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DESIGN OF GUY ANCHOR FOUNDATION

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STRUCTURAL ENGG HB-PG 5-83
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INPUT
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vertical component of guy tension 12000
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horizontal component of guy tension 3000
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unit wt of soil- for submerged reduce by 60 pcf 100
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unit wt of concrete- for submerged reduce by 60 pcf 150
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angle of shearing resistance- phi 30
8 -when backfill is silt or clay assume 20 degree and for granular fill 30
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coeff of earth pressure at rest 0.5
9 -when backfill is silt or clay assume 0.4 and for granular fill 0.5
cohesion of soil 0
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depth at top of anchor weight-ft 3
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thickness of anchor weight-ft 5
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width of anchor -ft 7
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length of anchor - ft 10
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factor of safety for vertical and horizontal 2
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shearing resistance at top of anchor (S1) as given on sheet S1 2500

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shearing resistance at bottom of anchor(S2)-neglected 0
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CALCULATIONS
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factored horizontal component of guy tension 6,000
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factored vertical component of guy tension 24,000
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total depth of anchor 8
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perimeter of the section 24
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N phi angle 3
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wt of soil above pier-pcf 21000
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wt of pier-pcf 52500
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shearing resistance at top of anchor (S1) as given on sheet S1 17500
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shearing resistance on end of anchor(S3) 20207
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shearing resistnce on perimeter of anchor(S4) 41,569
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shearing resistnce on soil above anchor-S5 12,124
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active earth pressure on back of anchor 16,000
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passive earth pressure on front of anchor 64,000
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criteria one 83,557
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criteria two 100,238
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criteria three 105,915
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criteria four 127,194
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max for horizontal pull 127,194
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DESIGN IS OK
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max for vertical pull 105915
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DESIGN IS OK
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