Cofferdam of Three Gorges demolished in seconds (Yangtze River)

[WhiteTara]

Cofferdam of Three Gorges demolished in seconds


The operation took about 12 seconds, causing nearly 190,000 cubic meters of concrete fragments from the upper-30-meter section of the cofferdam to tumble into the river.
The removal of the cofferdam means the main wall of the Three Gorges Project will formally begin its role in flood control, which will be two years ahead of the schedule.

The world's largest dam in Three Gorges area, central China's Hubei Province, was completed on May 20, signifying a milestone accomplishment of major structure of the mammoth Three Gorges water control project that aims to tame the flood-prone Yangtze River.

Li Yong'an, general manager of China Yangtze River Three Gorges Development Corporation, said blasting away the concrete cofferdam and the Three Gorges Reservoir's water storage will spark off no severe geological disasters.

The timed dismantling was declared a complete success by Li.

"Three Gorges Dam will remain unaffected and safe even if there might be earthquakes," said the general manager.

[TygrBright]

1. China is sowing the wind, we will ALL reap the whirlwind...

.... help us.

anxiously,
Bright

[SpiralHawk]

2. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair

Ozymandius
by: Percy Bysshe Shelley

I met a traveler from an antique land
Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert... Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal these words appear:
My name is Ozymandius, King of Kings,
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away