Abstract: An anchor bolt comprising a tension rod with a male screw-threaded section and a frusto-conical head terminating in a cylindrical shank, in combination with a sleeve having a female screw-threaded section and an internal frusto-conical bore. The sleeve has a polygonal cross-section with axially parallel pre-weakened rupture lines, permitting the sleeve to spread as it is entered by the tension rod, forcing the corners of the polygon into the surrounding material.