Location:
Gratiot, Ohio

Owner:
Rhodes Tower Service

Project Completion Date:
2008

Project Description:
Barr & Prevost’s Geotechnical Division carried out subsurface investigations for the proposed design and construction of a 236 ft high-guyed communications tower supported on a shallow foundation.  Guys were attached to anchors at three locations 190 ft. from the tower base.  The tower was designed using the Load and Resistance Factor method.

Our crew mobilized a six-wheel, ATV-mounted, Mobile B-57 rig with 3.25-inch diameter hollow stem augers on site to perform four test borings.  All sample collection and data recording was conducted in strict compliance with ASTM standards, as was the laboratory soil testing and classification.  Descriptions of rock core specimens were made in general accordance with the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Specifications for Geotechnical Investigations, Section 605.  The final report included boring logs and location plan, a summary of observed subsurface conditions and the results of all laboratory testing, while the Engineering Evaluation and Recommendations were presented in general accordance with the client’s specifications.