A. Provide the design of the soil anchor system, which will be the Contractor's responsibility. General design criteria are shown on the drawings and given in paragraph Design Requirements. The materials, design, stressing, load testing, and acceptance must be in accordance with PTI DC35.1 and these specifications. 1. Soil anchors may be threaded bar or strand type. The Contractor is responsible for the design of the anchor and bearing plate, determining drilling methods, and determining hole diameter and bond length. Submit design computations and data for the soil anchors, bearing plates, and bond zones. 2. Include computations with drawings, design assumptions, calculations, and other information in sufficient detail to verify the design proposed. The design must be certified by a registered Professional Engineer with proven experience in design of soil anchor components as stated in paragraph Qualifications. Include calculations for the stressing frames...
