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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.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: canal; nicaragua; panama; panamacanal
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To: artichokegrower
Looks kinda like the U.S. border with Mexico.
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posted on
08/28/2015 7:42:40 AM PDT
by
sphinx
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.
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posted on
08/28/2015 7:47:42 AM PDT
by
BitWielder1
(I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
To: artichokegrower
We’re going to need more scaffolding.
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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.)
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.
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posted on
08/28/2015 7:50:18 AM PDT
by
lacrew
To: cripplecreek
The article has a photo describing the "seeping" water. The video shows spraying water from the cracks. That won't last.
To: Boogieman
Lemme guess, the Chinese built this section?This is a European project. The Chinese have nothing to do with it.
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posted on
08/28/2015 7:53:34 AM PDT
by
Starstruck
(I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
I have seen them use cardboard for reinforcement in Mexico and they always use too much sand.
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posted on
08/28/2015 7:53:43 AM PDT
by
tiki
( r)
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.
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posted on
08/28/2015 7:53:50 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
To: artichokegrower
To: artichokegrower
Reinforced by high quality chinese rebar. What could go wrong?
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posted on
08/28/2015 8:06:30 AM PDT
by
lurk
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.
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posted on
08/28/2015 8:09:16 AM PDT
by
CaptainAmiigaf
(N.Y.Times: We print the news as it fits our views)
To: Paine in the Neck
Boston Freepers will be familiar with the pictured problem. Probably the same contractor.![](http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4005/4190929305_02405b4ae5_z.jpg?zz=1)
"Just going to see O'Reilly dear."
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posted on
08/28/2015 8:10:01 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: artichokegrower
If it’s not Yanqui built it’s no damn good!
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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)
To: artichokegrower
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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")
They probably used cheap columbian labor
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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%)
To: Starstruck
“European” is pretty broad. Bet it ain’t the Germans that screwed this one up...
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.
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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.)
To: Boogieman
European is pretty broad. Bet it aint the Germans that screwed this one up...Spain and Italy I believe.
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:33:28 AM PDT
by
Starstruck
(I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
To: angcat
So let Chinese fix it!Chinese didn't pour it. In reading some background, the companies behind this are European.
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:37:54 AM PDT
by
IYAS9YAS
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.
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:40:44 AM PDT
by
Starstruck
(I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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