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GRADEVINAR, vol.76, no.8, pp.733-743, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Contemporary fibre-reinforced concrete provides new opportunities for the design of
thin concrete elements with substantial bending strength. To realise the full benefits of
reduced weights owing to the reduced structural thickness, new anchorage elements
must be developed that can sustain high anchorage forces within limited embedment
depths in thin plates. This paper introduces a new anchorage design for concrete plates
or shells that provides high tensile forces between 4 and 6 kN within a small embedment
depth of 5 mm. The proposed design concept includes a two-stage anchorage mechanism
that provides the required tensile strength and ductility for the anchorage. Achieving such
anchorage capabilities within the limited embedment depth of thin concrete elements
enables the production of lightweight concrete plates and shells.