Pob zeb bolting yog ib qho kev daws teeb meem tseem ceeb rau kev txhim kho kev ruaj ntseg thiab kev nyab xeeb ntawm cov qauv hauv av, xws li tunnels, mines, thiab caverns. Qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm pob zeb bolting yog nws lub peev xwm los txhawb cov pob zeb tsim los ntawm anchoring xoob los yog cov pob zeb tsis ruaj khov, tiv thaiv kev tawg thiab txo qhov kev pheej hmoo ntawm pob zeb ntog. Tsis tas li ntawd, pob zeb bolts muab cov txiaj ntsig zoo, siv sijhawm ntev ntawm kev ruaj ntseg qhov chaw khawb av, txhim kho tag nrho cov qauv kev ncaj ncees yam tsis muaj kev siv dav lossis kev tsim kho. Lawv kuj txo cov nqi txij nkawm thaum lub sij hawm los ntawm kev ncua lub neej ntawm kev tsim kho hauv av, ua rau lawv yog ib qho tseem ceeb hauv kev lag luam mining thiab civil engineering.