- 1. [TowerTalk] tower base concrete strength? (score: 1)
- Author: Pat Masterson <bat@grumman.com>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:46:26 -0500 (EST)
- If I order 3500 LB concrete from the supplier, how do I know that when the truckload arrives, it doesn't contain a weaker mix? What are the tests that can be performed before the stuff is poured into
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- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] tower base concrete strength? (score: 1)
- Author: jp@ezoom.net
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:20:12 -0800
- Hi Pat, You need to do what's called a slump test when the mix is delivered. To be 100% sure, you need to pour a cylinder of the mix you used and then have it tested (crushed) after 30 days to determ
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- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] tower base concrete strength? (score: 1)
- Author: David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:45:19 -0700
- For the most part, a slump test only checks water content. The psi is a function of both water and cement content. A concrete supplier has much more to gain by cheating you out of the required cement
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