ANCHOR FASTENING TECHNICAL GUIDE 1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 ABOUT PUBLISHED LOAD VALUES
The Anchor Fastening Technical Guide is intended to supplement the Hilti Product and Services catalog with technical information for the designer or specifier . Technical data presented herein was current as of the date of publication ( see back cover ). Load values are based on testing and analytical calculations by Hilti or by contracted testing laboratories using testing procedures and construction materials representative of current practice in North America . Variations in base materials such as concrete and local site conditions require on-site testing to determine actual performance at any specific site . Data may also be based on national standards or professional research and analysis . Note that design values published in reports issued by approval agencies ( e . g ., ICC-ES , COLA , etc .) may differ from those contained in this publication . For information regarding updates and changes , please contact Hilti , Inc . ( US ) Technical Support at 1-800-879-8000 or Hilti ( Canada ) Corporation at 1-800-363-4458 .
1.2 APPROVALS / LISTINGS
Many Hilti anchoring products have listings or approvals such as International Code Council Evaluation Services Reports ( ICC-ES ESR ' s ) or Underwriters Laboratory ( UL ) listings . Listings and approvals are provided by independent third parties who evaluate products based on model building codes or various jurisdictional requirements . Product listings and approvals indicate that a product has been tested and evaluated based on a specific acceptance or test criteria .
Not all technical data contained in this document is based on a published approval or listing . Hilti may publish additional data beyond that contained in a report , i . e . for applications outside the scope of an available test criteria .
Act of 1975 as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 . Data for metric products , such as the HSL and HDA anchors , is provided in SI units with conversions to imperial engineering units ( inches , pounds , and so forth ) given in parentheses . Data for fractional products ( e . g . the KWIK Bolt 3 ) is provided in imperial engineering units with the SI metric conversions shown in parentheses . Additional information may be found in section 4.3.1 Metric Conversions and Equivalents , provided in this product technical guide .
1.4 OUR PURPOSE
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1.5 OUR QUALITY SYSTEM
Approvals and listings have been indicated in the Anchor Fastening Technical Guide for reference . Acceptance of the product listings or approvals is subject to the authority having jurisdiction over the project . It is important to review the approval or listing to determine if the application or conditions expected for the project are included in the scope of the approval or listing .
1.3 UNITS
Technical data is provided in both fractional ( imperial ) and metric units . Metric values are provided using the International System of units ( SI ) in observance of the Metric Conversion
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For technical support , contact Hilti , Inc . ( US ) at 1-800-879-8000 or Hilti ( Canada ) Corporation at 1-800-363-4458 .
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