cantilever column shifted
cantilever column shifted
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Hi Everyone
I am working on a problem of concrete column ( 12"x12") in a wastewater treatment plant tank. The column is a cantilever type and wooden baffles are installed between the column and the tanks wall inside vertical steel channels attached to the column and the wall . Due to lateral forces (most likely) during the water frozen in the tank, the column has been tilted and as a result shifted at the top about 12". The column is about 18' long.
Any suggestion of fixing this problem.
I am working on a problem of concrete column ( 12"x12") in a wastewater treatment plant tank. The column is a cantilever type and wooden baffles are installed between the column and the tanks wall inside vertical steel channels attached to the column and the wall . Due to lateral forces (most likely) during the water frozen in the tank, the column has been tilted and as a result shifted at the top about 12". The column is about 18' long.
Any suggestion of fixing this problem.






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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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It's going to have to be fixed as I see it, or, when the ice thaws, the baffles will no longer be supported. presently, the ice is literally holdiong the structure together, as well as forcing it apart. The icing must be controlled.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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RE: cantilever column shifted
And the answer is...NADOR123?
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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RE: cantilever column shifted
RE: cantilever column shifted
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RE: cantilever column shifted
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You could straighten the column and patch the spalling (and any new spalling from the straightening) or replace the column. Any repair would be susceptable to delaminating and allowing water to get to the bars and starting corrosion. Or you could replace the column.
I would explain the drawbacks of fixing the column (possible future corrosion at base) to whomever is paying the bills and let them decide.
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