China's Three Gorges Dam deformed but safe, say operators

Asia Times ^ | 07/26/2020 | Frank Chen

[ontap]

Translation....RUN!!!!!

[Lockbar]

LOL, just like this!!

[butlerweave]

The Deformed Dam is about Too Blow

[Da Coyote]

“YES! THIS! Concrete is supposed to warp and bend! It’s a feature, not a bug!”

Yup, flexible concrete. Right up there with transparent aluminun.

[Mr. Rabbit]

Comrade! RBMK Reaktor is impossible melt down! Or is gulag for you! Blyat!

[newfreep]

Just a minor deformation...

[calljack]

some nonstructural, peripheral parts of the dam had buckled.

If it is nonstructural, why did it buckle?

[Leaning Right]

> If it is nonstructural, why did it buckle? <

And I don’t even know what “nonstructural” means. What part of a dam is not part of the structure? Maybe they are referring to signs on top of the dam.

[Pearls Before Swine]

And if you believe the “safe” part, I have a great bridge in Brooklyn for sale.

And I have a dam on a major river, also for sale.

[BipolarBob]

Bad sensors?

Closer inspection of the sensors revealed a "Made in China" sticker which doesn't inspire confidence.

[captain_dave]

Concrete doesn’t like to bend and cracks often lead to catastrophic failures. So, basically, the dam is only being held together by the embedded rebar. And who knows how good Chinese rebar is!

[Blue Collar Christian]

So...concrete that bends is still safely holding back this massive reservoir?

[hal ogen]

Who were the engineers who developed this loser dam? Ho Li Fuk, It Kno Brak, So Much Wata, Cra P. Dam and Kno Qual Itee?

[hal ogen]

Who were the engineers who developed this loser dam? Ho Li Fuk, It Kno Brak, So Much Wata, Cra P. Dam and Kno Qual Itee?

[hal ogen]

I ‘d bet they have a large Flex-Seal order in.

[thecodont]

I don’t buy this “deformed but safe” business. It reminds me of the story of the Old River Control Structure, Louisiana.

[YOMO]

Isn’t that what they said about the South Fork dam in Johnstown PA.?

[rlmorel]

Ah. Okay, good. I feel much better.

[logi_cal869]

Trump’s fault.

/s

[roadcat]

Flex tape from Chinese sources - minimum order 3000 bags. I think that’s not a problem meeting the minimum.

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Rubberized-waterproof-repair-tape-stop-leakage_62350771431.html?spm=a2700.pc_countrysearch.main07.176.659641c1xj7OKR