An introduction to RAM analysis of EPB tunnel boring machine

Authors

  • Hasel Amini Khoshalan PhD student of Mining engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran
  • Seyed Rahman Torabi PhD student of Mining engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran
  • Seye Hadi Hoseinie Assist. Prof., Hamadan University of Technology, Hamadan, Iran
  • Behzad Ghodrati Prof., Division of Operation and Maintenance Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden

Keywords:

EPB – TBM, reliability analysis, availability analysis, maintainability analysis

Abstract

Earth pressure balance tunnel boring machines (EPB - TBMs) are favorably used in construction of tunnels in urban areas. These more expensive machines with high operational costs require an exclusive study and knowledge on these machine components and subsystems and their failure and downtimes for time planning, cost control and performance prediction with a high accuracy. Thus guidelines for reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM) analysis of an EPB machine are completely expressed. Gathering and recording all daily failure and repair times and other maintenance tasks, dividing the machine into subsystems (including mechanical subsystem, electrical subsystem, hydraulic subsystem, pneumatic subsystem and water subsystem), graphical tests (trend test and correlation test), statistical tests and analysis are discussed in detail.

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2014-03-30

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Amini Khoshalan, H. ., Rahman Torabi, S. ., Hadi Hoseinie, S. ., & Ghodrati, B. . (2014). An introduction to RAM analysis of EPB tunnel boring machine. Scientific Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 3(3), 120-127. Retrieved from http://sjournals.com/index.php/sjpas/article/view/926

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Vol. 3 No. 3 (2014): March

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