Tower erection - construction

sequence
Towers to be erected equentially, starting with the right hand side to enable
procedure to be adjusted and perfected for the more difficult left hand side
1. Check as built dimensions of tower foundation, including overall foundation
and pocket dimensions for both tower and A-frame
2. Check dimensions and construction quality of main towers, bracing, gusset
plates, and number of bolts. Make sure we have the correct number of
bolts/braces etc!
3.
4. Erect one-storey scaffold tower for assembling towers, Assemble flat on
ground on RHS, may not be necessary on LHS?
5. Place tower posts with base end adjacent to tower pocket and top end resting
on scaffold tower
6. Clean out tower pocket, A-frame pocket and top of tower column as best as
possible. If raining, cover top of tower column with tarpaulin
7. Fix bracing between posts and check posts are parallel is this by eye? Bolts to
be hand tightened?
8. In parallel to 5, assemble and install A-frame structure into place. Is this just
embedded into pedestal? Tie down with guy ropes as well for added stability?
9. Fix in timber beam and legs and attach to top of tower with guy ropes, here or
later? Training to tie knots?
10.Attach 4 guy ropes to top of tower (temporarily attach to posts to avoid trip
hazards)
11.Prepare plumb bob and fix to outward face of tower near top. Length of plumb
bob such that bottom is close to top of pedestal. Proper plumb bob used? Or
just rock on the end of a piece of string?
12.Mark locations of embedment depth/pedestal height on posts (700mm from
bottom, make sure this is visible when slotted in place!
13.Fix 2# cables from top of each post to each anchor block to prevent overrotating during lift. 1 cable per post? Attach to CHS in transition block or loop
bar? Id recommend CHS to avoid potential local bending of bar
14.Prepare hoisting cable
a. Tie hoisting cable to the top of each post
b. Thread hoisting cable through A-frame structure
c. Secure winch or cable pulling device to transition block rebar on
opposite side of river
d. Prepare location for pulling cable
15.Place tyre at back of pocket to and coat with oil in preparation for erection of
steel tower. This is to prevent any scraping damage to the pedestal.
16.Set a rope (sacrificial) over the bottom ends of the steel tower columns (this
may need to be secured to prevent slipping off). This rope should be long
enough to allow numerous pullers, at 10 m distance, on both lateral sides of
the tower (no one should be positioned in the rotation direction of the tower).
The purpose of this rope is to help control the movement of the base of the
tower.
17.Pull cables evenly and steadily to raise tower; initially test mechanism for
locking winch during lift to allow for hold points

18.Towers slides into pedestal pockets. Ensure tower sinks to correct depth
(using marks made as a guideline on tower to confirm. If stuck, use jacking
plates to lift and adjust.
19.Fix guy ropes to ground and anchor blocks to provide temporary lateral
stability. So what ropes are being used as support during lift itself?
20.Adjust verticality (and pre-inclination) of posts using timber wedges and
plumb bob
21.Fill tower pockets with concrete (maximum 10mm aggregate size)
22.After 2-3 hours remove hoisting cable from the top. How many hoisting cables
will we have? Assuming 2, we will need to remove these to erect tower on
other side prior to assembling scaffolding to get saddle joint in place. How to
remove hoisting cable? Using a ladder?
23.Assemble scaffolding (see scaffolding overview document).
24.Fill top portion of tower with concrete (maximum 10mm aggregate size),
stopping 100mm short of top of tower. As best as possible, compact the
concrete (in steps) using a ~2m section piece of rebar.
25.Fill top of tower with 100mm fine grout, overfilling section
26.Plunge saddle into grout and adjust as required
27.Once concrete has cured sufficiently (24 hours after finishing concrete works)
remove temporary ties and timber wedges, fill remaining portion with
concrete