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Cracks surface in Chinaâs Yangtze project
Three Gorges Dam Watch continues:In a rare admission of problems at the huge Three Gorges Dam in central China, officials said yesterday cracks found in the dam could cause leaks if not fixed and that land provided to relocated farmers was not very fertile. If they admit there are problems, things must be really bad. The comments contrasted with Government claims that the dam on the Yangtze river has been a success since its reservoir began to fill on June 1. Inspectors have found about 80 cracks in the dam's surface, said Pan Jiazhong, the head of the construction committee inspection group. He said while they were not a safety threat, they could expand and cause leaking if not repaired. You think? "If water enters these cracks, there could be negative effects, so we are fixing them very carefully." If there are 80 cracks that they can see on the surface, I wonder how many are underwater or internally that they can't see? I'm beginning to believe that they poured the concrete too fast and didn't allow time for it to harden properly. Posted by: Steve 2003-06-12 |
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