Exterior Gypsum Panels Fasteners

Allowable shear capacity Thru Foam Plastic Insulated Sheathing (FPIS) using the Aerosmith 2635SBG pin, establishing the minimum fastening requirements to support various cladding weight. The components of the test are R-9 Zip System® R-Sheathing to 54 mil steel framing.

Aerosmith's SurePin and VersaPin line of fasteners have received Florida Product Approval for the use of attaching James Hardie Brand Siding and other Fiber Cement brands direct to concrete masonry units and Cold-Formed Steel.  Aerosmith's VersaPin fasteners have received further approval to attach Exterior Gypsum, Plywood and OSB to Cold-Formed Steel in standard and shear wall configurations under the 2017 code.

ICC ES-5028 covers the use of Aerosmith’s .100” VersaPin^®s with A) James Hardie, Allura, and Fiber Cement Products, B) Densglass^® Gold and Exterior Gypsum Sheathing, C) Plywood and OSB Shear Wall, D) Sure-Board^® Series 2000 Structural Panels, E) Plywood and OSB Horizontal Diaphragms with various gauges of LGS attached with .100” and .145” Gripshank^® and Helical Aerosmith pins. Code compliance for Uniform Building Code, International Building Code, International Residential Code, ASCE 7-10, Florida Building Code and the National Building Code of Canada

Extensive report by Reynaud Serrette, Ph.D. of the Light Gauge Steel Research Group at Santa Clara University. This report covers shear and tension testing of pin connections in various gauges of steel, the results of these tests and the comparison to the widely-utilized ANSI Screw Equations for similar fastenings. Intended for use by architects and engineers.