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To: semantic
As for future repairs/rebuilds, I wonder if they will simply build a monster catch basis lined with 15' concrete where the current cascade is falling at the end of the remaining regular spillway? That's a mighty deep cavern now that would take endless amounts of substrate to re-fill. It's probably why the problem occurred there in the first place. Might make sense to use the natural bedrock formation/elevation drop as the basis for the new spillway.

It perhaps would depend on the quality of the bedrock from the break out to the outflow channel. Regardless, I betcha the new fix won't scrimp on rebar and quality/quantity of concrete.

609 posted on 02/13/2017 1:01:07 PM PST by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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To: abb

Perhaps they can reinforce the concrete will rails from the bullet train boondoggle.

;o)


611 posted on 02/13/2017 1:06:49 PM PST by maggief
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