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  2. Offshore embedded anchors - Wikipedia

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    Anchor piles are typically designed to resist both horizontal and vertical loads. The axial holding capacity of the anchor pile is due to the friction along the pile-soil interface, while the lateral capacity of the pile is generated by lateral soil resistance, where the anchor's orientation is critical to optimising this resistance.

  3. Anchor - Wikipedia

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    Holding ground is the area of sea floor that holds an anchor, and thus the attached ship or boat. [4] Different types of anchor are designed to hold in different types of holding ground. [5] Some bottom materials hold better than others; for instance, hard sand holds well, shell holds poorly. [6] Holding ground may be fouled with obstacles. [6]

  4. Suction caisson - Wikipedia

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    Suction caissons (also referred to as suction anchors, suction piles or suction buckets) are a form of fixed platform anchor in the form of an open bottomed tube embedded in the sediment and sealed at the top while in use so that lifting forces generate a pressure differential that holds the caisson down.

  5. Earth anchor - Wikipedia

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    Single helix earth anchors Guyed mast anchor. An earth anchor is a device designed to support structures, most commonly used in geotechnical and construction applications. Also known as a ground anchor, percussion driven earth anchor or mechanical anchor, it may be impact driven into the ground or run in spirally, depending on its design and intended force-resistance characteristics.

  6. In the age of ground blinds and decoys, old turkey hunting ...

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    Nowadays, many successful hunters utilize ground blinds and sit with a spread of decoys in a food plot, or staging area. The whole setup can be packed on an ATV, replete with its own camo-cover.

  7. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    The line allows the anchor to be unhooked from an obstruction, such as a rock or another vessel's anchor cable, so preventing raising the anchor in the normal way. [13] anchor chain . Also anchor cable. A chain connecting a ship to an anchor. anchor detail A group of men who handle ground tackle when the ship is anchoring or getting under way ...

  8. How (And Why) To Tuck Turkey Wings - AOL

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    Cut a piece of kitchen twine and tie the legs together at the drumstick ends. Take another piece of twine, loop it under the bird's body across the tucked wings, and tie securely.

  9. How to Tell If Ground Turkey Is Bad (Because Sometimes It’s ...

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    Versatile and quick-cooking, ground turkey is a staple in our kitchen, whether it’s tossed into a pot of chili, doused in spicy-sweet sauce and made into lettuce wraps or shaped into tender ...