Looking for opinions as my research has come up with less than conclusive evidence but see no reason why it won't work.
I'm building a post frame structure and for the foundation I am doing concrete piers and attaching brackets to the pier. Most videos I see using piers the bracket is using a wet set method where as the building package I bought has dry set anchors which I see is typically used for slabs or poured walls.
Its not in the budget to do a poured wall and I don't trust myself enough I can accurately place all 30 brackets in wet concrete, so I actually prefer the dry set as this is the first time I've done a project this big and want to do it right.
The data provided by the bracket supplier shows the uplift rating for the wet set anchors is 9000 lbs and the dry set to be 7000 lbs. My location in Michigan doesn't experience a lot of wind, code is 90 mph. Shear strength is about 6600 lbs for wet and 3800 lbs for dry set.
So the question is if the connection between the dry set bracket and the pier does fail, is it going to be any different than a failure between a dry set bracket set into a poured wall? I don't think it will, I figure the bolts/concrete will break before the entire foundation fails.
To be clear I am planning to use dry set brackets in concrete piers and are asking if that will fail differently than a dry set bracket in a poured concrete wall. Thanks.
I'm building a post frame structure and for the foundation I am doing concrete piers and attaching brackets to the pier. Most videos I see using piers the bracket is using a wet set method where as the building package I bought has dry set anchors which I see is typically used for slabs or poured walls.
Its not in the budget to do a poured wall and I don't trust myself enough I can accurately place all 30 brackets in wet concrete, so I actually prefer the dry set as this is the first time I've done a project this big and want to do it right.
The data provided by the bracket supplier shows the uplift rating for the wet set anchors is 9000 lbs and the dry set to be 7000 lbs. My location in Michigan doesn't experience a lot of wind, code is 90 mph. Shear strength is about 6600 lbs for wet and 3800 lbs for dry set.
So the question is if the connection between the dry set bracket and the pier does fail, is it going to be any different than a failure between a dry set bracket set into a poured wall? I don't think it will, I figure the bolts/concrete will break before the entire foundation fails.
To be clear I am planning to use dry set brackets in concrete piers and are asking if that will fail differently than a dry set bracket in a poured concrete wall. Thanks.