Steel Plate on top of Concrete Column?
Steel Plate on top of Concrete Column?
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Can I have a steel plate with welded studs on top of a concrete column? The plate will be larger than the concrete column section. I have concern about how the contractor places and vibrates the concrete. Or they could insert the plate after concrete pouring and vibrating? Please advise. Thanks.





RE: Steel Plate on top of Concrete Column?
RE: Steel Plate on top of Concrete Column?
As to vibration, unless it is a steel form, I would not vibrate the form as the Sonotube type forms can deform/collapse after being filled with concrete and then vibrated via contact with the side of the form by the vibrator.
Vibrating or "rattling" the plate is an accepted method of achieving the goal of properly anchoring the plate studs into the concrete.
RE: Steel Plate on top of Concrete Column?
RE: Steel Plate on top of Concrete Column?
cheers
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