Rapid assembly bolt connection design method for TBM disc cutter box based on AHP

• Published in: Advances in mechanical engineering 2024-06, Vol.16 (6)
• Main Authors: Sun, Chunya, Zhao, Xuan, Xiao, Yanqiu, Cui, Guangzhen, Jia, Lianhui, Wu, Shengquan, Zhang, Wei, Shang, Baoping
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Analytic hierarchy process; Assembly; Bolted joints; Design techniques; Disc cutters; Finite element method; Welding
• ISSN: 1687-8132; 1687-8140
• DOI: 10.1177/16878132241259795

With the TBM disc cutter box as the subject of investigation, this study addresses the intricate and labor-intensive nature of the assembly process in TBM disc cutter box welding assembly. In order to expedite the assembly of the cutter-head and disc cutter box, an alternative approach utilizing combined bolt connections is implemented in place of welding assembly. Therefore, this article proposes a TBM disc cutter combination bolt connection design method based on AHP. Initially, a hierarchical analysis model is constructed, taking into account the actual conditions of the TBM disc cutter box combined bolt connections. Subsequently, from the array of factors influencing bolted connection performance, five experimental variables were chosen, and an orthogonal experimental layout was devised to examine the stress dispersion in the TBM disc cutter box under conditions of bolted assembly, employing finite element analysis. By conducting extreme difference analysis, the study examined the effects of each experimental factor on the bolt connection performance, and determined the order of importance of each factor more objectively. Thus, the comprehensive weights of each factor were calculated, and the optimal solution of the bolt connection scheme was selected by synthesizing the effects of multiple factors.