Title: +038=627.001-##001T_03-Fasadevasksystem NorAcon - International Code of Practice (ICOP).pdf
F.2.4.1 Ground anchors are driven or otherwise embedded into the base material, i.e. the ground, to which anchor lines are connected either directly or indirectly. They are generally used in situations where there are no other viable anchor alternatives.F.2.4.2 There is a variety of types of ground anchor. However, the guidance in this annex is limited to the type where metal stakes, typically made from steel or aluminium alloy, are driven into the ground and linked together with a connecting line.F.2.4.3 A ground anchor comprises the number of elements (ground anchor elements) inserted into the ground required to provide a reliable anchor of sufficient strength when the ground anchor elements are linked together.