A lateral force resistance device for a ground achoring system suitably
used in expansive soils has an inner sleeve structure and an outer collar
connected to the inner sleeve structure by a plurality of load transfer
members such as longitudinal load transfer plates. The lateral force
resistance device is embedded in the soil over a ground anchor, such as a
helical anchor, by sliding the inner sleeve structure of the device over
the top end of the anchor and using an embedment method involving
vibration, pushing or other technique. The outer collar of the lateral
force resistance device provides a relatively large surface area
displaced from the inner sleeve structure for providing efficient load
transfer to the surrounding soil.