The invention relates to the technical field of
geotechnical engineering, and particularly discloses a method and device for testing the in-situ
expansive force of
expansive rock in a tunnel, and the method comprises the steps: selecting a
test point, excavating a groove, and installing a force measuring
system comprising at least three soil pressure gauges, two force measuring systems are used for testing the
expansive force after water injection, and one force measuring
system is not used for reference after water injection; a water injection
system is arranged and comprises a water injection
pipe,
sponge, a water tank and a control valve, the water injection
pipe is wound around the tested soil pressure gauge, fine sand is arranged in the water injection
pipe, holes are formed in the surface for water injection, and a water outlet is reserved outside a groove; the groove is backfilled with
cement mortar, and after the
cement mortar is solidified into a whole, construction excavation of the counter-force system is completed; after installation is completed, the initial reading of the soil pressure gauge is firstly tested, surrounding rock is expanded through water injection of the water tank and the valve, and the reading is monitored and recorded; and finally, comparing the reading changes of the water
injection point and the non-water
injection point, and evaluating the surrounding rock expansive force. The test period is short, and the expansive force characteristic of the expansive rock under the in-situ condition is truly reflected.