Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION, p. 4
1.1—Introduction, p. 4
1.2—Scope, p. 4
1.3—Units of measurement, p. 7
CHAPTER 2—NOTATION AND DEFINITIONS, p. 8
2.1—Notation, p. 8
2.2—Definitions, p. 13
CHAPTER 3—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, p. 19
3.1—Test organization, p. 19
3.2—Variables and options, p. 19
3.3—Required tests for qualification, p. 20
3.4—Assessment for multiple anchor element types for adhesive anchors, p. 27
3.5—Assessment for alternative drilling methods, p. 28
CHAPTER 4—REQUIREMENTS FOR TEST SPECIMENS, ANCHOR INSTALLATION, AND TESTING, p. 30
4.1—Testing by ITEA and manufacturer, p. 30
4.2—Test samples, p. 30
4.3—Concrete for test members, p. 31
4.4—Requirements for test members, p. 32
4.5—Anchor installation, p. 38
4.6—Drill bit requirements, p. 40
4.7—Test methods, p. 40
4.8—Tests in cracked concrete, p. 45
4.9—Seismic tests, p. 46
4.10—Changes to products, p. 48
CHAPTER 5—REQUIREMENTS FOR ANCHOR IDENTIFICATION, p. 49
5.1—Basic requirements, p. 49
5.2—Verification, p. 49
5.3—Fingerprinting adhesive materials, p. 49
5.4—Packaging, p. 49
CHAPTER 6—REFERENCE TESTS, p. 50
6.1—Purpose, p. 50
6.2—Required tests, p. 50
6.3—Conduct of tests, p. 51
CHAPTER 7—RELIABILITY TESTS, p. 52
7.1—Purpose, p. 52
7.2—Required tests, p. 52
7.3—Conduct of tests, p. 52
7.4—Reliability tests, p. 52
7.5—Sensitivity to hole cleaning: dry concrete, p. 53
7.6—Sensitivity to hole cleaning: saturated concrete, p. 53
7.7—Sensitivity to hole cleaning: water-filled hole, p. 54
7.8—Sensitivity to hole cleaning: submerged concrete, p. 55
7.9—Sensitivity to mixing effort, p. 55
7.10—Sensitivity to installation in water-saturated concrete, p. 56
7.11—Sensitivity to installation in water-filled hole: saturated concrete, p. 56
7.12—Sensitivity to installation in submerged concrete, p. 56
7.13—Sensitivity to crack width—low-strength concrete, p. 56
7.14—Sensitivity to crack width: high-strength concrete, p. 56
7.15—Sensitivity to crack width cycling, p. 57
7.16—Sensitivity to freezing and thawing, p. 59
7.17—Sensitivity to sustained loading at standard and maximum long-term temperature, p. 60
7.18—Sensitivity to installation direction, p. 63
7.19—Torque test, p. 64
CHAPTER 8—SERVICE-CONDITION TESTS, p. 65
8.1—Purpose, p. 65
8.2—Required tests, p. 65
8.3—Conduct of tests, p. 65
8.4—Tension tests in uncracked and cracked concrete, p. 65
8.5—Tension tests at elevated temperature, p. 65
8.6—Tension tests with decreased installation temperature, p. 66
8.7—Establishment of cure time at standard, minimum, and maximum temperature, p. 69
8.8—Durability assessment, p. 69
8.9—Verification of full concrete capacity in a corner, p. 71
8.10—Determination of minimum spacing and edge distance to preclude splitting, p. 71
8.11—Tests to determine shear capacity of anchor elements with nonuniform cross section, p. 72
8.12—Seismic cyclic tension tests, p. 73
8.13—Seismic cyclic shear tests, p. 75
8.14—Seismic crack cycling tests, p. 77
CHAPTER 9—SUPPLEMENTAL TEST, p. 81
9.1—Round-robin tests, p. 81
9.2—Tests to determine minimum member thickness, p. 82
9.3—Tests for recognition of deformed reinforcing bars as anchor elements, p. 83
9.4—Tests for supplementary recognition of metric threaded rods as anchor elements, p. 84
9.5—Tests for supplementary recognition of fractional threaded rods as anchor elements, p. 85
CHAPTER 10—ASSESSMENT OF ANCHORS, p. 87
10.1—Analysis of data, p. 87
10.2—Normalization of anchor capacities for measured concrete bond and steel strengths, p. 87
10.3—Establishing characteristic values, p. 88
10.4—Assessment of characteristic tension capacity associated with concrete breakout and pullout, p. 88
10.5—Assessment of steel tension capacity, p. 98
10.6—Assessment of steel shear capacity (8.11), p. 98
10.7—Assessment of minimum member thickness (9.2), p. 99
10.8—Assessment of maximum tightening torque (7.19), p. 99
10.9—Assessment of behavior under crack cycling (7.15), p. 100
10.10—Assessment of freezing-and-thawing behavior (7.16), p. 100
10.11—Assessment of sustained load behavior (7.17), p. 100
10.12—Assessment of performance associated with installation direction (7.18), p. 102
10.13—Assessment of performance at elevated temperature (8.5), p. 103
10.14—Assessment of performance with decreased installation temperature (8.6), p. 103
10.15—Assessment for establishment of cure time at standard temperature (8.7), p. 104
10.16—Assessment of durability requirement (8.8), p. 105
10.17—Assessment of performance in corner test (8.9), p. 105
10.18—Assessment of performance in minimum spacing and edge distance test (8.10), p. 105
10.19—Assessment of seismic tests (8.12, 8.13, 8.14), p. 106
10.20—Determination of seismic characteristic strength, p. 117
10.21—Establishment of hole-cleaning procedures, p. 118
10.22—Establishment of on-site quality control and installation conditions, p. 118
10.23—Assessment based on installation and environmental conditions, p. 119
10.24—Assessment for fire exposure, p. 119
CHAPTER 11—DATA PRESENTATION, p. 120
11.1—General requirements, p. 120
11.2—Contents of the evaluation report, p. 120
11.3—Data presentation, p. 120
CHAPTER 12—INDEPENDENT TESTING AND EVALUATION AGENCY REQUIREMENTS, p. 123
12.1—General requirements, p. 123
12.2—Certification, p. 123
CHAPTER 13—QUALITY CONTROL REQUIREMENTS, p. 124
13.1—Quality assurance program, p. 124
13.2—Quality control manuals, p. 124
13.3—Special inspection, p. 124
CHAPTER 14—REFERENCES, p. 126
Authored references, p. 126