Hoover Dam

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  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    Ben6899 wrote:
    mercsport wrote:
    ... about the pouring of the concrete on a biblical scale and that it is still setting (heating) to this day and has to be cooled and monitored all the time. And so on...

    That's right... the conditions at the heart of the arch are ideal for retarding the going off process of concrete. Difficult to believe the concrete there still hasn't 'set' isn't it!?

    I'm sure I read somewhere that the entire structure is so heavy that it has actually depressed the earth's crust where it sits. The only man made structure heavy enough to do this
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  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    Headhuunter wrote:
    Ben6899 wrote:
    mercsport wrote:
    ... about the pouring of the concrete on a biblical scale and that it is still setting (heating) to this day and has to be cooled and monitored all the time. And so on...

    That's right... the conditions at the heart of the arch are ideal for retarding the going off process of concrete. Difficult to believe the concrete there still hasn't 'set' isn't it!?

    I'm sure I read somewhere that the entire structure is so heavy that it has actually depressed the earth's crust where it sits. The only man made structure heavy enough to do this

    Im not surprised its sunk, its dug out underneath. Thats where they (The Americans) hid the Allspark.
  • jrduquemin
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    crumbschief wrote:
    I went over something similar while playing Half Life once,it got a bit hairy.

    Yeah, that's the level with the killer mutant fish right? :-)
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  • jrduquemin
    jrduquemin Posts: 791
    crumbschief wrote:
    nolf wrote:
    crumbschief wrote:
    I went over something similar while playing Half Life once,it got a bit hairy.

    YES!
    There was a huge scary alien in the reservoir.
    And soldiers shooting you.
    And a helicopter.

    Yup,good times fella,we made it through.

    There's also something similar in GTA: San Andreas :-)
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  • dag_on_a_bike
    dag_on_a_bike Posts: 581
    Can't believe that no-one has posted any pictures, so here goes:

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    Incredible place and HOT
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  • nicensleazy
    nicensleazy Posts: 2,310
    Next time I'm in the USA, I'll make a trip to the Hoover Dam !
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Re: pics. I'll post a few, but they're on the desktop so I'll do it later.

    It is an awesome spectacle though.
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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    For anyone interested, the mule rides into the canyon are pretty wild. You need reservations about a year in advance though. Day of, and you'll be laughed at.
  • nicensleazy
    nicensleazy Posts: 2,310
    Looking forward to seeing more pics!!
  • berliner
    berliner Posts: 340
    Recently watched the BBC docu- drama about the construction of it.

    Really bad conditions for the workers supervised by some guy called Crowe that was determined to hit all targets.

    Interesting the way they had to blow out the four diversion tunnels first.
  • bikey2009
    bikey2009 Posts: 121
    berliner wrote:
    Recently watched the BBC docu- drama about the construction of it.

    Really bad conditions for the workers supervised by some guy called Crowe that was determined to hit all targets.

    Interesting the way they had to blow out the four diversion tunnels first.

    Yep, had to divert the river flow enough to build a mini dam so they had a dry area to work on the big one. :)
  • Moontrane
    Moontrane Posts: 233
    Impressive number of posts about an American landmark. I drove through it at about 02:00 in late July 1992 on my way from NY to CA. A spectacular sight, for sure. I’ve rented a houseboat and stayed on Lake Mead and saw it up close. Neat and spectacular as heck.
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  • Anonymous
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    There is more cement used in the Hoover dam than in Basildon town centre, but only just. :wink:
  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    dmclite wrote:
    There is more cement used in the Hoover dam than in Basildon town centre, but only just. :wink:

    There is also a lot of metal tieing it together, but I think there's more 'slag' in Basildon.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Aggieboy wrote:
    dmclite wrote:
    There is more cement used in the Hoover dam than in Basildon town centre, but only just. :wink:

    There is also a lot of metal tieing it together, but I think there's more 'slag' in Basildon.

    The metal tieing it together in basildon prevents a Chav-alanche happening. :D

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