A case study on TBM cutterhead temperature monitoring and mud cake formation discrimination method

Abstract The mud cake is easily formed during the tunnel boring machine (TBM) excavation in clay soils or rocks containing clay minerals. Mud cake will lead to soil disturbance of tunnel face, clogging cutterhead and even affect the construction efficiency and personnel safety. In this study, a disc...

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Main Authors: Jie Fu, Yimin Xia, Hao Lan, Dun Wu, Laikuang Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99439-x