Research Article

Phenomenon and Critical Conditions of Chamber Soil Sliming during EPB Shield Tunneling in Water-Rich Weathered Diorite: Case Study of Jinan Metro, China

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Chamber pressure of the shield and water pressure of excavation surface wheel at 300–350 rings. is the pressure in the middle of the pressure chamber, is the water pressure in the middle of the excavation surface, is the pressure at the bottom of the pressure chamber, and is the water pressure at the bottom of the excavation surface.
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