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Old 19-04-2008, 05:28 PM
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Filling the tube with concrete is probably overkill .... if it's thick enough metal it would be plenty solid enough.
It's probably less for strength than to dampen any resonances etc if the pier is bumped. Eg, raising the tubes resonant freq.

EDIT: oops sorry, just noticed that's already been commented on...
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Old 22-04-2008, 01:14 AM
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