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20. Continued 



suggestions for improving poor anchor behavior. Sources for additional information are 

 suggested where the treatment of a broad topic is necessarily limited. 



Library Card 



Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory 



INTERACTION OF ANCHORS WITH SOIL AND ANCHOR 



DESIGN (Final), by Robert J. Taylor 



TN-1627 44 pp iUus April 1982 Unclassified 



1. Anchors 



2. Site selection 



L yF59.556.091.01.20S 



The report provides a practical up-to-date guide that enables the practicing engineer 

 to select and size common anchor types, including direct-embedment anchors, deadweight 

 anchors, drag-embedment anchors, and pile anchors. For each anchor type, the report 

 includes site survey recommendations, a brief description of various anchors within each 

 anchor category, methods for determining anchor performance, and, in certain cases, 

 suggestions for improving poor anchor behavior. Sources for additipnal information are 

 suggested where the treatment of a broad topic is necessarily limited. 



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