2321.5 Anchorage to Concrete

Anchorage designed to resist uplift forces, securing wood to concrete shall be steel straps embedded in the concrete a minimum of 4 inches (102 mm) with hooking devices to top steel of tie beam designed to withstand the uplift forces set forth by the design professional. Straps shall be approved under the criteria set by the certification agency. All anchors and related fasteners shall be galvanized.

As an alternate to using the straps described in this section, the building official may approve other anchorage submitted by a Florida-registered professional engineer or a Florida-registered architect, proficient in structural design, provided that the information set forth in Section 2321.7, Items 1, 2 and 3, submitted in connection with such anchors and such anchors and the proposed assembly otherwise comply with the requirements of this code.