To: Jim 0216
There was an early design proposal for the Oroville dam to be a massive "tiered arch" concrete design. They weighed the cost option of this to an earthfill embankment design and found the embankment design to be equal to or better than the most competitive cost for the concrete design.
To: EarthResearcher333
a massive "tiered arch" concrete design. They weighed the cost option of this to an earthfill embankment design What about comparative safety?
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