Research Article

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

Table 4

Sieving test results of rock chips for different lithologies.

GroupProjectLithologyTunneling distance (m)Sieving weight (kg)Density (g/cm3)HardnessSurrounding rock integrity grade

1Lanzhou TBM 1Hornblende quartz schist16.700263.1652.82HardII
221.100212.736
331.500175.072
4Granite19.600239.2502.80
513.500214.140

6Lanzhou TBM 2Sandy mudstone and siltstone interbedded17.600215.1732.54SoftIII
75.700164.302
825.533119.761
924.01374.604
1022.075194.366

11Wananxi TBMQuartz sandy conglomerate4.850180.5002.68HardII
1213.610174.300