anchor log
anchor log
[′aŋ·kər ‚läg] (civil engineering)
A log, beam, or concrete block buried in the earth and used to hold a guy rope firmly. Also known as deadman; ground anchor.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
anchor log
A timber which serves as a dead man.
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Response variable y degree of decay Explanatory variables [f.sub.1] Armillaria cepistipes [f.sub.4] Gloeophyllum odoratum [f.sub.2] Antrodia serialis [f.sub.5] Gloeophyfum sepiarium [f.sub.3] Fomitopsis pinicola [f.sub.6] Sistotrema brinkmannii [m.sub.1] sample at front side of anchor log [m.sub.2] diameter of logs [m.sub.3] age of the check dam [m.sub.4] section of the check dam [m.sub.5] wood species [a.sub.1] altitude [a.sub.2] exposure [a.sub.3] geographical location of the check dams (Noetzli 2002; p.
The drillings occurred radially or, in anchor logs, axially to a maximum depth of 20 cm.
REA Specification for wood poles, studs and
anchor logs. Rural Specification Administration Bull.
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