Here's what I don't understand (as a non expert):
There are elaborate precautions to prevent rebar from
rusting: no rebar is allowed to be within an inch of
any concrete surface.
OTOH, the anchor bolts are allowed to poke up through
the top of the concrete and now you're telling us they
don't even need to be galvanized. FWIW, I have seen
a lot of apparently galvanized anchor bolts on traffic
signals and light poles.
Is there any logic here I am missing? Or maybe as
you say, the code is always right, whether it is logical
or not.
Rick N6RK
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> In a message dated 4/10/2008 8:38:30 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
>
>> Ok lets try again. I have a us tower that I purchased used in excellent
> condition.I orderd anchor bolts from us tower,when they arrived they were
> not
> galvinized nor were they bent at ninety degrees at the bottom.Being my first
>
> tower this seems a little odd to me. Can any one elaborate on this subject?
>
> Sure. You don't need galvanized (that's for another application) and
> they don't need to be bent at the bottom. A welded nut at the bottom
> accomplishes the same thing. A Professional Engineer calculated what's
> required for your
> application and that's what meets the codes and calcs.
>
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