Under plates grout 1

[Chster6]

The metal plate has about 10mm vertical spaces underneath it, is non-shrink grout or epoxy better filler or what other materials can be used to fill it that can take load that can go inside the 10mm spaces?

 

[CELinOttawa]

The grout acts as a block. Check the compressive stress imposed versus the Min safe compressive strength for the consistency of product you're planning to use.

 

[Chster6]

grout acts as block of what?

 

[Chster6]

The 10mm bar shims were removed because it's not in contact with the floor surface. In fact, the angle bar gap is really about 11mm. Windows and frames will be installed over it on Saturday. After I put the grout in the 11mm gap. Would the angle bar on top of it be in contact with it such that the grout will become loading bearing? Because if it does not, the entire windows and frame will be taken by the handing screws above. So how can I make sure the grout in the gap will take the load of it? Does mere filling it do it?

 

[hokie66]

"Mere filling" under column base plates takes the load, sometimes many hundreds of tonnes. I can't see why it wouldn't carry a decorative frame.

 

[CELinOttawa]

Sorry in advance about the Zombie, but the younger of my boys was in ICU from late Jan to mid Feb, so I only just remembered to come back to include this info:

I spoke to the local Sika rep about the 212 outside of Canada and inside of Canada minimum gap issue. It turns out that while the mix design is nearly the same, the maximum aggregate size is 8mm in Canada and 3mm basically everywhere else. It has to do with what they can get for a good price and is done to keep the price down on the Sika 212. Given the basic recommendation/rule of thum of S>=3*Max Aggregate, we get 25mm for the Canadian product.

Now we know, and I feel better again about my faith in Sika.