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A Concrete Sample Was Pulled from the New Panama Canal Locks and It Does Not Look Good
gCaptain ^ | August 27, 2015 | Mike Schuler

Posted on 08/28/2015 7:21:18 AM PDT by artichokegrower

A core sample pulled from the concrete of the Cocoli Locks where cracks and leaks have appeared does not bode well for the Panama Canal expansion project, which is on a strict deadline for completion in April 2016.

The crack and subsequent leaks appeared recently in the concrete of one of the interior chambers of the new Cocoli Locks on the Pacific side of the waterway during testing of the new locks.

(Excerpt) Read more at gcaptain.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Mexico
KEYWORDS: canal; mexico; nicaragua; panama; panamacanal
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To: artichokegrower

Looks kinda like the U.S. border with Mexico.


21 posted on 08/28/2015 7:42:40 AM PDT by sphinx
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To: Paine in the Neck
Boston Freepers will be familiar with the pictured problem. Probably the same contractor.

Yep, the substandard concrete used in Boston's Big Dig was the first thing I was thinking of also.

22 posted on 08/28/2015 7:47:42 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: artichokegrower

We’re going to need more scaffolding.


23 posted on 08/28/2015 7:48:32 AM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (Liars use facts when the truth doesn't suit their purposes.)
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To: artichokegrower

The sample shows very poorly consolidated concrete - wasn’t properly vibrated.

And the leak appears to be along a cold joint between pours.

Both items are probably very difficult to control in large scale construction like this, with concrete many feet thick. Obviously many in the world are able to overcome these challenges, but this contractor didn’t know how.

What a mess.


24 posted on 08/28/2015 7:50:18 AM PDT by lacrew
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To: cripplecreek
The article has a photo describing the "seeping" water. The video shows spraying water from the cracks. That won't last.
25 posted on 08/28/2015 7:51:06 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: Boogieman
Lemme guess, the Chinese built this section?

This is a European project. The Chinese have nothing to do with it.

26 posted on 08/28/2015 7:53:34 AM PDT by Starstruck (I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

I have seen them use cardboard for reinforcement in Mexico and they always use too much sand.


27 posted on 08/28/2015 7:53:43 AM PDT by tiki ( r)
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To: mikey_hates_everything

Yeah, not even the Chinese are going to simply look the other way on this one. This must be fixed or there WILL be a disaster.


28 posted on 08/28/2015 7:53:50 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: artichokegrower

same thread @ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3330143/posts


29 posted on 08/28/2015 7:59:39 AM PDT by expat_panama
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To: artichokegrower

Reinforced by high quality chinese rebar. What could go wrong?


30 posted on 08/28/2015 8:06:30 AM PDT by lurk
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To: NorthMountain

Looks like someone has done what neither the Germans or the Japanese navies were able to do during WWII. The existence of that open waterway was a vital weapon for us.


31 posted on 08/28/2015 8:09:16 AM PDT by CaptainAmiigaf (N.Y.Times: We print the news as it fits our views)
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To: Paine in the Neck
Boston Freepers will be familiar with the pictured problem. Probably the same contractor.

"Just going to see O'Reilly dear."

32 posted on 08/28/2015 8:10:01 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: artichokegrower

If it’s not Yanqui built it’s no damn good!


33 posted on 08/28/2015 8:10:23 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dreaml)
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To: artichokegrower

America’s fault.


34 posted on 08/28/2015 8:21:06 AM PDT by bgill ( CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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They probably used cheap columbian labor


35 posted on 08/28/2015 9:02:53 AM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: Starstruck

“European” is pretty broad. Bet it ain’t the Germans that screwed this one up...


36 posted on 08/28/2015 9:18:10 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: cripplecreek

That look more like a ‘cold break’ than poor concrete break.

It looks like they quit pouring, the concrete set, and then they began pouring fresh concrete on top again.

Poor management, not poor concrete.


37 posted on 08/28/2015 9:18:48 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle (The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: Boogieman
“European” is pretty broad. Bet it ain’t the Germans that screwed this one up...

Spain and Italy I believe.

38 posted on 08/28/2015 9:33:28 AM PDT by Starstruck (I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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To: angcat
So let Chinese fix it!

Chinese didn't pour it. In reading some background, the companies behind this are European.

39 posted on 08/28/2015 9:37:54 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS
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To: artichokegrower

Interesting (to me) fact. The Hoover dam’s concrete which was poured in the 1930’s will not totally finish curing until about 2060.


40 posted on 08/28/2015 9:40:44 AM PDT by Starstruck (I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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