Hello, I am doing a "Anchoring to Concrete" calculation and am applying a shear lug to my anchor plate. I've applied a load in the Vx direction, and there is a concrete edge breakout failure. When looking at the calculation report, the controlling equation is ACI 318-19 Eq (17.7.2.1a). My question is why would this equation be considered in the design? This equation applies to a single anchor, however the shear lug should be taking the shear, not the anchor. I am not sure if this check should be applied, and that the concrete breakout should be based on the shear lug, not the anchor. Any clarification would be appreciated.
Hi Charlie,
Attached below is a snippet from an Ask Hilti article discussing integrating shear lug design with ACI anchoring-to-concrete provisions.
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Regards,
Ashley


