Design anchors to satisfy three checks before anything else: concrete breakout, steel capacity, and the combined tension-shear interaction. Use EN 1992-4 where Eurocodes govern the project, or ACI 318 where American practice or product test data applies. Confirm embedment depth, edge distance and fixture stiffness before trusting any calculated capacity, and if the checks feel marginal or the geometry is unusual, get the package independently reviewed before it goes to site.
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