A study of the behaviour of vertical rock anchors using the finite element method

A literature survey on rock anchor design revealed that current rock anchor design methods are empirical and conservative in nature. The stability of a rock anchor depends on the assumed yield surface which has been found to be difficult to predict. A simple conical yield surface is currently adopte...

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Main Author: Yap, Leong Ping
Published: University of Aberdeen 1980
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.292042