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Steel Structures and Bridges 2012

Influence of column construction type on the bearing capacity of

bonded anchors
R. Karseka*, M. Bajera and K. Jurdova
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Brno university of technology, Faculty of civil engineering, Institute of metal and timber structures, Brno 60200, The Czech republic

Abstract
The anchorage formed by the post-installed steel chemical anchors can be used for new buildings. Thanks to easy and
fast installation can be used particularly for reconstructions. Chemical anchors are the most frequently used with concrete
and reinforced concrete. On the trade of anchoring, the chemical anchor systems are represented by a number of variants of
this anchorage type but, in fact, they always consist of a steel bolt (anchor) installed in a pre-drilled hole. The connection
between a steel bolt and concrete or masonry (most frequently) is done by glue, i.e. usually by different types of epoxy.
The research presented in this article is focused on a possible application of these anchor types, namely in the connection of
a steel beam with a face plate to different types of columns.
The analysis of a connection steel beam cantilever stressed by bending moment to the construction of the column with
bonded anchors. The loading capacity of anchors connected (bonded) to steel HEB concreted column will be compared to
loading capacity of anchors bonded to reinforced concrete column.
Comparisons will be done on the basis of experimental tests and subsequently validated by numerical models.
Compared resistance of the anchors is different for columns and the rigidity of joints.
2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and review under responsibility of University of ilina, FCE, Slovakia.
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND license.
Keywords: Steel, concrete, bolted, chemical, anchor, loading, console, column, connection.

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E-mail address: karasek.r@fce.vutbr.cz

1877-7058 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Open access under CC BY-NC-ND license.
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1. Introduction
For the mutual connection of steel and concrete or composite structures it is important to think of the details
of these connections. In our research was chosen additional connection using bonded anchors. Steel anchor is
installed into pre-drilled holes in concrete [1]. Adhesive material is applied into drilled holes followed by
installation of steel anchors [2]. The resistance of the joint is influenced by many factors. The main factors are
size and thickness of the front plate, diameter steel anchors, drilling depth purity of the drilled hole.
2. Researched column construction
Our present research investigated connection of the steel cantilever to reinforced concrete column. In this
case will be replaced reinforced concrete column to steel concreted HEB column. The resistance of anchors,
bonded to steel HEB column, will be compared to resistance of anchors bonded to reinforced concrete column.

Fig. 1. Scheme of connection of the steel cantilever to (a) the reinforced concrete column; (b) the concreted HEB profile

3. Experiments
Nine test specimens were tested during the experiment. The loading was carried out at the same test bench
used for the reinforced concrete column with pre-installed anchor elements [3]. Assembled specimen of steel
concreted HEB column can be seen Fig. 2.

Fig. 2. Test setup (a) with the reinforce concrete column and (b) with the concreted HEB profile

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In the second series of experiments was made 6 specimens and 3 of them were tested. Steel cantilever
was joined to concreted HEB profile. We used the HEB180 profile steel S235 series. This profile was
concreted between flanges. Real resistance of the concrete will be verified by tests. Steel anchors were applied
through the flange of the HEB profile to concrete. Depth of the hole in concrete was 130mm. This connection
is shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 3. Connection the steel cantilever and the concreted HEB profile

In the first series of experiments the cone was extracted around the most stressed concrete anchors trailed. In
the second series of experiments steel anchors were extracted from the concrete including adhesive material,
see Fig. 4.

Fig. 4. Anchors after testing (a) reinforced concrete column; (b) concreted HEB profile

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Fig. 5. Moment-curvature diagram

4. Conclusion
Target of experiment was to obtain ideas of mechanism of failure this combined bolt connection.
Bearing capacity of joint was exhausted by concrete failure. The extract of concrete cone was not occurred by
symmetrical settlement of joint on reinforcement concrete column and by stapes rebar. The ultimate state of
joint was still exhausted. The ultimate state of analyzed joint is equal to the force in steel anchors. After the
ultimate limit state was reached, failure continued by lifting of hydraulic cylinder, but force in anchors did not
increased. There was only lift of cantilevers free end and diversion of end plate from face of column. After
unloaded and removed of hydraulic press, the cantilever still stay connected to column. Mutual comparison of
these two ways of construction type of the column is shown in Fig. 5. The figure 5 shows the average value of
the concrete column and three tests of the concreted HEB profile.
Results from the second series of experiments are not completely processed, so will be continued in their
processing.
Acknowledgements
These results were achieved with the financial assistance of projects GACzR 103/09/H085, GACzR
P104/11/P737 and BD12101030 FAST-J-13/1237.
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