Anchor Calculations

1.0 Strand Capacity Calculations

T
* Linear Anchor Force
l
* Spacing Between Anchors
T
* Anchor Force
* Factor of Safety for Tendon
* Specified Charactaristic Strength of Anchor
* Required Number of Strands
* Actual Number of Strands
* Load Per Strand

=
=
=
=
=

340.00 kN/m
2.10

714.00 kN
1.60
232

[From ReWaRD 2.5]

[Table 2, BS 8081 1989]

kN

[Table 4, BS 8081 1989]

142.80 kN/strand

2.0 Fixed Length Calculations

Grout / Tendon Interface

*
*
*
*

2.00

Factor of Safety of Grout / Tendon Interface

2.50

Diameter of (5) Strands

66.75

mm

Minimum Bond Length of Anchor

4.26

* (1)

0.50

N/mm2

[Table 7, FHWA-IF-99-015]

Ultimate Bond Stress for Clean Strands

N/mm2

[Clause 6.3.2, BS 8081 1989]

[Table 2, BS 8081 1989]

Grout / Ground Interface

*
*
*
*
*
*

Ultimate Bond Stress

Factor of Safety of Grout / Ground Interface

2.50

Diameter of Casing

120

mm

Minimum Bond Length of Anchor

9.47

Maximum of (1) & (2)

9.47

11.00

Adopted Bond Length of Anchor

lb

[Table 2, BS 8081 1989]

* (2)

3.0 Free Length Calculations

The minimum free length for rock and soil ground anchors is 4.50 m for strand tandons.

*
*
*
*
*
*

Angle of Internal Friction

Excavation Depth

Anchor Depth
Anchor Inclination Angle

Minimum Free Length of Anchor

Adopted Free Length of Anchor

lf

30

17.00

8.50

30

10.20

12.00

4.0 Formulas
lb =

T
d

d = 0.1 H
= 45 o
2

5.0 Design of Whaler Beam

5.1 Moment Calcualtion

*
*
*

Force on Whaler

340.00 kN/m

Spacing Between Anchors

Maximum Bending Moment

224.91 kNm

S275 JR

275

MPa

818

cm3

102

1276

2.10

[Anchor Force, ReWaRD 2.5]

m
[Factored to 1.50]

2.0 Material Properties

*
*

Steel Grade
fy

Minimum Yield Strength

3.0 Results

*
*
*

Minimum Required Plastic Modulus

Proposed Section

305
Zx

Provided Plastic Modulus

X
cm3

Section 305 X 102 X 46 kg/m is OK

4.0 Deflection Calculations

*
*
*

Modulus of Elasticity of Whaler Beam E

Moment of Inertia of Whaler Beam

Deflection of Whaler Beam

Where :

wl
M=
10
M
Z x=
fy

5wl 4
=
384 EI

210

GPa

16416 cm4
2.50

mm

46

kg/m

[Double C-Channels]

wl
10
M
Z x=
fy
M=

5wl 4
=
384 EI