Research Article

Experimental Study on the Complex Contact Frictional Property of an Ultralong Distance Large-Section Concrete Pipe Jacking and Prediction of Pipe String Stuck

Table 2

Specifications and technical parameters of the rock shear rheometer.

ModelThe rock shear rheometer
Direction of forceAxial (vertical)Tangential (horizontal)

Test forceMaximum test force (kN)600600
Relative error of indication (%)Better than ±0.5
Effective measurement range1–100
Test force control stability≤ ±1% indication
Test force resolution (1/code)1/300000 (1 resolution over full range)
Minimum resolution (N)1010
DisplacementStroke (mm)100
Measurement and control range (mm)0∼100
Indication error±0.5
Displacement resolution0.001 mm
DeformationMaximum measuring range (mm)30
Measurement range (%FS)0.4∼100
Relative error of indication (%FS)±0.5
Deformation resolution0.001 mm
Control parametersControl modeTest force, displacement, deformation
Axial, tangential loading rate (mm/min)0.1∼100
Axial, tangential deformation rate (mm/min)0.001∼10
Continuous operating timeGreater than 1,000 hours