Research Article

Experimental and Numerical Studies on the Inflatable Recyclable Anchor in the Tube Piece Type Based on the Soil-Anchor Interaction Mechanism

Table 1

Summary of the field experiments.

Test no.Inflation pressure (kPa)Embedment depth H (mm)Steel disc thickness t (mm)Time lapse between anchor inflation and uplift T (min)Peak uplift force Pult (kN)The corresponding displacement at Pult s (mm)Residual uplift force R (kN)

11001500254.126.023.55
22001500256.016.965.55
33001500258.4210.537.26
440015002511.4213.239.98
52001500155.178.964.45
62001500556.5211.515.67
72001500556.949.325.85
83001500156.9210.685.94
93001500558.6414.447.39
103001500559.2212.877.84
113002000259.2910.788.15
1230025002510.5411.069.06
13300150021207.7312.866.85
14300150024808.8811.367.40
153001500214409.9411.538.86

5 denotes the steel disc (t = 5 mm) surface roughness was increased by adding mortar.