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Seismic uplift capacity of strip anchors in soil

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Uplift capacity of horizontal strip anchors in soil embedded under an inclined ground surface has been obtained under seismic conditions. Limit equilibrium approach with logspiral failure surface together with pseudo-static seismic forces has been adopted. The results have been presented in the form of seismic uplift capacity factors as functions of ground inclination, embedment ratio, angle of internal friction of the soil and seismic acceleration coefficients. The uplift capacity factors have been worked out separately for cohesion, surcharge and density components. Effect of the vertical seismic acceleration coefficient has been found to always reduce the uplift capacity whereas the effect of horizontal seismic acceleration coefficient has been found to reduce the uplift capacity in most of the cases. The obtained results of seismic uplift capacity factors are found to be the minimum when compared with the results available in literature on the basis of planar failure surface.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India

    Deepankar Choudhury

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560 012, India

    Kanakapura. S. Subba Rao (Professor K.S. Subba Rao) & Kanakapura. S. Subba Rao (Professor K.S. Subba Rao)

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Choudhury, D., Rao, K.S.S. Seismic uplift capacity of strip anchors in soil. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 22, 59–72 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:GEGE.0000014003.69378.6a

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