[TowerTalk] Interesting story - re galvanized bolts

[Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>]

Well written investigative reporting about a technical issue of interest 
to tower-talkians:
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Bay-Bridge-troubles-began-with-design-4616774.php#photo-4819308

your gummint at work (at least by CALTRANS in 6 land).

and what one supplier has to say about galvanizing very high strength bolts

http://www.portlandbolt.com/faqs/galvanizing-high-strength-bolts/

you gotta like Portland Bolt for being direct.

Grant  KZ1W

ps: the galvanized bolts in my UST towers aren't a concern.
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