EFCO S5500 SSG Captured - Manual (Page 21)

EFCO CORPORATION 6/2012 PART NO. Y556 Page 21 of 81
S-5500 SSG and Captured Corner Mullion Installation Instructions
Section IV: Alternate Anchorage Method
(Heavy-Duty Anchor Connections)
DROP-ON HEAD AND SILL
WITH ‘M’ AND ‘F’ ANCHORS
ANCHOR BOLTS (Type
and quantity as required
by conditions and loads).
‘M’ AND ‘F’
ANCHORS
‘M’ AND ‘F’
ANCHORS
Note: The responsible engineer must determine the structural
adequacy and type of anchorage method to be used for a given
substrate, applied loads, and building movements. The S-5500 has
different anchorage options available to meet these conditions.
THIS ANCHOR METHOD MUST BE USED WHEN REACTIONS EXCEED
1600 LBS AT INTERMEDIATE VERTICALS AND 800 LBS AT THE JAMBS.
Shim as required at
anchors and under each
vertical mullion. (Shim
under setting blocks at
heavy lites.)
SHEAR BLOCK
(FORMED ALUM. SHEAR
BLOCK AT CORNER
MULLIONS)
CAPTURED SYSTEM
SHOWN – SSG
SYSTEM SIMILAR
SHEAR BLOCK
(FORMED ALUM. SHEAR
BLOCK AT CORNER
MULLIONS)