Use of Yield-Lok bolts as conveyor belt hanging system in seismic areas

Authors: Wu, YK; Gagnon, R Download Paper

DOI https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_rep/1201_08_wu

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Wu, YK & Gagnon, R 2012, 'Use of Yield-Lok bolts as conveyor belt hanging system in seismic areas', in Y Potvin (ed.), Deep Mining 2012: Proceedings of the Sixth International Seminar on Deep and High Stress Mining, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 117-125, https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_rep/1201_08_wu



Abstract:
This paper introduces the use of Yield-Lok bolts as hanging conveyor belt system in Barrick Gold’s Pascua-Lama Project in Chile, in considering the dynamic loads resulting from earth quake seismicity. A 4 km tunnel and hanging conveyor belt system are in construction in the seismically active area between Chile and Argentina. In addition to the static load of the conveyor belt and material live weights, seismic loading resulting from an earth quake is considered in the design of hanging system with 50 years of service life. Dynamic yielding bolts are therefore employed to prevent the conveyor belt from falling to the ground. Based on results from a series of pull tests on site and dynamic tests in laboratory, Yield-Lok bolt developed by Jennmar has been selected as the dynamic yielding hanging system due to its consistent performance and high capacity of energy absorption. In this paper, the tunnel project and ground conditions are introduced; the design criteria of the dynamic yielding hanging system is discussed; and results of site pull tests and laboratory drop tests with the Yield-Lok bolts are presented.

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