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Fill holes with SOFA 1.0

Posted by Abduover 3 years ago
Fill holes with SOFA 1.0

In the installation tap you mentioned the type of filling Fill holes with SOFA 1.0, what is that could provide further information please ?

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Posted by Ask HILTI Teamover 3 years ago

Thanks for the question with PROFIS Engineering it offers the designer the possibility to go beyond the codes, which means in Europe to cover the applications for example a non standard anchor arrangement which is not taken into account within EC2 Part 4 /ETAG.
SOFA was designed in order to extend the application conditions of current codes and to provide reliable calculations based upon extensive internal and external research results and/or incorporating existing design approaches based on ongoing research and application experience. To achieve compliance with SOFA then the filling of the gap between the shaft of the anchor and the clearance hole must be achieved. One way of meeting the criteria is to utilise the filling set and inject additional resin such as the HY200A / RE500V4 . Another option of course, is if you are using a countersunk headed bolt and your base plate is countersunk you also comply with SOFA. You should be able to find the details regarding the filling sets on your local HILTI website and also within the ETA of certain anchor products. Please note the thickness of the filling set washers need to be considered in relation to the 't fix' / fastenable thickness of the anchor to ensure it is sufficient.