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TABLE OF CONTENTS1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 21.1 Purpose ................................................................................................................................................ 21.2 Scope ................................................................................................................................................... 21.3 Reference Standards ............................................................................................................................ 22.0 ANCHOR SYSTEM INFORMATION ..................................................................................................... 32.1 Product Description ............................................................................................................................. 32.2 Product Sampling ................................................................................................................................ 32.3 Concrete Test Specimens .................................................................................................................... 33.0 TEST PROGRAM ..................................................................................................................................... 33.1 Anchor Installation .............................................................................................................................. 33.2 Concrete Compressive Strength Determination .................................................................................. 43.3 Testing Methods .................................................................................................................................. 43.4 Test Equipment .................................................................................................................................... 44.0 REFERENCE AND SERVICE-CONDITION TESTS ............................................................................. 54.1 Static Tension - Test 3 Reference Tension Tests in Cracked Low Strength Concrete ........................ 54.2 Simulated Seismic Tension - Test 12 Service Condition, Simulated Seismic Tension Test ............... 55.0 TEST DATA ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................... 66.0 CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................................................................................ 6FIGURESAPPENDIX 1APPENDIX 2APPENDIX 3Concrete Mix DesignsTest Equipment Calibration InformationSeismic Load versus Displacement Plots