Establishing the need to model the actual state of stress along rock bolts

Proper design of rock bolt support in underground mines is critical to avoid incidents, accidents and loss of production. The traditional design approach only considers the axial (tensile) capacity and this is clearly not the situation in situ, where a rock bolt is subjected to both axial and shear/...

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Main Authors: Prasoon Singh, A.J.S. (Sam) Spearing, K.V. Jessu, Pâmmela Caroline Pinazzi da Silva Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268619300540