I've been told that you need three times the weight of concrete in the ground for the tower base than the total weight of the tower, guy wires, beams and rotors? But I haven't found any documentation
Cal, Surely your just kiddin' me. Bill W5VX --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Cal Zethmayr Sent: Saturday, August 22,
Just as we discussed recently for Rohn 25G I think your best bet is to follow the manufacturers specifications. It is a combination of wind loading, weight, type of installation, location, etc. Tim,
You won't find any documentation of that because it doesn't make any sense. Think about it ... wind drag (total surface area) and leverage (height of tower) are considerably more critical than the we
Hey Cal, In your post you included "guy wires" so that makes me think you are talking about putting up a guyed tower. If so, you don't really need any concrete. There has recently been much written h
FALSE! This statement is as silly as the 3:1 mass "rule of thumb" that the previous poster asked about. I'm an EE, not an ME, but I went through the University of Cincinnati at a time when we had to
Hey Jim, Congratulations on your very good education. I hope it has served you well. I too have a very good education but what is more important to me about the current topic is good old experience.
I've never used a dirt base on any thing that tall, but I have one 25G (guyed) going to 60 feet with a dirt base. As I've posted previously I've put up a good many towers using dirt bases. BTW even f