• Cutter wear mechanisms in hard rock tunnel boring 

      Macias, Javier; Nærland, Jarand; Espallargas, Nuria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Cutter consumption and parameters such as cutter ring wear has a great relevance in the overall excavation time and cost in hard rock tunnel boring machines (TBMs), especially in hard rock conditions. Cutter wear involves ...
    • Failure Mechanisms in Cutter Tools for Tunnel Boring 

      Nærland, Jarand (Master thesis, 2015)
      Tunnel boring machines (TBM) utilize cutter discs as a primary tool for cutting through hard rock. The discs are mounted on a rotating, circular cutter head which is pressed against the rock. A microscopical examination ...