• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.243-260
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• 2011

To predict TBM performance in design stage is indispensable for its successful application. The NTNU model, one of the representative TBM performance prediction models uses two distinct parameters such as DRI and CLI obtained from three different tests on bored rock cores. Based on DRI and CLI, it is possible to predict TBM advance rate and cutter life in the NTNU model. In this study, NTNU testing methods and their related testing equipments were introduced to measure DRl and CLI for the NTNU model. Then, in order to derive their relationships, the two key parameters measured for 39 domestic rocks were compared with physico-mechanical properties of rock such as uniaxial compressive strength and quartz content. Lastly, the experimental results were also compared with NTNU database to verify their reliability.