Anchor Holding Capacity

Illustration of jetted anchor. (From Taylor, R.. et at. Handbook for Uplift Resisting Anchors, U.S. Navy, Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Hueneme, CA, 1975.) 

The holding capacity equation for an anchor is similar to the bearing capacity equation for a deep foundation. The general uplift capacity, f, of an anchor is often expressed as the following  

This equation is sufficiently general that it can be applied to any anchor loading condition or soil type. However, it is usual to consider a soil as either cohesive or granular and as a result the following loading conditions must be considered  

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Inside the muscle fiber there is also a cytoskeleton — the protein structures assuring the integrity of muscle cells. Cytoskeletal proteins such as titin and nebulin are located in myofibrils and anchored in the Z line. Desmin is made up of costamers, which connect the myofibrils vinculin connects myofibrils and sarcolemma. Postmortem changes in cytoskeletal proteins probably play a role in the improvement of meat functional properties, especially its tenderness and water-holding capacity. 

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