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Can the engineer of record perform inspection of adhesive anchor installation in concrete footing for plywood shear wall?

I'm analyzing anchorage for some nonstructural exterior components made from aluminum and need to modify my material property of the baseplate to account for this. How can I do this?

How can I import design file from RISA Connection? In RISA Connection, it says "Successfully uploaded 4 connections. Please open Hilti PROFIS in a web browser to continue anchorage design". Once I open the bowser , no place to find these 4 uploaded files?

Hi. I have my hand calculations for the base plate profile and don't want Hilti Check it again. But unchecking the use profile box this message pops up. A profile is required for advanced anchor plate calculation. I am wondering how can I remove my profile with using advanced calculation or how can I chance to regular calcula...

How can I expand the results in the draft report to include all of the failure mode percentages, not only the critical mode (i.e. steel, concrete breakout, and bond)?

Hello. Does the kwik bolt 3 expansion anchor have a carbon steel option? Or only stainless? If not, what is the recommended carbon steel expansion anchor for small baseplate attachment?

I am working on a renovation to a historic building that has a terra cotta fireproofing under metal deck. I am looking for a UL assembly for the top of a CMU wall intersecting with terra cotta.

Is there a UL system no. for a 3 hour fire rated CMU wall to concrete slab with access to only one side of the wall? Similar to HW-D-0286. Thanks!

Hilti, 2016 AISI S100 J4.2 requires 1.5d or 1.5x times the nominal anchor diameter as stated previously above. I am having issues with the Hilti Profis Engineering software. For example, I have a 3/8" KH-EZ screw anchor and it is requiring a 0.748" edge distance. This is closer to a 1/2" nominal anchor size with the 1.5 facto...

8 and 12" 2 hour rated fire barriers (interior partitions) terminating at non-rated steel roof deck. Per NC Building Code, propose to fill void with mineral wool. Please advise to appropriate detail to comply with Section 707.9 707.9 Voids at intersections. The voids created at the intersection of a fire barrier and a nonf...