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A dam built on a 1920s understanding of geology and dam construction is your argument. And you are ignoring the fact they are trying to tunnel through somethin
by AFNobody 8y ago
A dam built on a 1920s understanding of geology and dam construction is your argument.
And you are ignoring the fact they are trying to tunnel through something with very similar geology.
Okay.
- mmt 8y agoMy argument is twofold: Firstly, that merely visually observing the surface of a mountain ("look around when you drove through it") is insufficient to draw meaningful conclusions about the overall geology from an engineering perspective, especially by a non-expert. Secondly, that even experts have been confounded by the geological features of that particular mountain range. If you're implying that my referring to an engineering project from approximately a century ago somehow makes it irrelevant, then you'd need to point out some fundamental engineering changes in tunneling and/or demolition (or the study of geology) as they relate to viability thereof, to be an actual argument/refutation.
- AFNobody 8y agoYou are aware it literally has a train line through it used by no less than the LA metro right?