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Active Face Support

Active Face Support is a tunnel engineering intervention method that involves the application of controlled mechanical or fluid pressure to the excavation face to maintain stability and prevent soil collapse during tunneling operations.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Influence of seepage and tunnel face opening on face support pressure of EPB shield

Xinsheng Yin, Renpeng Chen, Fan‐Yan Meng · Computers and Geotechnics · 2021 · 71 citations

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The development of earth pressure shields: from the beginning to the present / Entwicklung der Erddruckschilde: Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart

Martin Herrenknecht, Markus Thewes, Christoph Budach · Geomechanics and Tunnelling · 2011 · 68 citations

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On the face support of microtunnelling TBMs

W. Broere · Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology · 2014 · 29 citations · Full text

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Exploring the experiences of having Guillain‐Barré Syndrome: A qualitative interview study

Joseph Akanuwe, Despina Laparidou, Ffion Curtis et al. · Health Expectations · 2020 · 26 citations · Full text

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Geological risk in the use of TBMs in heterogeneous rock masses - The case of "Metro do Porto" and the measures adopted

S Babendererde, E. Hoek, António Silva Cardoso · 2004 · 14 citations

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Authors

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  1. MH
    Martin Herrenknecht

    Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

    1 publications · 68 citations

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  2. MT
    Markus Thewes

    Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

    1 publications · 68 citations

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  3. WB
    W. Broere

    Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

    1 publications · 29 citations

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  4. EH
    E. Hoek

    National Technical University of Athens, Greece

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  5. FM
    Fan‐Yan Meng

    Hunan University, China

    1 publications · 71 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Ruhr University Bochum

    Bochum, Germany

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    136 citations

  2. Hunan University

    Changsha, China

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    142 citations

  3. Delft University of Technology

    Delft, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    29 citations

  4. Herrenknecht (Germany)

    Schwanau, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    68 citations

  5. University of Lincoln

    Lincoln, United Kingdom

    1 publications

    26 citations

  6. Huaibei Mining (China)

    Huaibei, China

    1 publications

    10 citations

  7. Anhui University of Science and Technology

    Huainan, China

    1 publications

    10 citations

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Venues

  1. Geomechanics and Tunnelling

    1 publications · 68 citations

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  2. Computers and Geotechnics

    1 publications · 71 citations

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  3. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

    1 publications · 29 citations

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  4. Health Expectations

    1 publications · 26 citations

  5. Geomatics Natural Hazards and Risk

    1 publications · 10 citations

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