tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post5467148908909129639..comments2023-10-25T07:29:40.789-02:30Comments on UNCLE GNARLEY: DAN CRUMMELL: THE PEOPLE OF MUD LAKE AWAIT YOUR ANSWER.Des Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566013585647491614noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-78836049854551434402015-09-27T15:48:54.510-02:302015-09-27T15:48:54.510-02:30By all accounts Gilbert Bennett is a very smart ca...By all accounts Gilbert Bennett is a very smart capable person. That said the project is plagued with delays, and is well over budget. This should have been predicted by Nalcor. It was not. They sold the benefits of all their early work during the PUB review, and they had as Cabot says a very effective PR machine to sell the project. <br /><br />Make no mistake, there is a major risk with the North Spur. It is shitty clay, forming a natural dam, with hard rock boundary condition in spirit mountain. There is no track record of such natural dams on quick clay anywhere else in the world. It is impossible to build a meaningful physical model, and we are relying on the art of geotechnical engineering. Geotechnical engineering is grounded in empirical relationships which is based on years of experimental analysis. But the North Spur has no comparable structure anywhere else in the world. The quick clay is non engineered material, highly variable, and poor. <br /><br />Mr. Bennett's confidence is overstated, much like his musings in 2012 that his PMT could deliver this project on schedule and on budget. Their PR machine may be able to sell this to the public, but anyone who gives this a critical review will think otherwise. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-49439149658928433692015-09-26T08:49:32.845-02:302015-09-26T08:49:32.845-02:30No pun intended, however, IF I lived anywhere near...No pun intended, however, IF I lived anywhere near 'Mud Lake or surroundings', I would be very distressed! <br />What I don't understand is why there isn't a Public Outcry from all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians! <br /><br />Has anyone contacted Peter P. ????????????????????????Marmaladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651890655542192076noreply@blogger.com