I have a consultant who has specified this unusual method of fixing a steel joist (of a pedestrian bridge) to each timber pile support. The concerns that I have are that the timber will shrink over its life and that the 40 mm diameter hole will no longer secure the epoxy and its threaded rod to...
I am reviewing this handy little instrument and have some questions. The instrument was developed by Ing. Prof. Alberto Bucchi. It has a dial gauge that reads penetration pressure in kilograms. There are an assortment of five tips that may be selected of diameter quarter inch, 10, 15, 20 and...
