Post Installed Anchor Design: sleeve expansion
1in#4.5in#4000psi#uncracked to 1in#4.5in#6000psi#uncracked
Post-installed concrete anchor design capacities per ACI 318-19 Chapter 17: wedge expansion, sleeve expansion, screw (Tapcon-type), adhesive threaded rod, and undercut anchors; tension and shear LRFD design strengths for 3/8 to 1 inch diameters in 3000-6000 psi concrete, cracked and uncracked conditions
| anchor type | anchor id | condition | diameter in (in) | effective embedment hef in (in) | embedment depth in (in) | fc psi (psi) | min edge distance in (in) | min spacing in (in) | phi shear (dimensionless) | phi tension (dimensionless) | shear capacity lb (lb) | shear capacity type | standard | tension capacity lb (lb) | tension capacity type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sleeve expansion | 1in#4.5in#4000psi#uncracked | uncracked | 1 | 4 | 4.5 | 4,000 | 5 | 10 | 0.65 | 0.7 | 5,160 | steel | ACI 318-19 Ch.17; 1 in sleeve anchor f'c=4000 | 5,620 | concrete breakout |
| sleeve expansion | 1in#4.5in#6000psi#uncracked | uncracked | 1 | 4 | 4.5 | 6,000 | 5 | 10 | 0.65 | 0.7 | 5,160 | steel | ACI 318-19 Ch.17; 1 in sleeve f'c=6000 | 6,885 | concrete breakout |
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