Anchoring
In an anchored shoring structure, the vertical elements are formed by bored piles, while it is a structure supported horizontally by bracing beams and prestressed anchors in variable numbers and sizes depending on factors such as ground and groundwater conditions, environmental loads, deformation criteria, etc. Depending on the project situation, it is applied as prestressed permanent anchor or prestressed temporary anchor.
First, after the construction of the bored piles, which are vertical elements, is completed, the bored piles are connected to each other with a cap beam at the top level.
After the completion of the head beam, excavation is carried out in stages, and prestressed anchors along with the bracing beams to which they will be connected are built, establishing the retaining system in parallel with the excavation from top to bottom.
After the drilling process, which is performed with an anchor drilling machine according to the project specifications, is completed, the prepared anchor reinforcement (bundle) is placed into the drill hole. The anchor bundle is then injected with the help of an injection pump from the bottom of the hole upwards. The process is completed when injection slurry emerges from the hole’s mouth. Afterward, a reinforced concrete diaphragm or anchor belt beam (bracing beam) is constructed in front of the anchored area The anchor plate and anchor cage are mounted onto the belt beams and, with the help of an anchor jack, the anchor cables are locked at the project load.
In cases where prestressing anchors are not feasible due to environmental conditions, vertical bored pile elements can also be supported by support pipes or beams (strut) resting on support beams in stages through the excavation.