ABSTRACT
The middleman purchased the epoxy from the manufacturer and packaged, marketed and distributed it as a standard set epoxy although they also produced a fast set version. The accident investigation later showed that the epoxy provided by the distributor was nearly always the fast set formulation. The distributor’s manual at the time of the design provided different values for the fast set and standard set versions for tensile strength, flexural strength and slant shear strength, but no mention was made of any differences in the bond strength or long-term behavior including creep for anchor applications.
