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TBM Assembling and Tunneling

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Key points of this chapter: This chapter introduces the transportation process of TBMs, then details the assembly and commissioning process of TBMs from pre-assembly preparation, site assembly and commissioning, and finally introduces the tunneling process of TBMs from the aspects of TBM tunneling procedures, operation, mode selection and parameter selection.

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Chen, K., Jiao, S., Wang, J. (2023). TBM Assembling and Tunneling. In: TBM Design and Construction. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0059-6_6

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