I have a slightly confusing, yet seemingly simple, problem at hand.
A metal pole is secured to another pole that is anchored into the ground by a U-bolt.
I can have two load cases: one where the pole is being pulled away (i.e. tension load on both ends of u-bolt); other the pole is being pushed to the side (i.e. shear load on both ends of the u-bolt).
Firstly, what are failure modes of the u-bolt?
How would I calculate the required size of the u-bolt (or capacity of, given a size)?
What would the standard for u-bolts (i.e. where would I find tensile/shear capacities of, say M12 u-bolt)?
Thanks