A contractor installed a 1/2" dia. Hilti Kwik Bolt TZ2 (3 1/4" embed) with less than the Hilti recommended minimum edge distance in the Hilti ESR. The anchor is installed on a vertical face of a hole in a composite metal deck and concrete floor system. See uploaded detail. There is 1 5/8" anchor edge distance with a 100 lb. shear load acting on the anchor only (vertical down direction). The design does not allow foot traffic, and therefore no live load. The anchor is supporting a concrete infill gap at the edge of a tank that penetrates the floor, and it's purpose is for firestopping of this air void. There is a continuous steel angle above the wedge anchor that in my opinion would likely prevent the anchor from pry out on the top face of the concrete, and the metal deck on the bottom face would prevent concrete breakout under such a small load. I would like an expert opinion if this would be an acceptable install based on the small load and supplemental steel sandwiching the anchor? If the drilling and the torquing of the anchor were to cause micro-cracks, would the steel above and below the floor prevent the concrete from splitting?
Hello,
Hilti does not have supportive testing data for installations of the KB-TZ2 into the side of concrete over metal deck. Therefore, it will fall to engineering judgement to determine anchor performance for the given application. In the past, we have seen engineers consider on-site testing to aid in this process.
In general, technical data is not available for anchors that do not meet the minimum anchor spacing, edge distance, or concrete thickness requirements. If an installation does not meet the any of these requirements, then there is a risk of spalling or splitting the concrete during installation.
For additional assistance, please reach out to hnatechnicalservices@hilti.com or give us a call at 877-749-6337.
Regards,
Matthew
