Study on damage-stress loss coupling model of rock and prestressed anchor cable in dry-wet environment

The loss of anchoring force is one of the problems to be solved urgently. The anchorage loss is a key factor causing the failure of anchoring engineering, so it is crucial to study the time-dependent variation of anchoring force. Alternating dry and wet (D-W) conditions have a significant effect on deformation of rock. The anchoring system is composed of anchoring components and rock mass, and thus rock deformation has a significant impact on the loss of anchoring force. Quantifying rock deformation under the effects of D-W cycles is a prerequisite to understanding the factors that influence loss of anchoring force in anchor bolts. In this study, we designed an anchoring device that enabled real-time monitoring of the variation in strain during D-W periods and rock testing. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements showed that under D-W conditions, the increment in porosity was smaller for prestressed rock than unstressed rock. The trends of prestress loss and strain variation are consistent, which can be divided into three characteristic intervals: rapid attenuation stage, slow attenuation stage and relatively stable stage. At the same stress level, the rate of stress loss and strain for the soaking specimen was the highest, while that of the dried specimen was the lowest. In the same D-W cycling conditions, the greater the prestress, the smaller the strain loss rate of the rock, especially under soaking conditions. The characteristics of pore structure and physical mechanical parameters indicated that prestress could effectively suppress damage caused by erosion related to D-W cycles. The study reveals the fluctuation behavior of rock strain and prestress loss under D-W conditions, providing a reference for effectively controlling anchoring loss and ideas for inventing new anchoring components.