Testing & Approvals
| PER-06014 This report, issued by Progressive Engineering, Inc. covers the use of Aerosmith .100 Series pins for: A) Hardie Board, B) DensGlass® Gold Exterior Sheathing, C) Sure-board Series 200 Structural Panel, D) Plywood sheathing. Contains untimate, ASD and LFRD shear values. | PER-07021 This report, issued by Progressive Engineering, Inc. covers the use of Aerosmith .145 Series pins for: A) Cement Fiber Siding direct to concrete block. SurePin Fasteners are driven hardened steel pins used to attach cement fiber siding (i.e. James Hardie) direct to concrete block. | |
| ICC Evaluation ESR-1641 This report, issued by ICC Evaluation Service, Inc covers the use of Aerosmith VersaPin helical and Gripshank pneumatic fasteners for: A)Attaching 5/8" thick Georgia Pacific Dens-Glass Fireguard gypsum, B)Attaching Type X gypsum to Cold-Formed Steel ranging from 12-22 gauge. The fasteners are used in exterior wall application that resist wind loading on structures of all types of construction under OBC and UBC and under IRC, provided an engineering design is submitted in accordance with RC Section R301.1.3. | ICC Evaluation ESR-3145 | |
| ICC Evaluation ES-5667 This report, issued by ICC Evaluation Serivce, Inc. covers the use of Aerosmith pins for: A) Structural connections for Wood to steel, B) Horizontal Diaphrams, and C) Shearwalls. This report deals primarily with the use of Aerosmith pins in Cold-Formed Steel in residential construction. See ICC Status Letter. | Aerosmith-Ramset Approval Aerosmith High Pressure Pins are covered for track under the following Ramset Evaulation Reports. 2193HP - 3/4"x0.109" shank dia- ER-5001 & RR25264 5323HP, 5383HP, 5454HP and 5573HPP - ESR-1799 & RR22668 | |
| Florida Product Approval #FL14885.1 Aerosmith's SurePin line of fasteners has received Florida Product Approval #FL14885.1. SurePin has been approved for the use of attaching James Hardie Brand Siding and other Fiber Cement Siding brands direct to concrete masonry units. This approval has been received under the under the 2007 code. | Florida Building Code FL14885.2 Aerosmith's VersaPin line of fasteners has received Florida Product Approval #FL14885 for attaching James Hardie Brand and other fiber cement siding, Exterior Gypsun, Plywood and OSB to Cold-Formed Steel in standard and shear wall configurations under the 2007 code. | |
| Aerosmith - Hardie Submittal If you are attaching James Hardie Siding direct to concrete block, these are the documents that you will need to supply to specifiers. Aerosmith PER 07021, Hardie Approval Letter, Hardie CMU. | Aerosmith - Hardie to Steel Submittal If you are attaching James Hardie Siding to Cold-Formed Steel, these are the documents you will need to supply specifiers. Aerosmith PER 06014, Hardie Approval Letter. | |
Florida Product Approval #10162 | Florida Product Approval #FL3635 Aerosmith has received Florida Product Approval #FL3635 for the use of Aerosmith Gripshank and Helical pneumatically driven fasteners under the 2001 code. | |
| LARR Approval - RR25594 General Approval - Aerosmith Fasteners for Attaching plywood sheathing to steel framing in Los Angeles County, CA. | BOO-716 Describes test procedures used to evaluate Aerosmith Fasteners used to attach Gypsum Sheathing and Dens-Glass Gold to steel studs. GP acknowledgement and Senco approval sheets are included in this file. | |
| LGSRG 2-96 An extensive report by Reynaud Serrette, Ph.D. of the Light Gauge Steel Research Group at Santa Clara University. This report covers shear and tension testing of pin connections in various gauges of steel, the results of these tests and the comparison to the widely-utilized ANSI Screw Equations for similar fastenings. Intended for use by architects and engineers. Copies are available from Aerosmith. | ||
| BPB GlasRoc RAD-3766 Test Negative Structural Performance Tests of 1/2" and 5/8" GlaxRoc Sheathing using Aerosmith fasteners per ASTM E330-02. | ||
| B98-216 Report of an extensive testing program by Daniel H. Brown, P.E., conducted at the APA Research Center. The report covers Wood Structural Panel Diaphragms and Shear Walls Fastened with Aerosmith Steel Pins. This report was one of the major documents supporting the issuance of ER-5667 (above). Intended for the use of architects and engineers. Copies are available from Aerosmith. | CLFSR-05-04 A report by Reynaud Serrette, Ph.D. of the Light Gauge Steel Research Group at Santa Clara University. The report explores the structural and economical benefits of using Henkel Loctite adhesives and Aerosmith Fasteners in light frame shear wall construction. The implications of the report are significant in the construction of 2' X 8' steel sheet shear walls, which will provide greater building design flexibility. | |
| Florida Product Approval #10162 Aerosmith has received the required Florida Product Approval #10162 on the use of Aerosmith Gripshank and Helical pneumatic fasteners. You may download a copy of the pdf from this information or view it by following the link below and search for Aerosmith under the 2004 code. Florida Building Code Website | Aerosmith-BASF PermaLath If you are attaching BASF PermaLath to Cold-Formed Steel here are the documents you will need need to supply to specifiers. ESR-2429 Evaluation Report, Recommended Pins |
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