Note: All installations are limited to dry, interior environments.

Code Reports: ICC-ES ESR-2811 (PDF); City of Los Angeles RR25837 (PDF)

Tension Loads in Normal-Weight Concrete

1. The fasteners must not be driven until the concrete has reached the designated minimum compressive strength.
2. Minimum concrete thickness must be three times the fastener embedment into the concrete.
3. The allowable shear values are only for the fasteners in the concrete. Members connected to the concrete must be investigated in accordance with accepted design criteria.

Shear Loads in Normal-Weight Concrete

1. The fasteners must not be driven until the concrete has reached the designated minimum compressive strength.
2. Minimum concrete thickness must be three times the fastener embedment into the concrete.
3. The allowable shear values are only for the fasteners in the concrete. Members connected to the concrete must be investigated in accordance with accepted design criteria.

Tension and Shear Loads in Sand-Lightweight Concrete

1. The fasteners must not be driven until the lightweight concrete has reached the designated minimum compressive strength.
2. Minimum lightweight concrete thickness must be three times the fastener embedment into the lightweight concrete.
3. The allowable shear and tension values are only for the fasteners in the lightweight concrete. Members connected to the lightweight concrete must be investigated in accordance with accepted design criteria.

Tension and Shear Loads in Sand-Lightweight Concrete over Metal deck

1. The fasteners must not be driven through the steel deck and into the lightweight concrete until the lightweight concrete has reached the designated minimum compressive strength.
2. The allowable shear and tension values are only for the fasteners driven through the steel deck and into the lightweight concrete. Members connected by the fastener, driven through the steel deck and into the lightweight concrete, must be investigated in accordance with accepted design criteria.
3. The steel deck must have a minimum thickness of 20 gage and a minimum yield strength of 38 ksi.
4. The fasteners must be installed through the steel deck and into the concrete at the lower flute. The fastener must be a minimum of 1 inch from the edge of the lower flute and 3 inches from the end of the deck. The minimum fastener spacing is 4 inches.

Tension and Shear Loads in 8" Lightweight, Medium-Weight and Normal-Weight Hollow CMU

1. The tabulated allowable load values are for the fasteners only. Members connected to the CMU receiving elements shall be designed in accordance with the applicable code and accepted design criteria.
2. The tabulated allowable load values are for fasteners installed in hollow CMUs conforming to ASTM C 90. The minimum allowable nominal size of the CMU must be 8 inches high by 8 inches wide by 16 inches long, with a minimum, 1 1/4"-thick face shell thickness, Grade N, Type II, lightweight, medium-weight and normal weight concrete masonry units.
3. The tabulated allowable load values are for fasteners installed in the center of a hollow CMU face shell.

Tension and Shear Loads in A36 Steel

Tension and Shear Loads in A572 Steel

GDPS Tension and Shear Loads in Steel

1. The entire pointed portion of the fastener must penetrate through the steel to obtain the tabulated values, unless otherwise indicated in footnote 4.
2. The allowable tension and shear values are for the fastener only. Members connected to the steel must be investigated separately in accordance with accepted design criteria.
3. Steel strength must comply with the minimum requirements of ASTM A 36 (Fy = 36 ksi, Fu = 58 ksi) or ASTM A 572, Grade 50 (fy = 50 ksi, Fu = 65 ksi).
4. Tabulated values are based on minimum penetration depth of 0.35" (8.9 mm).