Numerical Study on Medium-Diameter EPB Shield TBM by Discrete Element Method

Soon-Wook Choi; Byungkwan Park; Tae-Ho Kang; Soo-Ho Chang; Chulho Lee

doi:10.12814/jkgss.2018.17.4.129

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Numerical Study on Medium-Diameter EPB Shield TBM by Discrete Element Method 개별요소법을 이용한 중단면 토압식 쉴드TBM의 수치해석 연구

30 December 2018. pp. 129-139

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Abstract

The Discrete Element Method (DEM) has been widely used in granular material researches. Especially, if material has a large deformation, such as ground, it can be a useful method to analyze. In this study, to simulate ground formations, DEM was used. The main purpose of DEM analysis was to investigate the numerical model which can predict the TBM performance by simulating excavating procedure. The selected EPB TBM has a 7.73 m of diameter and six spokes. And two pre-defined excavation conditions with the different rotation speeds per minute (RPM) of the cutterhead was applied. In the modeled cutterhead, the open ratio of cutterhead was 21.31% and number of cutters (including disc cutter and cutter bit) was 219. From the results, reaction forces and resistant torques at the cutterhead face and cutting tools, were measured and compared. Additionally the muck discharge rate and accumulated muck discharge by the screw auger were evaluated.

Keywords

EPB Shield TBM

DEM

Excavation

Performance prediction

Numerical analysis

개별요소법은 입자형태의 재료를 다루는 분야에서 널리 사용되는 방법이다. 특히, 지반에서와 같이 변형이 크게 발생하는 특성을 지닌 재료의 경우에도 유용하게 사용할 수 있는 해석방법 중 하나이다. 본 연구에서는 개별요소법을 사용하여 지반을 생성하고 지반에 TBM 형상을 관입시킴으로써 굴진을 모사하고자 하였다. 해석에 사용된 TBM은 7.73m 직경의 토압식 쉴드TBM을 사용하였으며 해석을 통해 굴진 성능을 예측할 수 있는 수치해석 모델을 검토하고자 하였다. 대상 모델의 스포크 개수는 8개이며, 커터헤드의 개구율은 약 21.31%이다. 또한, 커터헤드에는 52개 디스크 커터와 167개 커터비트가 굴착 도구로 장착되어 있으며, 커터헤드는 게이지 커터가 장착된 커터헤드 외주면이 굴곡진 세미돔 타입이다. 해석을 통해 커터헤드와 각각의 절삭 도구에 작용하는 반력과 저항 토크를 검토할 수 있었다. 또한 커터헤드 중심에서부터 거리에 따른 비교를 통해 커터헤드의 절삭 도구 위치별로 발생하는 반력과 토크를 검토하였다.

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Publisher :Korean Geosythetics Society
Publisher(Ko) :한국지반신소재학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
Journal Title(Ko) :한국지반신소재학회 논문집
Volume : 17
No :4
Pages :129-139
Received Date : 2018-11-11
Revised Date : 2018-11-27
Accepted Date : 2018-12-03
DOI :https://doi.org/10.12814/jkgss.2018.17.4.129

Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society ISSN:2508-2876(Print) 2287-9528(Online) 한국지반신소재학회 논문집

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