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Accreditation Service (IAS) and having an IAS “FA” 5.2 It must be verified to the satisfaction of the code
number (FA-xxx). In either case, the connections must be official that the rivet coating described in Section 3.2.1
fabricated under a quality control program with inspections of this evaluation report is suitable for corrosion
by an inspection agency accredited by IAS. The approved protection of the rivet, for the installation in which the
quality documentation for the fabrication of the connections rivets are being used.
must include at least the following information:
5.3 Use of the rivets to attach steel deck panels to steel
a. Sufficient detail to demonstrate that the equipment supports to form diaphragms, or to form connections
used to fabricate the connections is consistent with of steel framing members of shear walls, is outside
the equipment that was used to fabricate the the scope of this evaluation report.
specimens for the qualifying tests carried out to obtain
this evaluation report. 5.4 The connections must be fabricated at facilities
operated by an ICC-ES evaluation report holder who
b. Internal quality control testing procedures, with quality produces a recognized product or system using the
control testing performed at regular intervals to verify rivets; or by fabricators accredited by the International
acceptable performance of the ongoing production of Accreditation Service (IAS) and having an IAS “FA”
the connections fabricated with the rivets recognized number. The quality documentation of the connection
in this evaluation report. Testing must be performed in fabricator must comply with the requirements in
accordance with Section 3.0 of the ICC-ES Section 4.2.2 of this report.
Acceptance Criteria for Riveted Connections of Cold-
formed Steel Structural Members Using Self-piercing 6.0 EVIDENCE SUBMITTED
Rivets (AC344), at a frequency sufficient to maintain Data in accordance with the ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria
an in-house control process. Testing must be for Riveted Connections of Cold-formed Steel Structural
performed either in-house or by an independent Members Using Self-piercing Rivets (AC344), dated
testing laboratory. February 2006 (editorially revised January 2008).
5.0 CONDITIONS OF USE 7.0 IDENTIFICATION
The Henrob self-piercing rivets described in this report Labels on containers of rivets bear a Henrob trademark
comply with, or are suitable alternatives to what is logo (see Figure 3), rivet model designation, batch number,
specified in, the code indicated in Section 1.0 of this report, and evaluation report number (ICC-ES ESR-2023). In
subject to the following conditions: addition, the head of each rivet bears the two-letter model
designation of the rivet.
5.1 The rivets must be installed in accordance with the
Henrob published installation instructions and this
report. In the event of a conflict between this report
and the Henrob published installation instructions, the
most restrictive governs.
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TABLE 1—NOMINAL COUNTERSUNK RIVET CONNECTION STRENGTH (lb) FOR 50 ksi TOP AND BOTTOM STEEL
TOP STEEL THICKNESS (inch)
BOTTOM
STEEL
0.033 0.043 0.054 0.068
THICKNESS
(inch)
Shear Tension Shear Tension Shear Tension Shear Tension
DS RIVET
0.033 1056 531 1160 464 995 229 — —
0.043 1227 673 1370 643 1236 450 — —
0.054 1037 585 1322 739 — — — —
0.068 931 596 1200 780 — — — —
DV RIVET
0.033 — — — — 1121 482 1093 451
0.043 1324 691 1532 876 1533 712 1619 683
0.054 1017 618 1317 824 1682 1120 1760 989
0.068 975 659 1305 919 1810 1284 2055 1275
DX RIVET
0.033 — — — — — — — —
0.043 — — — — — — — —
0.054 — — — — — — 1933 1281
0.068 — — — — 1802 1284 2197 1557
For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm, 1 lbf = 4.45 N.
1
Steel thicknesses are uncoated base metal thicknesses, as noted in Section 3.2.2.
2
The tabulated nominal strengths must be multiplied by the factors in Section 4.1 to derive the allowable loads or design strengths.
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TABLE 2—NOMINAL PAN HEAD RIVET CONNECTION STRENGTH (lb) FOR 50 ksi TOP AND BOTTOM STEEL
TOP STEEL THICKNESS (inch)
BOTTOM
STEEL
0.033 0.043 0.054 0.068
THICKNESS
(inch)
Shear Tension Shear Tension Shear Tension Shear Tension
DT RIVET
0.033 1106 643 1294 589 1095 433 — —
0.043 1326 783 1465 793 1419 577 — —
0.054 1139 752 1476 936 — — — —
0.068 1118 833 1577 1003 — — — —
DW RIVET
0.033 — 741 1398 712 1212 505 1134 492
0.043 1398 829 1534 937 1579 706 1700 653
0.054 1236 804 1484 967 1702 1314 1913 1207
0.068 1075 848 1586 1089 1997 1351 2147 1326
DY RIVET
0.033 — — — — — — — —
0.043 — — — — — — — —
0.054 — — — — — — — —
0.068 — — — — 2007 1437 2338 1634
For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm, 1 lbf = 4.45 N.
1
Steel thicknesses are uncoated steel thicknesses as noted in Section 3.2.2.
2
The tabulated nominal strengths must be multiplied by the factors in Section 4.1 to derive the allowable loads or design strengths.
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TABLE 3—RIVETING TOOL AND DIE DESIGNATIONS
RIVET DESIGNATION DIE DESIGNATION RIVETING TOOL DESIGNATION
DS DZ09 —025 Henrob 50 mm DA
DT DZ09 —000 Henrob 50 mm DA
DV DG09 —200 Henrob 50 mm DA
DW DG09 —200 Henrob 50 mm DA
DX DG09 —220 Henrob 50 mm DA
DY DG09 —220 Henrob 50 mm DA
SPR = Self Piercing Rivets
FIGURE 1—TYPICAL RIVET HEAD STYLES
FIGURE 2—SEQUENTIAL FORMATION OF A TYPICAL SPR CONNECTION
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and / or
FIGURE 3—HENROB LOGO
