[TowerTalk] Tower base rebar

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/30/2005 8:58:37 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  WHy not follow the mfrs instructions?  Presumably,  they've figured out 
the 
loads, and they know what's  best.



To do otherwise would be a violation of the LXC  Prime Directive to "DO what 
the manufacturer says". 
 
    OTOH leaving out rebar in a base of 4 yards  of concrete does seem 
illogical. 
 
> OTOH, rebar probably wouldn't hurt.  If you're in a place where  the bldg 
dept is going to send out an inspector, the inspector's probably  going to 
wonder why you're not putting something in the hole  other  than concrete.



        First of all the inspector  just wants to make sure that the 
installation matches the drawings in the  building permit package so if there's no 
rebar on the drawing then it should  pass the inspection. BTW the size of the 
hole and the rebar is all he typically  looks at. oh, and he also wants to make 
sure that the rebar doesn't touch the  earth. 
 
        I agree that adding rebar  wouldn't hurt, in this case a little 
over-engineering and a belt-and suspenders  approach. 
 
Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH