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What is the difference between rock bolt and rock anchor?
Posted June 24
An anchor is a system used to transfer tensile loads to the ground. Soil nails and rock bolts are bar anchors that are normally passive, although they can be active, or be prestressed with a small load. How do rock anchor bolts work? Rock bolts work by ‘knitting’ the rock mass tog...
The Types of Rock Bolts and Reinforcements Used with Rock Bolts
Posted June 9
The Types of Rock Bolts Grout-Anchored Rock Bolt A grouted rock bolt is a threaded bar made of steel, or rebar bolts. Once drilling is done and this steel bolt is inserted, cement grout or resin grout can be used as the grouting agent. For reinforcement, a cable bolt made of steel wires ...
What are self drilling anchors?
Posted May 9
Self drilling anchors are special type of rod anchors. Self-drilling anchor consists of a sacrificial drill bit, hollow steel bar of the appropriate outer and inner diameter and coupling nuts. The anchor body is made of a hollow steel tube with an outer round thread. Steel tube has the sacrificial ...
Posted April 10
Rock bolts were a game changer for safety in the mining and excavation industries. These long trusted anchors have undergone continual advancements, are simple to install, cost effective, and work well to keep rock in place and people and equipment safe. What are Rock Bolts? Mining and the...
Posted March 23
Friction Anchors Rod (Split Sets) The Friction Anchors can be installed with either hand held or mechanised equipment (Jumbos, Roof bolters, etc.) to provide an immediate frictional rock support at the face. For additional corrosion protection, Friction Anchors can be galvanised. Our Friction Ancho...