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Civil Engineering Laboratory 



CEL 20K PROPELLANT-ACTUATED ANCHOR (Final), 

 by R. J. Taylor 



TR-837 47 pp illus March 1976 Unclassified 



1. Propellant-actuated anchors 2. Moorings L 3.1330-1 



A propellant-actuated anchor (CEL 20K) has been designed to function in seafloors 

 from soft clay to competent basalt, yielding a minimum long-term holding capacity of 20,000 

 pounds in water depths of 50 to 20,000 feet. Thirty-six individual tests of the anchor are 

 described in detail, demonstrating that the anchor functions satisfactorily in a wide variety 

 of situations. Generalized and specific applications are given along with alternative installa- 

 tion and recovery schemes for the anchor. 



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