Rock Support and Bolting Systems

Resin-Grouted Rebar Bolts

Deformed steel bar installed with resin cartridges to bond the bolt along its full length. Higher ultimate capacity than a friction bolt, at the cost of cure time.

Features

  • Full-length resin encapsulation gives high load transfer and protects the bar from corrosion at the same time.
  • Resin cartridge speed is specified as fast or slow set, and it is chosen from the required face cycle.
  • Spinning time and spin speed have to be controlled; under-spun resin does not mix and the bolt is unbonded.
  • Cure time before the bolt carries design load is a real constraint on face advance and has to be in the cycle plan.
  • Bar diameter, thread form and plate combination are specified together as a system, not item by item.

Specifications

Figure Typical range Unit Why it matters
Bar diameter 20 / 22 / 25 mm Sets the load capacity and required hole diameter.
Bolt length 1,8 - 6,0 m Set from the support design's anchorage depth.
Resin set speed fast / slow Has to suit the face cycle and the spinning time available.
Required hole diameter 32 - 45 mm Annulus has to suit the resin cartridge for proper mixing.