VERTICAL BREAKOUT BEHAVIOR OF THE HYDROSTATIC ANCHOR

The vertical breakout behavior of the hydrostatic anchor depends greatly upon the anchor geometry including anchor diameter and skirt length, the soil strength properties, and the pressure difference between the ambient pressure and that underneath the porous stone. For the range of conditions studied, the anchor capacity increased linearly with increasing pressure difference provided that the anchor skirt length based upon the Coulomb failure theory resulted in an equation which predicts satisfactorily the experiment results. (Modified author abstract)

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Rhode Island, Kingston

  College of Engineering
  Kingston, RI  United States  02881
• Authors:
  • WANG, M C
  • Nacci, V A
  • Demars, K R
• Publication Date: 1974-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 43 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anchoring; Force
• Old TRIS Terms: Anchor forces; Anchor holding power; Breakout forces
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057196
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: N62399-72-C-0005
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 16 1974 12:00AM