If I have a tower of a specific fixed height that I will be erecting, and I have plenty of room to do so, I would estimate that I should gain *some* additional strength against wind-load by moving th
This tower is 180 ft in nine 20 foot sections of 46" face angle iron. 1400 lbs a section, 12600 lbs total. I was sort of assuming I would have to use something on the order of 3/8 EHS for this. Do yo
Isn't that typically done with one of those sleds loaded up with concrete blocks? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing lis
I expect the code there is just presuming that the arrival of 150 knot breezes is only a matter of time... :) _______________________________________________ _________________________________________
Would just tinning the heck out of it suffice to retard corrosion? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@con
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I have found that unglued PVC will be infiltrated, first by water, and then by roots, at least with respect to sewage lines I have had to repair, so I expect it could happen eventually with any burie
I've used the hand and airgun method for 100ft blows, at 500+ft it doesn't work so well :) _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk ma
I try really hard to either pull everything I might need and fill the conduit to reasonable capacity on the first pull, or to pull several smaller conduits so I have spare conduits :) _______________
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I have to admit, I curse the red clay here in Georgia plenty.... Except when I want to anchor something in it :) _______________________________________________ ______________________________________
An I-beam probably beats both of those regarding the amount of steel at the best distance from the center of bending, as long as it is properly aligned with the load through the vertical column of th
But of course, filling the pipe or square tube with concrete probably does help since bending would have to compress the concrete fill and concrete *seriously* resists compression. Especially if the