1.1 A historical review.

1.2 Requirements for fastenings.

1.3 Nature and direction of actions.

2 Fastening systems.

2.1 General.

2.2 Cast-in-place systems.

2.3 Drilled-in systems.

2.4 Direct installation.

3 Principles.

3.1 General.

3.2 Behaviour of concrete in tension.

3.3 Failure mechanisms of fastenings.

3.4 Cracked concrete.

3.5 Why anchors may use the tensile strength of concrete.

3.6 Prestressing of anchors.

3.7 Loads on anchors.

4 Behaviour of headed studs, undercut anchors and metal expansion anchors in non-cracked and cracked concrete.

4.1 Non-cracked concrete.

4.2 Cracked concrete.

5 Behaviour of cast-in anchor channels in non-cracked and cracked concrete.

5.1 Non-cracked concrete.

5.2 Cracked concrete.

6 Behaviour of bonded anchors in non-cracked and cracked concrete.

6.1 Non-cracked concrete.

6.2 Cracked concrete.

6.3 Bonded undercut anchors and bonded expansion anchors.

7 Behaviour of plastic anchors in non-cracked and cracked concrete.

7.1 Non-cracked concrete.

7.2 Cracked concrete.

8 Behaviour of power actuated fasteners in non-cracked and cracked concrete.

8.1 Non-cracked concrete.

8.2 Cracked concrete.

9 Behaviour of screw anchors in non-cracked and cracked concrete.

9.1 Installation.

9.2 Non-cracked concrete.

9.3 Cracked concrete.

10 Behaviour of anchors under seismic loading.

10.1 Anchor applications.

10.2 Seismic actions.

10.3 Assumptions regarding the condition of the concrete.

10.4 Behaviour of anchors under seismic conditions.

11 Behaviour of anchors in fire.

12 Corrosion of anchors.

13 Influence of fastenings on the capacity of components in which they are installed.

14 Design of fastenings.

14.1 General.

14.2 Verifying the suitability of an anchor system.

14.3 Design of fastenings with post-installed metal expansion, undercut and bonded expansion anchors according to the EOTA Guideline.

14.4 Design of fastenings according to the CEN Technical Specification.

14.5 Design of fastenings with cast-in and post-installed metal anchors according to ACI 318-05 Appendix D.

References.

Subject Index.