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  1. akce

    What method to remove paint from galv steel tower?

    Thanks for the responses. I'll look into soft blasting media and chemical stripping. Of course we'll be following all the lead laws, monitoring, and safe practices. Agree we need a specialized contractor, so will be putting those requirements into bid documents.
  2. akce

    What method to remove paint from galv steel tower?

    My task is to remove lead paint from a 60' galvanized steel radio tower. The old paint is in bad shape and creating a health hazard (lead paint dust in nearby building hvac ducts). 100% removal desired. What methods are available/recommended for removal of the paint? Being a tower, there...
  3. akce

    When is Post & Pad used?

    newbie here. I must place a 500sf cabin on 12' GP & GW-GM Alluvium (fair material in my opinion with allowable bearing pressure = 2000psf) in a cold climate. Tests confirm < 8% passing #200, so frost heave should be small (even if tests say moist to wet soils?). I'm looking for references...
  4. akce

    assessing sewer pipe condition

    Design soil cover was 2 ft. Some fill has been added in places. The old pipe is clamped to supports within the utilidor and therefore cannot be pulled out. I feel I should not direct replacement of the pipe until I understand that the condition of the existing pipe is poor. I understand HDPE...
  5. akce

    domestic discharge calculation

    My first commercial sewer system rehab project: WW system serves office, kitchen, showers. In calculating design discharge, what approaches are typically taken for a small commercial systems? 1. estimate avg. flow per person per day? 2. based on # & type of fixtures at some nominal flow rate...
  6. akce

    assessing sewer pipe condition

    Situation: failing pump station Existing Pipe Run: 1/3 mile length; part 2"galv.steel; part 3"copper; 20yrs old; buried & inside culvert type utilidor Before replacing the pump station, I wish to gain an understanding of the pipe condition and remaining life expectancy. Site is very remote...

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