? Concrete Pad Question
How thick a concrete floor/pad is needed to park a 14K 5er? Not looking to get into arguing over whatever the detailed engineering specifics are. Just want a general idea how much concrete I'll be b...
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ivylog wrote:
Glad you know so much. Last week I had a 12 yard concrete truck put the front tires on 48 hours old concrete...it was a front loader truck. 3000 psi concrete means when fully cured it will support 3,000 lbs / square inch. In 48 hours it's 25% cured. Do the math for a tire with 120 psi in it. In 5 days it's 35-40% cured.
I started to tell the OP 2 days but said 5 in hopes someone who has never poured concrete would not spout off.
PS: TT tires have closer to 60 psi in them. In the last 60 days I have pour aprox 50 yards
Not sure what the PSI in the tire as to do with it. Are you saying a loaded Concrete truck puts the same pressure on the concrete as an unloaded one because the tire PSI is the same? So a 4000 lb TT will have same effect as a 14,000 lb 5th wheeler as long as the tire pressure is the same? I think not.
All I suggested was that the OP do a google search for concrete cure rates and recommendations for driving on it. You try that and see how many people think it is wise to do as you said.
If it is my money I would err on the side of caution. You can do as you please.
