ICC ESR-1545 for HSL-3 Heavy Duty Expansion Anchors

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ICC-ES Evaluation Report
ESR-1545 FBC Supplement
Issued March 2021
This report is subject to renewal March 2022.
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DIVISION: 03 00 00—CONCRETE
Section: 03 16 00—Concrete Anchors
DIVISION: 05 00 00—METALS
Section: 05 05 19—Post-Installed Concrete Anchors
REPORT HOLDER:
HILTI, INC.
EVALUATION SUBJECT:
HILTI HSL-3 CARBON STEEL AND HSL-3-R STAINLESS STEEL HEAVY DUTY EXPANSION ANCHORS FOR CRACKED
AND UNCRACKED CONCRETE
1.0 REPORT PURPOSE AND SCOPE
Purpose:
The purpose of this evaluation report supplement is to indicate that the Hilti HSL-3 carbon steel and HSL-3-R stainless steel
heavy duty expansion anchors in cracked and uncracked concrete, described in ICC-ES evaluation report ESR-1545, have
also been evaluated for compliance with the codes noted below.
Applicable code editions:
2020 Florida Building Code—Building
2020 Florida Building Code—Residential
2.0 CONCLUSIONS
The Hilti HSL-3 carbon steel and HSL-3-R stainless steel heavy duty expansion anchors in cracked and uncracked concrete,
described in Sections 2.0 through 7.0 of ICC-ES evaluation report ESR-1545, comply with the Florida Building Code—Building
and the Florida Building Code—Residential, provided the design requirements are determined in accordance with the Florida
Building Code-Building or the Florida Building Code-Residential, as applicable. The installation requirements noted in ICC-ES
evaluation report ESR-1545 for the 2018 International Building Code
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meet the requirements of the Florida Building Code-
Building or the Florida Building Code-Residential, as applicable.
Use of the Hilti HSL-3 carbon steel and HSL-3-R stainless steel heavy duty expansion anchors in cracked and uncracked
concrete have also been found to be in compliance with the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone provisions of the Florida Building
Code-Building or the Florida Building Code-Residential, with the following condition:
a) For anchorage to wood members, the connection subject to uplift, must be designed for no less than 700 pounds
(3114 N).
b) For connection to aluminum members, all expansion anchors must be installed no less than 3 inches from the edge of
concrete slab and/or footings. All expansion anchors shall develop an ultimate withdrawal resisting force equal to four
times the imposed load, with no stress increase for duration of load.
For products falling under Florida Rule 61G20-3, verification that the report holder’s quality assurance program is audited by
a quality assurance entity approved by the Florida Building Commission for the type of inspections being conducted is the
responsibility of an approved validation entity (or the code official when the report holder does not possess an approval by the
Commission).
This supplement expires concurrently with the evaluation report, issued March 2020 and revised March 2021.