Experimental study on effect of pressure grouting parameters on bearing capacity behavior of soil nailings

Based on the soil-nailing tensile experiments under different pressure grouting parameters, the effect of grouting parameters such as grouting amount and water-cement ratio on bearing capacity of soil nailings with different lengths is analyzed. The results show that, in the experimental range, under the same quantity of grouting, the ultimate tensile strength of soil nailings increases with the decreasing water-cement ratio. Specifically speaking, for the short soil nailings with higher grouting quantity in unit length, the higher the grouting quantity is, the lower the effect of water-cement ratio on the change rate of the ultimate tension is. On the contrary, for the long soil nailings with lower grouting quantity in unit length, the effect of water-cement ratio on the change rate of the ultimate tension is larger while the quantity of grouting is higher. Meanwhile, under the same water-cement ratio, the maximum tensile strength of soil nailings increases with the quantity of grouting increases. Here, for the short soil nailings with higher grouting quantity in unit length, the higher the water-cement ratio is, the larger the effect of grouting quantity on the change rate of the ultimate tension is. Conversely, for the long soil nailings with lower grouting quantity in unit length, the higher the water-cement ratio is, however, the lower the effect of grouting quantity on the change rate of the ultimate tension is.