CN209816878U - Geotechnical engineering side slope reinforced structure - Google Patents

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CN209816878U
CN209816878U CN201920463255.XU CN201920463255U CN209816878U CN 209816878 U CN209816878 U CN 209816878U CN 201920463255 U CN201920463255 U CN 201920463255U CN 209816878 U CN209816878 U CN 209816878U
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The utility model discloses a geotechnical engineering slope reinforcement structure, which comprises a reinforcement frame and a plurality of anchor rods or anchor cables embedded into a rock layer from the reinforcement frame; the reinforcing frame is mainly formed by splicing a plurality of rhombic frames, and reinforcing through holes are formed in four corners of each rhombic frame; the reinforcing plates are attached to one side, away from the side slope, of the reinforcing frame, and four anchor rods or anchor cables are arranged on one side of each reinforcing plate; four anchor rods or anchor cables on each reinforcing plate respectively penetrate through four reinforcing through holes which are close to each other on four adjacent diamond frames. The utility model discloses a geotechnical engineering side slope reinforced structure connects the rhombus frame for strengthening the frame through reinforcing dish and stock or anchor rope to in the prestressing force embedding side slope rock mass, promote the intensity of whole side slope rock mass, make side slope reinforced structure and side slope form a whole, promote the stability of whole side slope rock mass.

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Geotechnical engineering side slope reinforced structure
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a slope reinforcement technical field, concretely relates to geotechnical engineering side slope reinforced structure.
Background
In recent years, with a great amount of natural disasters, engineering construction and mountain mining, a great amount of slopes which cannot recover vegetation are formed, and the damage of green vegetation causes a great amount of water and soil loss and buries the potential safety hazards of landslide and broken stone flying. Therefore, water and soil conservation and slope reinforcement protection become environmental problems and engineering construction and maintenance problems which need to be solved urgently in China. Particularly, for western mountainous areas in China, the rock structure and green vegetation of mountains are damaged inevitably due to continuous mountains, engineering construction and mountain mining, and landslide and rockfall damage are easy to occur.
Concrete pouring, protective walls or flexible nets and the like are mostly adopted in the traditional slope reinforcement, wherein the concrete pouring has great damage to the ecology, so that vegetation cannot grow again; the concrete pouring and the protection wall reinforcement are small in deformation and cannot achieve permanent reinforcement. The flexible net is adopted for reinforcement, so that the deformation is larger, but the strength of the rock mass is not increased, and the broken stones still easily fall off; has little resistance to landslide and even large rockfall.
The existing slope reinforcement mainly adopts a prestressed anchor cable or an anchor rod to strengthen the strength of a slope rock mass, so that the integral embedded strength of the whole slope rock mass is improved, the deformation probability and the damage condition of the slope are reduced, and the stability and the safety of the whole slope rock mass are improved. Meanwhile, constructors can set a certain number of drying holes in backfilled rock soil in the construction process, so that adverse effects caused by rainwater are effectively reduced, and subsurface infiltration of the surface is effectively prevented.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model provides a geotechnical engineering side slope reinforced structure, which aims at the prior art, the diamond frame is connected into a reinforced frame through a reinforced disc and an anchor rod or an anchor cable, and the reinforced frame is embedded into the side slope rock mass in a prestressed manner, so that the strength of the whole side slope rock mass is improved, the side slope reinforced structure and the side slope form a whole, and the stability of the whole side slope rock mass is improved; and meanwhile, a connecting piece for connecting the reinforcing frame is not required to be additionally arranged.
The utility model discloses a following technical scheme realizes: the geotechnical engineering side slope reinforced structure is arranged by being attached to a side slope, and the side slope comprises a rock layer and a tamped backfill soil layer. The slope reinforcing structure comprises a reinforcing frame which is arranged close to the inclined plane of the backfill soil layer and a plurality of anchor rods or anchor cables which are embedded into the rock layer from the reinforcing frame; the reinforcing frame is mainly formed by splicing a plurality of rhombic frames, and reinforcing through holes are formed in four corners of each rhombic frame; the reinforcing plates are attached to one side, away from the side slope, of the reinforcing frame, and four anchor rods or anchor cables are arranged on one side of each reinforcing plate; four anchor rods or anchor cables on each reinforcing plate respectively penetrate through four reinforcing through holes which are close to each other on four adjacent diamond frames. The side slope can be compacted by placing a plurality of through hole concrete slabs in each diamond frame, and the side slope can also be covered by installing a flexible net; the through holes of the concrete slabs or meshes of the flexible nets can be used for planting vegetation, and the root systems of the vegetation are used for firmly grasping slope rock soil, so that the preparation of the slope can be slowly recovered.
And each reinforcing plate compresses the corners of the four rhombic frames which are tightly attached to each other, so that four corners of each rhombic frame are all compressed on the side slope. Meanwhile, the anchor rods or the anchor cables are anchored into the rock layer of the side slope, so that the four corners of each diamond frame are anchored into the rock layer of the side slope through the anchor cables or the anchor rods, the reinforcing frame and the side slope form a whole, and the stability and the safety of the rock body of the whole side slope are improved.
Furthermore, reinforcing steel cables are arranged on opposite angles of each diamond-shaped frame, the reinforcing steel cables of each diamond-shaped frame are criss-cross and form a cross shape, the strength of the diamond-shaped frames is enhanced, meanwhile, a certain deformation degree is given to the side slope, and the slight deformation of the side slope cannot damage the overall structure of the side slope frame.
Preferably, a flexible net is arranged in each diamond frame in an opening manner; plants are planted in meshes of the flexible net and are used for solidifying slope rock soil and providing conditions for recovering slope vegetation.
Further, the slope reinforcement structure is arranged in a multistage inclined ladder manner; each layer of inclined ladder comprises an obliquely arranged reinforcing surface and a horizontally arranged drainage surface; the reinforcing surface is formed by splicing rhombic frames; the drainage surface is formed by pouring concrete, and the drainage surface and the adjacent reinforcing surface are connected into a whole through the concrete. The drainage surface is used for rainwater drainage, so that erosion of rainwater to slope rock soil and infiltration of surface water are reduced, and adverse effects of rainwater on the side slope are effectively reduced. Meanwhile, the drainage surface also plays a certain role in blocking and buffering rock and soil falling on the side slope, and the falling of rocks on the side slope is reduced.
Furthermore, be provided with the low wall of retaining on the drainage face, the low wall of retaining forms drainage channel with drainage face, reinforcement face, makes the rainwater discharge to the both sides of consolidating the frame along drainage channel, can further block ground and rubble simultaneously.
Furthermore, a plurality of reinforcing meshes are laid in the backfill soil layer, so that the bonding property and integrity between the rock soil in the backfill soil layer are improved, and the loosening and falling of the rock soil are reduced.
Preferably, the reinforced net is prepared from a biodegradable material or an environment degradable material, so that the reinforced net can be degraded in the future, the growth of vegetation on the side slope is not influenced, and the mountain body of the side slope can be restored to the health condition of planting and covering.
Furthermore, both ends of the reinforcing frame are respectively provided with a pressing top and a pressing foot which are connected with the reinforcing frame into a whole; the coping is horizontally arranged at the top of the side slope and extends from the backfill soil layer to the rock layer; the ballast foot is vertically arranged at the bottom of the side slope.
The coping and the ballast are formed by pouring concrete or built by rocks, the coping completely covers a backfill soil layer and extends to a rock layer, and a drainage ditch extending along the top of the side slope is arranged on the rock layer, so that surface water does not penetrate along the side slope.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model, following advantage and beneficial effect have:
(1) the utility model provides a geotechnical engineering side slope reinforced structure, connect the rhombus frame as the reinforcement frame through reinforcement dish and stock or anchor rope to in the prestressing force embedding side slope rock mass, promote the intensity of whole side slope rock mass, make side slope reinforced structure and side slope form a whole, promote the stability of whole side slope rock mass; and meanwhile, a connecting piece for connecting the reinforcing frame is not required to be additionally arranged.
(2) The utility model provides a geotechnical engineering side slope reinforced structure is multistage inclined ladder structure, effectively reduces the adverse effect that the rainwater caused to the side slope, still plays certain ground and the rubble of whereabouts on the side slope simultaneously and blocks and the cushioning effect, reduces the side slope and falls the stone.
(3) The utility model provides a geotechnical engineering side slope reinforced structure still lays the muscle net that adds of degradable material preparation in the backfill soil layer, strengthens whole backfill soil layer's wholeness, makes it degradable in future simultaneously, does not cause the influence to vegetation growth on the side slope, makes the side slope mountain restorable to planting covered health status.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the reinforcing frame of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the reinforcing plate and the anchor rod of the present invention;
wherein: 100-rock layer, 200-backfill soil layer, 1-reinforcing frame, 11-diamond frame, 111-reinforcing through hole, 112-reinforcing steel cable, 113-flexible net, 2-anchor rod, 21-reinforcing disc, 3-drainage surface, 31-retaining low wall, 4-reinforcing surface, 5-reinforcing mesh, 6-coping and 7-ballast.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
Example 1
As shown in FIG. 1 ~ 3, the geotechnical engineering side slope reinforcing structure comprises a reinforcing frame 1 closely attached to an inclined plane of a backfill soil layer 200 and a plurality of anchor rods 2 or anchor cables embedded into the rock layer 100 from the reinforcing frame 1, the reinforcing frame 1 is mainly formed by splicing a plurality of diamond frames 11, reinforcing through holes 111 are formed in four corners of each diamond frame 11, a reinforcing disc 21 is arranged at one end, connected with the reinforcing frame 1, of each anchor rod 2 or anchor cable, the reinforcing disc 21 is attached to one side, far away from the side slope, of the reinforcing frame 1, four anchor rods 2 or anchor cables are arranged on one side of each reinforcing disc 21, the four anchor rods 2 or anchor cables on each reinforcing disc 21 penetrate through four reinforcing through holes 111, close to the adjacent diamond frames 11, a plurality of through holes are arranged in each diamond frame 11, slope placing is carried out slope compacting through concrete plates, the side slope is covered with a net 113 through the mounting net, the through holes of the side slopes or the anchor cables penetrate through holes, and vegetation nets 113 in the side slopes are prepared through meshes, and root systems of the side slopes can be slowly grabbed by vegetation.
Each reinforcing plate 21 presses the corners of the four rhombuses 11 against each other, so that the four corners of each rhombus 11 are pressed against the side slope. Meanwhile, the anchor rods 2 or anchor cables are anchored into the rock layer 100 of the side slope, so that four corners of each diamond frame 11 are anchored into the rock layer 100 of the side slope through the anchor cables or anchor rods 2, the reinforcing frame 1 and the side slope form a whole, and the stability and the safety of the whole side slope rock body are improved.
The two ends of the reinforced frame 1 are respectively provided with a coping 6 and a ballast foot 7 which are connected with the reinforced frame 1 into a whole; the coping 6 is horizontally arranged at the top of the side slope and extends from the backfill soil layer 200 to the rock layer 100; the ballast foot 7 is vertically arranged at the bottom of the side slope.
The coping 6 and the ballast 7 are formed by pouring concrete or built by rocks, the coping 6 completely covers the backfill soil layer 200 and extends to the rock layer 100, and the rock layer 100 is provided with a drainage ditch extending along the top of the side slope, so that surface water does not penetrate along the side slope.
Preferably, four corners of each diamond frame 11 are provided with steps formed with the sides of the diamond frame 11, and the reinforcing through holes 111 are provided on the steps. The fan-shaped steps on the four adjacent corners of the four adjacent rhombus frames 11 form a groove which can be embedded into the reinforcing disc 21.
The reinforcing steel cables 112 are arranged on the opposite angles of each diamond-shaped frame 11, the reinforcing steel cables 112 of each diamond-shaped frame 11 are criss-cross and cross, the strength of the diamond-shaped frame 11 is enhanced, meanwhile, a certain deformation degree is given to the side slope, and the slight deformation of the side slope cannot damage the integral structure of the side slope frame.
Preferably, a flexible net 113 is arranged in each diamond frame 11; plants are planted in meshes of the flexible net 113 and are used for solidifying slope rock soil and providing conditions for recovering slope vegetation
Example 2
The embodiment is improved on the basis of embodiment 1, and the improvement is as follows: the slope reinforcing structure is arranged in a multistage inclined ladder manner; each layer of inclined ladder comprises a reinforcing surface 4 which is obliquely arranged and a drainage surface 3 which is horizontally arranged; the reinforcing surface 4 is formed by splicing rhombic frames 11; the drainage surface 3 is formed by pouring concrete, and the drainage surface 3 and the adjacent reinforcing surface 4 are connected into a whole through the concrete. The drainage surface 3 is used for rainwater drainage, so that erosion of rainwater to slope rock soil and infiltration of surface water are reduced, and adverse effects of rainwater on the side slope are effectively reduced. Meanwhile, the drainage surface 3 also plays a certain role in blocking and buffering rock and soil falling on the side slope, and reducing falling rocks on the side slope.
Be provided with on the drainage face 3 and keep off native low wall 31, keep off native low wall 31 and drainage face 3, consolidate 4 formation escape canal grooves of face, make the rainwater discharge to the both sides of consolidating frame 1 along the escape canal groove, can further block ground and rubble simultaneously.
Other parts in this embodiment are substantially the same as those in embodiment 1, and thus are not described in detail.
Example 3
The embodiment is improved on the basis of embodiment 1 or 2, and the improvement is that: as shown in fig. 2, a plurality of reinforcing meshes 5 are laid in the backfill soil layer 200, so that the bonding property and integrity between the rock and soil in the backfill soil layer 200 are improved, and the rock and soil are reduced from loosening and falling.
Preferably, the reinforced net 5 is prepared from a biodegradable material or an environmentally degradable material, so that the reinforced net can be degraded in the future, the growth of vegetation on the side slope is not influenced, and the mountain of the side slope can recover the health condition of being covered by plants.
Other parts in this embodiment are substantially the same as those in embodiment 1 or 2, and therefore are not described in detail.
Example 4
The embodiment is improved on the basis of any embodiment 1 ~ 3, and is characterized in that both ends of the reinforcing frame 1 are respectively provided with a coping 6 and a ballast 7 which are connected with the reinforcing frame 1 into a whole, the coping 6 is horizontally arranged at the top of the side slope and extends from the backfill soil layer 200 to the rock layer 100, and the ballast 7 is vertically arranged at the bottom of the side slope.
The coping 6 and the ballast 7 are formed by pouring concrete or built by rocks, the coping 6 completely covers the backfill soil layer 200 and extends to the rock layer 100, and the rock layer 100 is provided with a drainage ditch extending along the top of the side slope, so that surface water does not penetrate along the side slope.
Other parts in this embodiment are substantially the same as those in any embodiment of embodiment 1 ~ 3, and thus are not described in detail.
The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, not to the limitation of the present invention in any form, all the technical matters of the present invention all fall into the protection scope of the present invention to any simple modification and equivalent change of the above embodiments.

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1. The utility model provides a geotechnical engineering side slope reinforced structure, pastes tight side slope setting, the side slope includes rock layer (100) and tamped backfill soil layer (200), its characterized in that: the rock-filled soil reclamation device comprises a reinforcing frame (1) which is tightly attached to the inclined plane of a backfill soil layer (200) and a plurality of anchor rods (2) or anchor cables which are embedded into a rock layer (100) from the reinforcing frame (1); the reinforcing frame (1) is mainly formed by splicing a plurality of rhombic frames (11), and reinforcing through holes (111) are formed in four corners of each rhombic frame (11); a reinforcing disc (21) is arranged at one end of the anchor rods (2) or the anchor cables, which is connected with the reinforcing frame (1), the reinforcing disc (21) is attached to one side, which is far away from the side slope, of the reinforcing frame (1), and four anchor rods (2) or anchor cables are arranged on one side of each reinforcing disc (21); four anchor rods (2) or anchor cables on each reinforcing disc (21) respectively penetrate through four reinforcing through holes (111) close to each other on four adjacent diamond frames (11).
2. The geotechnical engineering slope reinforcement structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: and a reinforcing steel cable (112) is arranged on the opposite angle of each diamond-shaped frame (11).
3. The geotechnical engineering slope reinforcement structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: a flexible net (113) is arranged in each diamond frame (11); plants are planted in the meshes of the flexible net (113).
4. The geotechnical engineering slope reinforcement structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: the slope reinforcing structure is arranged in a multistage inclined ladder manner; each layer of inclined ladder comprises a reinforcing surface (4) which is obliquely arranged and a drainage surface (3) which is horizontally arranged; the reinforcing surface (4) is formed by splicing rhombic frames (11); the drainage surface (3) is formed by pouring concrete, and the drainage surface (3) and the adjacent reinforcing surface (4) are connected into a whole through the concrete.
5. The geotechnical engineering slope reinforcement structure according to claim 4, wherein: be provided with on drainage face (3) and keep off native low wall (31), keep off native low wall (31) and form the escape canal with drainage face (3), reinforced surface (4).
6. The geotechnical slope reinforcement structure according to any one of claims 1 ~ 5, wherein a plurality of reinforcement nets (5) are laid in the backfill soil layer (200).
7. The geotechnical engineering slope reinforcement structure according to claim 6, wherein: the reinforced net (5) is prepared from a biodegradable material or an environment degradable material.
8. The geotechnical engineering slope reinforcement structure according to any one of claims 1 ~ 5 and 6, wherein a coping (6) and a ballast (7) which are connected with the reinforcement frame (1) into a whole are respectively arranged at two ends of the reinforcement frame (1), the coping (6) is horizontally arranged at the top of the slope and extends from a backfill soil layer (200) to a rock layer (100), and the ballast (7) is vertically arranged at the bottom of the slope.
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