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Study on the Inァuence of Anchorage Length and Pretension on the Working Resistance of Rock Bolt Based on its Tensile Characteristics Jucai Chang Anhui University of Science and Technology Kai He ( [email protected] ) Anhui University of Science and Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2712-4332 Dongdong Pang Anhui University of Science and Technology Dong Li Anhui University of Science and Technology Chuanming Li Anhui University of Science and Technology Bingjun Sun Anhui University of Science and Technology Research Keywords: Working resistance of rock bolt, Pretension, Anchorage length, Ordinary bolt, High-strength bolt, Quadrilateral section roadway Posted Date: February 10th, 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-141840/v2 License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Read Full License Version of Record: A version of this preprint was published at International Journal of Coal Science & Technology on August 9th, 2021. See the published version at https://doi.org/10.1007/s40789-021- 00459-9.

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Study on the In�uence of Anchorage Length andPretension on the Working Resistance of Rock BoltBased on its Tensile CharacteristicsJucai Chang 

Anhui University of Science and TechnologyKai He  ( [email protected] )

Anhui University of Science and Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2712-4332Dongdong Pang 

Anhui University of Science and TechnologyDong Li 

Anhui University of Science and TechnologyChuanming Li 

Anhui University of Science and TechnologyBingjun Sun 

Anhui University of Science and Technology

Research

Keywords: Working resistance of rock bolt, Pretension, Anchorage length, Ordinary bolt, High-strength bolt,Quadrilateral section roadway

Posted Date: February 10th, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-141840/v2

License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.  Read Full License

Version of Record: A version of this preprint was published at International Journal of Coal Science &Technology on August 9th, 2021. See the published version at https://doi.org/10.1007/s40789-021-00459-9.

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Study on the Influence of Anchorage Length and Pretension on the Working 1

Resistance of Rock Bolt Based on its Tensile Characteristics 2

Jucai Chang,1 Kai He,1 Dongdong Pang,1 Dong Li,1 Chuanming Li,1 and Bingjun Sun1 3

1 Key Laboratory of Safe and Effective Coal Mining of the Ministry of Education, Anhui 4

University of Science and Technology, Huainan, 232001, China. 5

Correspondence should be addressed to Kai He: [email protected] 6

Abstract 7

In coal mining roadway support design, the working resistance of the rock bolt is the key factor affecting its 8 maximum support load. Effective improvement of the working resistance is of great significance to roadway 9 support. Based on the rock bolt’s tensile characteristics and the mining roadway surrounding rock 10 deformation, a mechanical model for calculating the working resistance of the rock bolt is established and 11 solved. Taking the mining roadway of the 17102 (3) working face at the Panji 3# Well Coal Mine of China 12 as a research site, with a quadrilateral section roadway, the influence of pretension and anchorage length on 13 the working resistance of high-strength and ordinary rock bolts in the middle and corner of the roadway is 14 studied. The results show that when the bolt is in the elastic stage, increasing the pretension and anchorage 15 length can effectively improve the working resistance. When the bolt is in the yield and strain-strengthening 16 stages, increasing the pretension and anchorage length cannot effectively improve the working resistance. 17 The influence of pretension and anchorage length on the ordinary and high-strength bolts is similar. The 18 ordinary bolt’s working resistance is approximately 25 kN less than that of the high-strength bolt. When 19 pretension and anchorage length are considered separately, the best pretensions of the high-strength bolt in 20 the middle of the roadway side and the roadway corner are 41.55 and 104.26 kN, respectively, and the best 21 anchorage lengths are 1.54 and 2.12 m, respectively. The best anchorage length of the ordinary bolt is the 22 same as that of the high-strength bolt, and the best pretension for the ordinary bolt in the middle of the 23 roadway side and at the roadway corner is 33.51 and 85.12 kN, respectively. The research results can provide 24 a theoretical basis for supporting the design of quadrilateral mining roadways. 25

Keywords: Working resistance of rock bolt; Pretension; Anchorage length; Ordinary bolt; High-26 strength bolt; Quadrilateral section roadway 27

1 Introduction 28

Deep mining is the norm in China. In a high-stress environment, the mining roadway often shows the 29 characteristics of large deformation, so the deep mining roadway often requires higher support strength. As 30 one of the main factors influencing support strength, effectively improving the working resistance of rock 31 bolts has been a key research problem in mining engineering. To improve driving speed, mining roadway 32 cross-sections are often rectangular, trapezoidal, or quadrilateral. However, the concentration of stress in the 33 corners of quadrilateral cross sections is inevitable. The special stress distribution of the surrounding rock 34 leads to different mechanical properties of the bolt in the middle of the roadway side and in the roadway 35 corners. 36

As the key parameters of the bolt support design, anchorage length and pretension have a direct impact on 37 the working resistance. Based on field engineering practice, physical experiment results, and theoretical 38 reasoning analysis, many scholars at home and abroad have carried out in-depth research on anchorage 39 length and pretension from different angles, and have achieved certain research results. However, these 40 results are only applicable to circular, oval, and other regular cross section roadways. Because of the large 41 difference in the deformation and stress distribution of the surrounding rock between the quadrilateral cross 42 section roadway and circular, elliptical, and other regular cross section roadways, many important research 43 results are not suitable for quadrilateral cross section roadways. 44

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Regarding the research on the influence of pretension on the mechanical properties of rock bolts, some of 45 the main results are as follows: Wang et al. found that high bolt pretension force and mesh stiffness are of 46 great significance for improving the bearing capacity of anchor mesh in coal, especially to reduce the degree 47 of extrusion deformation and severe damage area [1]. Aziz et al. carried out a set of simple shear tests on 48 fully sealed cable bolts using the newly developed integrated megabolt shear apparatus [2]. They found that 49 increasing the pretension load reduces the peak shear load of the cable bolt. Ma et al. improved an analytical 50 model to predict the shear stress of rock bolts by taking into account the pretension, axial forces, and 51 interfacial bond stress [3]. Kocakaplan and Tassoulas examined the torsional response of a pretensioned bolt 52 [4]. They showed how the pretension level affected the response of the bolt. Jalalifar et al. found that the 53 bolt resistance to shear is influenced by the rock strength and the profile of the bolt, and that an increase of 54 the shearing load is the result of increasing the bolt pretension [5]. Jiang et al. found that the surrounding 55 rock stress and pre-stress distribution of the arched roadway are better than those of the ladder-shaped 56 roadway; therefore, the soft rock roadway should use the arched roadway and the pretension stress should 57 be increased as much as possible under the premise that the anchorage performance of the bolts and cable 58 bolts is guaranteed [6]. 59

Regarding the research on the characteristics of the influence of the anchorage length on the mechanical 60 properties of bolts, some of the main results are as follows: Xu and Tian found that in the elastic stage of the 61 bolt, an increase in the anchorage length contributes to an increase in the shear stress and an increase in the 62 ultimate shear stress [7]. Using the distinct element method, Che et al. performed rock bolt pullout tests on 63 soft rock. They found that the longer the rock bolt embedment length and greater confining pressure, 64 increases the peak load [8]. Wang et al. found that when the anchorage length of the bolt is fixed, the effective 65 compressive stress area in the surrounding rock of the non-anchored portion increases with the increase of 66 the pretension [9]. Chang and others defined the surrounding rock stability index and then studied the 67 stability of the surrounding rock with different anchorage lengths. They found that the full-length anchoring 68 bolt support reduces the area of instability to a greater extent, compared to the end-anchoring bolt support 69 [10]. Zou and Zhang studied the dynamic evolution characteristics of bond strength between bolt and rock 70 mass under axial tensile load, and the mechanical behavior of fully grouted bolt considering the uneven 71 surrounding rock stress around the bolt [11]. Wu et al. studied the tensile behavior of rock masses reinforced 72 by fully grouted bolts and reinforced rock masses, and proposed an empirical method to predict the strength 73 of rock masses reinforced by fully grouted bolts [12]. 74

In conclusion, although many papers have useful research results, there are few papers considering the shape 75

of the roadway cross section, and research on the influence of pretension and anchorage length on bolt 76

anchorage mechanical characteristics is relatively small. In this paper, a mechanical model for calculating 77

the bolt working resistance is proposed by referring to previous research results. Based on the bolt tensile 78

curve and the surrounding rock displacement distribution, the mechanical model can comprehensively reflect 79

the influence characteristics of pretension, anchorage length, roadway cross section shape, surrounding rock 80

stress conditions, and surrounding rock lithology on the bolt working resistance. The analytical solution of 81

the mechanical model is given by using the complex function method proposed by Muskhelishvili [13–18]. 82

Taking the 17102 (3) working face mining roadway at the Pansan Coal Mine in the Huainan mining area as 83

the engineering background, the influence of pretension and anchorage length on the working resistance of 84

the high-strength bolt and the ordinary bolt in the middle of the roadway side and the roadway corner in the 85

quadrilateral section roadway is studied. Finally, this paper summarizes the research results and provides 86

conclusions. 87

2 Mechanical model for calculating rock bolt working resistance 88

A schematic diagram of the driving roadway is shown in Fig. 1. When the tunneling machine cuts out the 89

complete roadway section, the rock bolt is installed immediately to support the roadway. Its position is 90

shown as point A in Fig 1. Here, the surrounding rock has a small deformation under the support of the coal 91

seam in front of it. Compared with the later deformation of the surrounding rock, the deformation can be 92

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ignored. When the bolt is far away from the driving working face, as shown in point B, the bolt is affected 93

by the surrounding rock deformation and the bolt axial force changes. The mechanical model for calculating 94

the bolt working resistance can be established by analyzing the stress of the bolt at points A and B. 95

96

Figure 1: Schematic diagram of driving working face 97

A stress diagram of the bolt is shown in Fig. 2. Here, sl represents the length of the borehole,

tl represents 98

the anchorage length, 0T represents the pretension, T represents the bolt working resistance, point C is at the 99

edge of the anchorage agent, point D represents the borehole point of the rock wall, and 1l ,

2l , 3l , and

4l 100

represent the non-anchorage lengths under different rock mass conditions. 101

102

(a) Stress condition of bolt at point A shown in Fig. 1 without pretension 103

104

(b) Stress condition of bolt at point A shown in Fig. 1 with pretension 0T 105

sl

1ltl

Rock bolt

PalletAnchorage agent C D

0T

2l

Nut

0T

Rock wall

Roof

Driving direction

Floor

Coal seam

Mining roadway

Roadheader

A

Driving working face

B

Non-anchorage sectionAnchorage section

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(c) Assuming that the bolt axial force is 0, the stress condition of the bolt at point B shown in Fig. 1 107

108

(d) Stress condition of the bolt at point B shown in Fig. 1 109

Figure 2: Schematic diagram of bolt force 110

In the state shown in Fig. 2(a), the surrounding rock is not deformed, and the bolt is not preloaded; i.e., the 111

bolt axial force is 0. The rock mass state shown in Fig. 2(b) is based on the rock mass state shown in Fig. 112

2(a), and the pretension is applied to the bolt, i.e., the actual stress condition of the bolt at point A. In this 113

rock mass state, the bearing plate squeezes the rock wall and causes the rock wall to deform slightly, which 114

leads to the non-anchorage length 1l to be smaller, and it is represented by

2l . Fig. 2(c) shows a hypothetical 115

state in which the surrounding rock deforms, but the axial force in the bolt is assumed to be 0. The difference 116

between the state shown in Fig. 2(c) and that shown in Fig. 2(a) is only that the surrounding rock in the state 117

shown in Fig. 2(c) has been deformed. Owing to the deformation in the surrounding rock, the non-anchorage 118

length 1l is usually lengthened, and the non-anchorage length is represented by

3l . Fig. 2(d) shows the actual 119

stress situation of the bolt at point B, which can be obtained by the superposition of the rock mass state 120

shown in Figs. 2(b) and (c). Because of the surrounding rock deformation, the non-anchorage length 1l 121

becomes longer, and the non-anchorage length is represented by 4l . Because the non-anchorage length 122

changes from 1l to

4l , the strain and axial force of the bolt increase. 123

When there is no stress in the surrounding rock and no pretension is applied to the bolt, the relationship 124 between

sl , tl , and

1l is as shown in Fig. 2(a), as follows: 125

1 .s tl = l + l 126

When there is no deformation of the surrounding rock, the bearing plate will produce a squeezing force on 127 the surrounding rock after the pretension is applied. This force is equal to the pretension, and the direction 128 is opposite, as shown in Fig. 2(b). The function g is used to represent the reduced part of the non-anchored 129 section under the action of the squeezing force. The function g is as follows: 130

3l

TT

4l

(1)

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( )0 1 2 .g T l l= − 131

The function f is used to represent the constitutive relation of the bolt. The function f takes the bolt strain as 132 the independent variable and the bolt axial force as the dependent variable. The following relationship exists: 133

( )0 1 .T f ε= 134

In Eq. (3), 1ε represents the bolt strain before the deformation of the surrounding rock. It is assumed that 135

the bearing plate does not exert pressure on the rock wall after the deformation of the surrounding rock, and 136 the non-anchorage length is

3l , as shown in Fig. 2(c). When the surrounding rock is deformed, the bolt axial 137 force changes and the bolt axial force is called the bolt working resistance T. When the pressure T is applied 138 to the rock wall by the bearing plate, the non-anchorage length is

4l , as shown in Fig. 2(d). In the same way 139 as in Eq. (2), it can be concluded that 140

( ) 3 4 .g T l l= − 141

Concurrently, the relationship between T and the strain 2ε of the bolt after the surrounding rock deformation 142

is as follows: 143

( )2 .T f ε= 144

According to the simple geometric relationship and the stress characteristics of the bolt in Figs. 2(b) and (d), 145 the following relationship can be obtained: 146

42 1

2

1.l

lε ε= + − 147

Combine Eqs. (1)–(6), organize, and simplify to obtain: 148

( )( ) ( )3 1

0

0

1 .s t

l g TT f f T

l l g T

− −= + − − −

149

In Eq. (7), sl and

tl are known quantities; the constitutive relation f can be obtained by the bolt tensile test; 150 the function g and

3l can be obtained by the mechanical method. Then, by solving Eq. (7), the bolt working 151 resistance T can be obtained. 152

2.1 Constitutive model of the bolt 153

The bolt axial force 'T is the main factor influencing the effect of the bolt support, but the bolt diameter has 154 little effect on it. Therefore, the axial force–strain curve ( '-T ε curve) is used to describe the constitutive 155 relationship of the bolt. The '-T ε curve can be divided into compression and tensile processes. The 156 compression process can be divided into the compression elastic stage, compression yield stage, and 157 compression strain-strengthening stage. The tensile process can be divided into the tensile elastic stage, 158 tensile yield stage, tensile strain-strengthening stage, and fracture stage. The '-T ε curve is approximately 159 an inclined straight line at the tensile and compression elastic stages. It is approximately a horizontal line in 160 the compression and tensile yield stages. It is approximately an arc in the tensile and compression strain-161 strengthening stages [19]. Moreover, the axial force is 0 in the fracture stage. The constitutive model is 162 shown in Fig. 3. 163

In Fig. 3, bT represents the ultimate tensile strength,

sT represents the ultimate tensile yield strength, 'sT 164

represents the ultimate compression yield strength, bε represents the ultimate tensile strain,

'sε represents 165 the ultimate compression strain, 'sε represents the starting point of the tensile strain-strengthening stage, 166 and

'sε represents the starting point of the compression strain-strengthening stage. The curve shapes of the 167 tensile elastic stage, tensile yield stage, tensile strain-strengthening stage, and fracture stage were determined 168 by bolt tensile tests. The bolt material has the following mechanical characteristics: the compression and 169 tensile elastic stages, the compression and tensile yield stage are symmetrical to the origin. This 170 characteristic can be expressed as follows: 171

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

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172

Figure 3: Constitutive model of the bolt 173

'

'

'

,

,

' '.

s s

s s

s s

T T

ε εε ε

= = =

174

According to Eq. (8), the compression elastic stage and compression yield stage of the bolt can be 175 supplemented by the tensile elastic and yield stages. Under actual working conditions, compression 176 deformation usually does not occur, even if compression deformation occurs, and the amount of compression 177 deformation is also very small. Therefore, the compression strain-strengthening stage was not considered. 178 The function f is used to represent the constitutive relation of the bolt, as shown in Fig. 3. The function f is 179 as follows: 180

( )' .T f ε= 181

In Eq. (9), ε is the axial strain of the bolt. The piecewise function and Fourier series can be used to fit Eq. 182

(9). 183

2.2 Solution of function g 184

The rock wall is simplified as a semi-infinite body, and the force of the bearing plate on the surrounding 185 rock is simplified as a uniform load in the circular area. To simplify the calculation process, it is assumed 186 that the bearing plate has no shear effect on the rock wall, and the force of the bearing plate on the rock wall 187 is shown in Fig. 4. 188

189

Figure 4: Force of the bearing plate on the rock wall 190

Axial strain

Ax

ial

forc

e T

' Tensile elastic stage

Tensile yield stage

Tensile strain-strengthening stage

Fracture stage

Ts '

Ts

Tb

0

s ' s b0

Compression process Tensile process

Compress

yield stage

Compress strain-strengthening stage

Compress elastic stage

s '

'

s

'

r

z

o

tr

p

tr

(8)

(9)

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In Fig. 4, tr represents the radius of the equivalent circle of the bearing plate area and p represents the 191

equivalent load of the working resistance. The calculation method is as follows: 192

,

.

t

Sr

Tp

S

π

= =

193

In Eq. (10), S represents the bearing plate area. The displacement in the z-direction of the mechanical model 194 shown in Fig. 4 is as follows: 195

( ) ( ) ( )0 10

1, d .

2

zt

z t

pr zu r z J r J r e

G

κν κ κ κκ

+∞ −− = + ∫ 196

In Eq. (11), G represents the shear modulus of the surrounding rock; v represents the Poisson's ratio of the 197 surrounding rock; functions

0J and 1J represent the Bessel function of the first kind with orders 0 and 1, 198

respectively; additionally, κ and represents the integral variable. According to simple geometric relations, 199

( ) ( ) ( )10, 0,0 .z zg T u l u= − 200

By substituting Eqs. (1), (10), and (11) into Eq. (12), and simplifying, we obtain the following results: 201

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ){ } ( )1

02 1 2 1 d .

2

t sl l t

t s

J rTg T l l e

G S

κ κν ν κ κ

κπ

+∞ − = ⋅ − − − + − ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ∫ 202

It can be seen from Eq. (13) that the function value ( )g T is positively proportional to the working resistance 203 T. 204

2.3 Calculation method of non-anchorage length 3l 205

The deep underground roadway can be regarded as an opening in an infinite rock mass. The surrounding 206 rock pressure conditions are expressed by the vertical pressure

Vσ , horizontal pressure Hσ , and shear stress 207

τ . The stress model of the roadway is shown in Fig. 5. 208

209

Figure 5: Mechanical model of quadrilateral roadway 210

The complex variable function method proposed by Muskhelishvili is used to solve the displacement 211 distribution law [13]. The displacement distribution of the surrounding rock in the quadrilateral roadway 212 belongs to the plane strain problem. The displacement of the surrounding rock can be determined by two 213 complex functions ( )zϕ and ( )zψ . They take the following forms: 214

τ

o x

y

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

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( ) ( ) ( )

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )2

0

2

0

2

,4

44 .

V H

V H

i

z

ez

α

ϕσ σ

ω ξ

ω

ϕ ξ

ψ ψσ τ ξξ

σ

+ = ⋅ +

− ⋅ ++ =

215

In Eq. (14), the complex functions ( )0ϕ ξ and ( )0ψ ξ represent analytic functions satisfying the Cauchy-216 Riemann condition, and they can be expanded into a Taylor series; the value of α is shown in Eq. (18); the 217 function ( )ω ξ is a conformal mapping function; ie θξ ρ= ⋅ is a complex variable. 218

( )2 24arctan

2

V H V Hσ σ σ σ τα

τ

− + − + =

219

The conformal mapping function can be obtained according to the algorithm proposed in [20-25]. The 220 analytic functions ( )0ϕ ξ and ( )0ψ ξ can be obtained by boundary conditions [13]. The analytic solutions 221 of the complex functions ( )zϕ and ( )zψ can be obtained by substituting the analytic functions ( )0ϕ ξ and 222

( )0ψ ξ into Eq. (14). According to the complex functions ( )zϕ and ( )zψ , the displacement distribution 223 can be obtained as follows: 224

( )( )

( ) ( ) ( )( )

( ) ( )3 4 .2

ieu iu

G

θ

ρ θ

ω ξ ω ξν ϕ ξ ϕ ξ ψ ξ

ω ξ ω ξ

− ′⋅ ′+ = ⋅ − − − ′ ′

225

The displacement distributions uρ and uθ are based on the curvilinear coordinate system determined by the 226 conformal mapping function ( )ω ξ . The displacement distribution in the curvilinear coordinate system 227 needs to be transformed into a rectangular coordinate system. From differential geometry, the directional 228 cosine matrix from the curvilinear coordinate system to the rectangular coordinate system can be obtained 229 as follows: 230

2 2 2 2.

x y x x

x yx y

ρ ρ θ θ

θ θρ ρ

∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ = ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ++ ∂ ∂∂ ∂

TT T

U 231

The displacement distributions in the rectangular and curved coordinate systems can be converted as follows: 232

.x

y

u u

u u

ρ

θ

= ⋅

U 233

Using Eq. (18), the non-anchorage length 3l can be obtained according to a simple geometric relationship, 234 as follows: 235

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 22

3 1 C C D D C C D D, , , , .x x y yl l u u u uρ θ ρ θ ρ θ ρ θ = + − + − 236

In Eq. (19), ( )C C,ρ θ and ( )D D,ρ θ represent the coordinates of points C and D in the ξ plane, respectively. 237

3 Results and Discussion 238

Based on the mining roadway of the 17102 (3) working face in the Pansan Coal Mine of the Huainan Mining 239 Group as the engineering background, the influence of pretension and anchorage length on the working 240 resistance is studied. The cross section of the mining roadway is quadrilateral, and the rock bolt support 241 scheme is adopted, as shown in Fig. 6. The main bolt-supporting parameters are as follows: five bolts are 242 installed on the high side with a spacing of 800 mm; four bolts are installed at the low side with a spacing of 243 800 mm; seven bolts are installed on the roof with a spacing of 750 mm. All the bolts are high-strength bolts 244

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(18)

(19)

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with a length of 2500 mm and a diameter of 22 mm. Concurrently, other supporting materials such as anchor 245 cables, anchor nets, and steel belts are used. Taking bolt A as an example, the influence of pretension and 246 anchorage length on the bolt in the middle of the roadway side is studied. Taking anchor bolt B as an example, 247 the influence of pretension and anchorage length on the bolt in the roadway corner is studied. 248

249

Figure 6: Schematic diagram of the roadway support 250

According to the in-situ stress test results, the vertical stress Vσ is 16.8 MPa, the horizontal stress

Hσ is 251 13.3 MPa, and the shear stress τ is 0.5 MPa. The roof and floor of the 17102 (3) working face are both 252 composed of mudstone and sandy mudstone, which have mechanical properties similar to those of the coal 253 seam and are combined. According to the results of the rock mechanics test, the shear modulus of the 254 surrounding rock G is 1.22 GPa and the Poisson's ratio v is 0.23. 255

3.1 Constitutive model of the high-strength bolt and the ordinary bolt 256

Taking the high-strength and ordinary bolts as the test samples, the tensile test of the bolt was carried out 257 using the WAW-2000 universal testing machine, and the '-T ε curve was obtained. The diameter of the 258

high-strength bolt is 22 mm, and that of the ordinary bolt is 20 mm. Six high-strength bolts and six ordinary 259 anchors were selected. To facilitate the test experiment, a total of 12 specimens were randomly cut from 260 each bolt with a length of 750 mm. The tensile test of the bolts is shown in Fig. 7, and the broken bolts are 261 shown in Fig. 8. 262

263

Figure 7: Tensile test of bolts Figure 8: Picture of broken bolts 264

3656 m

m 2952 m

m

Anchor cable

22 mm L = 6300 mmΦ ,

Screw steel bolt

22 mm L = 2500 mmΦ ,5050 mm

87° 87°

High-strength bolt

101°85°

Specimen

20°

20°

Universal testing machine

20°

20°

High-strength bolt

20°

20°

Ordinary bolt

5400 mm

Bolt A

Ordinary bolt

Bolt B

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The fitting results of the '-T ε curve for all specimens and the constitutive model are shown in Fig. 9, and 265 the key parameters of the tensile curve for all specimens are shown in Table 1. It can be seen from Fig. 9 266 that the '-T ε curve trend for all bolt specimens is the same, and there is no abnormal change. Regardless of 267 the necking stage of the bolt, the bolt is broken when it enters the necking stage. The constitutive model of 268 the bolt in the tensile stage can be fitted from the '-T ε curve obtained from the test. The constitutive model 269 of the bolt in the compression stage can be calculated according to Eq. (8). The elastic stage of the bolt is 270 fitted by an inclined straight line, the yield stage of the bolt is fitted by a horizontal line, and the strain-271 strengthening stage of the bolt is fitted by a second-order Fourier series. The fitting results of the constitutive 272 model of the high-strength bolt are shown in Eq. (20), and that of the ordinary bolt are shown in Eq. (21). 273

274

Figure 9: Test results and bolt constitutive model 275

Table 1: Tensile test results of specimens 276

Bolts Specimens / kNsT / kNbT sε 'sε

High-strength bolt

1 148.2 219.2 0.01240 0.02160 0.2582

2 147.7 216.3 0.01398 0.02085 0.2539

3 149.5 222.1 0.01418 0.02170 0.2293

4 145.6 220.6 0.01376 0.02040 0.2084

5 140.8 213.7 0.01298 0.01866 0.2117

6 145.0 213.7 0.01355 0.01990 0.2209

Average 146.1 217.6 0.01348 0.02052 0.2304

Ordinary bolt

1 123.7 180.3 0.01281 0.02801 0.2278

2 118.5 176.8 0.01183 0.01480 0.2182

3 119.7 181.2 0.01388 0.01723 0.1939

4 119.0 182.9 0.01369 0.01881 0.2484

5 119.5 177.5 0.01334 0.01487 0.1999

6 120.0 177.5 0.01395 0.01607 0.2090

Average 120.1 179.4 0.01325 0.01830 0.2162

( )

[ )[ )

[ )( ) ( )

( ) ( )[ )

[ )

5

7

5

6

-1.461 10 -0.02052,-0.01348

1.084 10 -0.01348,0.01348

1.461 10 0.01348,0.02052

-29.82+39.66cos 0.3981 +2.825sin 0.398110 0.02052,0.2304

9.841cos 0.7962 1.409sin 0.7962

0 0.2304,

f =

εε ε

εε

ε εε

ε ε

ε

⋅ ∈ ⋅ ∈

⋅ ∈

⋅ ∈ − −

∈ + ∞

(20) 277

-0.05 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3

Axial strain

-300

-200

-100

0

100

200

300

Axia

l fo

rce

T '

(kN

)

High-strength bolt:

RMSE: 2.233

R-square: 0.9830

Ordinary bolt:

RMSE: 1.994

R-square: 0.9816

Specimen 1

Specimen 2

Specimen 3

Specimen 4

Specimen 5

Specimen 6

High-strength bolt

Specimen 1

Specimen 2

Specimen 3

Specimen 4

Specimen 5

Specimen 6

Ordinary bolt

High-strength bolt

Ordinary bolt

Constitutive model of bolt

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( )

[ )[ )

[ )( ) ( )

( ) ( )[ )

[ )

5

6

5

7

-1.201 10 -0.01830,-0.01325

9.064 10 -0.01325,0.01325

1.201 10 0.01325,0.01830

-51.71+68.91cos 0.1893 +2.341sin 0.189310 0.01830,0.2162

17.20cos 0.3786 1.170sin 0.3786

0 0.2162,

f =

εε ε

εε

ε εε

ε ε

ε

⋅ ∈ ⋅ ∈

⋅ ∈

⋅ ∈ − −

∈ + ∞

(21) 278

The root mean squared error (RMSE) of the constitutive models (20) and (21) are 2.233 and 1.994, 279 respectively, and the coefficients of determination (R-square) are 0.9830 and 0.9816, respectively. The 280 RMSE of the constitutive models (20) and (21) is relatively small, and the R-square is close to one, showing 281 that the fitting effect of the constitutive models (20) and (21) is good, which can be used for follow-up 282 research. 283

3.2 Influence of 0T and tl on the high-strength bolt’s T in the middle of the roadway side 284

Taking bolt A as an example, the variation curve of the working resistance T of the high-strength bolt in the 285 middle of the roadway side is obtained, as shown in Fig. 10. To facilitate the later comparative analysis, the 286 key points of the working resistance curve are marked in Fig. 10. The pretension

0T and anchorage length 287

tl at the key points are listed in Table 2. The locations of the key points are shown in Fig. 12. The subscript 288 1 indicates that these points are related to bolt A. The function of the key points is to distinguish the bolt 289 stage(whether elastic, at yield, or strain-strengthening). 290

291

Figure 10: Curves of the high-strength bolt’s T in the middle of roadway side with different 0T values 292

Table 2: Parameters of the key points shown in Fig. 9 293

Parameters 1A 1B

1C 1D

1E

0 / kNT 0 41.55 75.23 27.96 23.39

/ msl 1.54 0 0 2.5 2.17

In Fig. 10, the working resistance in the light yellow area is less than the yield strength sT , and the bolt is in 294

the elastic stage. In the light pink area, the working resistance is greater than the yield strength sT , and the 295

bolt is in the strain-strengthening stage. According to the change in the bolt stage with anchorage length, the 296 working resistance curves under different pretension conditions can be divided into five categories. After 297 calculation, the pretension ranges of different types of working resistance curves, the change of bolt stage 298 with the increase in anchorage length, and the example curve in Fig. 10 are shown in Table 3. 299

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

The anchorage length lt (m)

100

120

140

160

Th

e w

ork

ing

res

ista

nce

T

(k

N)

Ts

Tensile elastic

stage

Tensile strain-strengthening stage

A1

B1

(C1

)D

1E1

T0

= 0 kN

T0

= 5 kN

T0

= 10 kN

T0

= 15 kN

T0

= 20 kN

T0

= 25 kN

T0

= 30 kN

T0

= 35 kN

T0

= 40 kN

T0

= 50 kN

T0

= 60 kN

T0

= 80 kN

T0

= 100 kN

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Fig. 10 shows that the variation rules of the working resistance curves of different types are the same in the 300

elastic, yield, and strain-strengthening stages. In the elastic stage, the working resistance increases linearly 301

and the working resistance curves under different pretensions are mostly parallel. Moreover, in the elastic 302

stage, the growth rate of the working resistance mostly remains unchanged under different pretension 303

conditions. In the yield stage, the working resistance does not change. Notably, the working resistance cannot 304

be improved by increasing the anchorage length in the yield stage. In the strain-strengthening stage, the 305

working resistance first increases and then decreases. When the anchorage length is approximately 2.2 m, 306

the working resistance reaches its maximum value. The overall variation range of the working resistance is 307

relatively small in the strain-strengthening stage. This shows that increasing the anchorage length cannot 308

effectively improve the working resistance in the yield stage. When the anchorage length is larger than point 309

1A , i.e., 1.54 mtl > , the bolt is in the yield stage or the strain-strengthening stage, regardless of the 310

pretension value. With an increase in the anchorage length, the working resistance increases slowly, and a 311

continuous increase in the anchorage length cannot effectively improve the working resistance. Therefore, 312

under the engineering conditions of this paper, the best anchorage length of the high-strength bolt in the 313

middle of the roadway side is 1.54 m without considering the pretension. 314

Table 3: High-strength bolt’s T-curve classification with different pretensions in the middle of roadway side 315

Curve categories Pretension ranges Stages of bolts with different anchorage lengths Examples

I 0–23.39 kN Elastic stage→ Yield stage 0–20 kN

II 23.39–27.96 kN Elastic stage→ Yield stage→ Strain-strengthening

stage→ Yield stage 25 kN

III 27.96–41.55 kN Elastic stage→ Yield stage→ Strain-strengthening

stage 30–40 kN

VI 41.55–75.23 kN Yield stage→ Strain-strengthening stage 50 and 60 kN

V >75.23 kN Strain-strengthening stage 80 and 100 kN

316

Figure 11: Curves of high-strength bolt’s T in the middle of roadway side with different tl values 317

When the anchorage length tl is different, the change trend of the working resistance with the increase in 318

pretension is shown in Fig. 11. It can be seen from Fig. 11 that when the anchorage length is different, the 319

working resistance increases monotonically with the increase in pretension. According to the change in the 320

bolt stage, the working resistance curves can be divided into two categories. After calculation, the anchorage 321

length range of the different types of working resistance curve, the change of bolt stage with the increase in 322

pretension, and the example curve in Fig. 11 are shown in Table 4. 323

0 20 40 60 80 100

The pretension T0

(kN)

100

120

140

160

Th

e w

ork

ing

res

ista

nce

T

(k

N)

Ts

Tensile elastic

stage

Tensile strain-strengthening stage

B1

A1

C1

D1E

1

lt

= 2.50 m

l

t

= 2.25 m

l

t

= 2.00 m

l

t

= 1.75 m

l

t

= 1.50 m

l

t

= 1.25 m

l

t

= 1.00 m

l

t

= 0.75 m

l

t

= 0.50 m

l

t

= 0.25 m

l

t

= 0.00 m

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Table 4: High-strength bolt’s T-curve classification with different anchorage lengths in the middle of roadway side 324

Curve categories Anchorage lengths Stages of bolts with different pretensions Examples

I 0–1.54 m Elastic stage→ Yield stage→ Strain-strengthening

stage 0–1.50 m

II >1.54 m Yield stage→ Strain-strengthening stage 1.75–2.50 m

Fig. 11 shows that the variation rules of the working resistance curves of different types are the same in the 325

elastic, yield, and strain-strengthening stages. In the elastic stage, the working resistance increases linearly 326

with increasing pretension, and the working resistance curves with different anchorage lengths are mostly 327

parallel. The results show that in the elastic stage, the working resistance growth rate with increasing 328

pretension is fundamentally the same under the condition of different anchorage lengths. In the yield stage, 329

the working resistance does not change. Notably, in the yield stage, increasing the pretension cannot improve 330

the working resistance. When the bolt is in the strain-strengthening stage, the working resistance increases 331

monotonically with increasing pretension, but the increase range is relatively small. When the pretension is 332

greater than point 1B , i.e.,

0 41.55 kNT > , regardless of the anchorage length, the bolt is in the yield stage 333

or strain-strengthening stage. With increasing pretension, the working resistance increases slowly, and the 334

effect of the continuously increasing pretension on improving the working resistance is limited. Therefore, 335

under the engineering conditions of this paper, without considering the anchorage length, the best pretension 336

for the high-strength bolt in the middle of the roadway side is 41.55 kN. 337

338

Figure 12: High-strength bolt stage under different combinations of 0T and

tl in the middle of roadway side 339

Under the combination of the pretension 0T and anchorage length

tl , the stage of the high-strength bolt in 340

the middle of the roadway side is shown in Fig. 12. Concurrently, the positions of the working resistance 341

curves for different types are indicated in Fig. 12. It can be seen from the analysis in Figs. 10 and 11 that 342

when the bolt enters the yield and strain-strengthening stages, the effect of increasing pretension and 343

anchorage length on improving the working resistance is not evident. Considering the relationship between 344

construction cost and the supporting effect, the boundary line between the elastic stage and the yield stage 345

can be used as the best combination curve for the pretension and anchorage length. It can be seen from Fig. 346

12 that the best combination curve of pretension and anchorage length is approximately a straight line. 347

0 20 40 60 80 100

The pretension T0

(kN)

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

The

anch

ora

ge

length

l

t (

m)

A1

: lt

= 1.54 m

B1

: T0

= 41.55 kN

Tensile elastic

stage

Tensile strain-strengthening stageThe best com

bination curve

Tensile yield stage

D1

: T0

= 27.96 kN

C1

: T0

= 75.23 kN

E1

: T0

= 23.39 kN , lt

= 2.17 m

III

Curv

e classification w

ith d

ifferent an

chorag

e length

.

I II III VI V

Curve classification with different pretension.

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3.3 Influence of pretension and anchorage length on the working resistance of the high-348

strength bolt at the roadway corner 349

Examining the behavior of bolt B, the variation curve of the working resistance T of the high-strength bolt 350 at the roadway corner with an increase in the anchorage length

tl is obtained when the pretension 0T is 351

different, as shown in Fig. 13. To facilitate the comparative analysis, the key points of the working resistance 352 curve are marked in Fig. 13. The pretensions

0T and anchorage lengths tl at the key points are listed in 353

Table 5. The locations of the key points are shown in Fig. 12. The subscript 2 indicates that these points are 354 related to bolt B. 355

356

Figure 13: Curves of the high-strength bolt’s T on the roadway corner with different 0T values 357

Table 5: Parameters of the key points in Fig. 13 358

Parameters 2A 2B

2C 2D

2E 2F

0 / kNT 0 104.26 133.72 47.43 0 0

/ msl 2.12 0 0 2.5 2.28 2.38

Fig. 13 shows that under the different pretension conditions, the variation trend of the working resistance at 359 the roadway corner is mostly the same as that in the middle of the roadway side. According to the change in 360 the bolt stage with increasing anchorage length, the working resistance curves under the different pretension 361 conditions can be divided into four categories. The pretension range and the change in the bolt stage with 362 the increase in the anchorage length and the example curves in Fig. 13 are shown in Table 6. 363

Table 6: High-strength bolt’s T curve classification with different pretensions at the roadway corner 364

Curve categories Pretension ranges Stages of bolts with different anchorage lengths Examples

I 0–47.43 kN Elastic stage→ Yield stage→ Strain-strengthening

stage→ Yield stage 0–45 kN

II 47.73–104.26 kN Elastic stage→ Yield stage→ Strain-strengthening

stage 60–90 kN

III 104.26–133.72 kN Yield stage→ Strain-strengthening stage 105 and 120 kN

VI >133.72 kN Strain-strengthening stage 135 and 150 kN

The variation law of the working resistance curve at the roadway corner and in the middle of the roadway 365 side is essentially the same in each stage. In the elastic stage, the working resistance exhibits a nonlinear 366

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

The anchorage length lt (m)

30

60

90

120

150

180

The

work

ing r

esis

tance

T

(kN

) Ts

Tensile elastic

stage

Tenslie strain-strengthening stage

A2

B2

(C2

) E2

F2

D2

T0

= 0 kN

T0

= 15 kN

T0

= 30 kN

T0

= 45 kN

T0

= 60 kN

T0

= 75 kN

T0

= 90 kN

T0

= 105 kN

T0

= 120 kN

T0

= 135 kN

T0

= 150 kN

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monotonic increasing trend, and the growth rate increases with the anchorage length. The results show that 367 when the bolt is in the elastic stage, the working resistance can be greatly improved by increasing the 368 anchorage length. In the yield stage, the working resistance of the bolt does not change. In the strain-369 strengthening stage, the working resistance first increases and then decreases. When the anchorage length is 370 2.3 m, the working resistance of the bolt reaches its maximum value. Under the engineering conditions of 371 this paper, when the pretension is not considered, the best anchorage length of the high-strength bolt at the 372 roadway corner is 2.12 m. 373

374 Figure 14: Curves of high-strength bolt’s T on corners with different

tl values 375

When the anchorage length tl is different, the variation trend of the working resistance of the high-strength 376

anchor bolt at the roadway corner with the increase in pretension 0T is shown in Fig. 14. According to the 377

change in the bolt stage with increasing pretension, the working resistance curve can be divided into three 378 categories. After calculation, the different anchorage lengths and bolt stage changes with the increase in 379 pretension as well as the example curves in Fig. 14 are shown in Table 7. 380

Table 7: High-strength bolt’s T-curve classification with different anchorage lengths at the roadway corner 381

Curve

categories Anchorage lengths Stage of bolts with different pretensions Examples

I 0–2.12 m Elastic stage→ Yield stage→ Strain-strengthening

stage 0–2.00 m

II 2.12–2.28 m and

2.38–2.50 m Yield stage→ Strain-strengthening stage

2.25 m and 2.50

m

III 2.28–2.38 m Strain-strengthening stage 2.30 m

Fig. 14 shows that in the different stages, the variation law of the working resistance at the roadway corner 382 and in the middle of the roadway side is the same. After calculation, in the elastic stage, the slope and growth 383 rate of the working resistance of the bolt in the roadway corner is mostly the same as that of the bolt in the 384 middle of the roadway side. Compared with Figs. 11 and 14, it can be seen that when the combination of 385 pretension and anchorage length is the same, the working resistance of the bolt at the roadway corner is 386 smaller than that in the middle of the roadway side. Under the engineering conditions of this paper, when 387 the anchorage length is not considered, the best pretension at the roadway corner is 104.26 kN. 388

Under the combination of the different pretensions 0T and anchorage lengths

tl , the stage of the high-389 strength bolt at the roadway corner is shown in Fig. 15. Concurrently, the positions of the working resistance 390 curves of different types are indicated in Fig. 15. It can be seen from Fig. 16 that the best combination curve 391 at the roadway corner is different from that in the middle of the roadway side. The best combination curve 392 at the roadway corner is an arc shape, and that of the bolt in the middle of the roadway side is approximately 393 a straight line. 394

0 30 60 90 120 150

The pretension T0

(kN)

30

60

90

120

150

180

The

work

ing r

esis

tance

T

(kN

) Ts

Tensile elastic stage

Tensile strain-strengthening stage

B2

A2

(E2

, F2

)

C2

D2

lt

= 2.50 m

l

t

= 2.30 m

l

t

= 2.25 m

l

t

= 2.00 m

l

t

= 1.75 m

l

t

= 1.50 m

l

t

= 1.25 m

l

t

= 1.00 m

l

t

= 0.75 m

l

t

= 0.50 m

l

t

= 0.25 m

l

t

= 0.00 m

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395

Figure 15: High-strength bolt stages under different combinations of 0T and

tl on corners 396

3.4 Evolution law of the working resistance of the ordinary bolt 397

By changing the constitutive model and taking the bolt in the middle of the roadway side as an example, the 398

influence of the pretension 0T and the anchorage length

tl on the ordinary bolt is analyzed. The variation 399

curve of the working resistance with increasing anchorage length tl under different pretension

0T values is 400

obtained, and the variation curve of the working resistance of the ordinary bolt and the high-strength bolt is 401

shown in Fig. 16. Under the condition of different anchorage length tl values, the variation curve of the 402

working resistance with increasing pretension 0T is obtained, and the curve of the working resistance of the 403

ordinary bolt and the high-strength bolt with increasing pretension is shown in Fig. 17. The best combination 404

curve of the pretension and anchorage length of the ordinary anchor bolt in the middle of the roadway side 405

and at the roadway corner is shown in Fig. 18. 406

407

Figure 16: Curves of the ordinary bolt’s T in the middle of roadway side with different 0T values 408

0 30 60 90 120 150

The working resistance T0

(kN)

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

The

anch

ora

ge

length

l

t (

m)

A2

: lt

= 2.12 m

B2

: T0

= 104.26 kN

Tensile elastic stage

Tensile strain-strengthening stage

The best combination curve

on the roadway corner

The best combination curve in

the middle of roadway side

A1

B1

C2

: T0

= 133.72 kN

D2

: T0

= 47.43 kN

Tensile yield

stage

E2

F

2

E2

: lt

= 2.28 m

F2

: lt

= 2.38 m

I II III VI

Curve classification with different pretension.

III

IIIII C

urv

e classification w

ith d

ifferent an

chorag

e length

.

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

The anchorage length lt (m)

80

100

120

140

160

The

work

ing r

esis

tance

T

(kN

)

T0

= 0 kN

T0

= 20 kN

T0

= 40 kN

T0

= 60 kN

T0

= 80 kN

T0

= 100 kN

Ordinary bolt

T0

= 0 kN

T0

= 20 kN

T0

= 40 kN

T0

= 60 kN

T0

= 80 kN

T0

= 100 kN

High-strength bolt

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409

Figure 17: Curves of the ordinary bolt’s T in the middle of roadway side with different tl values 410

411

Figure 18: Ordinary bolt’s best combination curves of 0T and

tl 412

It can be seen from Figs. 16 and 17 that the influence of pretension and anchorage length on the ordinary 413 and high-strength bolts is similar. Under the same conditions, the working resistance of the ordinary bolt is 414 approximately 25 kN less than that of the high-strength bolt. Additionally, Fig. 18 shows that the best 415 combination curve shape of the ordinary and high-strength bolts is the same, that of the bolt in the middle of 416 the roadway side is approximately a straight line, and that of the bolt at the roadway corner is a circular arc. 417 The best anchorage length for the ordinary and high-strength bolt is the same, the bolt in the middle of the 418 roadway side is 1.54 m, and the bolt in the roadway corner is 2.12 m. Under the engineering conditions of 419 this paper, the best pretension for the ordinary bolt is less than that of the high-strength bolt. The best 420 pretension of the ordinary bolt in the middle of the roadway side is 33.51 kN, and that of the ordinary bolt 421 in the roadway corner is 85.12 kN. 422

4 Conclusions 423

To study the influence of pretension and anchorage length on the working resistance of the rock bolt, a 424 mechanical model for calculating the working resistance is proposed based on the tensile characteristics of 425

0 20 40 60 80 100

The pretension T0

(kN)

30

60

90

120

150

180

The

work

ing r

esis

tance

T

(kN

)

lt

= 2.5 m

l

t

= 2.0 m

l

t

= 1.5 m

l

t

= 1.0 m

l

t

= 0.5 m

l

t

= 0.0 m

Ordinary bolt

lt

= 2.5 m

lt

= 2.0 m

lt

= 1.5 m

lt

= 1.0 m

lt

= 0.5 m

lt

= 0.0 m

High-strength bolt

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

The pretension T0

(kN)

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

The

anch

ora

ge

length

l

t (

m)

The hight-strenght bolt's best combination

curve on the roadway corner

The ordinary bolt's best

combination curve on

the roadway corner

The hight-strenght bolt's

best combination curve in

the middle of roadway side

The

ord

inar

y b

olt

's b

est

com

bin

atio

n c

urv

e in

the

mid

dle

of

road

way

sid

e

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the rock bolt. The analytical solution of the mechanical model is obtained using the complex function method. 426 The influence of pretension and anchorage length on the working resistance of the ordinary bolt and the 427 high-strength bolt in different parts of the roadway is analyzed. The conclusions are as follows: 428

(1) Based on the tensile curve of the bolt, the constitutive model of the bolt is determined and then the 429 mechanical model for calculating the working resistance is established, combined with the displacement 430 distribution law of the mining roadway surrounding rock. The model can comprehensively reflect the 431 influence of pretension, anchorage length, roadway section shape, surrounding rock deformation, and 432 surrounding rock lithology on the bolt working resistance. 433

(2) When the bolt is in the elastic stage, increasing pretension and anchorage length can effectively improve 434 the working resistance. After the bolt enters the yield and strain-strengthening stages, the working resistance 435 cannot be effectively improved by increasing the pretension and anchorage length. Under the engineering 436 conditions of this paper, when pretension is not considered, the best anchorage length for the high-strength 437 bolt in the middle of the roadway side and in the roadway corner is 1.54 and 2.12 m, respectively. When the 438 anchorage length is not considered, the best pretension is 41.55 and 104.26 kN, respectively. 439

(3) The influence of pretension and anchorage length on the ordinary and high-strength bolts is similar. 440 When the pretension and anchorage length are similar, the working resistance of the ordinary anchor is 441 approximately 25 kN less than that of the high-strength bolt. Moreover, the best anchorage length of the 442 ordinary bolt is the same as that of the high-strength bolt. Under the engineering conditions of this paper, 443 when the anchorage length is not considered, the best pretensions for the ordinary bolt in the middle of the 444 roadway side and in the roadway corner are 33.51 and 85.12 kN, respectively. 445

Data Availability 446

The data used to support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon request. 447

Conflicts of Interest 448

The authors declare no conflicts of interest. 449

Acknowledgments 450

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51774009 and 451 51874006), Key Research and Development Projects in Anhui Province (No. 202004a07020045), Colleges 452 and Universities Natural Science Foundation of Anhui (No. KJ2019A0134), Anhui Provincial Natural 453 Science Foundation (No. 2008085ME147), and the Anhui University of Technology and Science Graduate 454 Innovation Foundation (No. 2019CX2007). 455

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