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Yeah, the raised Galveston about 20 feet with fill as I recall. It's worked
pretty good. Seem to me we should take all of that delta mud that keeps extending the Mississippi and use it to fill in the parts of N.O. that can never be saved and raise it to 20 feet above sea level. That would take care of a lot of future settling. It would also shorten the Mississippi channel. The historic and commercial sections of the city could be left in the "bowl" as a major tourist attraction and would be mush less volume to protect and pump out. A major major project but better than spending the money on some other silly government project. Rod "Dave S" wrote in message ink.net... Bob Fry wrote: It's been done befo Galveston underwent a similar transformation after the 1900 storm. Dave |
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![]() "Rod" wrote Seem to me we should take all of that delta mud that keeps extending the Mississippi and use it to fill in the parts of N.O. that can never be saved and raise it to 20 feet above sea level. It is being talked about. -- Jim in NC |
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![]() "Rod" wrote in message ... Yeah, the raised Galveston about 20 feet with fill as I recall. It's worked pretty good. Seem to me we should take all of that delta mud that keeps extending the Mississippi and use it to fill in the parts of N.O. that can never be saved and raise it to 20 feet above sea level. That would take care of a lot of future settling. It would also shorten the Mississippi channel. The historic and commercial sections of the city could be left in the "bowl" as a major tourist attraction and would be mush less volume to protect and pump out. A major major project but better than spending the money on some other silly government project. Rod Silt doesn't make good structural fill because the particle size is too small. Small particles don't well, and result in soil that moves once you think you have it put in place. Where is the runway in Asia they built on silt? The one where they designed it to sink a foot or so in the first X years, then more or less stabilize? Unfortunately, it is sinking faster than expected, and they will have to do it all over again some day in the future. KB |
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Kyle Boatright ) wrote:
: : Where is the runway in Asia they built on silt? The one where they : designed it to sink a foot or so in the first X years, then more or : less stabilize? Unfortunately, it is sinking faster than expected, : and they will have to do it all over again some day in the future. : Kansai International Airport: http://www.takenaka.co.jp/takenaka_e...ix/kiindex.htm Kansai Airport Here's the page on the differential settlement of buildings: http://www.takenaka.co.jp/takenaka_e...ix/e_kix_1.htm Kansa1 --Jerry Leslie Note: is invalid for email |
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Kyle Boatright wrote:
Silt doesn't make good structural fill because the particle size is too small. Small particles don't well, and result in soil that moves once you think you have it put in place. So what is the problem? You build it 50 feet higher. |
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![]() "john smith" wrote in message . .. Kyle Boatright wrote: Silt doesn't make good structural fill because the particle size is too small. Small particles don't well, and result in soil that moves once you think you have it put in place. So what is the problem? You build it 50 feet higher. Moving, placing, and compacting dirt is very expensive. Supply is a bit of a problem too. Where are you gonna get enough fill to fill several square miles to any useful depth? Beyond that, installing footings and foundations in unstable soil ain't the best idea. KB |
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