Lyle, if you are talking powder actuated fasteners, NO, do not use for structural connections ever, they do not achieve the values needed, that say a sleeve anchor, wedge bolt, expansion bolt or epoxy anchors will provide.
Epoxy anchors are great when the fastener hole edge distance to edge of slab or similar is minimal, where an expansion type mechanical fastener may fracture, spall or fail prematurely because it cannot achieve the pull out or shear value because its too close to an edge, thats when epoxy anchors shine LOL!
In a situation like this, the fastener is only as good as the existing concrete, if the concrete has achieved its design, or you know its say 3000 psi, or 4000 psi, you can determine the shear, pull out values etc. of proposed fasteners and decide from there. Technically, you could go to a Hilti Catalog, make a selection and its plausible that the strengths you need are adequate. Even with doing the above, if it was for anything structural, more so an occupied or will be occupied building, an engineer should check, calculate and or confirm the connection/details are sufficient.
Powder actuated fasteners might be ok to fasten metal stud track to concrete, steel, possibly ok to hang ceiling tile grids, but even the latter depending on loads would not be acceptable.
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