• Acceptance Criteria that form basis of evaluation of fasteners are developed by industry experts and code officials
• Evaluation of power-driven fasteners dependent on material into which they are driven
• Acceptance Criterion 118 addresses evaluation of tapping screws, including screws whose designs deviate from ASTM standards
• Acceptance Criterion 233 covers the evaluation of wood screws based upon testing of lateral, pull-through, and pullout capacities, bending yield, and tensile and shear strength
• Acceptance Criterion 116 provides evaluation criteria for nails that may otherwise not conform with pertinent ASTM standards
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