Comments by "Winston Smith" (@kryts27) on "$28.3 Billion USD Three Gorges Dam Has Failed | 80 Cracks Found! What Does This Mean? (4)" video.

  1. Firstly, the lives in excess of 5 million people hangs in the balance, if or when this dam catastrophically fails. Since the failure is likely when the water level is highest, during an extensive La Nina wet season (because of the maximum stress the dam then will experience), then the failure will be catastrophic indeed and is most likely to occur then, and the CCP will be unlikely to politically survive such a calamity. Secondly, many civil engineers have already commented already about the quality of the concrete in the The Gorges Dam, which i am not qualified to comment on. However, as dam designs go, an overall parabolic shape is common for dams and reservoirs as this overall design is structurally much stronger in holding back the water body behind it. The Three Gorges Dam, massive though it is, does not have this overall shape. I wonder why?
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