地錨為一般常見輔助邊坡穩定之設施,由於看不見完成錨碇後之預力鋼鍵的真正情況,通常地錨施工後之實際錨碇長度無法得知。然而地錨實際施工總長度可以掌握,倘能在不破壞結構體的情況下,經由特定的非破壞檢測法評估鋼鍵自由段的長度,便可藉此判斷錨碇長度,間接評估錨碇結構的安全性。 本研究利用1-D構件振動理論解,提出一開根號公式進行鋼鍵長度反算,並與繩索理論進行適用性比較。經實驗分析後可知,二種理論公式均可用於評估鋼鍵長度,但開根號公式在未知軸力及邊界條件之情況下仍可對鋼鍵長度進行評估,而繩索理論公式僅能在軸力為已知時,且僅由第一振態進行評估。此外,將開根號公式初步應用於鐵絲與預力電桿之實際案例中,開根號公式反算結果雖仍有差異,但顯示其具潛在可行性。
Ground anchor is a common facility used in strengthening slope stability. The anchored length normally remains unknown after erection since the anchor is buried and can not be inspected. However, the total length of an anchor strand is normally a controlled value, it is then possible to recover the anchorage length by evaluating the unbonded segment through certain non-destructive testing techniques. With the anchorage information being recovered, the anchor strength can thus be assessed accordingly. This study proposed a back-computing formula, derived from 1-D member theory, for the prediction of strand length from natural frequencies. Such formula was compared with the well-known cable formula in the prediction of lengths of prestressed strands. The proposed formula is superior to the cable formula since the former can be applied without knowing the level of axial forces and boundary conditions while the later requires axial force being a given parameter. The preliminary applications of the proposed formula to the determination of lengths of very thin steel wires and prestressed concrete poles indicate that the proposed formula can be a potentially useful tool yet further modifications in the analysis process are still in demand.