Hello Anthony,
I am not an expert on tower installation but
I see two things that "could" be a problem.
First, they say to pour concrete into a hole against
undisturbed soil without a wood frame!!
Your hole sure has disturbed soil on all four sides...
Second, It seems to be too close to the house.
If you have a basement the tower base could push
against the basement wall causing it to cave in...
Again, I am no expert in this area. Just my personal observations.
73,
Ted K2QMF
On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:59:08 -0400 "Anthony J. Cioffi \(N2KI\)"
<n2ki@amsat.org> writes:
> Let the curing begin! All is done for now here. That had to be some
> of the hardest work I have done in a long while. 8.5
> cubic yards of 4000psi concrete. Next step is to put together the
> tower sections. Probably over the weekend. More pictures
> on Picasa.
>
>
http://picasaweb.google.com/109109461434829776230/N2KISTowerInstallation?
authkey=Gv1sRgCKjzp8rAo7jNzwE&feat=directlink
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>
>
> Anthony - N2KI
> 30MDG - 1187
> www.n2ki.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Anthony J.
> Cioffi (N2KI)
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 06:09
> To: Tower Talk
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] concrete testing
>
> Thank you for the suggestions.
>
> I called Advanced Testing in my area and got some information.
> First, I checked the trustworthiness of the concrete company.
> That checked out. The technical person I spoke with had a lot
> experience with concrete testing and curing. A 4" slump and
> no more for this job. However, due to the very warm temperatures in
> the north east, I should cover it with plastic to keep
> the moisture from evaporating off the top.
>
> I will keep the group posted and post more pictures.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Anthony
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of jimlux
> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 09:30
> To: Towertalk Reflector
> Subject: [TowerTalk] concrete testing
>
> So you have your concrete delivered, test canisters filled. You
> wait
> 28-30 days and have the canister tested and Whoops, it fails the
> test.
> What happens next? I know that if it failed by a "little bit", most
> of
> us would just figure, heck, use as is, that's what design margin is
> for.
>
> But realistically, say it was totally defective. Is it demolish the
>
> (huge) cube o' concrete and send a bill to concrete vendor time?
> (I'm
> assuming the delivery contract says that if they don't deliver the
> right
> material, they're responsible)
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