A Numerical Study of the Influence of Cone Angle of the Breakout Anchor Head on the Crack Trajectory of the Medium

Abstract

Anchors of various designs are crucial, especially in mining and underground construction, where they stabilise the excavation and prevent the movement of rocks. They make it possible to control the direction of cracking during explosions, limit the dispersion of rock material and minimise damage from vibrations. The use of anchors increases the safety and efficiency of work in difficult geological conditions. The authors propose the use of modified anchor construction for the detachment of rock lumps. The paper presents the results of a numerical analysis carried out using the finite element method (FEM) on the effect of the angle of the anchor conical head of a new breakout design on the formation of the detachment crack trajectory influencing the range and, consequently, the volume of detached rock output. The analysis was carried out with a view to explaining the mechanism of separation of lumps of rock by the anchor treated as a mining tool.

Keywords

• undercut/breakout anchor
• mining extracting tool
• fem analysis
• breakout rock mass
• rock cone failure