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QIfmyalreadyinstalledanchorboltsgotbentbyaccident,isitOKto
bendthemback?
Damagedanchorbolts
Theanchorrodsinthisphotoweredamagedbecausetheywerecoveredwithsnowandtheequipmentoperatordidnot
seethem.
Everysituationisdifferent,andwetrytonotmakerecommendationswherebentanchorsareconcernedaswefeelit
isaquestionbetteransweredbytheprojectengineer,ashe/shewillbemorefamiliarwiththespecificsituation.That
said,theAISChasthistosayaboutrepairingdamagedanchorbolts:
ASTMF1554permitsbothcoldandhotbendingofanchorrodstoformhookshowever,bendinginthethreaded
areacanbeaproblem.ItisrecommendedthatonlyGrade36rodsbebentinthefieldandthebendlimitedto45or
less.Rodsuptoabout1indiametercanbecoldbent.Rodsover1canbeheatedto1,200Ftomakebending
easier.Itisrecommendedthatbendingbedoneusingarodbendingdevicecalledahickey.Afterbending,therods
shouldbevisuallyinspectedforcracks.Ifthereisconcernaboutthetensilestrengthoftheanchorrod,therodcan
beloadtested.
2nd EditionoftheAISCDesignGuide1,underBasePlateandAnchorRodDesign
SofieldbendingF1554G36isacceptableaslongasitisnotmorethan45,andisitdonepertheparametersinthe
aboveparagraph.Forothergradesofanchor,orifthebendismorethan45,theprojectengineershouldbeconsulted
inordertomaketheproperdecision.
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WrittenFebruary18,2013by
DaneMcKinnon
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10comments
AMIN
March4,2016at11:58pm
canbeaA36anchorboltisbendatabout80dgreeitcanberepair?
Dane McKinnon
March9,2016at2:02pm
@AminPerAISCguidelines,anythingover45degistoofartobebentback,soanalternativemethodofrepair
wouldbeneeded.
John
August8,2015at9:01pm
Cana11/4diameterF1554Gr55rodbebent15to20degreesusingahickey?Howhighistheriskoftherod
beingfracturedorcrackedatthebend?Thanks
Dane McKinnon
August12,2015at8:54am
@JohnTheAISCguidelinesonlyallowforthebendingofG36inthefield.Idonotseeanyhugeissueswith
bendingthewayyoudescribe,butyouwouldneedtoconsultwiththeprojectengineerinordertogethisorher
approval.
Barkat
July27,2015at4:04am
DearSir,
wefixedAnchorboltsDiaof24mminConcreate.Anchorboltsthreadlengthalreadyhave100mm.nowwe
increasethethreadlengthabout160mm.kindlygivemesuggestionwhatmachineofthreadweuseorany
technich.
regards,
Dane McKinnon
July27,2015at11:52am
@BarkatYoumaybeabletouseadienut,butyouwillneedtocontactatoolanddieshoptoseewhatyour
optionsare.Wedontreallyhaveanyexperiencewithaddingthreadinthefield.
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ronelson masbang
April13,2015at4:44am
canbeaSA307Aanchorboltisbendatabout30dgreeitcanberepair?
Dane McKinnon
April13,2015at8:15am
@RonelsonTypicallyspeaking,A307AismadefromasimilarmaterialasF1554G36.ThereforeIwouldthink
thatyoucouldcarefullybendyouranchorboltbackintoplace.Heatcanbeappliedtothebolttohelp,being
carefultonotexceedthe1200FlimitsetbytheAISC.
Anil
March12,2015at1:08am
ifalreadyinstalledanchorboltbroken,andalsoalreadyinstalledsteelstructurecolumn.thenhowwecan
rectify.
Dane McKinnon
March12,2015at7:58am
@AnilDependingonwhereitbroke,andhowmanythreadsareleft,youcouldpossiblyaddacouplerandall
threadrod,orperhapsaholecouldbedrilledandananchorepoxiedintoplace?Itishardtogiveaspecific
recommendationwithoutspecificsoftheanchor.
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