Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

2008

Publication Details

This conference paper was originally published as Aziz, N, Jalalifar, H, Remennikov, A, Sinclair, S and Green, A, Optimisation of the Bolt Profile Configuration for Load Transfer Enhancement in Aziz, N (ed), Coal 2008: Coal Operators' Conference, University of Wollongong & the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2008, 125-131.

Abstract

Both bolt profile shape and profile spacing (rib spacing) have been found to influence the bonding capacity of the grouted rock bolt. The bolt surface profile configuration has greater importance to rock bolt than the steel rebar used in civil engineering construction, because the rock bolt is subjected to greater dynamic loading than the steel rebar. The increased bonding capacity of bolts is important when supported ground is either heavily fractured, faulted or the supported ground is of soft formation, typically that of coal measure rocks. Past laboratory studies have identified the bolt profile spacing as of significant relevance to bolt resin rock bonding increase, however, no attempt has been made to determine the optimum spacing between the bolt profiles spacing. Accordingly, a series of laboratory tests were carried out on 22 core diameter bolts installed in cylindrical steel sleeve. The study was carried out by both push and pull testing. The push testing was carried out in 150 mm long sleeves while the pull testing was made in 115 mm long sleeves. Profile spacing tested include, 12.5, 25.0mm, 37.5 mm and 50 mm lengths. The profile spacing of 37.5 mm wide was found to provide the optimum bearing

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