Design of Anchors to Eurocode 7

in Ireland
Prepared by Eric Farrell

Presented by Trevor Orr

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Section 8 of EC7
with the Irish National Annex
RULS;d and RSLS;d must be
determined/validated by anchor tests

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Number of
tests

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Creep rate the criterion but can

be converted to load loss (which
is a function of free tendon
length)

aSLS to be reviewed to see if

aULS always governs

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Ultimate Limit State Design Force to be

Resisted by the Anchors
EULS,d RULS;d

Eq. 8.1

where EULS,d = max(FULS,d; FServ,d)

and

FServ,d = gServFServ,k [gServ=1.35 in Irish NA]

Eq. 8.2
Eq. 8.3

EULS,d = ULS design force to be resisted by the anchor

RULS;d = Design value of the resistance of an anchor complying with ULS criteria
FULS,d = Design value of the anchor force required to prevent any ULS in the supported structure.
FServ,d = design value of the maximum anchor force (expected within the design life of the anchor),
including effect of lock off load, and sufficient to prevent a SLS in the supported structure.
gServ = partial factor

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Serviceability Limit State

FServ,k RSLS;d

Eq.8.4

FServ,k = characteristic value of the maximum anchor force (expected within

the design life of the anchor), including effect of lock off load, and
sufficient to prevent a SLS in the supported structure.

RSLS;d = design value of the resistance of an anchor complying with SLS

criteria

Note, This assumes a partial factor of unity for SLS

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Geotechnical ULS Resistance of Anchor

R ULS;m = min{Rm(aULS or kl;ULS) and PP}
R ULS;k =

(RULS;m )

ULS

[ULS =1.0 in Irish NA]

Eq. 8.5
Eq. 8.6

PP = Proof load
RULS,m = Measured value of the resistance of an anchor complying with ULS
(RULS,m)min = Lowest value of RULS;m measured from a number of investigation
or suitability tests (n), for each distinct ground condition
RULS;k = Characteristic value of the resistance of an anchor complying with
ULS.
aULS = Creep rate
kl;ULS = Load loss

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Geotechnical ULS resistance of anchor (continued)

R ULS;d =

RULS;k
a;ULS

Eq. 8.7

RULS,d = Design value of the resistance of an anchor complying

with ULS
ga;ULS = Partial factor [ga;ULS = 1.1 in Irish NA for STR/GEO]

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Geotechnical SLS Resistance of Anchor

R SLS;m = min{Rm(aSLS or kl;SLS) and PP }
R SLS;k = (R SLS;m )min

Eq. 8.8
Eq. 8.9

RSLS,m
= Measured value of the resistance of an anchor complying with SLS
(RSLS;m)min = Lowest value of RSLS;m measured from a number of investigation or
suitability tests (n), for each distinct ground condition
RSLS;k
= Characteristic value of the resistance of an anchor complying with
SLS.
aSLS = Creep rate
kl;SLS = Load loss

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Geotechnical SLS resistance of Anchor (contin.

R SLS;d =
RSLS,d =

RSLS;k

a;SLS

Eq. 8.10

Design value of the resistance of an anchor complying

with ULS

ga;SLS is a partial factor [ga;SLS =1.0 in Irish NA]

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Test

Proof Load (Str/Geo

Investigation
tests

- Not on working anchor

-Normally taken to failure of Eq. 8.12
bonded length/ground
- May require larger structural PP 1.0 x 1.1 x EULS,d
element

Suitability test

- On working anchor
Eq. 8.12
- Taken to load that verifies RULS,d
- PP comes from Eqs, 8.1, 8.6 & PP 1.0 x 1.1x EULS,d
8.7

Acceptability
tests

Eq. 8.13
- Must be carried out on all PP 1.1 x EULS,d
anchors
and
- ga,acc;ULS and ga,acc;SLS from Table Eq. 8.14
A.20
PP 1.0 x FServ,k
Both aULS and aSLS to be
checked.
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