Abstract: The protection of the ancient culture relics that are exposed to the wet conditions is a challenge topic. The application of timber bolts as the protective element for the ancient culture relics in the arid northwest China has been reported but it is rarely found the report of using bamboo bolts as the protective elements under the wet conditions. This paper presents the feasibility of using the bamboo bolts for the supporting of wet ancient culture relic walls that have collapsing potentials. The pull-out tests on the bamboo bolts indicate that the anchor resistance increases with the length of the bolt. The anchor resistance increases when the soil consistency changes from stiff to hard.
 

Key words: Bamboo Bolts, Wet Conditions, Anchor Resistances