Since the changes in the 2009 IBC for anchor rods in concrete (ACI 318 Appendix D), I have had trouble designing an anchor for the largest of Simpson's holddowns. Using the Simpson SSTB and SB anchors, the capacity of the anchor is less than 10k for a corner application in SDC C-F. The highest...
Since the advent of App. D, the task of holding down shear walls to existing residential foundations has become daunting. I am faced with yet another project where I can't get any anchor to work for even the small loads (2 - 3k wind, 1.5 - 2k seismic Cat D) on this project. The existing...
