The Delft Sand, Clay & Rock Cutting Model, 2019a

The Delft Sand, Clay & Rock Cutting Model.
12.6. The Cavitating Wedge ........................................................................................................... 362
12.7. Limits..................................................................................................................................... 362
12.8. Experiments. .......................................................................................................................... 367
12.9. The Dynamic Wedge. ............................................................................................................ 374
12.10. Nomenclature. ....................................................................................................................... 375
Chapter 13: A Wedge in Clay Cutting. .......................................................................................................377
13.1. Introduction. .......................................................................................................................... 377
13.2. The Equilibrium of Forces. .................................................................................................... 378
13.3. The Equilibrium of Moments. ............................................................................................... 381
13.4. Nomenclature. ....................................................................................................................... 384
Chapter 14: A Wedge in Atmospheric Rock Cutting. ................................................................................385
14.1. Introduction. .......................................................................................................................... 385
14.2. The Equilibrium of Forces. .................................................................................................... 385
14.3. The Equilibrium of Moments. ............................................................................................... 389
14.4. Nomenclature. ....................................................................................................................... 391
Chapter 15: A Wedge in Hyperbaric Rock Cutting. ..................................................................................393
15.1. Introduction. .......................................................................................................................... 393
15.2. The Equilibrium of Forces. .................................................................................................... 393
15.3. The Equilibrium of Moments. ............................................................................................... 397
15.4. Nomenclature. ....................................................................................................................... 399
Chapter 16: Exercises. ..................................................................................................................................401
16.1. Introduction. .......................................................................................................................... 401
16.2. Chapter 2: Basic Soil Mechanics. .......................................................................................... 401
16.2.1. MC: Mohr Circles. .....................................................................................................................401
16.2.2. MC: Active/Passive Soil Failure. ...............................................................................................402
16.2.3. MC: Active/Passive Mode. ........................................................................................................402
16.2.4. MC: Active/Passive Soil Failure. ...............................................................................................402
16.2.5. MC: Mohr Circles. .....................................................................................................................401
16.2.6. Calc.: Bulldozer 1. .....................................................................................................................403
16.2.7. Calc.: Bulldozer 2. .....................................................................................................................404
16.3. Chapter 3: The General Cutting Process.. ............................................................................. 405
16.3.1. MC: Cutting Mechanism. ...........................................................................................................405
16.3.2. MC: The Snow Plough...............................................................................................................405
16.4. Chapter 4: Which Cutting Mechanism for Which Kind of Soil. ........................................... 406
16.4.1. MC: Dry Sand Cutting. ..............................................................................................................406
16.4.2. MC: Water Saturated Sand Cutting. ..........................................................................................406
16.4.3. MC: Clay Cutting. ......................................................................................................................406
16.4.4. MC: Atmospheric Rock Cutting. ...............................................................................................406
16.4.5. MC: Hyperbaric Rock Cutting. ..................................................................................................407
16.5. Chapter 5: Dry Sand Cutting. ................................................................................................ 407
16.5.1. MC: Soil Mechanical Parameters. .............................................................................................407
16.5.2. MC: The Shear Angle. ...............................................................................................................407
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