On 1/22/18 12:06 PM, Richard Thorne wrote:
Clay,
I emailed a fella by the name of Jeremy. He quoted me $2800 for a 10'
hole.
From the other post's on the subject probably a reasonable number. I'll
still research the back hoe method. I'll bet will be less expensive to
use a back hoe and have the dirt hauled off (if needed).
generally that's the case. Round piers are handy if you're already
drilling them for some other reason, or if you have limited room on top
(a 20 foot deep 3-4 ft pier will fit a lot of places)
There's also other schemes - shallower and larger in plan, for instance.
There have been discussions on this list a few years ago about a sort of
X plan -essentially radial reinforced concrete beams - you could be
pretty shallow, at the cost of having 10 or 15 foot "arms" sticking out.
There are lots of engineering alternatives - there's nothing "special"
about the "cube" as a base.
Or, if your self supporter isn't a "flagpole" and skinny - Tapered
towers: HV transmission towers, Windmills and Rohn BX have a lot of
taper. I suspect that you don't need a lot of "foundation" under the
feet for that - enough to keep the downwind leg from sinking, and the
upwind leg from lifting.
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