[Towertalk] Pouring base of tower
Richard Karlquist
richard@karlquist.com
Wed, 4 Dec 2002 08:05:53 -0800
> [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Chuck Lewis
> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 9:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Pouring base of tower
>
> and the two
> chunks of concrete
> are being pulled apart. Now there might indeed be an epoxy
> or similar
> compound or a rebar configuration which will give the two
> pours the tensile
> strength of a single pour, but you need to ask the question
> relative to a
Yes, but the tensile strength of concrete is very low
< 1000 PSI. The rebar provides most of the strength anyway even
in a monolithic pour.
Rick Karlquist N6RK
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