Synonyms
Rock anchors; Soil anchors
Definition
Prestressed tension elements installed in drill holes to resist tension forces in the ground.
Ground anchors are installed in drill holes, usually 50–100 mm in diameter and grouted. They are actively prestressed to a properly designed tension force (Fig. 1).
Ground anchor (By courtesy of Dywidag)
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Ortigao JAR, Palmeira EM (1997) Optimised design for soil nailed walls. In: Proc. 3rd Int Conf on. Ground Improvement Geosystems. T Telford, London, pp 368–374
Ortigao JAR, Brito H (2004) Anchors, bolts and nails, Chap 11. In: JAR O, ASFJ S (eds) Handbook of Slope Stabilisation. Springer, Heidelberg. www.springeronline.com, 478 p
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Ortigao, A. (2018). Ground Anchors. In: Bobrowsky, P.T., Marker, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Engineering Geology. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73568-9_14
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