Recent Study of Drag Embedment Plate Anchors in China

Experimental and theoretical studies of drag embedment plate anchors recently carried out in Tianjin University are summarized in this research paper, which involve a series of important topics relevant to the study of drag anchors. The techniques for measuring the trajectory and movement direction of drag anchors in soils, the techniques for measuring the moving embedment point and reverse eatenary shape of the embedded drag line, the penetration mechanism and kinematic behavior of drag anchors, the ultimate embedment depth of drag anchors, the movement direction of the anchor with an arbitrary fluke section, the reverse catenary properties of the embedded drag line, the interaetional properties between drag anchor and installation line, the kinematic model of drag anchors in seabed soils, and the analytical method for predicting the anchor trajectory in soils will all be examined. The present work remarkably reduces the uncertainties in design and analysis of drag embedment plate anchors, and is beneficial to improving the application of this new type of drag anchor in offshore engineering.

Two-Dimensional Large Deformation Finite Element Analysisfor the Pulling-up of Plate Anchor

Based on mesh regeneration and stress interpolation from an old mesh to a new one, a large deformation finite element model is developed for the study of the behaviour of circular plate anchors subjected to uplift loading. For the deterruination of the distributions of stress components across a clay foundation, the Recovery by Equilibrium in Patches is extended to plastic analyses. ABAQUS, a commercial finite element package, is customized and linked into our program so as to keep automatic and efficient running of large deformation calculation. The quality of stress interpolation is testified by evaluations of Tresca stress and nodal reaction forces. The complete pulling-up processes of plate anchors buried in homogeneous clay arc simulated, and typical pulling force-displacement responses of a deep anchor and a shallow anchor are compared. Different from the results of previous studies, large deformation analysis is of the capability of estimating the breakaway between the anchor bottom and soils. For deep anchors, the variation of mobilized uplift resistance with anchor settlement is composed of three stages, and the initial buried depths of anchors affect the separation embedment slightly. The uplift bearing capacity of deep anchors is usually higher than that of shallow anchors.

Upper bound analysis of ultimate pullout capacity of shallow 3-D circular plate anchors based on nonlinear Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion

Based on the nonlinear Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion and the associated flow rules,the three-dimensional(3-D)axisymmetric failure mechanism of shallow horizontal circular plate anchors that are subjected to the ultimate pullout capacity(UPC)is determined.A derivative function of the projection function for projecting the 3-D axisymmetric failure surface on plane is deduced using the variation theory.By using difference principle,the primitive function of failure surface satisfying boundary condition and numerical solution to its corresponding ultimate pullout capacity function are obtained.The influences of nonlinear Mohr-Coulomb parameters on UPC and failure mechanism are studied.The result shows that UPC decreases with dimensionless parameter m and uniaxial tensile strength increases but increases when depth and radius of plate anchor,surface overload,initial cohesion,geomaterial density and friction angle increase.The failure surface is similar to a symmetrical spatial funnel,and its shape is mainly determined by dimensionless parameter m;the surface damage range expands with the increase of radius and depth of the plate anchor as well as initial cohesion but decreases with the increase of dimensionless parameter m and uniaxial tensile strength as well as geomaterial density.As the dimensionless parameter m=2.0,the numerical solution of UPC based on the difference principle is proved to be feasible and effective through the comparison with the exact solution.In addition,the comparison between solutions of UPC computed by variation method and those computed by upper bound method indicate that variation method outperforms upper bound method.

Six-Degree-of-Freedom Measurement of Plate Anchors in Centrifuge by Magnetometers

The six-degree-of-freedom movement of an offshore plate anchor is essential to evaluate anchor performance.As an emerging technology,magnetometer has shown its potential in measuring the six-degree-of-freedom movement of offshore anchors under 1-g model laboratory tests.The paper presents the feasibility of adopting a magnetometer system in geotechnical centrifuge testing.Interference factors that may affect the measuring accuracy of the magnetometer system are investigated.The results demonstrate that the magnetometer system can accurately catch the anchor movement in the soils with the restrictions of:(1)the model anchor was made with stainless steel;(2)the system was placed at least 30 cm away from the side wall of soil model tank;(3)started the measurement when the artificial acceleration by centrifuge was stable.

Free-Fall Penetration Behaviors of A New Dynamically Installed Plate Anchor in Marine Clay

A new dynamically installed plate anchor, the Flying Wing Anchor~?, has been developed as a sustainable anchor concept for deep-water offshore wind turbines. The anchor is firstly installed by free-fall penetration and then followed by drag embedment. If the anchor is subjected to environmental loads, it dives deeper to mobilize a higher capacity. This study presents a series of free-fall penetration tests with model anchors in different weights to assess the anchor behavior during the free-fall penetration performance in one-layer soil with a constant shear strength profile. Anchor velocities and embedment depths were measured by a magnetometer. An energy-based model and a force-based model were calibrated against the test results of model anchors with different weights. Based on the calibrated force-based model, a series of design charts were developed to estimate the embedment depth of anchors in different sizes and with different impact velocities in various marine clays. The framework to plot design charts presented herein can be potentially applied to other dynamically installed anchors to predict embedment depth in engineering practice.

Limit analysis of ultimate uplift capacity and failure mechanism ofshallow plate anchors in multi-layered soils

Considering the fact that in some complex cases,plate anchors are buried in multi-layered geotechnical materials,the ultimate dynamic analysis was performed to investigate the uplift capacity and failure mechanism of shallow strips and circular plate anchors in multi-layered soils.The nonlinear strength criterion and non-associated flow rule of geotechnical materials were introduced to investigate the influence of nonuniformity on the pullout performance and failure mechanism of shallow plate anchors.The expressions of the detaching curves or surfaces were obtained to reflect the failure mechanism,which can be used to figure out the ultimate uplift capacity and failure range.The results are generally in agreement with the numerical simulations and previous research.The effects of various parameters on the ultimate uplift capacity and failure mechanism of plate anchors in multi-layered soils were investigated,and it is found that the ultimate uplift capacity and failure range of shallow anchors increase with the increase of initial cohesion and dilatancy coefficient,but decrease with the unit weight,axial tensile stress and nonlinear coefficient.

Experimental study on the stability of plate anchors in clay under cyclic loading

Although the bearing capacity of plate anchors in clay has been studied extensively, the results considering the effects of offshore cyclic loading are relatively rare. In the present study, 1g model tests are carried out to investigate the effect of cyclic loading on the bearing capacity of plate anchors in clay. The ultimate pullout capacity of plate anchors in clay decreases as the accumulated plastic shear strain grows due to the strain-softening of clay under cyclic loading. The load-displacement curves of these tests are presented and the effects of overburden stress and cyclic loading amplitude on the strain-softening behavior are discussed.

Dynamic Installation Behaviors of A New Hybrid Plate Anchor in Layered Marine Clay

Layered soil profiles create challenges for foundation installation and detrimentally affect the foundation performance.This research explored the free-fall penetration behavior of a new dynamically installed plate anchor,the Flying Wing Anchor?,in layered soil profiles.This new concept anchor combines the advantages of low-cost installation of torpedo piles and high efficiency of plate anchors.Anchor is initially installed through free-fall like a torpedo pile,and followed by drag embedment like a plate anchor.The methodology is to perform free-fall penetration tests with a model anchor in a variety of test beds containing marine clays with different profiles of undrained shear strength versus depth.A calibrated prediction model accounting for the effects of strain-rate and stiff layer produces results similar to those from the model test.The design curves were developed based on the calibrated analytical model,and are valuable to estimate the impact velocity thresholds of prototype anchor to penetrate through stiff layers.The free-fall penetration tests indicated that the penetration ability of FWA?increases with the increased impact velocity.This new dynamically embedded plate anchor can penetrate through the stiff layers that would cause problems for the conventional plate anchor,such as the drag embedded anchor,plowing on the top of stiff layer instead of breaking into it.Therefore,the new dynamically embedded plate anchor can provide a possible solution for layered soil profiles in deep water.

Elasto-plasticity and pore-pressure coupled analysis on the pullout behaviors of a plate anchor

A numerical method is proposed for the elasto-plasticity and pore-pressure coupled analysis on the pull- out behaviors of a plate anchor. The bounding-surface plasticity （BSP） model combined with Blot＇s consol- idation theory is employed to simulate the cyclic loading induced elasto-plastic deformation of the soil skeleton and the accompanying generation/dissipation of the excess pore water pressure. The suction force generated around the anchor due to the cyclic variation of the pore water pressure has much effect on the pullout capacity of the plate anchor. The calculated pullout capacity with the proposed method （i.e., the coupled analysis） gets lower than that with the conventional total stress analysis for the case of long-term sustained loading, but slightly higher for the case of short-term monotonic loading. The cyclic loading induced accumulation of pore water pressure may result in an obvious decrease of the stiffness of the soil-Plate anchor svstem.

Surgical Correction for Paralytic Strabismus Using T-Plate Anchor

External or internal ophthalmoloplegia will result in a complete or a partial ocular dysmotility leading to a debilitating and variable manifest binocular diplopia for a majority of the patients. Complete third, forth and sixth nerve cranial nerve palsies are among the many number of etiologies appearing as paralytic strabismus. Successful clinical management, elimination of symptomatic diplopia in the primary field of gaze and increased binocular field of motor and sensory fusion as a result of the oculomotor nerve (III) palsy are challenging tasks for physicians facing this difficult clinical entity. Here we report a novel surgical technique in the clinical management of this disease through suture-fixation of medial rectus muscle onto Titanium plate (T-plate) already anchored into the nasal orbital wall.

Variation analysis of ultimate pullout capacity of shallow horizontal strip anchor plate with 2-layer overlying soil based on nonlinear M-C failure criterion

Based on the nonlinear Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion and an associated flow rule,a kinematic admissible velocity field of failure mechanism of the 2-layer soil above a shallow horizontal strip anchor plate is constructed.The ultimate pull-out force and its corresponding failure mechanism through the upper bound limit analysis according to a variation principle are deduced.When the 2-layer overlying soil is degraded into single-layer soil,the model of ultimate pullout force could also be degraded into the model of single-layer soil.And the comparison between results of single-layer soil variation method and those calculated by rigid limit analysis method proves the correctness of our method.Based on that,the influence of changes of geotechnical parameters on ultimate pullout forces and failure mechanism of a shallow horizontal strip anchor with the 2-layer soil above are analyzed.The results show that the ultimate pull-out force and failure mechanism of a shallow horizontal strip anchor with the 2-layer soil above are affected by the nonlinear geotechnical parameters greatly.Thus,it is very important to obtain the accurate geotechnical parameters of 2-layer soil for the evaluation of the ultimate pullout capacity of the anchor plate.

Uplift of Symmetrical Anchor Plates by Using Grid-Fixed Reinforced Reinforcement in Cohesionless Soil

Uplift response of symmetrical anchor plates with and without grid fixed reinforced （GFR） reinforcement was evaluated in model tests and numerical simulations by Plaxis. Many variations of reinforcement layers were used to reinforce the sandy soil over symmetrical anchor plates. In the current research, different factors such as relative density of sand, embedment ratios, and various GFR parameters including size, number of layers, and the proximity of the layer to the symmetrical anchor plate were investigated in a scale model. The failure mechanism and the associated rupture surface were observed and evaluated. GFR, a tied up system made of fiber reinforcement polymer （FRP） strips and end balls, was connected to the geosynthetic material and anchored into the soil. Test results showed that using GFR reinforcement significantly improved the uplift capacity of anchor plates. It was found that the inclusion of one layer of GFR, which rested directly on the top of the anchor plate, was more effective in enhancing the anchor capacity itself than other methods. It was found that by including GFR the uplift response was improved by 29%. Multi layers of GFR proved more effective in enhancing the uplift capacity than a single GFR reinforcement. This is due to the additional anchorage provided by the GFR at each level of reinforcement. In general, the results show that the uplift capacity of symmetrical anchor plates in loose and dense sand can be significantly increased by the inclusion of GFR. It was also observed that the inclusion of GFR reduced the requirement for a large L/D ratio to achieve the required uplift capacity. The laboratory and numerical analysis results are found to be in agreement in terms of breakout factor and failure mechanism pattern.

Finite element analysis of anchor plates using non-coaxial models

The non-coaxial model simulating the non-coincidence between the principal stresses and the principal plastic strain rates is employed within the framework of finite element method（FEM） to predict the behaviors of anchors embedded in granular material.The non-coaxial model is developed based on the non-coaxial yield vertex theory,and the elastic and conventional coaxial plastic deformations are simulated by using elasto-perfectly plastic Drucker-Prager yield function according to the original yield vertex theory.Both the horizontal and vertical anchors with various embedment depths are considered.Different anchor shapes and soil friction and dilation angles are also taken into account.The predictions indicate that the use of non-coaxial models leads to softer responses,compared with those using conventional coaxial models.Besides,the predicted ultimate pulling capacities are the same for both coaxial and non-coaxial models.The non-coaxial influences increase with the increasing embedment depths,and circular anchors lead to larger non-coaxial influences than strip anchors.In view of the fact that the design of anchors is mainly determined by their displacements,ignoring the non-coaxiality in finite element numerical analysis can lead to unsafe results.

Stress Analysis of New Type Pre-Stressed Anchor Bearing Plate Combining Stamping with Welding Forming and Its Anchorage Zone

An anchor bearing plate transfers the anchoring force from anchor plate to the concrete and the pre-stress is formed in the concrete structure. Currently, the main type of anchor bearing plate is cast iron. It is brittle during transportation and tension process. This paper presents a new type of anchor bearing plate combined stamping with welding forming. The structure of the new type anchor bearing plate is introduced. The stress states of the anchor bearing plate and anchorage zone under work are studied. Various specifications of anchor bearing plate are studied by ANSYS finite element analysis software following the AASHTO specification. The analysis results are compared with the results of the same type of OVM round-shaped anchor plate. The study results show that the new pre-stressed anchor plates combined stamping with welding forming are feasible and more sturdy which can meet the engineering demand.

纵向钢筋C型卡槽连接单向拉伸力学性能

为提高装配式纵向钢筋连接的施工效率,提出了C型卡槽连接方式,制作9个连接件并进行单向拉伸试验,观察其破坏形态,研究试件荷载-位移曲线、应变发展过程,分析不同锚固板直径对连接件连接性能的影响;基于混凝土局部受压计算公式,推导出C型卡槽连接钢筋的承载力计算公式,并给出不同锚固板直径与带锚固板钢筋直径的适配表。结果表明:锚固板直径为43 mm和48 mm的连接件发生带锚固板钢筋拉断破坏,荷载-位移曲线与单根钢筋拉伸的荷载-位移曲线相似,均能满足JGJ 107—2016和ACI 318对接头的强度要求;锚固板直径为38 mm的连接件是依据JGJ 256—2011选取锚固板直径,试验过程中发生带锚固板钢筋拔出破坏,证明按照规程取值,锚固板直径偏小,无法满足连接要求;锚固板直径为38 mm的连接件其荷载-位移曲线呈现波浪形,承载力虽小于前两者,但仍具有较好的延性和较高的残余承载力;所有连接件的C型卡槽在整个受力过程中应变值较小,始终处于弹性阶段,C型卡槽环向应变表现为压应变,C型卡槽连接钢筋承载力的理论计算结果与试验结果相符。

带锚板预应力螺纹钢筋抗拔性能试验研究

目的为了探讨直径25 mm、强度等级PSB1080的带锚板预应力螺纹钢筋在有效锚固长150,200,250 mm的钢筋混凝土厚板或基础中拔出时的锚固性能,方法以有效锚固长度、套管有无、锚板宽度和构造钢筋数量为试验参数,对7个试件进行抗拔性能试验研究。研究试件的破坏特征,分析荷载-位移曲线、极限抗拔承载力、试件开裂荷载和荷载-应变曲线。结果结果表明:试件抗拔承载力随着锚固长度的增加而增加,当有效锚固长度为250 mm时,预应力螺纹钢筋均能达到屈服;混凝土开裂荷载随着有效锚固长度、锚板宽度和套管的增设而增加,构造钢筋数量对面层混凝土开裂荷载的影响并不明显;采用套管试件的面层混凝土开裂荷载比未采用套管试件提高了2.66倍;根据荷载-位移曲线可知,在锚板上增设构造钢筋可以防止带锚板预应力螺纹钢筋拔出时承载力急剧下降;基于试验结果和相关文献结果,对比锚固区混凝土锥体破坏试件的试验值与计算值可知,Nilforoush建议式和日本JSCE规范式9.2.11分别比试验值低19%和10%。结论增设套管可以有效提高开裂荷载;使用日本JSCE规范式9.2.11计算抗拔承载力更接近试验值。

串联式锚定板抗拔承载特性及影响因素分析

为提高锚定板抗拔承载能力,设计串联式锚定板锚固系统。借鉴侧向受荷桩的“M”法,通过锚固系统受力平衡条件及位移连续性条件,提出串联式矩形锚定板锚固系统抗拔力-位移关系的理论分析方法。基于FLAC3D有限差分软件,建立锚定板锚固系统与土相互作用的数值模拟模型,进行埋设于黏性土中不同尺寸的方形锚定板抗拔承载力室内模型试验。结合室内模型试验及数值模拟结果,通过拟合分析,获得串联式矩形锚定板锚固系统抗拔力-位移关系的近似解析解,将3个工程案例中不同尺寸及埋深的锚定板抗拔力-位移的现场试验结果与理论分析及数值模拟结果对比,验证理论分析方法及数值模拟结果的正确性。探讨串联式方形锚定板锚固系统埋深及相邻锚定板间距对锚固系统抗拔承载力的影响。研究结果表明:当锚定板锚固系统埋深H<5b(b为锚定板边长)时,其破坏模式呈现浅埋锚定板的破坏特征;当埋设深度H≥5b时,其破坏模式呈现深埋锚定板破坏特征。对于串联式锚定板锚固系统,为避免相邻锚定板相互影响而降低锚固系统的抗拔承载能力,相邻锚定板间距应满足L≥3b。

带锚固板半灌浆套筒拉伸性能数值分析

为避免半灌浆套筒连接件因黏结滑移产生的连接件失效,提出一种将锚固板应用于半灌浆套筒中的方式,以提高半灌浆套筒连接件的可靠性及力学性能。采用ABAQUS软件,考虑钢筋与灌浆料之间的黏结滑移及灌浆料塑性损伤情况,设置不同直径钢筋、有无锚固板的有限元模拟试件组,采取位移加载方式对试件组进行单调拉伸。结果表明:同一直径下,随着钢筋锚固长度增大,钢筋-灌浆料之间黏结强度增大,半灌浆套筒连接件伸长位移减小;同一锚固长度下,随着钢筋直径增大,钢筋-灌浆料之间相对滑移增大,半灌浆套筒连接件伸长位移增大,同时,增加锚固板后限制效果也更明显;增加锚固板避免了钢筋锚固长度≤8d(d为钢筋直径)时的钢筋拔出破坏形式;无锚固板连接件的钢筋-灌浆料界面的黏结作用范围有限;锚固板发挥承压作用,远离荷载端一侧的钢筋应力显著减小。因此,可以考虑通过带锚固板的方式增加半灌浆套筒连接件的性能。

串联式竖向双锚板抗拔性能数值分析

锚定板支挡结构是一种适用于填方边坡支挡的轻型支挡结构。为提高锚定板锚固系统的抗拔承载力,提出了串联式锚定板锚固系统。基于FLAC3D有限差分软件,建立了串联式竖向矩形双锚板与土相互作用的有限差分模型。探讨了前后锚板间距、锚板埋深、土体黏聚力及内摩擦角对锚固系统抗拔性能的影响。研究结果表明:为避免前后锚定板相互影响而降低锚固系统的承载能力,前后锚板的间距不得小于3倍锚板边长;当锚板埋深小于5倍锚板边长时,锚固系统的破坏模式为非对称破坏模式,呈现出浅埋锚板破坏特征;锚板埋设深度大于5倍锚板边长时,锚固系统的破坏模式为对称破坏模式,表现为深埋锚板破坏特性。提高锚定板周围土体的内摩擦角是提高锚固系统抗拔能力的有效途径。

地震作用下桩板墙-锚索组合支护基覆型边坡的动力响应特性

地震作用下,惯性力方向对组合结构、土体、岩体的平衡状态影响显著。为深入理解桩板墙组合支护结构-基覆型边坡相互作用特性,以西南地区一隧道进口端基覆型高陡边坡为原型,开展一组简谐波加载下组合结构加固边坡的大型振动台模型试验,考虑惯性力方向对桩-土、格构锚索-坡体时程特性展开分析。结果表明:(1)惯性力作用下格构锚索-土体相互作用与桩-土相互作用表现出近似的时程一致性规律,但坡面加固结构惯性力峰值沿高程存在的相位差不可忽视。(2)结构与边坡土体的相互作用大小取决于相对惯性运动,桩-基岩相互作用由悬臂段变形状态决定。(3)惯性力达到临空面峰值,动土压力达到峰值,桩-土位移差达到正向峰值,桩身呈现外倾的主动破坏状态,锚固段前侧受力因外倾而挤压增大,因而悬臂段采用库仑主动土压力进行设计需结合桩土状态进行修正。(4)简谐波作用下,坡体惯性力及变形是组合支挡结构沿高程受力分布特性的关键因素,组合结构设计时需重点关注坡脚应力集中区及坡顶惯性力放大区。本研究可为组合结构抗震加固设计提供理论支撑。