Hey there, I've been wondering this one for a while, and wonder what your thoughts are. For a self-supporting tower, how much of the base depends on the mass of the concrete, and how much of the base
Jeff: It is possible to design a foundation that can just sit on the ground and resist the over turning moment (OTM) of the tower/antennas. The soil underneath must support the compression forces tha
In Germany our rules they it has to be calculated by its weight on top of the ground. The foundation size of my free standing tower is 4,1x4,1x1,8m. 73 Peter I've been wondering this one for a while,
For a self-supporting tower, how much of the base depends on the mass of the concrete, and how much of the base depends on the rigidity and surrounding soil to "hold" the base in place? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jeff, etal: A freestand tower's (aka cantilever tower) foundation strength is developed in one of two ways. It always depends on the soils strength not the weight(mass) of the base. The type that is