Research Article

Identifying Effective Rock-Breaking Ratio Based on Rock Chip Information for Rock-Breaking Efficiency Evaluation of TBM

Table 1

Surrounding rock information of Lanzhou water conveyance tunnel construction project.

FormationLithologyColorHardnessWeathering resistanceIntegrityFigure

Middle Caledonian (δο32)Quartz dioriteGray-blackHardStrongGood
Pre-Sinian Maxianshan Group (AnZmx4)Quartz schistGray-black and greyish-greenHardStrongGood
Mid-Caledonian (γ32)GraniteOff-whiteHardStrongGood
Lower Cretaceous Hekou Group (K1hk1)Mudstone and siltstone interbeddedBrown redSoftWeakPoor
Ordovician Upper Middle Wusu Mountain Group (O2-3wx2)Metamorphic andesiteGray-greenHardWeakPoor