ABSTRACT
It is very important to interpret the mechanical behavior of post-installed anchors in cracked concrete. There is, however, few testing method to investigate the influence of cracks in concrete on pull-out behavior in Japan. In European country, for instance, the ETAG method has been developed, and the ob-tained data was directly used in design of each post-installed anchor. The testing method, however, has disadvantage on its usage, such as use of large concrete substrate. The authors have proposed the simplified testing method for pull-out test with cracked concrete. This paper presents the experimental results of pull-out tests using various anchors, which were installed in cracked concrete with different crack width. The obtained results were compared with the results of ETAG method. The results obtained from both testing methods agree with each other, and proposed simplified testing methods was verified for evaluation of the performance of post-installed anchors in cracked concrete
