PROFILE AND FRICTIONAL CAPACITY OF EMBEDDED ANCHOR CHAINS

Previously published methods for solving the force distribution and ge ometric profile of an embedded anchor chain involve numerical solution by an incremental integration technique. By rationalizing the problem , closed-form expressions for both the load development and chain prof ile have been derived. These expressions greatly simplify the procedur e for estimating the load and inclination of an embedded chain at some connection point in the soil. The analytical work is corroborated wit h extensive laboratory test results.