ROCKBOLTING: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS

Rockbolting: Principles and Applications bring current theoretical and practical developments in the most widely used support device for underground rock excavations. Today, one cannot find any rock excavation project that does not use rockbolts for rock support. The worldwide annual assumption of rockbolts is in the billions, with pieces applied to mines, tunnels, and other types of geotechnical projects for rock and soil reinforcement. The text is based on over 25 years of experience of the author both as an academic and practitioner. The book introduces the principles and background concepts of rock support and then offers a comprehensive overview of the mechanics of rockbolting, as well as current rock bolt types such as mechanical, grouted, self-drilling, grouted cables, frictional, and yield rockbolts. Installation and performance assessment are covered next including load-displacement curves and energy-absorption capacities.