Patent ID: 8606542

Claim:
Method of monitoring and documenting the installation of at least one rock reinforcement bolt in a tunnel or a mine, wherein bolt installation related information is stored and related to the identity of the bolt, said method comprising the steps of: supporting installation positioning by providing target positioning information from a memory, registering, by parameter registering means during rock bolting, at least one bolt installation related parameter for said at least one rock reinforcement bolt and storing the corresponding installation parameter data in a related memory, registering, by position registering means during rock bolting, the installation position for said at least one rock reinforcement bolt and storing the corresponding installation position data in a related memory, and evaluating, by evaluating means, whether the said at least one rock reinforcement bolt has been installed according to installation parameter and installation position requirements; wherein the step of evaluating includes comparing stored installation parameter data and stored installation position data with previously stored target data, and wherein said installation parameter is one or more from the group: maximum pressure reached during expansion, duration of time when pressure is above a predetermined pressure level, bolt tension, expansion tension, volume of anchoring grout.