Field glossary

Embedment

The portion of the wall buried below finished grade, commonly about 10 percent of exposed height or one course

Used across 3 Anvilfield field guides, most in Landscaping.

Also defined as

Paving: The share of chip height pressed into the binder, commonly targeted at 50 to 70 percent
Datacenter: The depth the anchor is set into the concrete, an input to the ACI 318 Ch 17 capacity

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