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Table 9 Recorded slumps of the samples using the third recipe (unit:mm)

From: Use of a 10.22 m diameter EPB shield: a case study in Beijing subway construction

BIR of the 10% bentonite slurry (%)

4.0

6.0

8.0

FIR of the foam liquid (3% of Concn and 10 of FER) (%)

 10

77

110

153

 15

95

135

170

 30

120

161

189

FIR of the foam liquid (3% of Concn and 12 of FER) (%)

 10

70

109

144

 15

89

129

163

 30

111

156

185

FIR of the foam liquid (3% of Concn and 15 of FER) (%)

 10

65

102

135

 15

72

110

147

 30

85

125

164

  1. The italics in the tables present the results with the most appropriate FER of the foam liquid