SOLVING THE ROCK BURST PROBLEM WITH "SWELLEX"

The use of long Swellex bolts proved highly successful in preventing rock bursts in hard, brittle rock, on the second Kan-Etsu Tunnel in Japan. These bolts proved to be reliable in hard rock as well as in water bearing rock. A detailed discussion is given as to the process of elimination used prior to selecting Swellex and on rock bursts and how they are formed.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Morgan-Grampian (Construction Press) Limited

  Morgan-Grampian House, 30 Calderwood Street
  London SE18 6QH,   England 
• Authors:
  • Stillborg, E B
  • HAMRIN, H
• Publication Date: 1990-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Tunnels & Tunnelling International
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Progressive Media Markets, Ltd
  • ISSN: 0041-414X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brittleness; Residual stress; Rockbolts
• Old TRIS Terms: Rock bursts
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493815
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1990 12:00AM