Engineering Research & Whitepapers
Explore engineering whitepapers from Hilti covering anchor design, post-installed rebar, structural strengthening, punching shear, baseplate design, fire engineering and timber connections. Access technical guidance, worked examples and design methodologies to support safer, more efficient and code-compliant structural designs
Concrete to concrete connections
Fire design of post installed rebar applications
Fire Design in Post-Installed Rebar Applications provides design guidance for fire-resistant lap splices and end anchorages using post-installed rebar systems.
Strengthening concrete members for punching shear
Whitepaper with worked examples covering introducing structural strengthening and Hilti punching shear strengthening solution.
Strengthening concrete members in shear
Whitepaper with worked examples covering introducing structural strengthening and the Hilti Shear Strengthening solution.
Shear friction applications and concrete overlays
White paper covering the design and construction of thin concrete overlays and other shear-friction applications using EOTA TR 066 and Hilti method.
Tunnel structures Concrete to concrete connections with post-installed reinforcing bars
This document covers the use of post installed rebar for concrete to concrete connections in tunnel applications.
Post installed reinforcement in end anchorages
Whitepaper on how to design moment resisting connection using latest EOTA TR 069 and relevant Hilti solution to provide end to end workflow.
Supplementary reinforcement - Designing for post-installed anchor connections
Whitepaper introducing Hilti’s enhanced design method for supplementary reinforcement in post-installed anchor connections under tension and shear loads.
Supplementary reinforcement
Whitepaper introducing Hilti’s enhanced design method for supplementary reinforcement in post-installed anchor connections under tension and shear loads.
Steel to concrete connections
Anchor design accounting for realistic baseplate flexibility
This whitepaper explains how realistic baseplate flexibility modelling improves the safety, reliability, and optimisation of steel-to-concrete anchor design.
Extended working life for fastenings in concrete
Whitepaper on designing concrete fastenings and connections for a 120‑year service life.
Post installed bonded screw anchor an innovative technology
A whitepaper on the updated design of post-installed bonded screw anchor HUS4-MAX as per EOTA TR 075 and EC2-4 including design examples, qualification and a brief on advantages over mechanical and bonded anchors.
Hilti method for anchors designed in grouted stand off connections
Document to describe Hilti SOlution for FAstening (SOFA) method under stand-off requirement in grouted condition
Hilti method for anchor design in ungrouted stand-off connections
Document to describe Hilti SOlution for FAstening (SOFA) method under stand-off requirement in ungrouted condition
Possibilities and limitations of on site anchor testing
Expert article written as white paper for engineers. Discusses and explains to specifiers why and under which conditions on-site testing of anchors can be useful, and why to use Hilti's on-site testing service.
Bridges and viaducts - Post installed fastening solutions in concrete
Whitepaper covering post installed fastening solutions for bridge applications.
On site anchor testing under tensile loads
White paper for engineers. Provides specifiers information about benefits and boundaries of on-site testing of anchors and tips and tricks with regards to evaluation of test results.
Beyond the edge with the Hilti method for fastening design
A whitepaper on the updated version of Hilti SOFA method for design of post-installed anchors beyond the edge.
Other structural connections
Fastening on steel - Comparison of technologies
Engineering center whitepaper showing the comprehensive guide of fastening on steel compared to beam clamps.
Hilti Coupler Wood (HCW connector)
A whitepaper on the design of timber to concrete connections using the Hilti Coupler Wood (HCW) and post-installed anchor systems including the detailed design process with a design example, experimental investigations, and software solution.
Hilti HIT-RE500 V4 Glued in rod solution for timber connections
Technical guide covers design, installation, application of glued‑in rod system for structural timber connections and reinforcement.