Hard rock cutter
Release time:
2025-05-15
Wanbao section, as the most geologically complex and challenging shield tunneling section of Jinan Metro Line 2, is one of the key control sections with multiple risks and high difficulty along the entire line.
The Wanbao section, with the most complex geological conditions and the highest difficulty coefficient among the shield tunneling sections of Jinan Metro Line 2, is one of the most challenging and high-risk projects on the entire line.
The geological conditions in the Wanbao and Baochang shield tunneling sections are complex, with the hard rock strength reaching up to 180 MPa. The area has abundant underground fissure water, long sections with soft overlying and hard underlying strata, and crosses a river. During shield construction, severe cutter wear is likely. To ensure the construction schedule, our company has arranged for after-sales technical personnel to provide on-site support, designing cutter configurations based on the actual strata to reduce the number of times the customer needs to open the chamber and change cutters, thereby improving the customer's construction progress.
Cutter Configuration
18-inch hard rock roller cutters paired with a φ6.58M TBM
Advancement Distance
Completed the advancement of the Wanbao Road left-line project, with normal cutter wear after breakthrough.
Challenges
 Hard rock, water-rich diorite, fractured and cavernous strata, clusters of spheroidal weathered solitary stones... various complex geological conditions are present in this one-kilometer section. The rock strength reaches up to 180 MPa, and it crosses a river with abundant underground fissure water and long sections with soft overlying and hard underlying strata. 
 
Under such complex geological conditions, the TBM is prone to surging and abnormal cutter damage during construction. 
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