rock mass boreability in excavation with full face tunnel boring machines is estimating the disc's forces for rock cutting. For this purpose, the linear cutting test is  employed. However, limited access to equipment and the high cost of this test have resulted in a decline in its use. In this research, linear cutting tests have been simulated using numerical methods using ABAQUS 6-14 software, which is based on the finite element method. In this simulation, according to the dynamic analysis, for the explicit solution method and the behavior of the rock, the Johnson–Holmquist-II model (JH-2) is used. Subsequently, after solving the model, the forces acting on a fixed cross-sectional disc are estimated, and then, for validation, the results of numerical modeling are compared with laboratory results and theoretical model. Comparison of the results shows that the cutting forces obtained from the simulation have a deviation of 7% and 11% with normal and rolling forces compared to the mean forces in laboratory work, respectively.
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spelling doaj-art-0537e3e2a0d84b4598bf7e5ace2850f02025-08-20T02:52:11ZengK. N. Toosi University of TechnologyNumerical Methods in Civil Engineering2345-42962783-39412021-02-015311210.52547/nmce.5.3.1160516Evaluation of Disc Cutter Performance in Rock Cutting Process Using 3D Finite Element MethodMorteza Khosravi0Ahmad Ramezanzadeh1Shokrollah Zare2PhD Student of Rock Mechanics, Faculty of Mining, Petroleum & Geophysics Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran.Associate Professor, Faculty of Mining, Petroleum & Geophysics Engineering, Shahrood University of TechnologyAssociate Professor, Faculty of Mining, Petroleum & Geophysics Engineering, Shahrood University of TechnologyToday, numerical simulation can be used as a suitable tool to measure large quantities that are very expensive and, in some cases, impossible to measure. One of the important issues in predicting rock mass boreability in excavation with full face tunnel boring machines is estimating the disc's forces for rock cutting. For this purpose, the linear cutting test is  employed. However, limited access to equipment and the high cost of this test have resulted in a decline in its use. In this research, linear cutting tests have been simulated using numerical methods using ABAQUS 6-14 software, which is based on the finite element method. In this simulation, according to the dynamic analysis, for the explicit solution method and the behavior of the rock, the Johnson–Holmquist-II model (JH-2) is used. Subsequently, after solving the model, the forces acting on a fixed cross-sectional disc are estimated, and then, for validation, the results of numerical modeling are compared with laboratory results and theoretical model. Comparison of the results shows that the cutting forces obtained from the simulation have a deviation of 7% and 11% with normal and rolling forces compared to the mean forces in laboratory work, respectively.https://nmce.kntu.ac.ir/article_160516_62664ecc2ee9d5cca4871368d5c3946f.pdftunnel boring machines boreabilitylinear cutting testperformancefinite element method
spellingShingle Morteza Khosravi
Ahmad Ramezanzadeh
Shokrollah Zare
Evaluation of Disc Cutter Performance in Rock Cutting Process Using 3D Finite Element Method
Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering
tunnel boring machines boreability
linear cutting test
performance
finite element method
title Evaluation of Disc Cutter Performance in Rock Cutting Process Using 3D Finite Element Method
title_full Evaluation of Disc Cutter Performance in Rock Cutting Process Using 3D Finite Element Method
title_fullStr Evaluation of Disc Cutter Performance in Rock Cutting Process Using 3D Finite Element Method
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Disc Cutter Performance in Rock Cutting Process Using 3D Finite Element Method
title_short Evaluation of Disc Cutter Performance in Rock Cutting Process Using 3D Finite Element Method
title_sort evaluation of disc cutter performance in rock cutting process using 3d finite element method
topic tunnel boring machines boreability
linear cutting test
performance
finite element method
url https://nmce.kntu.ac.ir/article_160516_62664ecc2ee9d5cca4871368d5c3946f.pdf
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