摘要 |
A bearing pad for supporting a strut serving to sustain a highway fence or the like and method for using it is shown wherein the pad is adapted to be driven into the soil to support the strut. The pad has a large planar bearing surface for engagement with the soil and is provided with a driving point and a strut engaging socket. The pad also has integral guide fins for directing its movement into the soil so that the pad can be accurately positioned in the soil at a right angle with respect to the length of the strut to provide a maximum bearing surface against which any thrust directed against the fence can be transferred to the strut to be dissipated in the soil.
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