Field validation and engineering application of pressure-dispersed prestressed CFRP anchor cables for stabilizing toppling unstable rock slopes
Qiang Wang, Jingcheng Yuan, Kui Huang, Jinyu Hu, Zijian Wang, Gang He, Wenping Lan, Shuangqing Tang · 2026
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Qiang Wang and co-authors field-test carbon fibre anchor cables that pin down a toppling rock slope, in a 2026 study. The cables are prestressed and spread their load along the rock rather than at one point. A three-dimensional computer model of the slope, built to capture the sandstone layering and its cracks, was checked under normal weather, heavy rain, and earthquake shaking.
With the cables in place, the model showed the slope safety factor rising from about 1.17 to about 1.43, and surface movement halved. The authors frame the gain as the cables keeping stress paths in the rock effective under the stated boundary conditions of this single case. The study combines the model checks with engineering use on the real slope. It presents the cable design as a validated option for steadying rock slopes that lean toward toppling.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Qiang Wang, Jingcheng Yuan, Kui Huang, Jinyu Hu, Zijian Wang, Gang He, Wenping Lan, Shuangqing Tang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 74 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |