Angled shear testing of 15.2 mm seven wire cable bolt

This paper focuses on the experimental study of shear testing of 15.2 mm, 25 t capacity seven wire cables at zero, 30 and 45 degree angles using two different shear testing facilities at the University of Wollongong (UOW) and the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) in Toowoomba. A circular double shear rig MKIV was used for testing cable perpendicular to the sheared joint faces (zero angle of orientation), while testing the cable at 30 and...