Im pouring concrete for a tower base using a bottom section standing on gravel in the hole. I had assumed that would prove some UFER ground benefit but wanted to ask because before placing the sectio
I am certainly no expert, have no detail information of your environment or tower/foundation design/materials, and I suspect you will get many more competent opinions than mine here, but here is my 2
Hi Jeff, I can't answer definitively about the paint, but for my painted tower buried about 4 ft into the poured base, I set three wide ground straps into the base, bonding each to a tower leg, and b
* Considering the numbers involved in your average lightning strike, the dissipation potential from even an "ideal Ufer" ground setup in the average tower foundation will likely be of negligible bene
Author: Dick Blumenstein <rcblumen@centurylink.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 14:43:06 -0400
Hi Jeff Whether it screws up the ufer ground, I really don't know. I just poured a 5'x5'x8.5' hole and was advised to not paint the rebar. However, because of the requirements of the engineering dra
Response inline.... ______________________ Clay Autery, KY5G MONTAC Enterprises (318) 518-1389 My statement was directed at the ASSUMED small footprint of the foundation as opposed to most Ufer groun
I LOVE the organization of that problem and your solution with a clear and detailed step-by-step explanation. Reminds me of the very best way to learn and understand a complex concept by thinking abo
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 06:28:39 -0400
As a personal opinion and many years of back ground I think the bare metal would be better. The question is "how much better?" It depends on the area of painted metal in the concrete and that depends