Table A-I. Fluke Energy and Velocity Requirements 











Penetration 







Fluke Length/ 



Anchor Depth 



Fluke 



Velocity for 



Kinetic 





Fluke Width, 



After Keying 



Width, 



30 Kips Holding 



Energy 



Soil Type 



L/B 



(ft) 



B (ft) 



Capacity (fps) 



(ft-kips) 



I. 



Medium Density 



1.5 



23 



1.5 



270 



318 



Sandy Silt 





16.5 



1.75 



192 



181 







12.5 



2.0 



150 



122 





2.0 



18 



1.5 



200 



188 







13 



1.75 



155 



126 







10 



2.0 



130 



100 



II. 













Medium Density 



1.5 



16 



1.5 



237 



242 



Silty Sand 





12 



1.75 



175 



150 







9.5 



2.0 



142 



108 





2.0 



12.5 



1.5 



177 



149 







9.5 



1.75 



150 



120 







8.8 



2.0 



148 



132 



III. 













Dense Sand 



1.5 



8 



1.5 



167 



120 







7.5 



1.75 



170 



142 







7.0 



2.0 



170 



157 





2.0 



7.0 



1.5 



156 



115 







6.7 



1.75 



167 



145 







6. A 



2.0 



175 



170 



IV. 













Deep Water 



1.5 



48 



2.0 



440 



1050 



Clayey Silt 





39 



2.25 



300 



554 







30 



2.5 



210 



320 







21 



3.0 



150 



218 





2.0 



37 



2.0 



345 



703 







30 



2.25 



250 



420 







23 



2.5 



183 



254 







16 



3.0 



128 



157 



V. 













Carbonate Bonded 



1.5 



12 



1.5 



147 



100 



Silty Clay 





8 



1,75 



110 



64 





2.0 



8 



1.5 



112 



61 







7.5 



1.75 



115 



72 



I 



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