Replenishment of Underhead Protection (Below the Bearing Plate)
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Published:2007
Kouichi Suga, Akira Yonemura, Yoshio Iwaida, 2007. "Replenishment of Underhead Protection (Below the Bearing Plate)", Ground Anchorages and Anchored Structures in Service 2007: Proceedings of the two day international conference organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers and held in London on 26 and 27 November 2007, Stuart Littlejohn
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In order to maintain the performance of existing anchors it is important that the replenishment of underhead protection (below the bearing plate) should be considered. In this paper, the basic concept of anchor repair and an example of repair work are given. The Public Works Research Institute and Japan Anchor Association have started joint research in order to publish the “Manual of inspection, integrity investigation and repairing of anchors” described in this paper.
Basic concept of anchor repair and types
Cause of and countermeasure for corrosion of anchor head and underhead (below the bearing plate)
Final remarks
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