PRINCIPLES FOR EVALUATING FACADE ANCHORS

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AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ESTABLISH A BASIS FOR EVALUATING THE ANCHORAGES OF FACADE ELEMENTS BY LOOKING AT EXISTING SPECIFICATIONS AND GUIDELINES AND ASSESSING THE PUBLISHED RESULTS OF TESTS. AS WELL AS DEALING WITH LOAD AND DEFORMATION ASSUMPTIONS AND THE TYPES OF STRESS AND THEIR EVALUATION FOR VARIOUS MATERIALS, THE PROJECT WAS CONCERNED WITH ESTABLISHING DESIGN RULES AND FUNDAMENTAL TESTS FOR THE MANY TYPES OF BONDING MATERIALS WHICH ARE THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE ANCHORS. SPECIAL ATTENTION WAS PAID TO THE INTRODUCTION OF EXTERNAL LOADS INTO THE CONCRETE.