An investigation of uplift resistance in foundation engineering and the analyses of uplift resistance of different type of foundations

In this study, uplift capacity of anchor plates embedded in sand was investigated by conducting model tests. Plate anchors with 6 different size and geometries were used in the tests. The parameters investigated for the uplift capacity of anchor plates were size, geometry and embedment ratio of the plates and density of sand. FE analysis of the test models were also carried out by using the FEM program, PLAXIS. The analysis were conducted under 2D and plane-strain conditions. The results obtained from the numerical method are compared with the experimental values. After comparing the results of experiments and the numerical studies some practical design parameters were suggested for the relevant foundation engineering applications.