Research Article

Influence of Water Inrush from Excavation Surface on the Stress and Deformation of Tunnel-Forming Structure at the Launching-Arrival Stage of Subway Shield

Table 1

Overview of shield machines in the XW section.

No.ItemLiaoning 33 shield machineKomatsu shield machine

1Shield type/modelComposite earth-pressure balance/RME254Composite earth pressure balance/TM641PMM
2Diameter of excavation6480 mm6480 mm
3Cutter head shield length9.62 m9.33 m
4Length73.62 m67.28 m
5Weight450 t450 t
6Minimum turning radius250 m250 m
7Maximum thrust36000 kN40018 kN
8Rated torque6650 kN·m7500 kN·m
9Torque relief8320 kN·m9000 kN·m
10Maximum tunneling speed100 mm/min80 mm/min
11Total equipment power1855 kW1402 kW
12Cutter head opening rate40%38%
13Central opening rate of the cutter head50%