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Trend Analysis of Segments and Tunnel Boring Machines for Railway Shield Tunnels

Last updated on 18 September 2023 9:41

Trends in railway tunnels constructed with the shield method were analyzed based on a database which contains 388 construction cases spanning the period 1964 to 2013. This research investigated the thickness and width of segments, number of divided segments and intervals between ring joints. Trends in parts related to shield...

Author(s): Kiwamu TSUNO;# Koji FUNAKOSHI;# Kiichi FUJITA

Organisation(s): Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) ;

2023

Japan

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