Numerical investigation of TBM disc cutter cutting on microwave-treated basalt with an unrelieved model

• Main Authors: Yang, C., Hassani, F., Zhou, K., Zhang, Q., Wang, F., Gao, F., Topa, A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH 2022
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85131892970&doi=10.1007%2fs43452-022-00463-z&partnerID=40&md5=f59a0cf4cf33c3083937b8f40f0de2e4; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/33345/

Cutter wear or damage is a significant issue during tunnel boring machine (TBM) tunneling in hard rock. Microwave preconditioning has been verified as a promising approach to reduce cutter wear and enhance the TBM excavation efficiency. Thus, understanding the TBM cutting performance for microwave-t...