1. Anchor
Channel Systems
2. HAC
Portfolio
3. HAC
Applications
4. Design
Introduction
5. Base material
6. Loading
7. Anchor Channel
Design Code
8. Reinforcing
Bar Anchorage
9. Special Anchor
Channel Design
10. Design
Software
11. Best
Practices
12. Instructions
for Use
13. Field Fixes
14. Design
Example
Saves money and time
1. C
AST-IN ANCHOR
CHANNEL
SYSTEMS
A proven anchoring technology with
approved design standards.
Faster installation
Adjustability for on-site tolerance
No skilled labor and no welding at
edge of slab or confined spaces
required
No electricity required
Only torque wrench
is needed to install
the fixture
No toxic fumes due to welding on hot-
dip galvanized finishing
Anchor channel systems are a cost-effective cast-in anchoring
to concrete technology. This technology provides a solution for
job site tolerances and on-site adjustability when connecting
structural and non-structural elements.
Approved systems via reliable
mechanical connection
No weld sparks near the curtain wall
panels
The system consists of a group of anchors connected to a
channel profile (anchor channel) and a proprietary matching
head channel bolt (t-bolt). The anchor channel is installed
prior to casting of the concrete. The channel profile comes
with a filler foam to prevent the concrete to getting
inside the profile. To install the fixture, the filler foam
is removed. This leaves the channel cavity exposed
and the t-bolts can be installed along the channel
profile. The fixture is secured once the washer
and nuts are against the fixture and the required
installation torque is applied.
Compared to traditional cast-in
technologies, anchor channel systems
provide added savings by not requiring
skilled labor to connect the fixture
since welding is not required.
Moreover, anchor channels
reduce the installation time
per connection, improve the
productivity of the installer,
increase the structural
reliability of the connection,
and may improve the safety
of the installer.
(For additional anchor
channel applications,
see chapter 3)
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Close edge distances
Sealed system
to prevent
concrete
from filling
the channel
cavities.
Hot-dip galvanizing
finishing for
on-site corrosion
protection
Design model for
corners based on
ESR-3520 and
principles of AC232
and ACI 318.
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