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

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Delft</strong> <strong>Sand</strong>, <strong>Clay</strong> & <strong>Rock</strong> <strong>Cutting</strong> <strong>Model</strong>.<br />

L<br />

2<br />

h<br />

<br />

sin<br />

b<br />

<br />

(11-21)<br />

<strong>The</strong> length of the bottom of the wedge A-D is:<br />

L<br />

1 1<br />

h <br />

<br />

tan<br />

3 b<br />

tan<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

(11-22)<br />

<strong>The</strong> length of the blade C-D is:<br />

L<br />

4<br />

hb<br />

<br />

sin <br />

<br />

<br />

(11-23)<br />

<strong>The</strong> length of the line from the tip of the blade to the opposite side of the wedge and perpendicular to this side is:<br />

<br />

(11-24)<br />

L L sin<br />

5 3<br />

Figure 11-7: <strong>The</strong> moments on the wedge.<br />

<strong>The</strong> length of the line from point A to the intersection point of the previous line with side A-C is:<br />

<br />

(11-25)<br />

L L cos<br />

6 3<br />

<strong>The</strong> distance from the acting point of the pore pressure force on side A-C to the intersection point of the previous<br />

line with side A-C is:<br />

L7 L6 R2<br />

(11-26)<br />

<strong>The</strong> values of the acting points R2, R3 and R4 follow from calculated or estimated stress distributions.<br />

<strong>The</strong> equilibrium of moments is now:<br />

<br />

<br />

M N 4 R 4 N 3 G 2 R 3 N 2 L 7 S 2 L 5 0<br />

(11-27)<br />

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