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Bolting Course Day 1-1
Bolting Course Day 1-1
1. Introduction
2. History of bolting
3. Types of bolts and their behaviour
4. Overview of design methodologies
5. Structural/Mechanistic analyses
Day 2
1. Support resistance
2. Critical bond lengths
3. Time-dependent rock behaviour
1. Introduction
1. The need for a course on bolting
2. Example of location of accidents in tunnels
3. Tom Lang’s model to demonstrate how rockbolts work
1.1 The need for a course on bolting
• A large variety of tendons
available
• A number of design
methodologies available
• “Over” design wastes money
• Choice of wrong tendons
wastes money
• “Under” design may endanger
the lives of people
> 20 refer to
established
tunnels
Miniature rockbolts
Suitable frame
Gravel
Assembling the model