ICC-ES Evaluation Report www.icc-es.org (800) 42-658 (562) 699-054 ESR-99* Reissued June, 20 This report is subject to renewal in one year. A Subsidiary of the International Code Council DIVISION: 0 00 00CONCRETE Section: 0 6 00Concrete Anchors DIVISION: 05 00 00METALS Section: 05 05 2Metal Fastenings DIVISION: 09 00 00FINISHES Section: 09 22 6.2Fasteners REPORT HOLDER: ITW RAMSET 00 HIGH GROVE BOULEVARD GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 609 www.ramset.com techsupport@ramset.com ADDITIONAL LISTEE: ITW BRANDS - DUO-FAST 955 NATIONAL PARKWAY SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS 60 brandscs@itwbrands.com EVALUATION SUBJECT: RAMSET AND DUO-FAST POWER-DRIVEN FASTENERS, POWER POINT FASTENERS AND CEILING CLIP ASSEMBLIES.0 EVALUATION SCOPE Compliance with the following codes: 2009 International Building Code (2009 IBC) 2009 International Residential Code (2009 IRC) 2006 International Building Code (2006 IBC)* 2006 International Residential Code (2006 IRC)* *Codes indicated with an asterisk are addressed in Section 8.0. Property evaluated: Structural 2.0 USES Ramset and Duo-Fast 500, 600 W and TE Series fasteners and SP Series Power Point fasteners are used for general fastening of building components to normalweight concrete, structural lightweight concrete, structural lightweight concrete filled steel deck panels and steel substrates, as noted in this report. The fasteners are used as alternatives to cast-in-place anchors described in IBC Sections 9 and 92 and to the bolts used to attach to steel, described in IBC Section 2204.2. The fasteners may also be used where an engineered design is submitted in accordance with IRC Section R0... Ramset SDC, SPC and TEC ceiling clip assemblies are used to attach wire for suspended ceilings to the supporting structure above. The ceiling clip assemblies are used as alternatives to cast-in-place anchors described in IBC Sections 9 and 92; and may also be used where an engineered design is submitted in accordance with IRC Section R0....0 DESCRIPTION. General: See the tables in this report for shank descriptions and nominal shank diameters. The fasteners are available in various lengths to achieve embedment depths as noted Tables through 6..2 Ramset and Duo-Fast 500 Series Fasteners: The smooth-shank 500 series fasteners are manufactured from steel wire complying with ASTM A 50, Grades 060 or 062, and austempered to a Rockwell C core hardness of 52 to 56. The knurled-shank 500 series fasteners are manufactured from steel complying with ASTM A 50, Grade 060 or 062, and austempered to a Rockwell C core hardness of 54 to 56. The fasteners have a nominal shank diameter of 0.45 inch (. mm) and a nominal head diameter of 0. inch (.6 mm). All of the 500 series fasteners have a zinc-plated finish, except for the smooth-shank 506B and 508B fasteners which have a black oxide finish. The 506B and 508B fasteners are limited to installation in normal-weight concrete.. Ramset 600 W Series Fasteners: The 600 W series fasteners are manufactured from steel wire complying with ASTM A 50, Grades 060 or 062, and austempered to Rockwell C core hardness of 52 to 56 for smooth-shank fasteners and 54 to 56 for knurledshank fasteners. The 600 series fasteners have a nominal shank diameter of 0.45 inch (. mm) and -20 (6.4 mm -.8 threads/cm) threads on the end of the fasteners to be used with a nut and washer. The fasteners have a zinc-plated finish..4 Ramset and Duo-Fast SP Series Power Point Fasteners: Ramset and Duo-Fast SP Series Power Point fasteners are straight or stepped shank series fasteners manufactured from steel wire complying with ASTM A 50, Grade 060 or 062, and austempered to a Rockwell C hardness of 55 to 56. *Revised December 20 ICC-ES Evaluation Reports are not to be construed as representing aesthetics or any other attributes not specifically addressed, nor are they to be construed as an endorsement of the subject of the report or a recommendation for its use. There is no warranty by ICC Evaluation Service, LLC, express or implied, as to any finding or other matter in this report, or as to any product covered by the report. 000 Copyright 20 Page of 6
ESR-99 Most Widely Accepted and Trusted Page 2 of 6 The SP Series fasteners have a head diameter of 0. inch (.62 mm). Fasteners having nominal shank lengths of / 8 inch (22 mm) and less have a smooth, straight, nominally 0.50-inch-diameter (.8 mm) shank. Fasteners having a nominal shank length of inch (25.4 mm) or longer have a smooth, stepped shank with a nominally 0.50-inch (.8 mm) diameter at the tapered end and a nominally 0.80-inch (4.5 mm) diameter at the headed end. The SP Series Power Point fasteners have a zincplated finish..5 Ramset and Duo-Fast True Embedment (TE) Series Fasteners: Ramset and Duo-Fast TE series fasteners are straight and tapered shank fasteners manufactured from steel wire complying with ASTM A 50, Grade 00, and austempered to a Rockwell C hardness of 55 to 58. The TE series fasteners have a head diameter of 0.2 inch (8. mm) The smooth shank fasteners have a tapered point and a nominal straight shank diameter of 0.5 inch (4.0 mm). Knurled fasteners have a straight shank with a nominal diameter of 0.5 inch (4.0 mm). The TE series fasteners have a zinc-plated finish..6 Ramset Ceiling Clip Assemblies: Ramset ceiling clip assemblies are comprised of a powerdriven fastener with a premounted steel clip. See Figure..6. SDC 00 and SDC 25 Ceiling Clip Assemblies: The fasteners used in the SDC 00 and SDC 25 ceiling clip assemblies are 500 series, smooth, straight shank fasteners, described in Section.2 with shank lengths of inch and inches (25.4 and. mm), respectively. The clip angles have a 20-degree angle between the legs of the clip and are manufactured from -inch-wide steel strips conforming to ASTM A 65 FS Type B and having a base-metal thickness of 0.04 inch (.88 mm). One leg of the clip is 29 / 2 inch long (2 mm) and the opposite leg is inch long (9. mm). The fasteners are inserted through a dimple formed in the longer leg of the clip angle. The other leg has a hole with a nominal diameter of 0.5 inch (8.5 mm) through which the ceiling wire is attached..6.2 SPC 8 and SPC 4 Ceiling Clip Assemblies: The fasteners used in the SPC 8 and SPC 4 ceiling clip assemblies are SP series Power Point smooth, straight shank fasteners, described in Section.4 with shank lengths of / 8 inch and inches (22 and. mm), respectively. The clip angles have a 90-degree angle between the legs of the clips and are manufactured from -inch-wide (9. mm), No. 4 gage [0.04 inch (.90 mm) base-metal thickness], steel strips conforming to ASTM A 65 CS Type B. One leg of the clip is inch long (25.4 mm) and the opposite leg is inch long (9. mm). The fasteners are inserted through an eyelet which is inserted through the hole in the -inch-long (25.4 mm) leg of the clip. The eyelet is manufactured from 5052-0 grade aluminum having a thickness of 0.02 inch (0.8 mm). The -inch-long leg has a hole with a nominal diameter of 0. inch (.95 mm) through which the ceiling wire is attached..6. TEC00 Ceiling Clip Assemblies: The fastener used in the TEC00 ceiling clip assemblies is the TE series smooth shank fastener described in Section.5 with a shank length of inch (25.4 mm). The clip angle and eyelet are the same as for the SPC 8 and SPC 4 ceiling clip assemblies described in Section.6.2.. Substrate Materials:.. Steel: Structural steel used in supports must comply with the minimum strength requirements of ASTM A 6 or ASTM A 52 Grade 50, and must have thicknesses as noted in Table or 4, respectively...2 Normal-weight Concrete: Normal-weight concrete must be stone-aggregate and comply with IBC Section 905 or IRC Section R402.2, as applicable. The minimum concrete compressive strength at the time of fastener installation is noted in Tables and 5... Lightweight Concrete: Lightweight concrete must be sand-lightweight complying with IBC Section 905. The minimum concrete compressive strength at the time of fastener installation is noted in Tables 2 and 6...4 Steel Deck Panels: Steel deck panels must have a minimum 0.05-inch (0.889 mm) base-metal thickness and conform to the applicable material standard, with a minimum yield strength of 49.5 ksi (4 MPa). See Figure for panel configuration requirements. 4.0 DESIGN AND INSTALLATION 4. Design: 4.. General: The allowable shear and tension (pullout) values in the tables of this report are for use in allowable stress design, and are for fasteners driven into the materials specified in the tables. The stress increases and load reductions described in IBC Section 605., must not be allowed for wind loads acting alone or combined with vertical loads. No adjustment is allowed for vertical loads acting alone. Seismic load resistance is outside the scope of this report, except for fasteners used under the IBC and IRC for attachment of architectural, electrical and mechanical components as described in the exceptions to Section..4 of ASCE/SEI. The allowable shear and tension values for the Ramset and Duo-Fast fasteners driven into normal-weight concrete are shown in Table. Allowable shear and tension values for these fasteners driven into structural lightweight concrete with or without a metal deck are shown in Table 2. Allowable shear and tension values for these fasteners driven into steel are shown in Tables and 4. The allowable shear and tension values for the ceiling clip assemblies installed in normal-weight concrete are shown in Table 5. Allowable shear and tension values for the ceiling clip assemblies installed through steel deck panels and into the structural lightweight concrete fill of the metal steel deck panel are shown in Table 6. Allowable loads for fasteners installed into concrete and subjected to combined shear and tension loads are permitted to be calculated by the following equation: (p/p a ) + (v/v a ) where: p = Actual tension load, lbf (N). P a = Allowable tension load, lbf (N). v = Actual shear load, lbf (N). V a = Allowable shear load, lbf (N). 4..2 Wood to Steel or Concrete: Reference lateral design values for nails, determined in accordance with Part and Table N of the ANSI/AF&PA NDS, are applicable to Ramset fasteners of equal or greater diameters. The wood element is the side member. The fastener bending yield strength is allowed to be taken as the value noted in the footnotes to Table N of the NDS, based on the shank diameter of the fastener. 4.2 Installation: A low-velocity, powder-actuated fastening tool, recommended by ITW Ramset or ITW Brands - Duo-Fast, must be used
ESR-99 Most Widely Accepted and Trusted Page of 6 to install the fasteners. The fastening procedures must comply with the fastener manufacturer s published installation instructions. The fasteners must be installed with the fastener penetration, spacing and edge distances specified in this report. Except as noted in Figure, concrete must have a thickness of at least three times the fastener penetration. Installation is limited to dry, interior environments. For fasteners installed into concrete, the fasteners must not be driven until the concrete has reached the designated compressive strength. 5.0 CONDITIONS OF USE The ITW Ramset and ITW Brands - Duo-Fast poweractuated fasteners described in this report comply with, or are suitable alternatives to what is specified in, those codes listed in Section.0 of this report, subject to the following conditions: 5. The fasteners are manufactured and identified in accordance with this report. 5.2 Fastener installation complies with this report and ITW Ramset or ITW Brands - Duo-Fast published installation instructions. In the event of a conflict between this report and the published installation instructions, this report governs. 5. Allowable loads must comply with Section 4.. The stress increases and load reductions described in IBC Section 605. are not allowed for wind loads acting alone or when combined with gravity loads. No increase is allowed for vertical loads acting alone. 5.4 Calculations demonstrating that the applied loads are less than the maximum allowable loads described in this report must be submitted to the code official. The calculations must be prepared by a registered design professional where required by the statutes of the jurisdiction in which the project is to be constructed. 5.5 The minimum concrete thickness must be three times the fastener embedment in concrete, except where noted otherwise in this report. 5.6 Seismic load resistance is outside the scope of this report, except as noted in Section 4... 5. Use is limited to uncracked concrete. Cracking occurs when f t > f r due to service loads or deformations. 5.8 Installation is limited to dry interior environments. 5.9 Use of the fasteners in contact with preservativetreated or fire-retardant-treated wood is outside the scope of this report. 6.0 EVIDENCE SUBMITTED Data in accordance with the ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria for Fasteners Power-driven into Concrete, Steel and Masonry Elements (AC0), dated February 20..0 IDENTIFICATION The containers of the fasteners must be labeled with the company name (ITW Ramset or ITW Brands - Duo-Fast); the fastener product name, length, catalog number, and quantity; the evaluation report number (ESR-99); and the manufacturing date. In addition, the ITW Ramset 500 series and SP series fasteners are identified by the letter R stamped into the fastener head, the ITW Brands - DUO-FAST 500 series and SP series fasteners have a semi-circle stamped on the fastener head and the TE Series fasteners have the nominal length marked on the fastener head. See Figure 2. 8.0 OTHER CODES 8. Evaluation Scope: In addition to the codes referenced in Section.0, the products described in this report were evaluated for compliance with the requirements of the following codes: 2006 International Building Code (2006 IBC) 2006 International Residential Code (2006 IRC) 8.2 Uses: Ramset and Duo-Fast 500, 600 W and TE Series fasteners and SP Series Power Point fasteners are used for general fastening of building components to normalweight concrete, structural lightweight concrete, and structural lightweight concrete filled steel deck panels and steel substrates, as noted in this report. The fasteners are used as alternatives to cast-in-place anchors described in 2006 IBC Sections 9 and 92 and to the bolts used to attach to steel, described in 2006 IBC Section 2204.2. The fasteners may also be used where an engineered design is submitted in accordance with 2006 IRC Section R0... Ramset ceiling clip assemblies are used to attach wire for suspended ceilings to the supporting structure above.. The ceiling clip assemblies are used as alternatives to cast-in-place anchors described in 2006 IBC Sections 9 and 92; and may also be used where an engineered design is submitted in accordance with 2006 IRC Section R0... 8. Description: See Section.0. 8.4 Design and Installation: See Section 4.0. 8.5 Conditions of Use: See Section 5.0. 8.6 Evidence Submitted: Data in accordance with the ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria for Fasteners Power-driven into Concrete, Steel and Masonry Elements (AC0), dated October 2006. 8. Identification: See Section.0.
ESR-99 Most Widely Accepted and Trusted Page 4 of 6 500 and 600 W TABLE ALLOWABLE TENSION AND SHEAR VALUES FOR FASTENERS INSTALLED IN NORMAL-WEIGHT CONCRETE,2,,4 (lbf) DESCRIPTION 0.45 Smooth-straight SP 0.50 Smooth-straight / 2 SP 0.50/0.80 Smooth-stepped / 2 TE 0.5 Smooth- tapered For SI: inch = 25.4 mm, lbf = 4.45 N, psi = 6.89 kpa. 5..2 CONCRETE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (psi) 2000 psi 4000 psi 6000 psi Tension Shear Tension Shear Tension Shear 50 52 59 54 66 66 265 40 00 5 9 209 04 82 26 42 5..2 50 05 8 82 5..5 5..2 The fasteners must not be driven until the concrete has reached the designated minimum compressive strength. Concrete aggregate must comply with ASTM C. Minimum concrete thickness must be three times the fastener embedment into the concrete. 2 The allowable shear and tension values are only for the fasteners in the concrete. Members connected to the concrete must be investigated in accordance with accepted design criteria. The stress increases and load reductions described in IBC Section 605., are not allowed for wind loads acting alone or when combined with vertical loads. No 4 Seismic load resistance is outside the scope of this report, except as noted in Section 4... TABLE 2ALLOWABLE TENSION AND SHEAR VALUES FOR FASTENERS INSTALLED IN 000 psi SAND-LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE,2,,4 (lbf) DESCRIPTION 500 0.45 Smooth-straight / 2 SP 0.50/0.80 Smooth-stepped / 2 TE 0.5 Smooth-tapered / 2 For SI: inch = 25.4 mm, lbf = 4.45 N, psi = 6.89 kpa. 4 4 5. 54 20 200 20 FASTENER INSTALLED THROUGH LOWER FLUTE OR METAL DECK INTO CONCRETE 5,6 24 298 84 25 Tension Shear Minimum Edge Distance 6 4 5 2 9 5 9 260 265 269 46 6 2 426 5 28 9 26 89 2 29 09 24 45 FASTENER INSTALLED INTO CONCRETE.2.5 Tension The fasteners must not be driven until the concrete has reached the designated minimum compressive strength. Concrete aggregate must comply with ASTM C 0. Minimum concrete thickness must be three times the fastener embedment into the concrete, unless noted otherwise. 2 The allowable shear and tension values are only for the fasteners in the concrete. Members connected to the concrete must be investigated in accordance with accepted design criteria. The stress increases and load reductions described in IBC Section 605., are not allowed for wind loads acting alone or when combined with vertical loads. No 4 Seismic load resistance is outside the scope of this report, except as noted in Section 4... 5 For fasteners installed through metal deck, the fastener must be installed through the lower flutes of the metal deck with a minimum edge distance of / 8 inches from the edge of the metal deck web and 4 inches (5. inches for TE fasteners) from the end of the deck. Concrete thickness above the deck must be a minimum of / 2 inches (2 inches for TE fasteners). See Figure of this report. 6 The steel deck must be configured as shown in Figure have a minimum base-metal thickness of 0.05 inch and have a minimum yield strength of 49.5 ksi. 500 and 600W 500K and 600 WK TABLE ALLOWABLE TENSION AND SHEAR VALUES FOR FASTENERS INSTALLED IN ASTM A 6 STEEL,2,,4 (lbf) TYPE OF 0.45 Smooth 0.45 Knurled SP 0.50 Smooth TE 0.5 Knurled For SI: inch = 25.4 mm, lbf = 4.45 N. / 6 06 52 64 28 265 2 0 448 STEEL THICKNESS / 8 / 2 6 200 9 226 29 406 20 05 594 42 400 49 Shear 9 228 400 40 250 80 Tension Shear Tension Shear Tension Shear Tension Shear Tension Shear / 2 8 8 2 9 489 24 5 2 5 / 2 296 66 584 659 680 0 25 5 29 5 / 2 85 662 445 4 9 54 948 59 24 5 56 5 / 2 2 606 562 6 94 820 60 66
ESR-99 Most Widely Accepted and Trusted Page 5 of 6 Notes to Table : Except where noted otherwise in this table, the allowable load values shown are for fastenings that have the entire pointed end of the fastener driven through the steel plate. 2 The allowable tension and shear values are only for the fasteners in the steel. Members connected to the steel must be investigated in accordance with accepted design criteria. The stress increases and load reductions described in IBC Section 605., are not allowed for wind loads acting alone or when combined with vertical loads. No 4 Seismic load resistance is outside the scope of this report, except as noted in Section 4... 5 Fastener penetration into steel must be a minimum of / 6 inch. TABLE 4ALLOWABLE LOADS FOR FASTENERS INSTALLED IN ASTM A 52, GRADE 50, STEEL,2,,4 (lbf) TYPE OF / 6 STEEL THICKNESS / 8 Tension Shear Tension Shear Tension Shear Tension Shear Tension Shear 500K and 0.45 Knurled / 600WK 2 260 499 59 25 8 5 595 5 SP 0.50 Smooth / 2 56 569 554 6 604 602 84 820 24 6 8 6 TE 0.5 Knurled / 2 442 66 60 662 60 25 582 52 For SI: inch = 25.4 mm, lbf = 4.45 N. Except where noted otherwise in this table, the allowable load values shown are for fastenings that have the entire pointed end of the fasteners driven through the steel plate. 2 The allowable tension and shear values are only for the fasteners in the steel. Members connected to the steel must be investigated in accordance with accepted design criteria. The stress increases and load reductions described in IBC Section 605., are not allowed for wind loads acting alone or when combined with vertical loads. No 4 Seismic load resistance is outside the scope of this report, except as noted in Section 4... 5 Fastener penetration into the steel must be a minimum of / 8 inch. 6 Fastener penetration into the steel must be a minimum of / 6 inch. Fastener penetration into the steel must be a minimum of / 2 inch. TABLE 5ALLOWABLE TENSION AND SHEAR VALUES FOR CEILING CLIP ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED IN NORMAL-WEIGHT CONCRETE,2,,4 (lbf) SDC00 0.45 CONCRETE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH / 2 4000 psi 6000 psi Tension Shear Tension Shear / 8 4.2 5 20 SDC25 0.45 / 8 4.2 0 6 SPC8 0.50 5..2 55 88 50 5 SPC4 0.50/0.80 / 8 5.5 2 226 69 00 TEC00 0.5 For SI: inch = 25.4 mm, lbf = 4.45 N, psi = 6.89 kpa. / 8 5..5 20 The fasteners must not be driven until the concrete has reached the designated minimum compressive strength. Concrete aggregate must comply with ASTM C. Minimum concrete thickness must be three times the fastener embedment into the concrete. 2 The allowable shear and tension values are only for the fastener in the concrete. The stress increases and load reductions described in IBC Section 605., are not allowed for wind loads acting alone or when combined with vertical loads. No 4 Seismic load resistance is outside the scope of this report, except as noted in Section 4... TABLE 6ALLOWABLE TENSION AND SHEAR VALUES FOR CEILING CLIP ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED IN 000 psi SAND-LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE FILLED STEEL DECK PANEL,2,,4,5,6 (lbf) SDC00 0.45 FASTENER INSTALLATION LOCATION AND LOADING CONDITION Lower Flute Tension Lower Flute Shear Upper Flute Tension Upper Flute Shear / 8 4 6 2 04 0 SDC25 0.45 / 8 4 94 26 06 9 SPC8 0.50 / 8 4 59 202 84 24 SPC4 0.50/0.80 / 8 4 5 22 80 4 TEC00 0.5 For SI: inch = 25.4 mm, lbf = 4.45 N, psi = 6.89 kpa. / 8 5. 88 The fasteners must not be driven until the concrete has reached the designated minimum compressive strength. Concrete aggregate must comply with ASTM C 0. Minimum concrete thickness above the deck must be a minimum of / 2 inches (2 inches for TE fasteners). 2 The allowable shear and tension values are only for the fastener attachment to the concrete. The fasteners must be installed through the metal deck panel and into the concrete at the upper or lower flute as designated in the table. The fastener must be a minimum of / 8 inches from the edge of the deck panel web and 4 inches (5. inches for TE fasteners) from the end of the deck panel. 4 The steel deck panel must be configured as shown in Figure and have a minimum base-metal thickness of 0.05 inch and a minimum yield strength of 49.5 ksi. 5 The stress increases and load reductions described in IBC Section 605., are not allowed for wind loads acting alone or when combined with vertical loads. No 6 Seismic load resistance is outside the scope of this report, except as noted in Section 4...
ESR-99 Most Widely Accepted and Trusted Page 6 of 6 For SI: inch = 25.4 mm. SECTION COMPOSITE DECK NO SCALE FIGURE FASTENER INSTALLATION LOCATION IN COMPOSITE DECK TE FASTENERS ITW RAMSET ITW BRANDS DUO-FAST FIGURE 2FASTENER MARKING SDC SPC FIGURE RAMSET CEILING CLIP ASSEMBLIES