Abstract
The role of rock bolts has become more important for a tunnel/cavern construction because of the wide use of conventional tunnelling methods under severe conditions. However, there is a lack of understanding on the interface behaviour between a rock bolt and bond material, especially on the crack initiation and propagation. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of bolt configurations on the bolt-grout interface behaviour by discontinuous deformation analysis. By assessing the impact of key parameters, we can better understand the recommended parameter values and their impacts on the failure mechanism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 116-128 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Computers and Geotechnics |
Volume | 105 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2019 |
Keywords
- direct shear
- discontinuous deformation analysis
- interface behaviour
- rock bolt configuration
- rock bolt modelling