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Old 07-05-2006, 01:49 PM   #40
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Originally Posted by Loren Schweizer
The question is how this 'FAS-DAM' (check out their site and look at the metal framework that is central to their design) will be set up and not yet sink into the muck.

Thought about that myself... after reading about the operation, I think the way they distribute the weight of the cofferdam will be what keeps it from sinking into the muck. A keel and hull is a relatively small surface area to sink down, but a large, flat, 500 foot long section of cofferdam might not go in so easily (one would hope).
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