ABSTRACT
Ultimate Lateral Resistance of Vertical Anchor Plates in Sand The load-displacement behavior of horizontally loaded vertical anchor plates was analyzed by Ghaly (1997). He made use of 128 published field and laboratory test results and presented equations for computing the following:
1. Ultimate horizontal resistance T u
of single anchors 2. Horizontal displacement u at any load level T
The equations are
Tu= CArAH [H 2 ]atan¢; A T [ U ]003 -=2.2 - Tu H
(20.54)
area of anchor plate = hL depth from the ground surface to the bottom of the plate height of plate and L =width effective unit weight of the sand angle of friction
Figure 20.24 Relationship of pullout-capacity factor versus geometry factor (after Ghaly, 1997)
