To limit the tool damage of shield when cutting the
concrete diaphragm wall, four types of pick cutters are designed according to
the cutting technique in the coal mining industry using different tapers of the
cutter head and arc lengths of cutter tip. The cutting trace is determined via
simulation, and the distance between the two adjacent cutting traces is set
over 18 mm. Then, the cutting test is conducted on C35 concrete. The following
are the test findings: (1) The cutting force decreases with the decreasing tool
arc lengths and taper, and the impact of tool taper is smaller than that of
tool arc length. (2)The tool arc length and taper slightly affect the positive
component force. (3) The tool arc lengths significantly influences the
tangential component force; the tangential force and torque decrease with the
decreasing tool arc length, thus decreasing cutting efficiency. The cutting
tool with a taper of 40° and a arc length of 5 mm is chosen
as the experimental tool to perform a simulation test of C35 glass fiber
reinforced concrete based on preliminary experimental findings and tool
durability. The cutting effect of the designed tool is compared to that of the
threedimensional shell cutter, and the comparative
findings demonstrate that the pick cutter can effectively avoid the cutterhead
jamming when using shell cutter; its cutting ability is better and the peak
torque is efficiently controlled. However, the pick cutter is too small,
leading to a total shear fracture.
ZHUANG Qianwei
,
ZHANG Fubing
,
ZHANG Chi
,
ZHU Longhai
.
Impact of Tool Taper and Arc Length on Cutting
Efficiency of Pick
Cutter on Concrete Diaphragm Wall
[J]. Tunnel Construction, 2021
, 41(8)
: 1307
.
DOI: 10.3973/j.issn.2096-4498.2021.08.005