Posted by DBLalmost 4 years ago
HILTI X-U in seismic application
I am designing a building where the lateral force resisting system is light framed cold-formed steel walls sheathed with wood structural panels. There are square HSS columns that occur at the shear wall ends so I would like to attach the CFS stud at the end of the shear wall to the HSS column to resist the uplift at the end of the shear wall. Is the use of HILTI X-U PAFs allowed for this application? If not, is there another PAF that we could use?
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Posted by Emily almost 4 years ago
Hello,
Please see Pages 15-16 of our Direct Fastening Technical Guide for further information and discussion on seismic considerations for our power-actuated fasteners. Additionally, please see the links below.
- ESR-2269
- For X-U, X-U 15, and X-P fasteners
- Seismic Considerations: Section 4.1.7 on Page 3
- ESR-1663
- For low-velocity power-actuated fasteners
- Seismic Considerations: Section 4.1.5 on Page 2
Regards,
Emily