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Application of the Risk Matrix Method for Geotechnical Risk Analysis and Prediction of the Advance Rate in Rock TBM Tunneling

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Abbreviations

AR:

Advance rate

CO:

Carbon monoxide

Con.:

Consequence

CH4 :

Methane

CM:

Clay mineral

CSM:

Colorado School of Mines

CZ:

Crushed zone

DOR:

Description of risk

F. zone:

Fault zone

FZ:

Fractured zone

GE:

Gas emission

GW:

Groundwater inflow

H:

High

HCN:

Hydrogen cyanide

Uns. zone:

Unstable zone

ISRM:

International Society of Rock Mechanics

JS:

Joint spacing

K. zone:

Karstic zone

L:

Low

LEL:

Lower explosive limit

Li.:

Likelihood

LI:

Limestone

LI-MA:

Marly limestone

LI-SH:

Limey shale

M:

Medium

MA:

Marl

Max.:

Maximum

MC:

Muddy condition

Min.:

Minimum

OB:

Overburden

Per.:

Permeability

PSO:

Particle swarm optimization

Q :

Q classification system

QC:

Quartz content

R 2 :

Determination coefficient

RDQ:

Rock quality designation

RI:

Risk index

RMSE:

Root mean square error

SH:

Shale

SH2 :

Hydrogen sulfide

SQ:

Squeezing

St. Dev.:

Standard deviation

TBM:

Tunnel boring machine

TRI:

Total risk index

UCS:

Uniaxial compressive strength

VH:

Very high

WCZ:

Width of crushed zone

WIC:

Water inflow condition

WT:

Water table

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Moradi, M.R., Farsangi, M.A.E. Application of the Risk Matrix Method for Geotechnical Risk Analysis and Prediction of the Advance Rate in Rock TBM Tunneling. Rock Mech Rock Eng 47, 1951–1960 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-013-0464-x

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