You are going to need to get a structural engineer and a geotechnical engineer involved. Its very possible to do this, it won't be cheap, but done incorrectly you could cause some severe damage to yo
I would ask your friend where he got his civil engineering degree. I would be interested to know. Bad, bad, bad idea, unless you know what you are doing (he doesn't). Doing this could likely turn 400
It is such a minimal intrusion I don't even design for it when I design a foundation. Really the outside edges of the concrete and the embedded steel carry almost all of the load from a tower so the
The 28 day cure references to the design strength of the concrete. Keeping it wet is good for slabs and other thin pieces of concrete, for a foundation it doesn't really do much. I have been engineer
I live in a similar situation, although I have very tall (80+ ft tall) trees on my property so I figure they'd hit a tree before my tower (only 50'). Personally, I'd put a light on top, and paint it
Don, I'm a geotechnical engineer, and frequently provide recommendations for foundations for antenna towers (typically commercial towers, as residential towers usually don't require engineering in ou
Ive been doing this for years for work applications. I use vice grips or a pipe wrench, depending on rod thickness, and a hydraulic automotive jack sitting on an 8 long 2x6. Sometimes using 2 pipe wr
Ross, I see from your signature that you are associated with ASU. There are some great resources around the Phoenix area. The ham clubs would be a great resource (there are several) as well as HRO, w
Dave, To determine your worst case ground resistance, youll want to get ahold of a local geotechnical engineer and ask them to come do it for you. Youll want it done during the driest time of the yea