CYCLIC BEHAVIOUR OF PLATE ANCHORS

This note describes a series of tests carried out on plate anchors embedded in a normally consolidated cohesive soil and subjected to long-term cyclic loads. The principle parameters in the cyclic testing were the mean load and the cyclic amplitude of load about the mean. The tests demonstrated that the anchors did not fail when load cycled up to 50 +/- 20% of the drained ultimate pull-out capacity, with the anchor displacements being associated with the buildup and dissipation of pore pressure. With recycling, the level of loading without failure could be increased to 70 +/- 20% of the drained capacity.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Research Council of Canada

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• Authors:
  • PONNIAH, D A
  • Finlay, T W
• Publication Date: 1988-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 374-381
• Serial:
  • CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNAL
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: National Research Council of Canada

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anchor plates; Behavior; Clay; Cohesive soils; Cyclic tests; Pore pressure; Pull out test; Repeated loads
• Old TRIS Terms: Cyclic behavior; Plate anchors; Pullout
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00470865
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1988 12:00AM