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Cement and Concrete Fence Posts. 
TABLE NO. 6.—Corner Posts. 
Size, 8x8 inches from base to ground line, tapering to 5x5 inches at 
top. Length, 8 feet. Cured weight, 3 60 pounds. Mixture, 1 part cement, 
2 parts sand, and 3 parts of gravel, by measure. Cured 90 days. Cost 
for cement per post, 51 pounds, 30.6 cents; sand and gravel, 3 cubic feet 
11.1 cents. For cost of reinforcement, see table below. Test shows pull 
exerted in pounds as by each of two fences pulling at right angles. 
REINFORCEMENT 
TYPE 
TEST 
COST 
REMARKS 
Kind of Rein¬ 
forcement 
Weight 
Per Post 
Ebs. 
Cost 
Per 
Post 
Poured 
or 
tamped 
First 
Crack 
in Ebs. 
Final 
Bieak 
in Ebs. 
Location 
of Break 
Cost of 
Mater¬ 
ial per 
Post 
All reinforcements 
figured at 4c pound 
excepting old 
barbed wire at 2c. 
2-8 ft. and 2-5 ft. 
pieces V% in.rod 
on tension side 
16 
64c 
poured 
7200 
8500 
at brace 
$1,057 
Short wires extend¬ 
ed from below 
ground line to 
above brace line 
Same as above 
16 
64c 
tamped 
5050 
5600 
at brace 
1.057 
Short wires extend¬ 
ed from below 
ground line to 
above brace line 
14 strands old 
barbed wire on 
tension side. 
8 
16c 
tamped 
6300 
7300 
at brace 
.577 
Mixture broke 
Same as above 
8 
16c 
poured 
5900 
7400 
at brace 
.577 
Mixture broke 
10 twisted 
strands No. 10. 
on tension side 
8 
32c 
tamped 
5400 
7300 
4 in. 
below 
brace 
.737 
Mixture broke 
Same as above 
8 
32c 
poured 
6300 
6650 
4 in. 
above brace 
.737 
Mixture broke 
Size, 7x7 inches at base, tapering to 5x5 inches at top. Length, 8 
feet. Cured weight, 250 pounds. Mixture, 1 part cement, 2 parts sand 
and 3 parts gravel, by measure. Cured 90 days. Cost of cement per post! 
36 pounds, 21.6 cents; sand and gravel, 2 cubic feet, 7.4 cents. For cost 
of reinforcement, see table below. 
REINFORCEMENT 
TYPE 
TEST 
COST 
REMARKS 
Kind of Rein¬ 
forcement 
Weight 
Per Post 
Ebs. 
Cost 
Per 
Post 
Poured 
or 
tamped 
First 
Crack 
in Ebs. 
Final 
Break 
in Ebs, 
Location 
of 
Break 
Cost of 
Mater¬ 
ial Per 
Post 
All reinforcements 
figured at 4c pound 
excepting old 
barbed wire at 2c. 
8 strands old 
barbed wire 2 
in each corner 
4K 
9c 
2c lb. 
poured 
2700 
3600 
at braces 
$0.38 
Mixture broke 
8 strands new 
barbed wire 2 
in each corner 
4K 
18c 
4c lb. 
poured 
3225 
4050 
at braces 
.47 
Mixture broke 
HOLLOW POSTS. 
It has been suggested that the cement and concrete posts should 
be made hollow. The hollow post would require less mixture and 
it would also be lighter. As the material in the center of the post 
does not have a good opportunity to act to the best advantage in 
compression, it is argued that the strength of the hollow post would 
be nearly as great as that of the solid post. 
