ES Acceptance Criteria Fasteners Compendium (PDF Download)

This Combo consists of the following ES Acceptance Criteria.

• AC70 (24) Power-actuated Fasteners Driven into Concrete, Steel and Masonry Elements—Published April 2025
• AC116 - Nails - Approved March 2018, editorially revised April 2024
• AC118 - Tapping Screw Fasteners Used in Steel-to-steel Connections - Approved January 2018, editorially revised February 2024
• AC120 Wood-frame Horizontal Diaphragms, Vertical Shear Walls and Braced Walls with Alternative Fasteners—Approved Feb 2017, editorially revised July 2018
• AC201 - Staples - Approved March 2020, editorially revised March 2024
• AC230 Power-driven Pins for Shear Wall Assemblies with Cold-formed Steel Framing and Wood Structural Panels—Approved October 2018
• AC233 Alternate Dowel-type Threaded Fasteners—Approved February 2020
• AC257 Corrosion-resistant Fasteners and Evaluation of Corrosion Effects of Wood Treatments—Approved October 2009, editorially revised March 2018
• AC259 Power-driven Pins for Attaching Gypsum Board Materials to Cold-formed Steel Wall Framing—Approved Nov 2015, editorially revised Nov 2017
• AC262 Horizontal Diaphragms Consisting of Wood Structural Panel Sheathing Attached to Cold-formed Steel Framing—Approved June 2016, editorially revised Nov 2017
• AC269 Racking Shear Evaluation of Proprietary Sheathing Materials Attached to Light-frame Wall Construction or Code-complying Sheathing Attached to Light-framed Walls with Proprietary Fasteners—Approved Oct 2009, editorially revised Feb 2014
• AC437 - Blind Bolts in Structural Steel and Cold-formed Steel Connections - Approved March 2024
• AC463 Magnetic Fasteners - Approved Feb 2016, editorially revised Nov 2018
• AC491 - Self-drilling Tapping Screws Used with Aluminum - Approved June 2017, editorially revised February 2024
• AC499 - Screw-in Fasteners Installed into Steel Elements - Approved August 2023, editorially revised March 2024
• AC500 - Self-drilling Tapping Screws Used to Attach Miscellaneous Building Materials to Steel Base Material - Approved October 2017, editorially revised February 2024