Anchorage in Concrete Construction.pdf

Preface
Modern fastening technology is ing and the dependence of the behaviour on the
increasingly important in civil and structural loading direction and failure mode are pre-
engineering worldwide. Cast-in-place fasten- sented. The influence of the condition of the
ings, which are placed in the formwork before concrete, non-cracked versus cracked, as well
the concrete is poured, as well as post-installed as the behaviour of fastenings under fire loading
fastening systems, which are installed in hard- and the corrosion behaviour of fasteners is
ened concrete or masonry, have found wide- examined. Additionally, a detailed discussion of
spread use in construction practice. the design of fastenings is provided.
Anchor bolts transfer applied tension loads to This book builds on the volume ‘Befestigungs-
the anchorage material through mechanical technik in Beton- and Mauerwerk’ by Elige-
interlock, friction, bond, or bination of hausen, Mallée (2000) and translated into the
these mechanisms. Regardless of the load-trans- English by Philip Thrift (Hannover). Extensive
fer mechanism, however, fastening systems rely editing of the translated text was performed by
on the tension strength of the concrete or John Silva. The content in this book, however,
masonry. This fact must be accounted for both has been significantly extended and updated.
in the design of the fastening and the design of
the supporting (or supported) concrete or Research in the field of fastening technique
masonry member. from around the world is brought together in
this book. Much of this research was conducted
Every fastening element is designed for optimal at the Department of Fastening Technology at
performance for a specific application. When a the University of Stuttgart. The department was
fastening element is used for an application for founded in the 1970’s by Professor Emeritus
which it was not intended, its performance can Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. . (mult) Gallus Rehm and