EFCO S5500 SSG Captured - Manual (Page 18)

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S-5500 SSG and Captured Corner Mullion Installation Instructions
Section III: Typical Anchorage Methods
CAPTURED SYSTEM
SHOWN – SSG SYSTEM
SIMILAR
BOLTED WIND LOAD ANCHORS (DEAD LOAD SIMILAR)
BUILDING
STRUCTURE
HIGH IMPACT
POLYSTYRENE
HORSESHOE SHIMS
AT EACH BOLT
STEP #3 INSTALL FRAME COMPONENTS – BOLTED WIND LOAD ANCHORS
(Dead load anchors similar)
When the frame is properly aligned, level and plumb, match drill the slab through the anchor, and
install anchor bolts securing the anchor to the building structure. Use the temporary alignment
screw to hold the mullion in position until the adjacent corner frame can be installed and anchored.
Note: When a steel edge angle, steel tube, or similar condition exists for attachment of the
intermediate anchor, a welded connection will be used. Refer to “Section III: Typical Anchorage
Methods” of the Series 5500 Outside Glazed or Inside Glazed Installation Instructions for additional
information.
Anchor bolts (type and
quantity as required by
conditions and loads).
HIGH IMPACT
POLYSTYRENE
HORSESHOE SHIMS
AT EACH BOLT
SPLIT CORNER
MULLION
TEMPORARY
ALIGNMENT SCREW
(#12 X 1” TEK
SCREW) Note: Screw
must be removed
from the wind load
anchor after bolt
installation to allow
free movement.
Steel anchor (type and
quantity as required by
conditions and loads).