Bolts and Bolt Hangers
Below is a series of links to all the publically available research concerning bolts and bolt handers that we have found to date (we exclude papers with analyses and other citations because there are so many!). We have made an attempt to find as much as we could, but it is a work in progress. If you know of any additional testing we are missing, please bring it to our attention (contact us)!
Bolts and Bolt Hangers:
Videos:
Also of Interest:
BCA Equipment and Techniques Committee, May 2010, Equipment and Techniques - Summary of Test Data
Bolts and Bolt Hangers:
- Allkins, Vince, Mehew, Bob, 2015a, Testing of Bolt Product Anchors Using Fischer Resin at Penwyllt Quarry, South Wales
- Allkins, V., Mehew, B., 2015b, Testing of South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team Bolt Anchors
- Cazes, Gerard, Clement, Nicolas, Laussac, Pierre-Bernard, 2008, Les amarrages <en plafond>, Spelunca 112:1-3
- Chastain, Harry, 1970, Stud Test reports, Speleo Digest 1970:252-254
- Federation Francaise de Speleologie, 2013, Les amarrages en plafond, Groupe D'Etudes Techniques
- Federation Francaise de Speleologie, 2013, Les amarrages en plafond, Groupe D'Etudes Techniques
- Francesco, Salvatori, 2014, L' ancoraggio TOP 13 della Raumer: una rivoluzione negli ancoraggi per la progression speleological (Document in Italian)
- Hawkshaw, Stephen, 2003, Strength and Reliability of Chemically Bonded Rock Climbing Anchors in Sandstone, Undergraduate Honours Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney
- Isaac Heacock, 2011, Wave Bolt Testing
- Law, Michael, Hawkshaw, Stephen, 2012, Examination of a rock-climbing fatality caused by equipment failure, Engineering Failure Analysis 22:21-27
- Mehew, Bob, Thomas, Gethin, 2016, Testing Anchors in Slate, Descent 249:32-34 (Part 1, Part 2)
- Mehew, Bob, Thomas, Gethin, 2015, Testing of Anchors in North Wales Slate Mines 2014 & 15
- Neil Monteith, 2009, Raumer 8mm bolt soft rock test
- Neil Monteith, 2010, Testing u-bolts in soft sandstone
- Neil Monteith, 2014, Testing Fire Damaged Climbing Bolts with Mikl & Neil
- Pete Knight, 2015, Pulling Spit Anchors - Back garden test
- Powick, Kolin, Unknown Date, Worn Anchors
- Powick, Kolin, 2015, Climb Safe: Dangers of Worn Lowring Anchors
- Rockliff, Henry, 2010, Review: Lightweight Rigging with Multi-Monti Bolts and AS Hangers, Speleology 15:9
- Schoening, P., 1951,Rawl-Drive Climbing Anchor, American Alpine Journal 8(1):206-209
- Semmel, Chris, Hellberg, Florian, 2008, Klebehaken: Tod-sicher? Panorama 2008(2):85-87 (Document in German)
- Semmel, Chirs, 2007, Bohrhaken
- Stopper, Von Dieter, 2001, Mortel auf dem Prufstand, Panorama 2001(3):77-80 (Document in German)
- The More You Know, 2008, Stress Cracking Corrosion pull test (Video of slow pull testing old bolt hangers)
- Unknown Author, Unknown Date, Ancorante Multimonti MMS-S (Page in Italian)
- Unknown Author, Unknown Date, Bolting
- Unknown Author, Unknown Date, Glue-in bolt Design
- Unknown Author, Unknown Date, Glueing
- Unknown Author, 2014, Bolt Testing in Slate
- Unknown Author, 2015, Cwmorthin Test Beds (Data Table)
- Unknown Author, 2015, Cambrian Test Bed (Data Table)
- Unknown Author, 2015, Corris Test Bed (Braich Goch) (Data Table)
- Unknown Author, Unknown Date, Anchors in Slate (Data Table)
Videos:
- Gethin Thomas, 2013, Testing resin Bolts in Slate (no sound)
- Gethin Thomas, 2013, Bolt testing Colinox resin 10mm bolt test with sound
- Gethin Thomas, 2013, Bolt testing Goujon short (so sound)
- Gethin Thomas, 2013, Bolt Testing Goujon (full version)
- Gethin Thomas, 2013, Bolt Testing: Spit Rock Screws (Bolts 5 and 6)
- Gethin Thomas, 2013, Rock Screws (short version, no sound)
- Gethin Thomas, 2013, Rock Screws (Short Version)
- Gethin Thomas, 2013, Bolt testing (bolts 11& 12) 8mm Spits with Ali hangers in slate
- Gethin Thomas, 2013, Bolt testing Bolt 11 (8mm spit with ali hanger)
- Gethin Thomas, 2013, CollinoxVsGoujon_fast
- Gethin Thomas, 2013, CollinoxVsGoujon_fast
- Gethin Thomas, 2013, RaumerT3_smll
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP5 Ex (Cwmothin A, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP6 (Cwmothin A, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, IC27 ex (Cwmothin A, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, IC30 (Cwmothin A, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G4 (Cwmothin A, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C3 (Cwmothin A, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C1 (Cwmothin A, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G2 (Cwmothin A, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, IC 31 Dry (Cwmothin A, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP11 (Cwmothin A, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G8 (Cwmothin A, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G7 (Cwmothin A, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C9 (Cwmothin A, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C10 (Cwmothin A, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, IC29 (Cwmothin A, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP14 (Cwmothin A, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C12 (Cwmothin A, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G13 (Cwmothin A, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, IC28 (Cwmothin A, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP15 (Cwmothin A, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, IC26 (Cwmothin A, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP6 (Cwmothin B, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G5 (Cwmothin B, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C1 (Cwmorthin B, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, IC21 (Cwmothin B, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C4 (Cwmothin B, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, IC 22 (Cwmorthin B, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, IC22 (Cwmothin B, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G2 (Cwmothin B, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP3 (Cwmothin B, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, IC24 (Cwmothin B, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, IC25 (Cwmothin B, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP15 (Cwmothin B, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C7 (Cwmothin B, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP11 (Cwmorthin B, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP12 (Cwmothin B, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, IC23 (Cwmothin B, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G10 (Cwmothin B, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G8 (Cwmothin B, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C9 (Cwmothin B, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C14 (Cwmothin B, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G13 (Cwmothin B, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP7 (Cwmothin B, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, IC 16 (Cambrian, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C2 (Cambrian, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G7 (Cambrian, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP12 (Cambrian, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP11 (Cambrian, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G6 (Cambrian, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C1 (Cambrian, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, IC17 (Cambrian, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP13 (Cambrian, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP14 (Cambrian, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, IC18 (Cambrian, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G9 (Cambrian, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, Collinox 21 (Cambrian Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G8 (Cambrian, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, IC19 (Cambrian, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C3 (Cambrian, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, IC20 (Cambrian, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP20 (Cambrian, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G10 (Cambrian, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C5 (Cambrian, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C21 (Cambrian, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP12 (Corris Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C2 (Corris, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G7 (Corris, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP11 (Corris, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C1 (Corris, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G6 (Corris, Pillar)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP14 (Corris, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C4 (Corris, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G9 (Corris, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP13 (Corris Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C3 (Corris, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G8 (Corris Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, BP15 (Corris, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, C5 (Corris, Cleavage)
- Gethin Thomas, 2015, G10 (Corris, Cleavage)
Also of Interest:
BCA Equipment and Techniques Committee, May 2010, Equipment and Techniques - Summary of Test Data