Pole foundation without concrete
Pole foundation without concrete
(OP)
Hello,
I have to prepare the calculation of foundation of a pole but without use concrete. Only embebed in the ground. Usually we calculate this kind of foundation with Sulzberger method. But I am not sure how to calculate without concrete.
It is right if in my spreadsheet of Sulzberger change the weigth (kg/m3) of concrete, to calculate the foundation, to the weigth of ground? I am not sure about if this way is correct.
How I should calculate the foundation?
Have to be painted the part of the pole embebed in the ground? The pole will be galvanized.
Thank you for the help.
I have to prepare the calculation of foundation of a pole but without use concrete. Only embebed in the ground. Usually we calculate this kind of foundation with Sulzberger method. But I am not sure how to calculate without concrete.
It is right if in my spreadsheet of Sulzberger change the weigth (kg/m3) of concrete, to calculate the foundation, to the weigth of ground? I am not sure about if this way is correct.
How I should calculate the foundation?
Have to be painted the part of the pole embebed in the ground? The pole will be galvanized.
Thank you for the help.
RE: Pole foundation without concrete
VoD
RE: Pole foundation without concrete
Thank you for your replay. Your are right and I am completely agree with you. Because what you said the part embedded will be paint to protect the pole. My problem is how to calculte the length to be embedded o the compression of the ground. How to be sure that the foundation without concrete is right. I have never had this kind of foundation.
Thanks.
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This is pretty much old style engineering that has been around many years and if you are a civil/structural engineer should have gotten this stuff in school.
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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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our costumer can't use concrete because the area where they have to install the pole es very inaccesible.
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In case you misunderstood, I said "cement", not concrete. There is a difference. The cement is the powder portion of a concrete mix, comes in 90# sacks and is easily transportable. Although not as good structurally as concrete, the inclusion of cement powder into the soil backfill matrix will stiffen the mix with time.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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I have misundestand due to language. We assume that our client has taken this into account. According their instructions they want to fill the gap with the same soil. I have said them that they shoul have to compress the soil.
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Thanks.
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RE: Pole foundation without concrete
Yes, more or less is what we call grillage. It is a kind of adaptation similar a grillage in transmission steel towers.
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