Research Article

Monitoring and Analysis of Ground Settlement Induced by Tunnelling with Slurry Pressure-Balanced Tunnel Boring Machine

Table 2

Main specification of the TBM.

ItemValue

Excavation diameter (including overcut) (mm)7,450
Skin plate length (mm)11,450
Skin plate diameter (tail) (mm)7,400
Segment inner/outer diameter (mm)6,500/7,100
Maximum machine thrust (approximate) (kN)47,000
Maximum torque (approximate) (kNm)5,000
Operating slurry pressure (bar)4.0
Backfill groutBicomponent simultaneous injection