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Alternate Concrete Anchor Bolt Capacity Question

Alternate Concrete Anchor Bolt Capacity Question

Alternate Concrete Anchor Bolt Capacity Question

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I have a scenario of anchor bolts to existing concrete where I’m interested to get some feedback. Please see the attached PDF for reference.

The context is an equipment anchorage with two 1”-dia bolts through the equipment’s preset holes at each of 4 locations, therefore 8 total anchor bolts but only 1 of 4 locations shown for clarity. There is no tension load; shear load is ~ 10 kips as shown. My small edge-distance has no flexibility due to the equipment placement requirements, and the result is that I cannot get a Hilti Profis output with adequate capacity; increasing the bolt embedment provides diminishing returns because of the edge distance.

I’m interested to know whether anyone has past examples where you used a non-Ch-17 alternate method to mitigate the shear loads. The green lines in my sketch are reinforcing bars a couple inches from each concrete face, and the hoops are spaced 12” oc. Would it be possible to use the ACI 318 shear friction equation, assuming the anchor bolts can act like reinforcing dowels, lapped with the existing hoop bars?

RE: Alternate Concrete Anchor Bolt Capacity Question

I doubt you can justify shear friction. Can you not use the green bars to intercept the breakout cone? If not you could shoot in some anchors (complete with nut and bolt on the outside end) to intercept the failure cone.

RE: Alternate Concrete Anchor Bolt Capacity Question

I don't like the shear friction path. See this thread for why I disagree with shear friction being used on diagonal tension breakout surfaces.

Gorgeous sketch.

Maybe install and anchor system that works and then weld the canned equipment anchorage plates to it?

I like to debate structural engineering theory -- a lot. If I challenge you on something, know that I'm doing so because I respect your opinion enough to either change it or adopt it.

RE: Alternate Concrete Anchor Bolt Capacity Question

I would probably be inclined to call it condition B (or maybe it's A) whichever one gives you the extra 15% in true shear breakout. It's likely that each tie has enough capacity to prevent the side breakout.

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