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Anchor Fitted with Special Fin for Soil Reinforcement

In order to ensure that anchored soil retention systems are more stable and free from failure, suitable anchors are required. A new technique using anchors with fins were investigated, particularly for mechanically stabilized earth. An experimental laboratory investigation on the behaviour of anc...

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Main Authors: Abdul Ghani, A.N., Alias, M.F.Z.
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Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2014
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TH1-9745 Building construction
Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/38325/1/Anchor_Fitted_with_Special_Fin_for_Soil_Reinforcement.pdf
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20141701013
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spelling my.usm.eprints.38325 http://eprints.usm.my/38325/ Anchor Fitted with Special Fin for Soil Reinforcement Abdul Ghani, A.N. Alias, M.F.Z. TH1-9745 Building construction In order to ensure that anchored soil retention systems are more stable and free from failure, suitable anchors are required. A new technique using anchors with fins were investigated, particularly for mechanically stabilized earth. An experimental laboratory investigation on the behaviour of anchors with fins by using various shapes, sizes, arrangements and lengths were presented. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the load-displacement relationship of pullout anchors with fins embedded in sand. A rectangular model tank with dimensions 0.6 m length, 0.5 m width and 0.3 m high was designed. Models of 15 types of anchors of different lengths (0.3 m, 0.4 m and 0.5 m) with fins using different and various types of lengths, sizes and arrangements embedded in sand, were experimented with . The testing program included 45 tests embedded in dry sand. The experiment was conducted in a soil laboratory at a scale of 1:10. The fin was placed at the end of the anchor shaft that abuts the failing structure which prevents further movement. It was concluded that the size, shape and angle of the fin influenced the pullout capacity of the anchor. Finally, selected anchors were recommended based on their superior performance. EDP Sciences 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38325/1/Anchor_Fitted_with_Special_Fin_for_Soil_Reinforcement.pdf Abdul Ghani, A.N. and Alias, M.F.Z. (2014) Anchor Fitted with Special Fin for Soil Reinforcement. MATEC Web of Conferences, 17 (01013). pp. 1-8. ISSN 2261-236X http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20141701013
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Abdul Ghani, A.N.
Alias, M.F.Z.
Anchor Fitted with Special Fin for Soil Reinforcement
description In order to ensure that anchored soil retention systems are more stable and free from failure, suitable anchors are required. A new technique using anchors with fins were investigated, particularly for mechanically stabilized earth. An experimental laboratory investigation on the behaviour of anchors with fins by using various shapes, sizes, arrangements and lengths were presented. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the load-displacement relationship of pullout anchors with fins embedded in sand. A rectangular model tank with dimensions 0.6 m length, 0.5 m width and 0.3 m high was designed. Models of 15 types of anchors of different lengths (0.3 m, 0.4 m and 0.5 m) with fins using different and various types of lengths, sizes and arrangements embedded in sand, were experimented with . The testing program included 45 tests embedded in dry sand. The experiment was conducted in a soil laboratory at a scale of 1:10. The fin was placed at the end of the anchor shaft that abuts the failing structure which prevents further movement. It was concluded that the size, shape and angle of the fin influenced the pullout capacity of the anchor. Finally, selected anchors were recommended based on their superior performance.
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author Abdul Ghani, A.N.
Alias, M.F.Z.
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Alias, M.F.Z.
author_sort Abdul Ghani, A.N.
title Anchor Fitted with Special Fin for Soil Reinforcement
title_short Anchor Fitted with Special Fin for Soil Reinforcement
title_full Anchor Fitted with Special Fin for Soil Reinforcement
title_fullStr Anchor Fitted with Special Fin for Soil Reinforcement
title_full_unstemmed Anchor Fitted with Special Fin for Soil Reinforcement
title_sort anchor fitted with special fin for soil reinforcement
publisher EDP Sciences
publishDate 2014
url http://eprints.usm.my/38325/1/Anchor_Fitted_with_Special_Fin_for_Soil_Reinforcement.pdf
http://eprints.usm.my/38325/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20141701013
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