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15004EN.doc 17.05.2002
TORQUE ARM
1. Design of the torque arm 2. Foundation for torque arm
Torque arm can be placed in either tension or The foundation is made according to figure 1 (sizes 50-
compression. 90) or figure 2 (sizes 100-160). The supporting girders
are mounted horizontally in their fixed locations and
If the torque arm is of our supply it will be manufactured
embodied in the base concrete. The mounting
according to figure 1 (sizes 50-90) or figure 2 (sizes
tolerance should be 10 mm in all directions.
100-160). The supporting girders are not included in
our delivery, but recommendations for dimensioning The concrete base must be adequately reinforced and
the foundation are given in tables 1 and 2. interlocked by the use of steel rods. The base concrete
must withstand at least the same load as the weld
When ordering the torque arm, dimension HA must be
joints of the foundation screws.
advised. It can be freely chosen between HAmin and
HAmax. If HA is to be longer than HAmax the torque arm Crouting, which is laid in connection with the mounting
will be of special design. of the torque arm, must be bonded to the base
concrete with steel rods.
If customer manufactures the torque arm himself,
following items must be considered: Tightening of nuts are to be done after crouting has
dried.
Torque arm and its foundation must be capable to
withstand the anchoring force Pos. description
In the torque arm there must be two hinges and the 5419 joint pin
construction must allow axial movement of the gear 5410 rod
unit because of heat expansion, run out errors of 5413 foot
driven shaft and other erection errors. 5416 locking ring