Size effect of the concrete cone failure load of anchor bolts

Abstract

The concrete cone capacity of headed anchor bolts subjected to axial tension load was experimentally investigated using 35 concrete specimens of three different sizes. The dimensions of the test specimens were varied in proportion to the embedment depth h (h = 50, 150 and 450 mm). Material properties were measured on accompanying specimens. The measured failure loads are compared with other experimental and numerical investigations. According to the present results the failure loads increase in proportion to h 16, that means close to the prediction by linear fracture mechanics.