An Analytical Model for Rock Cutting with a Chisel Pick of the Cutter Suction Dredger

Cutter suction dredgers are important pieces of rock excavation equipment in port and waterway construction. It is valuable but difficult to properly estimate the cutting force on the chisel pick of the cutter suction dredger. In this paper, an analytical model, called the crushed zone expansion ind...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yiping Ouyang, Qi Yang, Xinquan Chen, Yongfu Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/10/806