Geotechnical engineering deals with soils and rocks and their use in engineering
constructions. By their nature, soils and rocks exhibit complex behaviours and a high level of …

Brittleness is an important parameter controlling the mechanical behavior and failure
characteristics of rocks under loading and unloading conditions, such as fracability …

The advance rate (AR) of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) under hard rock conditions is a key
parameter in the successful implementation of tunneling engineering. In this study, we …

The prediction of rock mass parameters is of great significance in ensuring the safety and
efficiency of tunnel boring machine (TBM) tunnel construction. Previous studies have …

RMR is a simple rock mass classification system and is often used for characterization and
design purposes in preliminary stages of mining and civil engineering practices. However …

The proliferation of data collected by modern tunnel-boring machines (TBMs) presents a
substantial opportunity for the application of machine learning (ML) to support the decision …

This paper is about to investigate the effects of different rock structural properties and a V-
type disc cutter on rock cuttability. The cutter having 381mm in diameter, 90° edge angle and …

The sensitivity of tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to complex rock mass parameters makes
the accurate and reliable prediction of these parameters crucial for the selection of …

Predicting the penetration rate of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) plays an important role in
the economic and time planning of tunneling projects. In the past years, various empirical …

This paper presents and discusses detailed field and laboratory studies concerning
boreability prediction of tunnel boring machines (TBMs) used in Kozyatagi-Kadikoy metro …