A rock anchor assembly includes: a tubular sleeve between first and second ends, having an anchor retaining portion opening on the second end; a rock anchor with an elongate body extending between distal and proximal ends, received in the tubular sleeve with the proximal and distal ends of the body projecting from the first and second ends respectively of the sleeve; a tensioning and locking assemblage on the anchor body between the proximal end and the first end of the sleeve, a forward part being engageable with the first end of the sleeve; and a mechanical anchor engaged to the anchor body at the distal end which, from an unexpanded configuration, expands radially to an expanded configuration. The anchor retaining portion at least partially retains the mechanical anchor in the unexpanded configuration. The anchor retaining portion expands circumferentially to accommodate retracted ingress of the anchor in the expanded configuration.

The present invention provides a single-anchor centrally grouted full-length anchored steel wire bundle and a supporting method thereof, which are suitable for use in supporting engineering for the deep dynamic pressure roadway or soft rock roadway. The steel wire bundle consists of parallel steel wires and a central pipe, wherein multiple strands of parallel steel wires are arranged around the central pipe, the central pipe is provided with a slurry output bracket which divides the parallel steel wires into a front part and a rear part, the front part is provided with large stirring jackets, and the rear part is provided with a threaded casing on its tail end. After the coal is cut by a tunneling machine and a roadway is formed, the steel wire bundle is anchored at the ends, and the roadway tunneling speed is increased on a premise of ensuring roadway safety; central grouting is carried out for the steel wire bundle with a pump truck without affecting the quick roadway tunneling, so as to anchor the steel wire bundle in full length and ensure long-time stability of the roadway. The length of the steel wire bundle may be selected according to the geological conditions and the mining environment of the mine, and is not limited by the height of the roadway; the single-anchor centrally grouted supporting method realizes full-length anchoring of the steel wire bundle, and it not only improves the roadway tunneling speed and relieves mining imbalance in the mine, but also solves the problem of large deformation of the roadway.

A drilling and bolting rig for performing drilling and bolting operations. The drilling and bolting rig includes a magazine for storing a consumable, a feed supporting a drill head for movement relative to a work surface, and a loader configured to retrieve the consumable from the magazine and load the consumable into the drill head. The loader includes an arm operable to engage the consumable. The arm is supported for both rotational and translational movement.

The present invention relates to a support method of preset internal cable for in-situ tunnel expansion project, comprising a cable, lockset and an anchoring agent, wherein before the excavation of the newly-built tunnel, a borehole is drilled into the surrounding rock from the in-situ tunnel, and the cable is installed in the borehole and pre-stressed, so as to play a supporting role at the moment of excavation of the newly-built tunnel. The cable is fixed in the depth of the surrounding rock by the anchoring agent, and the lockset of the cable is set at the position of the excavation contour line of the newly-built tunnel inside the surrounding rock. The present invention provides a method that does not interfere with the excavation construction and can effectively support the surrounding rock of the expanded tunnel in advance. It breaks through the “excavation first and then supports” model in the previous tunnel construction, and uses the space of the in-situ tunnel for pre-support, and by applying prestress, the deformation of surrounding rock can be controlled to the maximum extent.

A component and method for evaluating load at a mine roof. An embossed bearing plate and a reinforcing washer are combined to thereby form a bearing system, wherein the bearing plate is a grade 2 plate (“x−1”), the bearing plate including a back surface which is adapted to contact a mine roof, an opposite surface and an aperture through which a shaft portion of a bolt can extend, the reinforcing washer including a rigid member having a first surface shaped to contact and complement the opposite surface of the bearing plate, a second opposing surface and a washer hole for alignment with the aperture through which the shaft can extend; driving a bolt with the shaft through the bearing system into a location of the mine roof, and, inspecting a curl of the grade 2 plate, wherein the curl and uniformity thereof is indicative of a load of around 20,000 pounds at the location.

The disclosure relates to a hollow rod composite anchor for stabilizing rock strata in mining, tunnel construction, underground construction, and rock construction, at least having an anchor base with one or more outlet channels, a hollow rod which is arranged behind the anchor base and contains a static mixing device and an adhesive cartridge with a press-out piston, said adhesive cartridge being arranged on the static mixing device via a cylindrical seal device with at least one bursting surface, wherein the outer diameter of the seal device substantially corresponds to the inner diameter of the hollow rod, the area of the bursting surface is greater than or equal to 15% and less than or equal to 90% of the cylinder cross-section of the seal device, and the ratio of the area of the bursting surface to the area of the hollow rod wall cross-section is greater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 25. The disclosure additionally relates to an improved method for setting hollow rod composite anchors.

A method for carrying out grouting between adjacent gateroads in internal-staggered split-level coal mining. A return air gateroad of a stoping face and an inlet air gateroad of a heading face are not on the same level. The return air gateroad of the stoping face is arranged along a roof of a coal seam. The inlet air gateroad of the heading face is arranged along a floor of the coal seam. There is a height difference between the return air gateroad and the inlet air gateroad in a vertical direction. During the construction process, the inlet air gateroad is excavated at a delay distance of 180-200 meters from the return air gateroad. The drilling and grouting are performed while excavating the roadway, where grouting holes are arranged in a single row. A device for implementing the method is also provided.

An elongated connecting element for anchoring members, which is provided with a first anchoring end portion designed to be inserted into an anchoring region and a second end portion which defines a head, which lies opposite the first anchoring end portion and is designed to interact with an element to be anchored. The elongated connecting element includes an external tubular element which accommodates an internal elongated body, the external tubular element defining, at the head, at least one feeding port for a synthetic anchoring mix and, at the first anchoring end portion, at least one exit opening for the synthetic anchoring mix. The synthetic anchoring mix is configured to set, penetrating at least partially into the anchoring region and creating a stable connection between the anchoring region and the elongated connecting element and between the respective portions of the external tubular element and of the internal elongated body.

A mining bolt system to anchor mining roofs. A bearing plate has a top bearing surface, a bottom bearing surface and a central hole. An L-shaped angle bracket having an upstanding portion and an upper portion has further defined therein a pair of bracket holes. A bolt including a rod portion and a bolt head passes through the central hole and into a mine roof. A threaded staff is then adapted to pass through one of the bracket holes underneath the bottom bearing surface, wherein, in combination, the bearing plate, angle bracket and threaded staff can be tensioned to provide a lifting force against the mine roof.

A single-anchor centrally grouted full-length anchored steel wire bundle and a supporting method thereof are described herein. The steel wire bundle consists of parallel steel wires and a central pipe, wherein multiple strands of parallel steel wires are arranged around the central pipe, the central pipe is provided with a slurry output bracket which divides the parallel steel wires into a front part and a rear part, the front part is provided with large stirring jackets, and the rear part is provided with a threaded casing on its tail end. After the coal is cut by a tunneling machine and a roadway is formed, the steel wire bundle is anchored at the ends, and the roadway tunneling speed is increased; central grouting is carried out for the steel wire bundle so as to anchor the steel wire bundle in full length and ensure long-time stability of the roadway.