<p>Testing of axial load transfer of various Australian cable bolts has been conducted in overseas laboratories within the last two years (Thomas, 2012). The comparative laboratory testing determined that nutcaged cables and indented wire cables provide stiffer ...

Rustenburg Platinum Mines, Amandelbult Section, part of the Anglo Platinum Group, is a platinum mine situated in the Bushveld Igneous Complex, 80 km north of Rustenburg, South Africa. Mining of the tabular orebody is done at a stoping height of 1.2 to 1.8 ...

Instrumented cable bolts developed at the Spokane Research Laboratory of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health were used in conjunction with existing ground control to monitor rock mass loads at various field sites (FMC Granger, Getchell, ...

<p>A unique 45-ton-capacity, pull-out testing system was developed in METU Mining Engineering department. This system is capable of testing different types of rock bolts and cable bolts. In-situ pull-out tests were carried out in Yeni&ccedil;eltek Coal Mine ...

The recent advances in ground anchor technology and the related techniques of cable bolting and rock bolting are reviewed. Collectively the technology associated with the three techniques enable design engineers to address stability problems over a range of ...

<p>The Garford bulb anchor is a modified cable geometry developed and patented by Garford Pty of Australia, and which has recently become widely available in Canada. It is produced by simply deforming the 7 wires (including the central kingwire) of a standard ...