Just telling the concrete vender that you intend on doing a slump test will
get you concrete that meets the spec. You don't have to actually do the test
John
KC4ZXX
-----Original Message-----
From: J.P. Kleinhaus <w2xx@cloud9.net>
To: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 07, 1998 12:20 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Slump testing?
>Greetings:
>
>I am scheduled to pour concrete for my (long awaited) tower
>project on Friday. I ordered 5000 PSI mix, but realize that
>short of performing a slump test on site, I have no way of knowing
>if the stuff being delivered will be up to spec.
>
>Any hints on doing this? Has anyone actually done this before,
>or should I assume that since I ordered 500 PSI, I should end
>up with at least 4000 PSI ? :-)
>
>73, J.P. W2XX
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>E-mail: w2xx@cloud9.net
>
>As we say in the software business: "You are hosed."
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