Guide to the Design of Anchor Bolts
and Other Steel Embedments
by R. W. Cannon, D. A. Godfrey, and F. L. Moreadith
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= specie eompresnve strength of concrete, pi
bedment depth for tonne anchorage mes:
from anchorage bering surface to con
“= minima sie cover distance from the center
{lated internal moments and forces
U_ = required strength to resist factored las or
4 Srenpthredvtion facta, dimensonees
for design and anchorage af see embedments usd
‘onerete siructures by means of tension, bearing
‘heer clon we ny Conan port by tls
‘Typical embedment dats and concepts ax raf
enced In thls guide are shown in Fig. 21 and 22.
1h aditon to meeting thes requirements consid:
eration shal be given to the elect of the Tors ap
plied tothe embedment en the beasio of the overall
22 — The regulroment for the attachment tothe
mbedient all be in sccordance with applicable
Sods and are beyond the scope of this guide
23 ~ Design limits les conservative than those
special in ths guide may be sed by the engineer
iP robetantinted by experinental o detalld analyte
‘al lnvetgation,Fig. 31 — Bearing ombedimeats — Typical embod
ata dette
= Definions
Anchor head = A nut, washer, phe, sta, or ble
tad eer scl component toed to transit
thor lads to the concrete hy heting
‘Attachmest ~The attachment that structure
‘xterra to the surfaces of the embinent which
Teansmits ods tothe embedient
Embedment ~The ebednent Is thal ste) com:
{rans aplied loud othe coneret strctares, The
tembedmeat’ maybe fbrieated of platen, shapes
tals relnforcing bars, seus connectors, expenion
tnchors Insert any combination theret
pansion anchor ~ A component installed
hardened conette fr the tanserof fads into te.
‘ural eomponeats by direct bering and/or filo,
‘Grovted embodment ~ A snbeeent Ics
«fred er dried blo in hardened conerteutiing
4 grout to provide lead transfor fn the embedment
Taerta Commercially valle, predergned,
and prefabricated embedment natal rior to con
‘rela placement which are speifcally detgned for
achinent of bolted connections,
40~ General reqtrements and leading
or grout shall be designed for transmitting othe con
‘tote structure ll lds ed i the design ofthe a
‘ea when
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Pe, 22, Temi embednents ~ Type emba
42 ~ Reactions onthe embedent due tindivi
al loads uch as dead ve Undoing nibrtory
loads, thermal and seems, loads sal be conser,
‘The lading combinations fr embedment design sal
bein accordance with Section 8.20 ACT 87
fmbednent ste! shall be spectod by the engineer
‘o'ensure that the intended fancion ofthe bed
‘ment and the attsciment i compat
‘44 =the sicength of enbedment a flected by
‘ho siz and grade of ste spacing, ad doth ef
tembediment and aay conrete Gimeno whic ii
oF rentiet the transfer of tnd frm sel to eonerele
‘al be considered as detined i Sections 8.080, tad
ra.
45 — (Shear tugs that moet the requirements oh
Sectlons 55 aad 41.) shall becongdered efetne
ae
‘mechanisms shall at be sed to develop the reglred
@Tig. 5:1 — Eifective stress are for eacorage pull
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Fig. £2 — Sires aren reduction for lined dept A,
shear strength defined in aeordance with Section 8:2
or act si877,
Design requirements fr canes
BD 84 Be denen provisins fis guide ar bad
on the strength design method. The assumptions
Drops, and requirements af ACY 18°77 ae ap
5 modi
Pllable forall oad combintons excep
erin
2 ~ Tenson ~ The desio plow strength of
concrete for ay anchorage shal be bard on
Sailor tense srs of 4 acting on an flectie
see tah defied y te pojectdaea
Sires cones radatng tonard ihe -itachmaat om
‘he bearing sige of tho anshory The efrtive sree
‘limited by oveapping sires cones, by the inter
section ofthe cones with concrete surface by thy
Searing area of anchor heads an by the overall
Sika of the conte are ig an 82) Tae
inclination ale or elesistng projected arene sha
16 45 do he factor shall be talon as 88 for a
embedded snchr bead umes the anchor bras be
Yond the lr face rlaforrmen: tn suhreaes 8
Estor of 0.85 may be ancl)
"3 ~ Shear ~The deen sear strength ofan
ors subject to shear sal sty the reqlrments
4 — Kelnforeement Ifthe regiments of See
sion 8 are nt satin, eatrcoment shall be pro
sided to dovlp the reqied srogth, Renfree
‘nent requirements shall ben secordance with
{ppleable section of ACI SIR. and placed to pe
nt flr of th cnet tno,
55 — nearing
51 ~ Tho basing requirements of Sections 1.18
or 1813 of ACI 3187 sal apply to the maxium
bearing stress at shear lg or anchor head excopt
ss permitted by Section 88.
86.2 — ‘The bearing requirements of Seton 5:1
donot have tobe met ifthe anchor ead atthe base
‘the tons sree sompnentstsvs the flowing
‘nde
(ah bearing ares ofthe anchor bead fexeuding the
cof the tens sires component fat least 1.
{ines the aren ofthe toni strees component.
(aLThe thckneos ofthe anchor head sat last LO
times the greatest diension rom the outer mst
bearing edge ofthe anchor head fo the face of the
ten sree component
(The bearing area ‘of the anchor Bead is approx
‘mately evenly dtributad around the perimeter of
‘the tense stroe corsponent
2.0 Anchorage requirements
1 ~ Anchorag design shall bo controled ky the
strength of embedient steel unless otherwie spe
Shc i this gue
design pall strength ofthe coocrte Py as deer
tine In Setin 32 exceed the minimum epected
tens stength ofthe ten sieesstompovent of he
fmbedment steel and fall load tanner seo.
Dilsbod rom steel to concrete within the depth sf te
!nchorage by one af the following methods
(al A tuchaniealanehor atthe ass of the tense
tress compovenis which sti the requirements
of Section 52. To prevent failure dae to Tnteral,
‘ursting forces ata aochor hes the side cover a{ance m shall be determined sch that the lateral om
crete design strength Wbased on onform tense
stows of SV eting on an elective aren dein
‘by projecting 45 dog planes fro the anchor hes to
‘he tree surface) exceeds the ltoral bursting force
‘less the requirements of Section 84 are me. The
‘ctor shall be taken ws 088.
(8) Reinforsing bars sith development length in
accordance withthe requirements of Chapter 12 of
‘ACT 818-77, Yor anchor steel cmmpoved af Felnorce,
412 — Shear. For steel strngth to conirl