We have been asked to assess anchors into mortar concrete which is basically grout (with only sand and no course aggregates) able to achieve a compressive strength of 45N/mm2.
Does the anchor design/PROFIS provide similar capacities regardless of concrete mix design? As long as a compressive strength is achievable?
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Thanks for your question, Profis assumes that the concrete is normal weight that can be cracked or uncracked and of varying cylinder / cube strengths that y0u can customise . If there are any doubts as to the base material properties then we would recommend onsite testing in accordance with BS8539:2012 to establish the allowable resistance's
Do you have test data for different types of concrete - specifically mortar concrete without coarse aggregates?
Thanks for the follow up to reiterate Profis Eng and our Published technical data uses the concrete criteria as noted with ETAG previously and now Eurocode 2 Part 4 we don't have any value for concrete mixes that fall outside of the scope of the design code hence the comment regarding testing onsite.