An investigation of acoustic methods for measuring the length and grout quality of rock anchors in mines

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2016

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Agnew, Gary David

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A demand exists in the mining industry for an instrument capable of testing rock anchors quickly, reliably and non-destructively. This report describes laboratory tests in which the acoustic pulse interrogative techniques investigated for rock anchors up to 1,9m in length, using concrete cylinders to simulate rock. [Abbreviation abstraction. Open document to view full version]

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A project report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Engineering Johannesburg, 1990

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