Research Article

A Novel Intelligent Method for Predicting the Penetration Rate of the Tunnel Boring Machine in Rocks

Table 2

Dataset of the TBM penetration rate (PR) collected from the Queens Water Tunnel .

Sample no.α (°)UCS (MPa)BTS (MPa)SPW (m)PSI (kN/mm)PR (m/h)

L152141.49.41.6261.74
L228153.49.12231.94
L344147.610.82302.09
L4111319.90.4321.78
L528140.79.11.6382.1
L633173.19.80.8311.84
L77117610.32301.6
L881150.710.81.6301.98
L9831258.31.6272.21
L1069129.28.20.8291.84
L1173134.590.2262.01
L1255192.711.40.4422.18
L1366182.410.20.8392
L14741598.70.2362.28
L1551156.910.70.8302.16
T14018992562.2
T23419110.40.4542.95
T370137.28.81.6422.2
T432136.29.20.4402.03
T510128.69.91.6321.75
T6111319.90.4321.78
T750138.6100.2302.39
T818133.410.51.6301.6
T952154.510.12331.58
T1033173.19.80.8311.84