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Therefore
for T
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is not tensi
orce = sa
force = w
N
stance = s
F
T
r assuming hand, if the some movem
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weight of bl
N = Wcos
cH
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it decreasecable is no
ment has ta
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stance alonge plane
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∅
s the disturot tensionedaken place a
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for T
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hese values
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matters are
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T
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s Equation (
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least 10 mmny cable str
st of one oy of nomina
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ude:
t which is n
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ry long anc
satisfactorys required ao stay sepahout the ho
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ed by its larhe bolt andgrouted cabuire deform
om either 1184 kN and
ssentially co
m clearancerand.
or more stral 250 kN.
rock. In a tem this co which slidn with no tr
anchor. Alovering the
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hors.
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omprise:
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rands of
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details of n Figures 2
s cable optnson & Diedgineering.
chor Block –pendicular
pport system
aring Plate te plays a vbilised.
rrel and Wearing plate a
temporary 2 and 3.
tions are avderichs, 199
Figure
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y involves uble installatiock unless
fully groutecant role in
ors – these le strands.
anent stran
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ypical Perm
using neat gon. Anchothe surface
ed cables tn allowing a
provide po
nd anchors
the pages typical per
anent Bar A
Support of
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esting has all the supp
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that followmanent bar
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shown theport availab
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Epoxy Coated/Enncapsulatedd Strand
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Rock bocan be
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3.3.
Pre-tenzone ofgood grthe strais dictatthe freeused bediscussnot govthe “dracalculat
where:
x
In most
Bar Ancho
olts of 19, 2used havin
BA
chors can bwhich may in. However,
1. they
2. they
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sioned ancf a strand arout bond. ands or bar ted by the ge length is feneath founsed in Sectivern, the miaw-in” of theted using th
Ifmin = Min
E,A = Elas
P = Req
xo = Exte6 m
t cases, this
ors
23, 26, 29, 3g ultimate c
R DIAMETEmm
19
23
26
29
32
25
38
be fitted witn some cas the main a
y have very
y can be ins
oned or Act
chors compranchor the s
The free lein grease f
geometry offrom the slondations theon 4.4. Fonimum freee wedges ahe following
imum free l
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s minimum f
32, 35 and capacities a
ULTIMAT
ER REGU
h one or twses result idvantages
y little stretch
stalled upwa
tive Ancho
rise a free lstrands areength of botfilled plasticf the applicaope face to e free lengt
or strand ane length wout the anchosimplified e
I
length
s and cross
f load
uired to ach
free length
18
38 mm diamas given in T
TABLE 3.1TE BREAKI
ULAR GRADkN
280
410
525
655
800
950
1130
wo nuts or win a shorterof bar anch
h
ards more e
rs
length and e alternatelyth bars andc sheathingation. For e the postulath is usuall
nchors, anduld be dicta
or head to pequation:
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s sectional a
hieve draw
as derived
meter bar inTable 3.1.
1 NG LOAD
DE SU
with a mechr anchor zohors are:
easily than s
a bond or ay spread and strands is . In many cexample whated slidingy controlled
d where geoated by the rovide a giv
xo
area of anc
n in of the
from this m
Support of
n either regu
UPER GRADkN
305
450
570
710
870
1040
1230
hanical sheone that the
strand anch
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cases the rhen used for surface. W
d by the coometry of thextension r
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hor
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ethod is les
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one pullout he applicatirequired to f load. This
normally ab
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4.
An anch
Our levranges regard Therefo 4.1.
The uncnot unre For comanchors 4.2.
The ancThe maanchor grout inthe top grout isnot a go As a guuniform
The abo For a grmargin
SAFETY FA
hor has to b
1. Fail
2. Pull
3. Pull
4. Pull
el of knowlefrom beingto grout/ro
ore in consid
Failure of S
certainty regeasonable t
mparison ths and 63-65
Failure of S
chor force, aximum shezone, until
nvolves adhof the bond
s not faulty overning cri
uide, the ultm over the bo
1.0 MPa fo
2.0 MPa fo
3.0 MPa fo
ove values
roup of barssketch whic
For 2 stran
For 3 stran
For 4 stran
ACTORS A
be designed
ure of the s
l-out of the
l-out of the
l-out of a m
edge regardg precise in ock bond fdering desig
Strands or
garding theto work at s
he current 5% for temp
Steel/Grou
T, is transfeear is at theslip occurs
hesion, frictd zone and and the striterion.
timate bondond length
r clean plai
r clean stra
r clean “bird
are based o
s or strandsch shows th
ds, reductio
ds, reductio
ds, reductio
AND DESIG
d for the foll
strands or b
strands or b
grout/rock b
ass of rock
ding the ultithe case o
ailure and gn safety fa
r Bar
e ultimate ststresses up
practice in porary anch
ut Bond
erred as shee top of theprogressiv
ion and mebreaks dowands are fre
d stress betshould not
n bar
nd or defor
d caged” str
on a minimu
s, the effecthe interactio
on factor is
on factor is
on factor is
19
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lowing poss
bar
bar through
bond zone b
containing
mate load vof failure of
very unceactors one m
trengths of sto 100% of
civil enginors.
ear betweee bond zonvely down thechanical inwn the adheree of greas
tween the sexceed:
rmed bar
rand
um grout co
tive perimeton between
0.8
0.6
0.4
RIA
sible modes
the grout
by shear (i.e
the whole o
values for ththe steel th
ertain with must first co
strand and f the quoted
neering is to
en the wire se and decrhis zone. Tnterlock. Inesion compose etc., failu
strand and
ompressive
ter is multip strands in
Support of
s of failure:
e. like a pis
or part of th
he four condhrough to qregard to
onsider the b
bar is very d minimum b
o use 50-6
strands of theases towa
The bond ben practice sonent. Howure of the s
grout which
strength of
lied by a reda double ca
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ston in a cyl
he anchor.
ditions listequite imprecrock massbases of de
low. Therebreaking str
60% for pe
he cable anards the enetween strasome slip owever, provstrand/grout
h is assume
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duction factable installa
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ed above cise with failure.
esign.
efore it is ress.
rmanent
nd grout. d of the nds and ccurs at
vided the bond is
ed to be
tor, see ation.
Also thecross-s Again eunless t 4.3.
Shear s
Normal betweeforce, T where:
Figur This is unless length dabout 1 The texLittlejohrelevanvalues g
e cross-secectional are
experience there is som
Failure of t
stresses alo
whe
the
practice isn grout an
T, is related
l =
d =
=
re 5: C
the case ethe rock is
does not pr0 m.
xt by Hannhn and Bruct to some given in Ta
ctional area ea.
has shownmething ser
the Grout/R
ong the grou
ether the an
amount of s
s to designd rock usinto the fixed
T
fixed an
effectiv
working
ross section
even thougs soft. Howroportionally
na (1982) rece in 1976. Australian ble 4.1 inco
of the stran
that failureriously wron
Rock Bond
ut/rock inter
nchorage is
slip betwee
the bond ng tabulated anchor de
T = dl
nchor length
e anchor di
g bond stres
n showing t
gh it is unliwever, it my increase t
eproduces The informconditions
orporate a s
20
nds/bars sh
e of the steng with the g
d
rface are co
a tension o
en grout and
zone baseed values bsign by the
h
iameter
ss
the idealise
kely that dust be recothe capacity
data on romation is no
are given safety factor
hould not ex
el/grout bongrout or inst
omplex and
or compress
d rock
ed on an avbased on e
equation (F
d cable bolt
istribution oognised thay and typica
ock/grout boot repeated
in Table 4r of about 2
Support of
xceed 15-20
nd is not a tallation pro
depend on
sion type or
verage alloexperience. Figure 5):
t assembly
of the bondat simply inally bond len
ond valueshere. Sele
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0% of the b
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:
r some hybr
owable bond Thus the
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rid
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rength datauld not exce
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Support of
ALLOWABLBOND
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500 –300
750 –500 –300
1500 1000 400 –
1400
10400 200
1000 700 –350
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LE AVERASTRESS
kPa]
– 1200 – 800
– 1000 – 500
– 1500 – 1000 – 750
– 3000 – 2000 – 1500
– 1600
000 – 700 – 300
– 1400 – 1000
0 - 700
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4.4.
Liftout oThis is a
Hanna model asome cangles such ththe sum
Failure of t
of a mass oa controver
1. the
2. the rem
(1982) discand “full scacases makedepending at their res
m of the indi
the Rock M
of rock encorsial subject
shape of th
strength mainder of th
cusses thesale” tests. Tes allowanc
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Mass
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gure 6:
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an anchor
ck mass is u
nd adhesioot known.
n detail anduses the Br strength iee Figure 6intersect th
Pull-out of
or group of
uncertain (s
on) betwee
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f Mass of R
Support of
f anchors m
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ated, not
4.5.
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Summary
on the disct forward an
1. Assbar
2. Ass(thisfollo
3. Asslengthat
4. Chegiveopecon
5. For wed
he total supusing eithe
indi
vert
e author’s emise on dry, the spac
neral guidesbe fully effecn, a supporintensive d
ered which w
e support spe geometryer bench heshould be c
of Design
cussion presnd has the fo
sess the reqanchor are
sess the nus depends owing sectio
sess the algth of the bt the bond le
eck againste a safety fen pit applictinuous join
strand andges at anc
pport intenser variation i
vidual cable
tical and ho
experience illing whilsting may be s to the limictive and inrt pattern o
drilling. If smwill result in
spacing hasy. Typicallyeight (i.e. 2created by a
Procedure
sented abovollowing ste
quired work appropriate
mber of stron the lev
on).
lowable grobond zone,ength does
rock massfactor of at cations; chents, etc.).
chors, chechor head (u
sity has bein:
e anchor ca
rizontal spa
that 500 kt still maincalculated
its on spacin general spof less thanmaller spacn more acce
s been estay the vertica2, 3, or 4 aalternating
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ve it can beeps:
king load pe.
rands or bavel of corro
out/rock bo and alter not exceed
s failure anleast 1 aga
eck for com
ck for miniusually less
en assesse
apacity and/
acing
kN anchors ntaining pra
from the reing. If anchpacings gren 2 m x 2ings are ind
eptable spa
ablished theal spacing snd not say subsequen
e seen that
er anchor a
ar size and osion protec
ond stress anchor hol
d about 10 m
d alter the ainst cone
mpentancy o
imum free than 1 m).
ed it is nec
/or
are typicalacticable aequired suphor spacingeater than 5m would n
dicated largcings.
e next step should prov
2.8, 3.3, et rows.
Support of
the design
and decide
the appropction and is
and therefe diameter m.
free lengthpullout (diff
of rock mas
length to p
cessary to a
ly used in nchor spacport intensit
gs are too w5 m are not not be pracer capacity
is to checkide a whole
etc.). In ad
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priate hole ds discussed
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provide dra
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priate, to in most planes,
aw in of
support
mining to ven this er, there they can nded. In it would hould be
t fits into f rows of aggered
5.
The maBertuzz Tempor For tem10 mm free tenagents the use Perman In the prestresbecausinvestigbeen edirectiocorrosiv For thisin a thicpoly-ethmentionencapscementthereforconditio There aanchorsbetweethe borwhethefor permtend to ample i
(2) A cop
CORROSIO
atter of corrzi (1999) (2)
rary Anchor
mporary anthickness
ndon lengthcannot reac
e of individua
nent Anchor
case of a ssed steel we it provi
gations on thexcavated an, of up tove environm
s reason peck wall diffuhylene or poned cracksulated bondt grout insire essentiaons have pr
are two ves as describn the corru
rehole requir the autho
manent ancuse tempon most case
py of this pap
ON PROTE
rosion proteand summa
rs
chors, withis considere
h the constrch the presal coated a
rs
permanenwas generades an ahe load tranand inspecto 2 mm widment these c
ermanent anusioned-tigholy-propylens and to d length thede the cor
al. Full scroved the va
ery importabed above, gated and ired for an r is perman
chors are asorary anchoes.
NST
5
1
2
per is attache
ECTION
ection is disarised below
hin the fixeded to be noruction shoutressed stend greased
t anchor aally conside
alkaline envnsfer mechated have s
dth are almcracks are d
nchors are fht, elastic ane. Corrugform a bae tendon forrugated ducale groutialidity of this
ant factors the quality smooth andanchor is c
nent (fully ss per Tablers is to use
NO. OF TRANDS
1 to 4
5 to 12
3 to 25
25 to 40
ed to these n
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scussed in w.
d anchor leormally sufuld be such
eel or can gad strand.
an uncrackeered to be avironment anism, as wshown that
most inevitabdetrimental
fully encaseand chemicagated sheatharrier agaiorce will firsuct. A comng tests as system.
with regarof the corrud sealing thclearly depesheathed) oe 5.1. Curree a minimum
TABLE 5.1
BOREHO
otes.
detail in H
ength a cefficient to prh that air, wain ingress.
ed cement an effectivefor the s
well as actuacracks, bo
ble within tto the long
ed along theally passivehing has thenst extern
stly be transmplete fillingand subseq
d to the cugated sheahe nose conendant on tr temporaryent practicem hole diam
1
OLE DIAMET[mm]
100
150
210
250
Support of
anna (1982
ement groutrotect the t
water and c. This is no
grout bode protectionsteel. Hoal tests withoth in radiathe fixed anterm perfor
e free and fe plastic shee capacity tal agents. sferred fromg with high
quent pullo
constructionathing and tne of the anthe numbery. Typical be in Australimeter of abo
TER
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t cover of tendon. Wcorrosion prormally achi
dy surroundn against coowever, theh anchors thal and longnchor lengtrmance.
fixed anchoeathing mato bridge th In a comm the stranh strength ut test un
n of fully sthe sealing nchor. Ther of strandsborehole dian open pit
out 75 mm.
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at least ithin the romoting ieved by
ding the orrosion, eoretical hat have gitudinal th. In a
or length ade from e above mpletely d to the grout is der site
heathed of joints
e size of s and on ameters ts which This is
6.
There isimportaare:
In stronreadily materialittle chaas mud The firsused. Wand it ismarine down-th The sedrilling circulat A big ishole is the grou The insfollowin With regconsidea valid after stgrout do The gewhen fix
CONSTRU
s little doubance. Base
met
grou
ng, brittle rodrilled with
als form chipance of holstones and
st is that cloWhen suchs possible work the a
he-hole ham
cond is theis used. It ing water te
ssue is grousually imput escaping
stallation ong sketches
gard to grouered importareason for ressing. If oes not rem
ometry of txing the pla
UCTION AN
bt that consd on the au
thod of drilli
uting
ock (say wit percussionps when dre blockage weak sand
ogging can h clogging ofor joints a
author is awmmer becam
e problem ois not a pro
ends to was
ut leakage practicable. g from aroun
f a passive in Figure 8
uting of the ant that thegrouting firthis is don
main at the t
the rock faate assembl
D INSTALL
struction couthor’s expe
ng, cleanin
h unconfinen equipmenrilled and th
during drilldstones two
occur withinoccurs high nd bedding
ware of subme clogged
of sidewall oblem if wash the sidew
from the b The autho
nd the anch
e (un-tensi8.
hole (and te hole be furst the anchne then cartop of the fir
ce at the hly, to preven
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LATION
ntrol, particerience ther
g and leaka
ed strength nt and in pahere is usualing. Howe
o problems h
n the hole wair pressur
g planes to bstantial pn.
smear whiashboring orwalls clean.
orehole. Inor normally hor.
oned) cabl
the inner anlly grouted horage zonre is requirerst grouting
head of thent cutting th
cularly for pre are two m
age testing
greater thaarticular a dally little smver, with wehave to be f
when downres build upbe blown
neumatic lift
ich is a par diamond c
n open pit muses a no
le bolt into
nnulus for fuin one pas
ne and thened in ensurstage.
e cable neehe cable. S
Support of
ermanent amain areas
of the hole
an 50 MPa) down-the-ho
mear of the eaker sedimfaced.
-the-hole pep in the viciopen. In twting of the
rticular procoring is ad
mining, lean-flowing gr
o an uphole
ully encapsus. Occasio
n the remairing that a
ds to be caee Figure 7
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anchors, is of concern
) the anchorole hammehole perime
mentary roc
ercussion dnity of the wo cases irock mass
oblem if augdopted beca
kage testinrout mix to
e is shown
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arefully con7.
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r can be r. Such eter and cks such
drilling is hammer nvolving when a
ger type ause the
g of the prevent
n in the
hors) it is may be
e anchor ry weak
nsidered
Figure
pos
e 7: Problemssible soluti
ms kinking ions – morta
the cable inar bed, ang
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n both up-hogled washer
oles (left) anr & enlarged
Support of
nd down-hod plate holes
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The incimporta
F
clination of ance of ensu
Figure 8: Din t
the cable ruring the ca
Desirable tethe cable bo
elative to thable is insta
ensile or unolts depend
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he failure plled so it ac
desirable coing on relat
p
plane is alsocts in tensio
ompressivetive orientatplane
Support of
o critical. Fn not comp
e forces cantion betwee
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Figure 8 shpression.
n be induceden cable and
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Figure 9: Installlation of a p
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passive dou
uble-cable b
Support of
bolt in an up
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ure 8: conti
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ure 8: conti
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Exampl Calcula
From eq
From eq
From eq
le
ating cable l
quation (1),
quation (2),
quation (3),
oad
w .
, Tpassive
=
=
, Tactive 1
=
=
, T 2071x
=
=
xtan 45o
1.2x2071xsin
sin 45‐1
.
.
822 kN/m r
1.2x2071xsin
sin 45‐10o
.
.
703 kN/m r
xsin45o‐20x
1.5xsin
sin 45‐10
.
.
803 kN/m r
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o tan 60o
n45o‐20x20sin 45o
‐20
10o tan 15o co
run of slope
45o‐20x20sin 45o
‐207o tan 15o 1.2c
run of slope
20n 45o
1.5xsin45
0otan15o
1.2cos
run of slope
2071kN/
071 cos 45o tan 1
os 45‐10o
e
1 cos 45o tan 15
os 45‐10o
e
5o‐2071 cos 45o
45‐10o
e
Support of
mrunofslo
5o
o
tan 15o
1.2
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If we hacase be
Compa
ad installedecomes,
rison:
CA
Pas
Act
Spe
Pas
the cable
Tp
=
=
ASE
ssive
tive
ecified FoS
ssive, down
10° below t
sin 45 1
.
.
1008 kN/m
[k
nhole
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the horizont
799.230o tan 15o
m run of slop
LOA
kN / m run
822
703
803
100
tal ( = -10°
3cos 45
pe
AD
of slope]
2
3
3
8
Support of
°) then the
10o
RELATIV
T1
0.86T
0.98T
1.23T
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VE
T1
T1
T1
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Support of f Rock Slopes in
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Support of
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Support of f Rock Slopes in
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