Mechanical Anchor Strength in Stone Masonry


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When we look at the Limestone Wedge Bolt specimens, however, we do not see a clear trend. All of these specimens failed by the Wedge Bolts slipping out of the limestone. When there is a lack of “bite” between the base material and the anchor, compressive strength and relative pulse velocity are not a good predictors of ultimate tension strength of the installation.