The present work lights on a set of tests for the determination of abrasivity, whose results are used for the estimation of tool wear not only in TBM tunneling but also in rock drilling, in the use of road headers, in foundation construction by pilling etc. Besides the geologic and minera...
tunnelingmineralogytools wearTBMconditioning effectsThe paper reports selected results of a study on tool wear for mechanized tunnelling in coarse soil. Several laboratory soil abrasion tests were performed and the results correlated with mineralogical composition, shape and surface roughness of the grains ...