Bolt For Shelf Angle
Bolt For Shelf Angle
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I am designing a shelf angle to support masonry stones. The angle will be attached to an existing concrete retaining wall. The angle will need to support a tension load of 4,500LBS and a shear load of 1800LBS. What type of bolt is the best to use for this application? When I mean type of bolt I am referring to Mechanical Anchor or Adhesive Anchor. Open to suggestions/comments. I have been looking into the Simpson products.






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What's the concern with adhesive? creep?
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Relating to design, would you consider wind forces for this application or is this not required due to the presence of dove tails restraining the stones against the concrete retaining wall?
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Ditto on the used of epoxy with long term tension loading. Epoxy creep is likely.
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That's been a concern I've had expressed to me often.
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My typical detail for angle iron lintels / shelves specs 1/2" bolts at 16" o/c. All these bolt manufactures have in depth design data on their websites so you can check to see if they suit your numbers.
I second not using an epoxy/ready rod type set up. Messy, and the possibility for miss-installation is just too high.
Jayrod: Specify a rubber washer to be placed in front of and behind the steel washer. Problem solved-ish.
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Not sure if that is required everywhere though and rubber washers would work the same for the bolts & holes, not so much for the angle itself though.