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Opinion's on best way to install testing fixture

Posted by Thean Travisabout 2 years ago
Opinion's on best way to install testing fixture

Hello,
I work at a relatively small car company and am designing a fixture that will be hit by cars repeatedly. The fixture is 24 feet long, and will be taking significant forces to it's side. I intend to hold the fixture down with 9-12 bolts going along the backside, but I have some issues: 1) it must be removable and can't have threaded bolts sticking out of the ground, therefore I would have to use some sort of concrete anchor threaded insert. 2) I only have 6in of concrete depth to work with- I am planning on using 1in diameter bolts to handle the shear stresses, but with this diameter bolt I would need ~9 inches of concrete depth to use any sort of epoxy/ chemical style inserts. I'm at a standstill here, and would really appreciate some ideas- this is my first time working with concrete/ concrete anchors, so i'm not sure the best route to take.

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1 Reply
Posted by Ashley Couronabout 2 years ago
Hilti Verified

Hi Thean,

For help with anchor selection, please refer to Hilti's Anchor Selection Chart on pages 4-7 of Hilti's Anchor Fastening Product Technical Guide. This chart will help narrow down the options and also provides information on where to find the technical information regarding our anchors. Additionally, engineers typically utilize our PROFIS Engineering software for design help.

If you would like to discuss your application in further detail, please feel free to give us a call at 877-749-6337.

Regards,
Ashley

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