Why is a construction problem that yields this concrete core sample being called a design flaw? Because if it is properly diagnosed as a bad concrete pour and properly resolved by tearing out the faulty concrete and redoing the work, that would cause major new delays and probably bankrupt construction companies in Spain, Italy and Panama and possibly some of their suppliers, insurers and lenders as well. Calling it a design flaw allows for a quicker, cheaper and shorter-lasting fix and for those responsible for the bad concrete to litigate with designers in an attempt to pass off some of the costs of their mistake to others.
Two new sets of cracks in the new PanCanal locks
http://www.thepanamanews.com/2015/11/two-new-sets-of-cracks-in-the-new-pancanal-locks/
Looks like the next pour of concrete was placed on a pour that had already setup. That’s a “No-No”.
Jackson speculates that the collapse of the heavily government-subsidised Spanish construction company Sacyr – one of GUPC’s members along with Italy’s Salini-Impregilo, Belgium’s Jan de Nul, and Panama’s Constructora Urbana – could bring down Spain’s fragile economy.
http://latincorrespondent.com/2015/12/leaking-locks-disrupt-panama-canal-expansion/
Better to pay too much the first time, than to buy it twice.
Flex Seal will fix it....i saw it on a commercial.
CrapGooâ„¢ needed here