Research on the Structural Rigidity Characteristics of a Reconfigurable TBM Thrust Mechanism

Abstract To improve the adaptability of TBMs in diverse geological environments, this paper proposes a reconfigurable Type-V thrust mechanism (V-TM) with rearrangeable working states, in which structural stiffness can be automatically altered during operation. Therefore, millions of configurations c...

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Main Authors: Younan Xu, Xinjun Liu, Jiyu Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-12-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s10033-019-0416-9