Rock nail reinforcement of a free surface |
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| Authors: | Euripides Papamichos Ioannis Vardoulakis |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR‐54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;2. SINTEF Petroleum Research, Trondheim, Norway;3. Department of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens, Heroes of Polytechnion 5, GR‐15773 Zographou Attikis, Greece |
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| Abstract: | Rock nailing of the surface instability test specimen is considered as a means to reinforce the rock and increase its free surface strength (FSS). This technique is modeled using Cox's original shear‐lag method. In the continuum sense, nail reinforcement is modeled as a body force that acts as a confinement. Results are presented for a single nail in a surface instability test specimen and for a nail‐reinforced test specimen with a given nail density. The results show that nail length and the nail–rock contact modulus are important parameters. The effect of nail reinforcement increases with the second power of nail length. Rock dilation is also important since the action of the nails is mobilized from the difference in displacement between the rock and the nail. The results show the potential for a significant increase in the FSS of the rock. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | rock nailing rock reinforcement surface instability test free surface failure contact force pullout test |
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