Anchor channel systems are cast into a concrete member. They are used to attach both structural and nonstructural components. Attachment of nonstructural components, such as curtain wall, is a typical anchor channel system application. Traditionally, anchor channel systems have been designed using manufacturer’s data and allowable stress design. Anchor channel systems can now receive recognition under the International Building Code (IBC) for design with strength design provisions. The International Code Council Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) has developed the Acceptance Criteria for Anchor Channels in Concrete Elements (AC232) to qualify anchor channel systems, and to design these systems using the provisions given in AC232 and in the anchoring-to-concrete provisions provided in the American Concrete Institute (ACI) publication Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318).

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About the author ⁄ Richard T. Morgan, P.E.

Richard T. Morgan, P.E., is the Manager for Software and Literature in the Technical Marketing Department of Hilti North America. He is responsible for PROFIS Engineering and PROFIS Rebar software.