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There are six basic principles by which an anchor develops its holding power in concrete: friction, keying, threading, adhesion, welding to rebar, and embedding in concrete.
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Read More »There are six basic principles by which an anchor develops its holding power in concrete: friction, keying, threading, adhesion, welding to rebar, and embedding in concrete. Friction: The tensile load is transferred to concrete by friction, with an expansion force necessary for this action to take place. The force can be produced by driving an expansion plug into an anchor. In an expansion anchor, an expansion force is exerted against the wall of the hole as a result of the displacement of a cone relative to a sleeve. Longitudinal force is transmitted from the anchor to the concrete by friction. At the same time, the expansion force causes permanent local deformation of the concrete. The sleeve keys into the concrete, providing a second source of holding power. Keying: The tensile load is in equilibrium with bearing forces acting on the concrete, such as an undercut anchor. Threading: A special drill bit makes the correct size hole in concrete. The anchor bolt has dual threads that cut into the concrete and provide a full grip. Since there are no expansion forces, this anchor can be installed closer to an edge. Adhesion: A synthetic resin fills the annular space around the anchor and provides adhesive bonding to the anchor and the wall of the drilled hole. Transfer of the tensile load takes place through shear stresses into the concrete. For adhesive anchors, there is, in addition to bonding, a local keying as the adhesive infiltrates into the pores of the concrete. Welding: Anchors are spotted in place and welded to rebar. Concrete is poured around the anchor and rebar. This approach is one of the strongest mounts and does not project above the surface of the floor. While there is some adjustment in the anchor, accurate location is important. Embedding : A fixed or adjustable hook bolt is inserted into freshly poured concrete and placed in location. This approach is a simple way to provide a machinery anchor. Load capacity depends on concrete strength, and the mounts can’t be easily removed.
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For adhesive-bonded anchors, the failure mode is bond failure along the concrete/adhesive interface or along the adhesive/anchor rod bond line. Many times a shallow concrete cone accompanies the bond failure. This failure is a secondary, not controlling problem. For shallow embedments, adhesive anchors may fail with a concrete cone breakout. The failure modes in shear for both mechanical and adhesive anchors are steel breakage, back pryout of the anchor (usually with shallow embedments), or edge breakout.
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