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Investigation of the Rock Fragmentation Process by a Single TBM Cutter Using a Voronoi Element-Based Numerical Manifold Method

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Published in 2017 at "Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering"

DOI: 10.1007/s00603-017-1381-1

Abstract: In this study, a two-dimensional Voronoi element-based numerical manifold method (VE-NMM) is developed to analyze the granite fragmentation process by a single tunnel boring machine (TBM) cutter under different confining stresses. A Voronoi tessellation technique… read more here.

Keywords: manifold method; process; tbm cutter; numerical manifold ... See more keywords