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Rock Mechanics.pdf - Mining and Blasting

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Figure 11.7 <strong>Rock</strong> support–interaction<br />

analysis for a 5.33 m radius tunnel<br />

in fair quality gneiss at a depth of 120<br />

m (after Hoek <strong>and</strong> Brown, 1980).<br />

ROCK–SUPPORT INTERACTION ANALYSIS<br />

shotcrete may be placed close to the face soon after excavation, i0 was taken as 25 mm.<br />

It is clear that this shotcrete layer has adequate strength <strong>and</strong> stiffness to stabilise<br />

tunnel displacements. Indeed, it may well be too stiff <strong>and</strong> develop unacceptably high<br />

compressive stresses within the shotcrete ring. Brittle fracture of a shotcrete lining<br />

such as this should be avoided. Wire mesh or fibre reinforcement could increase the<br />

tensile <strong>and</strong> shear strengths <strong>and</strong> the ductility of the shotcrete.<br />

Pattern rock bolting is another possible means of providing primary support for this<br />

tunnel. Line 4 in Figure 11.7 is the available support curve calculated for a rockbolt<br />

system using the following parameters: I = 3.0 m,d = 0.025 m, Eb = 207 GPa,<br />

dQ = 0.143 m MN −1 , Tbf = 0.285 MN, sc = 1.5m,sℓ = 1.5 m <strong>and</strong> i0 = 0.025 m.<br />

It appears that this pattern of rock bolting provides a satisfactory solution. The strength<br />

of the rock mass is highly mobilised, <strong>and</strong> the rock bolts are not excessively loaded<br />

except in the roof where an adequate load factor may not exist. It would be preferable,<br />

therefore, to increase the density of bolting in the roof <strong>and</strong> to decrease that in the side<br />

walls <strong>and</strong> the floor. It will also be necessary to use mesh or a thin layer of shotcrete,<br />

to prevent unravelling of blocks of rock from between the rock bolts.<br />

Line 5 illustrates the disastrous effect of delaying the installation of the rock bolts<br />

until excessive deformation of the rock mass has occurred. In this case, equilibrium<br />

of the rock in the roof <strong>and</strong> the support system cannot be reached <strong>and</strong> roof collapse<br />

will occur.<br />

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