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Not to downplay the importance of good concrete, but I thought the Panama Canal structures almost all handled freshwater (since they rely on the flow of water f
by ak217 10y ago
Not to downplay the importance of good concrete, but I thought the Panama Canal structures almost all handled freshwater (since they rely on the flow of water from Gatun Lake).
- oh_sigh 10y agoYes except in the lowest locks
- Animats 10y agoAll the locks get some salt water. As each lock opens to the neighboring lock, water from the two locks mixes. Enough salt water flows uphill that Gatun Lake is becoming slightly salty.[1] [1] http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&AD=ADA378475 http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDo...