Numerical Simulation of Rock Cutting with a Diamond Sawblade Based on LS-DYNA

Figure 12

Variations in forces with distance for different cutting depths: (a) variation in the cutting force with distance for different cutting depths, (b) variation in the normal force with distance for different cutting depths, and (c) variation in the tangential force with distance for different cutting depths.

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