Research and Analysis for Manufactured Housing Foundations. Reports: 2a: Preliminary Review of Protocol and Related Literature. 2b: Search and Review of State Requirements. 2c: Verification of Applied Engineering Principles and Sound Engineering Judgement

摘要

A preliminary review of the MHCC draft protocol was accomplished along with related literature with the hopes of identifying key issues which shall prove to be imperative in development of ground anchor and testing protocols. There appear to be few outside precedents against which to measure the MHCC protocol. Therefore, the only available precedent is the credible independent analysis of a neutral party in consideration of past industry practice represented by housing manufacturers, anchor producers, design professionals, and general or professional experience. To validate this work a review of related literature in the following categories were conducted: Foundation Installation Guides; Earthquake Related; Comparative Performance Criteria; Performance Evaluations & Recommendations; Test Reports on Conventional Ground Anchor Systems; and Test Reports on Alternative Anchorage Systems.