Experimental and analytical investigation of chemical anchors's behaviour under axial tensile

Abstract

In this study, to observe the behavior of chemical anchors embedded in concrete under the tensile effect, 108 different anchor specimens were prepared with different parameters as concrete compressive strength, reinforcement bar diameters, anchor depths, sizes of drilled holes, cleanliness of the drilled holes. Pull-out tests were conducted and obtained data were examined with the axial-load capacities and the failure situations. Finally, the depth of anchors, compressive strength and reinforcement diameter were observed to increase the axial-load-bearing capacity. The specimens cleaned with water could bear more axial loads than cleaned using air. For the anchors installed without cleaning the holes, a significant decrease was observed in the axial-load carrying capacities compared to the other two conditions. The ANN algorithm exhibited a 78.3% prediction success compared with other algorithms. The empirical relations in the literature were found to have limited level of prediction success rates according to the ANN's results. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.