As rock bursts are unavoidable in deep mines and excavations with high in-situ stresses, ground support systems implemented to manage mitigate bursts. Cable bolts commonly used as reinforcing elements systems, which subject dynamic loads burst-prone excavations. To design an efficient cable bolt conditions, shear energy absorption capacity must be considered. Numerical modelling is advantageous...

[1] There is a contradiction between two widely accepted pillars of global tectonics, (1) the central plate tectonic assumption of plate rigidity and (2) the explanation of the relief of the seafloor as being due to lithospheric subsidence from thermal contraction. Here we quantify the rate of predictable horizontal thermal contraction of the lithosphere using depth averages of widely accepted ...