Tunnel forepoling (forepoles) Tunnel forepoling (forepoles) refers to the placement of near-horizontal steel bars/pipes/sections around the periphery of the heading to form a rock support cage in weak zone areas. To support the excavation roof or tunnel crown, in other words. Forepoling should be used on rock and soil conditions that are prone to overbreak, collapses, or material inflow immediately after the following excavation. It shall be applied locally or systematically, depending on the circumstances, for the safety of the works and the prevention of overbreak. According to Warner forepolling should be densely installed to reduce the influences from stress-release at the face and the crown. Face bolts only contributed to stress-release at the face. Forepolling divides the surrounding ground of the installed area into two zones; i) outside the zone of the invisible arch consisting of forepoles and ii) inside the zone of the forepoles. Forepoles, by definition, have a larger diamet...
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