California Drought

lilranch2001 · Apr 28, 2017

San Fran seems like a nice place to start.....

kloudbuster · Apr 28, 2017

Hartford and Bridgeport too

dickfoster · Apr 28, 2017

coldsteelva said:
Tell the people to move. Let nature have it's way...if/when the dam fails, let the floodplain return to floodplain - no houses

That would suit me. We could do without Sacramento. LOL

dickfoster · Apr 28, 2017

houstonscott said:
Gov. Jerry Brown keeps Oroville Dam repair costs hidden, state lawmakers say Gov. Jerry Brown keeps Oroville Dam repair costs hidden, state lawmakers say | Fox News

That A-hole needs to be recalled.

dickfoster · Apr 28, 2017

I said in an earlier post that there did not appear to be any rebar in the concrete in the spillway. Apparently there is some but from this picture there doesn't seem to be much of it. I'd expect to see a lot more. Overall the design and construction of the spillway looks way too skimpy for something like this.

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/ca...ternates/FREE_640/FL_Oroville-7745_03_03_2017

houstonscott · Apr 28, 2017

dickfoster said:
I said in an earlier post that there did not appear to be any rebar in the concrete in the spillway. Apparently there is some but from this picture there doesn't seem to be much of it. I'd expect to see a lot more. Overall the design and construction of the spillway looks way too skimpy for something like this. http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/pa7t6p/picture145394089/alternates/FREE_640/FL_Oroville-7745_03_03_2017

Yeah, I would expect something 5 feet thick. Concrete freeway road beds are thicker than that. Looks like a residential driveway. Wasn't even pier'ed

bcp · Apr 28, 2017

The spillway is so large and rebar is so small. You need a closeup shot to see the rebar.

https://www.metabunk.org/attachments/20170209-155604-2mqdd-jpg.24420/

Bruce

TomSeller · Apr 28, 2017

lilranch2001 said:
San Fran seems like a nice place to start.....

Too many steep hills, the tractors would tip over

AchingBack · Apr 30, 2017

You cannot construct a spillway over permeable material and expect good results. I believe if the earth behind the spillway had been 100% compacted clay, there wouldn't have been a failure.

orezok · May 1, 2017

AchingBack said:
You cannot construct a spillway over permeable material and expect good results. I believe if the earth behind the spillway had been 100% compacted clay, there wouldn't have been a failure.

Oh, I don't know. They construct bridges over AIR and they seem to hold up pretty good. It's all a matter of proper engineering.