Pertes de charge des ancrages actifs injectés dans un massif rocheux

Abstract

Estimation of loss of prestress is an essential part of the design of permanent or temporary prstressed anchors since stability of the retained structure must not be compromised. Findings of a field study on long-term behaviour of prestressed anchors are presented herein: different lengths of anchors in solid rock were injected with cement grout or epoxy resin. Load variation in the anchors with time indicated two distinct stages of loss of prestress: an initial stage of rapid loss of prestress and a second stage of very minor and uniform loss ending about 6 months after prestressing. Our study also showed that restressing anchors after a period of time reduces subsequent prestress loss and that overdimensioning of the injected length does not. Key words: rock, prestressed injected anchor, grout, loss of prestress, creep, relaxation.