“....Replacement of the rods, which are embedded in the foundation, would be difficult if not impossible. “My concern with the (tower) anchor rods is that there’s no redundancy,” Chung said. “Once they break, there’s nothing you can do.”
Chung and Thomas also identified unexplained hardness profiles in many rods, including those at the main cable eastern anchorage and those anchoring the tower. Contrary to normal expectations, some of the rods are harder internally than at their edges....”
“....Replacement of the rods, which are embedded in the foundation, would be difficult if not impossible. “My concern with the (tower) anchor rods is that there’s no redundancy,” Chung said. “Once they break, there’s nothing you can do.”
Kinda like Ovaporcare, eh?