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Ground Engineers and Consultants DESIGN OF GROUND ANCHOR FOR LOAD TEST BY ANCHOR REACTION FRAME METHOD. Total Reaction frame capacity inclusive of factor of safety for stability: 1320 Tones No. of Anchors: 8 Load capacity of each anchor required: = 1320/8 = 165 Tones

Design of single anchor of 165 Tones 12T13 System anchor with 12 strands of 12.7 mm diameter Free Length Calculations Pile tip 20 meters Pile diameter 1200 mm Minimum clearance required from the pile tip =5 x Diameter = 6.0 meters Total free length = 20 + 6 = 26 m Fixed Length Calculations Safe capacity of anchor: 165 Ton Diameter of hole (D): 150mm Strata at fixed length of anchor Medium hard basaltic rock ( refer Rao 1964 ) Allowable bond stress between rock and grout (s): 4.5 Kg/cm2 * D * L * s = Capacity of anchor 165 x 103 = 3.14 * 15 * L * 4.5 L = 778 cm say 8 m Total Length of the anchor = Free Length + Fixed Length = 26+8 = 34 meters Hence length of anchor below ground level = Hole depth of 150 mm dia = 34 meters

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