Did we ever come to a conclusion as to whether or not a flat sheet (like 1"
thick or more) of HDPE plastic would work? Sandwich the sheet between the
concrete and a flat bottomed pier pin type base. Obviously taking care to
insulate the pier pin bolt.
Chris
KF7P
On Dec 15, 2015, at 1:03 PM, Jim Lux wrote:
> On 12/15/15 10:06 AM, Andre VanWyk via TowerTalk wrote:
>> I am getting parts together for a 160m vertical, using Rohn 25G sections. I
>> am looking for a Rohn insulating tower section. If someone has one, please
>> drop me an email. I managed to locate one a while back, but sold it to
>> friend whom I felt needed it more that I did at the time.
>>
>> For my 80m Four Square, I had insulators made out of G-10 fiberglass rod,
>> but I feel these are not suited for such a tall structure.
>>
>
> Why wouldn't you think it's strong enough. G-10/FR-4/Garolite is pretty
> strong stuff.
> The rod probably has more compressive strength than the tubing used in the
> tower sections. Likewise in shear: there's a lot more cross sectional area
> resisting the shear force).
> Bending might be the area where it's different, but bending loads on a guyed
> tower base are pretty low (and zero, with a pier pin type base.
>
> Rohn 25G is 1.25" diameter 16ga tubing. wall thickness is 0.065"
> So the cross sectional area is 1.25*pi*0.065 about 0.25 square inch
> The solid rod will have cross section on the order of a square inch.
>
> Figure steel yield is around 36 ksi, G10 is around 10 ksi, so the compressive
> strength of both is pretty similar.
>
> (In reality, the failure mode for the vertical tubes is probably buckling,
> not compression)
>
>
>
>
>> Rohn does not manufacture this item anymore either.
>>
>> 73’s
>> NJ0F
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