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Investigation on the Rock Surface Support Performance of Welded Steel Mesh and Thin Spray-On Liners Using Full-Scale Laboratory Testing

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Abbreviations

FRP:

Fibre-reinforced polymer

TSLs:

Thin spray-on liners

TSL:

Thin spray-on liner

ACARP:

Australian Coal Association Research Program

LVDT:

Linear variable differential transducer

k o :

Stiffness

l m :

Maximum load

d m :

Displacement at maximum load

E :

Absorbed energy

f(s):

The load

ds :

A small displacement increment

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    Zhenjun Shan & Jan Nemcik

  2. School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Building 4 Room 131, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia

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  3. School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Building 4 Room 134, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia

    Ernest Baafi

  4. State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China

    Zhenyu Zhang

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Shan, Z., Porter, I., Nemcik, J. et al. Investigation on the Rock Surface Support Performance of Welded Steel Mesh and Thin Spray-On Liners Using Full-Scale Laboratory Testing. Rock Mech Rock Eng 53, 171–183 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-019-01895-5

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