Tunnel boring machine performance prediction in tropically weathered granite through empirical and computational methods

Thesis (PhD. (Civil Engineering))

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Main Author: Armaghani, Danial Jahed
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2024
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Online Access:https://openscience.utm.my/handle/123456789/1292
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spelling oai:openscience.utm.my:123456789/12922024-08-21T23:00:38Z Tunnel boring machine performance prediction in tropically weathered granite through empirical and computational methods Armaghani, Danial Jahed Tunneling—Equipment and supplies Boring machinery—Design and construction Tunneling (Physics) Thesis (PhD. (Civil Engineering)) Many works highlight the use of effective parameters in Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) performance predictive models. However, there is a lack of study considering the effects of tropically weathered rock mass in these models. This research aims to develop several models for predicting Penetration Rate (PR) and Advance Rate (AR) of TBMs in fresh, slightly weathered and moderately weathered zones in granite. To achieve these objectives, an extensive study on 12,649 m of the Pahang- Selangor Raw Water Transfer (PSRWT) tunnel in Malaysia was carried out. The most influential parameters on TBM performance in terms of rock (mass and material) properties and machine specifications were investigated. A database consisting the tunnel length of 5,443 m, 5,530 m and 1,676 m representing fresh, slightly weathered and moderately weathered zones, respectively was analysed. Based on field mapping and laboratory study, a considerable difference of rock mass and material characteristics has been observed. In order to demonstrate the need for developing new models for prediction of TBM performance, two empirical models namely QTBM and Rock Mass Excavatability (RME) were analysed. It was found that empirical models could not predict TBM performance of various weathering zones satisfactorily. Then, multiple regression (i.e. linear and non-linear) analyses were applied to develop new equations for estimating PR and AR. The performance capacity of the multiple regression models could be increased in the mentioned weathering states with overall coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.6. Furthermore, two hybrid intelligent systems (i.e. combination of artificial neural network with particle swarm optimisation and imperialism competitive algorithm) were developed as new techniques in field of TBM performance. By incorporating weathering state as input parameter in hybrid intelligent systems, performance capacity of these models can be significantly improved (R2 = 0.9). With a newly-proposed systems, the results demonstrate superiority of these models in predicting TBM performance in tropically weathered granite compared to other existing and proposed techniques Faculty of Civil Engineering 2024-08-21T14:55:55Z 2024-08-21T14:55:55Z 2015 Thesis Dataset https://openscience.utm.my/handle/123456789/1292 en application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
spellingShingle Tunneling—Equipment and supplies
Boring machinery—Design and construction
Tunneling (Physics)
Armaghani, Danial Jahed
Tunnel boring machine performance prediction in tropically weathered granite through empirical and computational methods
title Tunnel boring machine performance prediction in tropically weathered granite through empirical and computational methods
title_full Tunnel boring machine performance prediction in tropically weathered granite through empirical and computational methods
title_fullStr Tunnel boring machine performance prediction in tropically weathered granite through empirical and computational methods
title_full_unstemmed Tunnel boring machine performance prediction in tropically weathered granite through empirical and computational methods
title_short Tunnel boring machine performance prediction in tropically weathered granite through empirical and computational methods
title_sort tunnel boring machine performance prediction in tropically weathered granite through empirical and computational methods
topic Tunneling—Equipment and supplies
Boring machinery—Design and construction
Tunneling (Physics)
url https://openscience.utm.my/handle/123456789/1292
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