50 



Anchor Holding Capacity (kips) 

 10 20 30 40 



n —I 1 r 



50 



100 



> 150 



200 



250 



300 





Fluke Size 



»* 



Soil 



(ft) 



Synnbol 



1 



1.5x3 



O 



II 



1.5x3 



D 



III 



1.5x3 



A 



IV 



2.5x5 



® 



V 



1.5x3 



X 



* Required velocity for 2.5' x 5' fluke 

 ** Required velocity for 1 .5' x 3' fluke 



Figure A-5 . Anchor holding capacity versus penetration velocity 

 for the deep water anchor flukes. 



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