01-19-2015, 10:47 PM
From pbmaise on another thread:
>> There are hundreds of miles of highway built in Florida alone on elevated road beds. Why is a few miles in Hawaii an impossible task?
>> An elevated road bed, say 20 feet above grade, could have gentle curves and have occasionally concrete bridges. I recommend high temperature concrete for the columns.
>> The gentle curves would direct any floods onto less valuable ag land.
>> A feat of engineering to adapt to tremendous forces so man can live safely, at least temporarily, in areas where nature used to rule is interesting.
>> Each step taken or not taken along the way represents a philosophy of man relative to an era. IE There used to be a philosophy to dam all rivers possible for hydroelectric power even for small amounts of electricity.
>> I do not accept that the right era to be in is to do nothing. Otherwise, man should never put two stones upon each other. Why build new skyscrapers in NYC if the oceans are rising?
pbmaise I agree this is interesting, so a new thread for ideas, and maybe legal or cultural insights, on infrastructure and buildings intended to be lava survivable.
JL
>> There are hundreds of miles of highway built in Florida alone on elevated road beds. Why is a few miles in Hawaii an impossible task?
>> An elevated road bed, say 20 feet above grade, could have gentle curves and have occasionally concrete bridges. I recommend high temperature concrete for the columns.
>> The gentle curves would direct any floods onto less valuable ag land.
>> A feat of engineering to adapt to tremendous forces so man can live safely, at least temporarily, in areas where nature used to rule is interesting.
>> Each step taken or not taken along the way represents a philosophy of man relative to an era. IE There used to be a philosophy to dam all rivers possible for hydroelectric power even for small amounts of electricity.
>> I do not accept that the right era to be in is to do nothing. Otherwise, man should never put two stones upon each other. Why build new skyscrapers in NYC if the oceans are rising?
pbmaise I agree this is interesting, so a new thread for ideas, and maybe legal or cultural insights, on infrastructure and buildings intended to be lava survivable.
JL
JL