Setting Threaded Rod In Concrete

Learn how to install a threaded rod with an adhesive anchor into concrete using hilti s safeset installation method.

Setting threaded rod in concrete.

All thread rod anchor bolts are commonly specified using the anchor bolt specification f1554 in grades 36 55 and 105. Resin and hardener are dispensed and mixed simultaneously through the mixing nozzle. They are embedded in concrete and provide pull out resistance with their fully threaded bodies along with the help of a nut or nut and plate combination. The exceptional high strength of this product makes it the perfect epoxy for handling heavy weight loads.

A wide variety of sizes and materials of pre cut anchor rods for your applications are readily available off the shelf in our many hilti locations. J bolt anchoring bolts come in many different lengths the most common are 6 8 and 12 inches long. The hole depth should be a minimum of 4 1 2 times the diameter of the bolt a 1 2 inch threaded rod would require a hole depth of 2 1 4 inches. All that is needed is a caulk gun.

The preferred method is to use a template that the bolt is attached to. Code listed per icc es esr 2508 concrete and iapmo ues er 265 masonry. High strength anchoring epoxy is a commercial grade two component structural epoxy with a gel time of about 20 minutes. There is no need for special equipment applying this product.

J bolts are set into fresh concrete. This type of anchor bolt is shaped like the letter l so it can not be pulled out of the concrete after the concrete has hardened. Set is a high strength non shrink epoxy based adhesive formulated for anchoring and doweling threaded rod and rebar. Aci american concrete institute would never recommend wet setting anchor bolts.

Step 1 drill a hole 1 16 to 1 4 inch larger than the diameter of the threaded rod or railing you are setting.