RESIN

RESIN CARTRIDGE
 RESIN COMPARTMENT
( 90% BY VOLUME )
• UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESIN
Polyester Backbone
Promoters
Inhibitors
• COURSE FILLER
• FINE FILLER
CATALYST COMPARTMENT
( 10% BY VOLUME )
• BENZOYL PEROXIDE
• CARRIER
Thickened Water
Oil
• FILLER
RESIN MIXING TIME

30-35 Revolutions

Mix Both Components

 RESIN SYSTEMS

TYPE OF RESIN
MIX TIME or
SPIN TIME

HOLD TIME

WHAT IS GEL TIME ?

WHAT IS CURE TIME ?
 WHAT GEL TIME ?
• GEL TIME IS THE TIME IT TAKES
RESIN TO REACH A PASTE, OR
SEMISOLID STATE.
• ( THIS USUALLY TAKES
APPROXIMATELY 5 - 30 SECONDS )

• GEL TIME = SPIN TIME + HOLD TIME

 WHAT CURE TIME ?
• CURE TIME IS THE TIME IT
TAKES RESIN TO REACH ABOUT
90 - 95 % OF ITS FINAL STRENGTH
( THIS USUALLY TAKES
APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES )
 • GEL TIME
• AS A
• FUNCTION
• OF
• TEMPERATURE
 TYPICAL SYSTEMS
• 1” (#5 REBAR)
• 5/8” DIA REBAR 0.9” DIA CARTRIDGE
• 1” DIA BORE 3/16” ANNULUS……
• 1” (#6 REBAR)
• 3/4” DIA REBAR 0.9” DIA CARTRIDGE
• 1” DIA BORE 1/8” ANNULUS………
• 1- 3/8” (#7 REBAR)
• 7/8” DIA REBAR 1-1/4” DIA CARTRIDGE
• 1-3/8” DIA BORE 1/4” ANNULUS………
 WHAT IS ANCHORAGE ?
ANCHORAGE MEANS HOW WELL A
BOLT IS ANCHORED IN THE ROOF.
WE WANT THE ANCHORAGE ZONE
OF THE BOLT TO BE GREATER THAN
THE ULTIMATE STRENGTH OF THE
BOLT. ( DURING A PULL TEST, WE
WANT TO BREAK THE BOLT INSTEAD
OF PULLING IT OUT OF THE MINE
ROOF )
 TYPICAL LIMESTONE
BLOCK PULLS
PRODUCT #5 REBAR #6 REBAR
½ - MIN 6 – 8 TONS 12 – 16 TONS
1 – MIN 6 – 8 TONS 12 – 16 TONS
QC3 10 – 12 TONS 16 – 20 TONS

 1” DIAMETER HOLE, 8” DEEP

 MIX 8 SECONDS
 CURE TIME, 10 MINUTES
 RESIN ANCHORAGE RELATED TO
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF ROCK
 WHAT IS RESIN SHOW ?
( ON FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS)

• RESIN SHOW IS WHEN A SMALL

AMOUNT OF EXCESS RESIN APPEARS
BETWEEN THE BOLT HEAD AND PLATE.
• RESIN SHOW IS CAUSED, BECAUSE
THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 6% MORE
RESIN BY VOLUME THAN THE VOLUME
OF THE ANNULUS AROUND THE BOLT.
• A LACK OF RESIN SHOW CAN MEAN A
BAD INSTALLATION
COMMON MISTAKES WHEN
INSTALLING RESIN BOLTS
• DRILL HOLE TOO DEEP
• DRILL HOLE TOO LARGE IN DIA.
• SPINNING BOLT TOO LONG.
• RESPINNING BOLT AFTER HOLD
TIME.
• BOLT SPACING NOT ACCORDING
TO ROOF CONTROL PLAN.
• OVER TORQUING BOLT DURING
INSTALLATION.
 STORAGE OF RESIN
• KEEP IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
• AVOID DOUBLE STACKING.
• AFFECTED BY HIGH STORAGE
TEMPERATURE.
• UNAFFECTED BY FREEZING.
 SHELF LIFE
• QC PRODUCTS 6 MONTHS
• ALL OTHERS 1 YEAR
• SHELF LIFE CAN BE EXTENDED
UP TO TWO MONTHS, BUT ONLY
BY THE RESIN MANUFACTOR
AFTER TESTS HAVE BEEN
PREFORMED.
SHELF LIFE
 AMC/ASTM TESTING
• STRENGTH TESTS
• * PULL STRENGTH
• - LIMESTONE BLOCKS
• - STEEL BOREHOLES
• * SHEAR/COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
• * CREEP TEST
 AMC/ASTM TESTING cont.
• BOREHOLE SIMULATION
• *GEL TIME/ CURE RATE
PERFORMANCE
• *INSERTION CHARACTERISTICS
• -RATE -RPM
• -THRUST -TORQUE
• *TEMPERATURE/ VISCOSITY EFFECTS