Analytical model for vertically loaded anchor performance with a bridle shank. (February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cong, Binlong; Wang, Zhongtao; Chan, Andrew Hin Cheong; Yang, Qing
• Is Part Of: Computers and geotechnics. Volume 82(2017)
• Page Start: 85
• Page End: 98
• Publication Date: 2017-02
• Subjects: Vertically loaded anchors -- Plasticity approach -- Anchor capacity -- Trajectory -- Clays; Engineering geology -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Soil mechanics -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Rock mechanics -- Data processing -- Periodicals; 624.1510285
• DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2016.09.012
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0266-352X

Abstract

Abstract: Vertically loaded anchors offer an attractive alternative for mooring systems because of their relatively high efficiency and low cost. The bridle shank is an important feature of these anchors because its reconfiguration significantly affects their performance. A plasticity model considering a bridle shank is introduced to investigate the mechanism of the system. Model-based parametric studies on the effects of the bridle length, drag distance and anchor line angle are also conducted. These studies establish a new, more rational analytical model for these anchors, as well as contribute to the understanding of the mechanism of them in research and practice.