[TowerTalk] New Tower Construction - Questions

[Lonberg, Hank]

 Gentlemen:

I'm a little taken aback by this thread. Who said that you shouldn't put
reinforcing bar in a tower foundation?  The building codes used in the US,
BOCA, SBC, and UBC all call for a minimum amount to be used in any concrete
structure that is not designed using plain concrete parameters.

The ACI code for concrete is included by citation and actual inclusion in
all 3 codes mentioned above. Now this only is enforced if you have to get
a building permit. What you do on your own,permit required or not, is up to 
you, but to suggest that reinforcing is not required or shouldn't be put in
a foundation is bad advice.

Hank Lonberg P.E. / KR7X

-----Original Message-----
From: Finger, Bob
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Sent: 8/31/00 11:34 AM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] New Tower Construction - Questions


I think KC4ZXX explanation has cleared up some confusion that I have had
in
my mind for many years.  I put up a Universal free standing aluminum
tower
at two locations, per the spec's, which did not call for any re-bar in a
4
ft x 4ft x 4 ft hole.  I always wondered about the lack of re-bar, but
apparently their base legs (solid steel with L shaped lips) evidently
took
care of it.  (my tower never came down except when I took it down.  Yet
Heights with essentially similar  tower design does specify re-bar in
their
base layout.  comments?
73 de W9GE .-.-. -.-
-

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