Posted by ALKA SHARMAover 7 years ago
Are Hilti products tested for creep?
’I m engineering an overhead equipment support and concreted about creep if I select an epoxy anchor. Have Hilti products been tested for creep?
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Posted by Karan Khannaover 7 years ago
Hi Ms. Sharama,
Thanks for posting your query.
Creep is the slow and continuous deformation of a material over time. All materials experience some sort of creep - concrete, steel, stone and adhesive anchor systems. In general, small deformations due to a constant sustained load are typical and creep is only problematic when excessive deformations occur.
All current Hilti adhesive anchor systems passed the creep test requirements of either ICC-ES AC308 or ICC-ES AC58. Please feel free to reach out any time, if you need additional information.