[TowerTalk] Anchoring

Kim whensley11 at comcast.net
Thu Nov 17 17:15:49 EST 2022


My input below.....

>     Re: Anchoring
> 
>     Guys, I don't know what your background is, but... your comments about pipe
>     are bizarre.
> 
>     Structural shapes are commonly found as Fy=36 and Fy=50 ksi carbon steel.
>     Tubing: I can buy nearly anything, in many material strengths and grades.
>     To much higher strengths.
>     Piping: Same thing. Maybe even more versatility, if you know where to look.
>     To much higher strengths. Of course, if you're comparing to Home Depot
>     water pipe, you'll always see tubing as "better".
> 

No one has mentioned something else that would work.  Get your wall strength/rigidity, then, fill it with concrete.  

Something to consider.

73, Kim - WG8S


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