Technical Specifications for Wedge Anchors

Technical Specifications for Wedge Anchors

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Technical Specifications:
To ensure safe and proper wedge anchor installation, certain technical specifications must be considered. Wedge anchors come in a variety of diameters, lengths, and thread length and are available in three materials: zinc plated carbon steel, hot-dipped galvanized, and stainless steel. Wedge anchors should be used only in solid concrete.

Length:
To determine the length of wedge anchor required, add the thickness of the material to be fastened, plus minimum embedment, plus the thickness of the nut and washer. The sum of these three items equals the minimum wedge anchor length. The Wedge anchor requires no maximum hole depth. The depth of the hole in the base material should be at least the length of the anchor minus the thickness of the material being fastened. This will provide some extra depth to accommodate a minor amount of concrete cuttings which may not be able to be cleaned out of the hole.

Spacing:
The forces on a Wedge Anchor are transferred to the base material in which it is installed. If the anchors are installed too close together, it can cause an interaction of the forces, thus reducing the holding power of the anchor. As a rule of thumb, the expansion anchor industry has established a minimum standard of ten (10) anchor diameters for spacing between anchors and five (5) anchor diameters from any unsupported edge. When vibration or sudden impact are part of the load conditions, the spacing between anchors should be increased.

Technical Information:       Ultimate Load Values in 2000 PSI Concrete

Size Minimum Embedment Drill Bit Pull-Out (lbs.) Shear (lbs.)
1/4” 1-1/8” 1/4” 877 1082
5/16” 1-1/8” 5/16” 892 1156
3/8” 1-1/2” 3/8” 1223 3238
1/2” 2-1/4” 1/2” 2999 5564
5/8” 2-3/4” 5/8” 3749 6198
3/4” 3-1/4” 3/4” 4978 9378
7/8” 3-7/8” 7/8” 6294 13687
1” 4-1/2” 1” 7329 17712
1-1/4” 5-1/2” 1-1/4” 13162 24206

Values shown are average ultimate values and are offered only as a guide and are not guaranteed.  A safety factor of 4:1 or 25% is generally accepted as a safe working load.  Reference should be made to applicable codes for the specific working ratio.   

 

Zinc Plated 
Part #
Hot-Dipped 
Galvanized
Part #
Stainless 
Steel
Part #
Diameter 
(inches)
Length 
(inches)
Thread 
Length
(inches)
Minimum 
Embedment
(inches)
Torque 
(Ft/Lbs)
WA14134 N/A WAS14134 1/4 1-3/4 3/4 1-1/8 5-10
WA14214 N/A WAS14214 1/4 2-1/4 3/4 - 1 1-1/8 5-10
WA143 N/A WAS143 1/4 3 3/4 - 2-1/8 1-1/8 5-10
WA14314 N/A WAS14314 1/4 3-1/4 3/4 - 2-1/8 1-1/8 5-10
WA516234 WAG516234 WAS516234 5/16 2-3/4 1-1/2 1-1/8 5-10
WA516312 WAG516312 WAS516312 5/16 3-1/2 1-1/2 - 2-1/4 1-1/8 5-10
WA38214 WAG38214 WAS38214 3/8 2-1/4 7/8 1-1/2 25-30
WA38234 WAG38234 WAS38234 3/8 2-3/4 1-1/8 - 1-1/2 1-1/2 25-30
WA383 WAG383 WAS383 3/8 3 1-1/8 -1-1/2 1-1/2 25-30
WA38312 WAG38312 WAS38312 3/8 3-1/2 1-1/8 - 2-1/4 1-1/2 25-30
WA38334 WAG38334 WAS38334 3/8 3-3/4 1-1/8 - 2-1/2 1-1/2 25-30
WA385 WAG385 WAS385 3/8 5 1-1/8 - 3-1/2 1-1/2 25-30
WA38612 WAG38612 WAS38612 3/8 6-1/2 1-1/8 - 4-1/4 1-1/2 25-30
WA12234 WAG12234 WAS12234 1/2 2-3/4 2-1/4 2-1/4 50-60
WA12334 WAG12334 WAS12334 1/2 3-3/4 2-1/4 2-1/4 50-60
WA12414 WAG12414 WAS12414 1/2 4-1/4 2-1/4 -2-3/4 2-1/4 50-60
WA12512 WAG12512 WAS12512 1/2 5-1/2 2-1/4 - 3-3/4 2-1/4 50-60
WA127 WAG127 WAS127 1/2 7 2-1/4 - 4 2-1/4 50-60
WA12812 WAG12812 WAS12812 1/2 8-1/2 2-1/4 - 4 2-1/4 50-60
WA1210 WAG1210 WAS1210 1/2 10 2-1/4 - 4 2-1/4 50-60
WA1212 WAG1212 WAS1212 1/2 12 2-1/4 - 4 2-1/4 50-60
WA58312 WAG58312 WAS58312 5/8 3-1/2 1-1/8 - 1-3/4 2-3/4 75-90
WA58412 WAG58412 WAS58412 5/8 4-1/2 2-1/4 2-3/4 75-90
WA585 WAG585 WAS585 5/8 5 2-3/4 2-3/4 75-90
WA586 WAG586 WAS586 5/8 6 2-3/4 - 4 2-3/4 75-90
WA587 WAG587 WAS587 5/8 7 2-3/4 - 4 2-3/4 75-90
WA58812 WAG58812 WAS58812 5/8 8-1/2 2-3/4 - 4 2-3/4 75-90
WA5810 WAG5810 WAS5810 5/8 10 2-3/4 -4 2-3/4 75-90
WA5812 WAG5812 WAS5812 5/8 12 2-3/4 - 4 2-3/4 75-90
WA34414 WAG34414 WAS34414 3/4 4-1/4 1-3/4 3-1/4 150-175
WA34434 WAG34434 WAS34434 3/4 4-3/4 2-1/4 3-1/4 150-175
WA34512 WAG34512 WAS34512 3/4 5-1/2 3 3-1/4 150-175
WA34614 WAG34614 WAS34614 3/4 6-1/4 3-1/4 - 4 3-1/4 150-175
WA347 WAG347 WAS347 3/4 7 3-1/4 - 4 3-1/4 150-175
WA34812 WAG34812 WAS34812 3/4 8-1/2 3-1/4 - 4 3-1/4 150-175
WA3410 WAG3410 WAS3410 3/4 10 3-1/4 - 4 3-1/4 150-175
WA3412 WAG3412 WAS3412 3/4 12 3-1/4 - 4 3-1/4 150-175
WA786 WAG786 WAS786 7/8 6 3 3-7/8 200-250
WA788 WAG788 WAS788 7/8 8 2-1/4 - 4 3-7/8 200-250
WA7810 WAG7810 WAS7810 7/8 10 2-1/4 - 4 3-7/8 200-250
WA7812 WAG7812 WAS7812 7/8 12 2-1/4 - 4 3-7/8 200-250
WA16 WAG16 WAS16 1 6 3 4-1/2 250-300
WA19 WAG19 WAS19 1 9 4 4-1/2 250-300
WA112 WAG112 WAS112 1 12 4 4-1/2 250-300
WA1149 WAG1149 WAS1149 1-1/4 9 4 5-1/2 400-450
WA11412 WAG11412 WAS11412 1-1/4 12 4 5-1/2 400-450