Re: Oroville Dam, it keeps getting bettet, and better
Author: M. Harris
Date: 02-13-2017 - 19:30
No way. As one who worked for DWR on the project I saw quality control that was intense and and continuous. What I see from the aerial photography of the Main Spillway, the design was faulty. How? Not enough rebar, if any, in the spillway floor; not enough vertical tie-in to the bedrock beneath the floor; not enough connective steel reinforcing between slabs in the floor; questionable grouting (if any) below the floor. These are just what I can see from the photos. That contractor (Oro Dam Constructors) was well paid, well overseen and had no clear incentive to do shoddy work. My guess is DWR made some poor decisions during the design phase.
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02-12-2017 - 18:09 |
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02-12-2017 - 18:27 |
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02-12-2017 - 18:42 |
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02-12-2017 - 19:32 |
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02-12-2017 - 19:40 |
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02-12-2017 - 19:57 |
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Espee2472 |
02-12-2017 - 20:02 |
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02-12-2017 - 20:36 |
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02-12-2017 - 20:59 |
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02-13-2017 - 00:28 |
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02-13-2017 - 16:07 |
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02-13-2017 - 06:54 |
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02-13-2017 - 14:34 |
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02-13-2017 - 14:57 |
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02-13-2017 - 19:48 |
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02-13-2017 - 21:54 |
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02-14-2017 - 11:37 |
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02-15-2017 - 17:32 |
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