[TowerTalk] Anchor Bolt Material

[ve4xt at mymts.net]

Use larger bolts?

Just sayin'

73, Kelly
Ve4xt

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> On Oct 14, 2014, at 11:00 PM, "Marv Shelton" <marvs at att.net> wrote:
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> I asked a PE at work and since the holes are so much bigger than the bolt. ( the holes are 2.5" diameter, the bolts only 1.125") he said the rated strength of the epoxy is only good if the hole is no more than a half inch bigger in diameter than the bolt. I confirmed this by talking to one of the epoxy product manufacturers.
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>>> On Oct 14, 2014, at 8:23 AM, K7LXC at aol.com wrote:
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>>> Anchor bolt update:
>> Thanks for all the input everyone. It looks like epoxy, or at least commercial grade stuff dispensed with a caulking gun is out as a potential solution. It seems like the holes I made are too big.
>> So now I am looking at anchoring cement and trying to talk to industrial contractors to see if there is another alternative.
>> 
>>        So how did you determine that your new holes won't work for putting in your anchor bolts? The epoxy is stronger than the concrete so it seems to me that's it's a non-issue. Are you over-thinking this?
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Steve     K7LXC
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