Examination of rockbolt stress corrosion cracking utilising full size rockbolts in a controlled mine environment

Previous studies had identified that a testing protocol was required to examine stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of full sized rockbolts under simulated in situ conditions. As a result, a load frame capable of inducing both tensile and bending loads on a rockbolt specimen, erected within a controlled mine environment (CME) laboratory was constructed. The newly designed and purpose built Bend and Tension Loading Apparatus (BaTLA) was used to...