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JPS6132450B2
JPS6132450B2 JP7139881A JP7139881A JPS6132450B2 JP S6132450 B2 JPS6132450 B2 JP S6132450B2 JP 7139881 A JP7139881 A JP 7139881A JP 7139881 A JP7139881 A JP 7139881A JP S6132450 B2 JPS6132450 B2 JP S6132450B2
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reinforcing bars
reinforcing
stirrup
shear
reinforcing bar
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JPS57187419A (en
Inventor
Kenichi Irisawa
Juichi Takeda
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Obayashi Corp
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02DFOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D5/00Bulkheads, piles, or other structural elements specially adapted to foundation engineering
    • E02D5/18Bulkheads or similar walls made solely of concrete in situ

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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 この発明は、地下構造物の地下連続壁の接続部
の施工方法に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for constructing a connection part of an underground continuous wall of an underground structure.

地下連続壁を施工する場合、一般には長い地下
連続壁をいくつかのエレメントに分割し、各エレ
メントを先に構築された先行側のエレメントの横
に連接して順次構築して行くことにより所定の長
さ形状の連続壁を構成することが行なわれる。こ
の場合、各エレメント間の接続部即ち鉛直継手部
が十分な連結強度を持つようにするため、隣り合
うエレメントの鉄筋の一部を互いにラツプ(重
複)させることが必要となる。第1図にそのラツ
プ部分の施工状態の一例を示したもので、予め地
中に掘削された構内に構築された先行側エレメン
トAの側端部からは、後行側のエレメントBの鉄
筋籠1bとラツプさせるための鉄筋籠1aが予め
突出させられている。そして、後行側のエレメン
トBを施工する場合は、地上で予め組まれた鉄筋
籠1bを地中の掘削溝に挿入するとともに、先行
側の鉄筋籠1aと後行側の鉄筋籠1bの両方に跨
がつてラツプするラツプ用鉄筋2を挿入して両鉄
筋籠1a,1bを互いに重複させ重ね継手とし、
しかる後にコンクリート3bを打設して後行側の
エレメントBを先行側のエレメントAに連接して
構築していた。
When constructing an underground continuous wall, generally, a long underground continuous wall is divided into several elements, and each element is connected next to the preceding element constructed earlier and constructed in sequence. Constructing a continuous wall in the form of a length is carried out. In this case, in order to ensure that the connection between each element, that is, the vertical joint, has sufficient connection strength, it is necessary to overlap (overlap) some of the reinforcing bars of adjacent elements. Figure 1 shows an example of the construction state of the lap part. A reinforcing bar cage 1a is projected in advance to overlap with 1b. When constructing the element B on the trailing side, the reinforcing bar cage 1b assembled in advance on the ground is inserted into the excavated trench underground, and both the reinforcing bar cage 1a on the leading side and the reinforcing bar cage 1b on the trailing side are installed. A lap reinforcing bar 2 that spans and wraps is inserted, and both reinforcing bar cages 1a and 1b are overlapped with each other to form a lap joint.
After that, concrete 3b was poured, and element B on the trailing side was connected to element A on the leading side.

このようにして、隣り合うエレメントA,Bの
鉄筋の一部を互いにラツプさせて構築することに
より、エレメント間を連結するのであるが、こう
して得られた連結状態は必ずしも満足できるもの
ではない。というのは、第1図に示した状態から
も推測されると思われるが、互いに隣接する両エ
レメントA,Bの各鉄筋籠1a,1bは、単に部
分的に重なり合つているだけであつて、この継手
部で、1a,1bを係合するせん断補強筋が形成
されていないからである。従つて、両エレメント
A,B間に一層確実な連結状態を得るためには、
両エレメントA,Bの各横方向の鉄筋に跨がつて
かけわたされるスターラツプ鉄筋が必要となる。
しかしながら、このスターラツプ鉄筋を地中にて
取りつける作業は安定液中で行なうことになるた
め非常に面倒で、このため従来においては、両エ
レメントの鉄筋を単に重なり合わせることだけし
か行なえず、この点において従来の地下連続壁の
鉛直継手部の施工方法は大きな欠点を有してい
た。
In this way, the reinforcing bars of adjacent elements A and B are partially lapped together to connect the elements, but the connected state obtained in this way is not necessarily satisfactory. This is because, as can be inferred from the state shown in Fig. 1, the reinforcing bar cages 1a and 1b of both elements A and B, which are adjacent to each other, only partially overlap. This is because no shear reinforcing bars for engaging 1a and 1b are formed in this joint portion. Therefore, in order to obtain a more reliable connection between both elements A and B,
Stirrup reinforcing bars are required to span the horizontal reinforcing bars of both elements A and B.
However, the work of installing stirrup reinforcing bars underground is extremely troublesome because it must be done in a stabilizing liquid.For this reason, in the past, it was only possible to simply overlap the reinforcing bars of both elements; Conventional construction methods for vertical joints in underground continuous walls have had major drawbacks.

この発明は、以上のような欠点を解消するため
になされたもので、その目的とするところは、比
較的簡単な作業でもつて隣接するエレメントの各
鉄筋間に跨がるスターラツプ鉄筋のかけわたしを
可能にし、これによりエレメント間の連結強度を
一層高めて高強度かつ高信頼性の地下連続壁の施
工を可能にする方法を提供することにある。
This invention was made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and its purpose is to make it possible to cross over stirrup reinforcing bars that span between each reinforcing bar of adjacent elements with a relatively simple operation. The object of the present invention is to provide a method that further increases the connection strength between elements and enables construction of a high-strength and highly reliable underground continuous wall.

すなわち、この発明は、地下掘削溝に地上から
鉄筋籠を挿入し、コンクリートを打設して地下連
続壁の一部をなすエレメントを順次構築するとと
もに、隣接するエレメントの鉄筋の一部を互いに
ラツプさせることにより各エレメントを横方向に
連結する地下連続壁の施工方法に関するもので、
その特徴とするところは、予め真直な鋼材にスタ
ーラツプ用鉄筋を適宜間隔で固着してくし状に形
成したせん断補強筋を対にして上記ラツプ部分に
取付けておき、上記スターラツプ用鉄筋を移動さ
せて、隣り合うエレメントの主鉄筋の間に水平に
かけわたし、しかる後にコンクリートを打設して
移行側のエレメントを構築することにある。
That is, this invention involves inserting a reinforcing bar cage into an underground excavation trench from above ground, pouring concrete, and sequentially constructing elements that form part of an underground continuous wall, while also wrapping some of the reinforcing bars of adjacent elements into each other. This relates to the construction method of an underground continuous wall that connects each element laterally by
The feature is that stirrup reinforcing bars are fixed to a straight steel material at appropriate intervals to form comb-shaped shear reinforcing bars, which are then attached to the lap portion in pairs, and the stirrup reinforcing bars are moved. , to span horizontally between the main reinforcing bars of adjacent elements, and then concrete is poured to construct the transition side element.

以下、この発明の実施例を図面を参照しながら
詳述する。
Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

第2図a〜gはこの発明による地下連続壁の接
続部の施工方法の一実施例を説明するための作業
順を示したもので、先ず、第2図aのごとく先行
側エレメント構築部分の地中に掘削された地中溝
4aに例えば第3図に示すように複数の垂直鉄筋
5aと水平鉄筋6aとを組んで構成された鉄筋籠
1aを挿入してから仕切板7a,7a′間の地中溝
4aにコンクリート3aを打設して第2図bのご
とく施工する。次に同図cのごとく後行側エレメ
ント構築部分の地中に地中溝4bを掘削し、先行
側の鉄筋籠1a端部に取り付けられている可動引
抜板8aを函体9aより引き抜く。この可動引抜
板8aは後行側エレメントの地中溝4bを掘削す
るときに函体9aの内側すなわち後にラツプ部分
となる箇所に土が入らないように設けられている
ものである。そして、この地中溝4bに一方の端
(図の右端)にのみ函体9bが設けられている鉄
筋籠1bを第2図dのごとく他端の水平鉄筋6b
が上記先行側エレメントAの函体9aの内側に突
出している水平鉄筋6aとラツプするように挿入
する。この後行側エレメントBの鉄筋籠1bの先
行側エレメントAとの接続側端部は同図dのごと
く水平鉄筋6b,6bの間隔が他の部分よりも狭
く形成され、地中溝4bに挿入されるときに、先
行側エレメントAの水平鉄筋6aと干渉しないよ
うになつている。なお、後行側の鉄筋籠1bの水
平鉄筋6b,6bの幅を狭く形成する代わりに、
第4図に示すように鉄筋籠1bの端部に間隔を狭
くした平行なラツプ用鉄筋2,2を固着して先行
側の鉄筋籠1aの端部6aとラツプさせるように
してもよい。
Figures 2a to 2g show the work order for explaining one embodiment of the method of constructing the connection part of an underground continuous wall according to the present invention.First, as shown in Figure 2a, the construction part of the preceding element is constructed. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a reinforcing bar cage 1a constructed by assembling a plurality of vertical reinforcing bars 5a and horizontal reinforcing bars 6a is inserted into an underground trench 4a excavated in the ground, and then inserted between the partition plates 7a and 7a'. Concrete 3a is placed in the underground trench 4a and construction is carried out as shown in Figure 2b. Next, as shown in FIG. 3C, an underground trench 4b is excavated in the ground in the trailing element construction area, and the movable pull-out plate 8a attached to the end of the leading reinforcing bar cage 1a is pulled out from the box 9a. This movable pull-out plate 8a is provided to prevent soil from entering the inside of the box 9a, that is, the portion that will later become a lap portion, when excavating the underground trench 4b of the trailing element. Then, as shown in Fig. 2d, the reinforcing bar cage 1b, which has a box 9b only at one end (the right end in the figure), is placed in the underground trench 4b with horizontal reinforcing bars 6b at the other end.
is inserted so as to overlap the horizontal reinforcing bar 6a protruding inside the box 9a of the preceding element A. At the end of the reinforcing bar cage 1b of the trailing element B connected to the leading element A, the interval between the horizontal reinforcing bars 6b, 6b is narrower than in other parts, as shown in FIG. It is designed so that it does not interfere with the horizontal reinforcing bars 6a of the preceding element A. In addition, instead of narrowing the width of the horizontal reinforcing bars 6b, 6b of the reinforcing bar cage 1b on the trailing side,
As shown in FIG. 4, parallel lapping reinforcing bars 2, 2 with narrower spacing may be fixed to the ends of the reinforcing bar cage 1b so as to overlap with the end 6a of the preceding reinforcing bar cage 1a.

このようにして鉄筋籠1a,1bの端部をラツ
プさせたならば、次に、第5図に示すように後行
鉄筋籠6bと共に構成されたせん断補強筋10を
上記ラツプ部分に鉛直方向に挿入して第2図eの
ごとく配置させる。このせん断補強筋10は真直
な鋼材11(または鉄筋)に複数個のスターラツ
プ用鉄筋12,12………を水平方向に向け、あ
る上下間隔をおいて平行に固着してくし状に形成
され、このくし状のせん断補強筋10を互いに相
反させる向きに合わせて対にするとともに、各対
のスターラツプ用鉄筋12,12′をそれぞれリ
ング部材13,13′………により互に摺動でき
るように連結してあり、この対のせん断補強筋1
0,10′をその鋼材11,11′の間隔がスター
ラツプ用鉄筋12の長さほど離れた状態でラツプ
部分に挿入される(第6図参照)。なお上記各ス
ターラツプ用鉄筋12の先端は下向きにカギ状に
折曲されている。そして、次に、上記せん断補強
筋10,10′を少し持ち上げた状態で、地上か
ら操作して第2図fのごとく鋼材11,11′を
互に接近させる方向に移動させて、スターラツプ
用鉄筋12,12………を外側へ突出させ、先端
が第6図に示すように先行側の水平鉄筋6a,6
aを越えたときにせん断補強筋10,10′を自
重で下げてスターラツプ用鉄筋12,12………
の先端のカギ部を水平鉄筋6a,6aに引つ掛け
て係止させる。しかる後、地中溝4b内に第2図
gのごとくコンクリート3bを打設して移行側エ
レメントBが先行側エレメントAに連続して構成
される。これにより、両エレメントA,B間に
は、上記せん断補強筋10,10′によつて非常
に良好な連結強度が得られる。しかもスターラツ
プ用鉄筋12の先端のカギ部が水平鉄筋6aに引
つ掛かることによりさらに補強の効果が大きくな
る。なお上記作業中、一対のせん断補強筋10,
10′の移動は、水中ジヤツキ等を用いて行なつ
てもよいが、第5図に示すように、鋼材11,1
1′の下端部にロープ、ワイヤ等の索14,1
4′の一端を固着し、この索14,14′を予め水
平鉄筋6bまたはラツプ用鉄筋2に巻き掛けてか
ら地上へ引き出しておいて、この索14,14′
を所定の長さだけ引つ張ることによつてせん断補
強筋10,10′を移動させるように構成すると
作業が容易となる。また上記索14が摺動する水
平鉄筋6bには部分的に、第7図のごとくスリー
プ15を嵌合させることにより摩擦を軽減させる
ことができる。
Once the ends of the reinforcing bar cages 1a and 1b have been wrapped in this way, next, as shown in FIG. Insert and arrange as shown in Figure 2e. This shear reinforcing bar 10 is formed into a comb shape by fixing a plurality of stirrup reinforcing bars 12, 12, . The comb-shaped shear reinforcing bars 10 are arranged in pairs in opposing directions, and the stirrup reinforcing bars 12, 12' of each pair are slidable relative to each other by ring members 13, 13', respectively. This pair of shear reinforcing bars 1
0 and 10' are inserted into the lap portion with the steel members 11 and 11' spaced apart by the length of the stirrup reinforcing bars 12 (see FIG. 6). Note that the tips of each of the stirrup reinforcing bars 12 are bent downward into a hook shape. Next, with the shear reinforcing bars 10, 10' slightly lifted, operate from the ground to move the steel members 11, 11' closer to each other as shown in Fig. 2(f). 12, 12...... protrude outward, and the tips are connected to the leading side horizontal reinforcing bars 6a, 6 as shown in FIG.
When the point a is exceeded, the shear reinforcing bars 10, 10' are lowered by their own weight, and the stirrup reinforcing bars 12, 12...
The key part at the tip of the horizontal reinforcing bars 6a, 6a is hooked and locked. Thereafter, concrete 3b is poured into the underground trench 4b as shown in FIG. 2g, and the transition side element B is constructed to be continuous with the preceding side element A. As a result, very good connection strength can be obtained between both elements A and B due to the shear reinforcing bars 10 and 10'. Furthermore, the reinforcing effect is further increased by the hook portion at the tip of the stirrup reinforcing bar 12 being caught on the horizontal reinforcing bar 6a. During the above work, a pair of shear reinforcing bars 10,
10' may be moved using an underwater jack, but as shown in FIG.
A rope, wire, etc., is attached to the lower end of 1'.
4' is fixed at one end, and the cables 14, 14' are wrapped around the horizontal reinforcing bars 6b or the wrapping reinforcing bars 2 in advance and then pulled out to the ground.
The work becomes easier if the shear reinforcing bars 10, 10' are moved by pulling the reinforcing bars 10, 10' by a predetermined length. Further, friction can be reduced by partially fitting a sleeper 15 into the horizontal reinforcing bar 6b on which the cable 14 slides, as shown in FIG.

以上のように、この発明による方法では、比較
的簡単な作業でもつて隣接するエレメントの各鉄
筋間に跨がるスターラツプ用鉄筋のかけわたしが
可能であり、これによりエレメント間の連結強度
を一層高めて高強度かつ高信頼構造の地下連続壁
の施工を行なうことができる。
As described above, with the method according to the present invention, it is possible to extend the stirrup reinforcing bars across the reinforcing bars of adjacent elements with a relatively simple operation, thereby further increasing the strength of the connection between the elements. It is possible to construct underground continuous walls with high strength and reliable structure.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は従来の方法による施工の一状態を示す
平面断面図、第2図はこの発明による施工方法の
一実施例を示すための平面断面図、第3図はその
鉄筋籠を取り出して示す側面図、第4図は鉄筋籠
の他の構成例を示す平面断面図、第5図はせん断
補強筋の移動前の状態を示す斜視図、第6図はせ
ん断補強筋の移動後の状態を示す斜視図、第7図
は第6図のD−D部の断面図である。 A……先行側エレメント、B……後行側エレメ
ント、1a,1b……鉄筋籠、3a,3b……コ
ンクリート、4a,4b……地中溝、6a,6b
……水平鉄筋、10,10′……せん断補強筋
(11,12,13から構成されたもの)、11,
11′……鋼材、12,12′……スターラツプ用
鉄筋、13……リング部材。
Fig. 1 is a plan sectional view showing one state of construction by a conventional method, Fig. 2 is a plan sectional view showing an embodiment of the construction method according to the present invention, and Fig. 3 shows the reinforcing bar cage taken out. 4 is a plan sectional view showing another configuration example of the reinforcing bar cage, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the state before the shear reinforcing bars are moved, and FIG. 6 is the state after the shear reinforcing bars are moved. The perspective view shown in FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 6. A... Leading side element, B... Trailing side element, 1a, 1b... Rebar cage, 3a, 3b... Concrete, 4a, 4b... Underground trench, 6a, 6b
...Horizontal reinforcing bar, 10,10'...Shear reinforcement (composed of 11, 12, 13), 11,
11'...Steel material, 12, 12'...Reinforcing bar for stirrup, 13...Ring member.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 1 地下掘削溝に地上から鉄筋籠を挿入してから
コンクリートを打設して地下連続壁の一部をなす
エレメントを順次構築するとともに、隣接するエ
レメントの鉄筋の一部を互いにラツプさせること
により各エレメントを横方向に連結する地下連続
壁の鉛直継手部補強の施工方法において、予め真
直ぐな鋼材または鉄筋に複数個のスターラツプ用
鉄筋を水平方向に向けて適宜間隔で固着してくし
状のせん断補強筋を形成し、このせん断補強筋を
互に相反する方向に合せて対にして、その重なり
合つた各スターラツプ用鉄筋同士をリング部材で
摺動可能に連結してから、この対のせん断補強筋
を上記各エレメントのラツプ部分にスターラツプ
用鉄筋が掘削溝の幅方向を向くように鉛直に挿入
した後、上記対のせん断補強筋を地上から操作し
てスターラツプ用鉄筋が外側に突出する方向に移
動させてスターラツプ用鉄筋の先端を先行側エレ
メントの水平鉄筋に引つ掛け、しかる後コンクリ
ートを打設して後行側エレメントを構築すること
を特徴とする地下連続壁の鉛直継手部補強の施工
方法。
1. Insert reinforcing bar cages from above ground into underground excavation trenches and then pour concrete to construct the elements that form part of the underground continuous wall in sequence. At the same time, by wrapping some of the reinforcing bars of adjacent elements together, each In the construction method for reinforcing vertical joints of underground continuous walls that connect elements laterally, multiple stirrup reinforcing bars are fixed in advance to straight steel or reinforcing bars in the horizontal direction at appropriate intervals to provide comb-shaped shear reinforcement. The shear reinforcing bars are formed into pairs with opposite directions, and the overlapping stirrup reinforcing bars are slidably connected with a ring member, and then the shear reinforcing bars of this pair are connected so that they can slide. After vertically inserting the stirrup reinforcing bars into the lap parts of each of the above elements so that they face the width direction of the excavation trench, operate the pair of shear reinforcing bars from the ground to move the stirrup reinforcing bars in the direction that protrudes outward. A construction method for reinforcing a vertical joint of an underground continuous wall, which is characterized by hooking the tip of the stirrup reinforcing bar to the horizontal reinforcing bar of the leading element, and then pouring concrete to construct the trailing element. .
JP7139881A 1981-05-14 1981-05-14 Construction of vertical coupler reinforcement of underground continuous wall Granted JPS57187419A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP7139881A JPS57187419A (en) 1981-05-14 1981-05-14 Construction of vertical coupler reinforcement of underground continuous wall

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP7139881A JPS57187419A (en) 1981-05-14 1981-05-14 Construction of vertical coupler reinforcement of underground continuous wall

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
JPS57187419A JPS57187419A (en) 1982-11-18
JPS6132450B2 true JPS6132450B2 (en) 1986-07-26

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