Pullout capacity of inclined plate anchors embedded in sand

Bhattacharya, Paramita and Kumar, Jyant (2014) Pullout capacity of inclined plate anchors embedded in sand. In: CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNAL, 51 (11). pp. 1365-1370.

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Abstract

The pullout capacity of an inclined strip plate anchor embedded in sand has been determined by using the lower bound theorem of the limit analysis in combination with finite elements and linear optimization. The numerical results in the form of pullout factors have been presented by changing gradually the inclination of the plate from horizontal to vertical. The pullout resistance increases significantly with an increase in the horizontal inclination (theta) of the plate especially for theta > 30 degrees. The effect of the anchor plate-soil interface friction angle (delta) on the pullout resistance becomes extensive for a vertical anchor but remains insignificant for a horizontal anchor. The development of the failure zone around the anchor plates was also studied by varying theta and delta. The results from the analysis match well with the theoretical and experimental results reported in literature.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNAL
Publisher:	CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING, NRC RESEARCH PRESS
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to the CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING, NRC RESEARCH PRESS, 65 AURIGA DR, SUITE 203, OTTAWA, ON K2E 7W6, CANADA
Keywords:	anchors; failure; finite elements; limit analysis; plasticity; pullout capacity
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Civil Engineering
Date Deposited:	29 Dec 2014 04:57
Last Modified:	29 Dec 2014 04:57
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/50528

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