Model tests of the anchor frame, bond tests of the anchor bolt both in tension and compression, compression tests of the anchor bolt with steel frame embedded in the concrete and analysis of the stress in the anchor frame and footing by the finite element method were made to get design data for the calculation of the anchor frame, by which the steel column pier is fixed to the concrete footing.
As the results of the investigation, data concerning the co-operation of the anchor bolt and the anchor frame, the bond strength of the bolt in tension and in compression, the bearing strength of the concrete, the stress distribution of the anchor frame embedded in the concrete, the stress distribution of the footing were obtained.
Some result of the test show a quite different tendency compared with the assumption which is taken in the ordinary design of the anchor frame.
Using those data obtained by this study, it is possible to reduce the quantity of steel used in the anchor frame in the design.
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