The widely used anchor cable in slope reinforcement usually encounter prestress loss owing to the interface failure between the cable and the cement (e.g grout), accurate estimation of pretress loss in anchor cables is of great significant to the stability of slopes. In view of the limitation of the existing anchor cable-grout decoupling model, a three-stage linear function was applied to demonstrate the relationship of shearing stress and displacement at the interface of cable and grout, to modify the collateral resistance distribution at the interface after decoupling. Consequently, the decoupling segment was refined into two parts consisting of plastic element and residual element, and an anchor cable-grout decoupling model was proposed based on this refined slip-shear relationship. Then, the in-situ long-term monitoring was conducted for anchor cables embedded in a high rocky slope under construction in Shenzhen city to provide real monitoring data of prestress change, by which, the proposed theoretical model for prestress loss estimation was verified. Furthermore, the 3-D finite element model of the target slope was established and a numerical analysis method was proposed for simulating anchor cable-grout decoupling. As a consequence, the verification among the theoretical model, real measuring data and numerical simulation was accomplished. The results show that the prestress loss calculated by the proposed model is 22%, and the real measured and numerical simulated ones are 15.8% and 14%, respectively. The small differences indicate that the proposed theoretical model and simulation method are reasonable. The research results provide a reference for accurate estimation of prestress loss of anchor cables in slopes.
LIU Lang, WANG Yi-tong, SONG Yu-min.
Prestress Loss Assessment for Anchor Cable Encountering Interface Bonding Failure[J].
Science Technology and Engineering, 2026, 26(23): 10093-10102 DOI:10.12404/j.issn.1671-1815.2506583
边坡部分采用实体单元、锚索与锚杆采用线单元进行建模,为减少计算复杂性并重点分析锚固段受力状态,模型中不设置自由段(自由段对锚固段影响较小,对整体传力机制的影响不在本文讨论范围),仅模拟长度为8 m 的锚固段,然后沿锚索线单元全长批量建立锚索节点的非线性弹簧单元,模拟两者之间的剪切滑移关系。根据现场地质勘察报告,边坡有限元模型的土体力学参数如表3所示。在模型底部(Y=0)施加固定约束(U1=U2=U3=0);模型两侧(X=0和X=96m)限制X方向位移(U1=0),避免侧向滑动;模型两侧(Y=0和Y=4.52 m)限制Z方向位移(U3=0),以保证边坡在垂直于坡面的方向上保持稳定。首先施加边坡重力荷载进行地应力平衡,然后再采用降温法施加预应力进行计算。建立的边坡有限元模型如图6(b)所示。
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