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re: The Levee System, how it works, and how it can fail. Easy to Read
Posted on 5/25/11 at 9:32 am to the LSUSaint
Posted on 5/25/11 at 9:32 am to the LSUSaint
the OP was quite reasonable in this thread. only "shots" i've taken were in reference to the laughable idea that the high water in the mississippi will somehow equate to a 7m global sea level rise (see "this is fun, see where you are")
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Posted on 5/25/11 at 9:58 am to the only dirt mcgirt
Yeah, saw that one. 
Maybe he's a kid or something...
Maybe he's a kid or something...
Posted on 5/25/11 at 10:32 am to shaunmccarron29
Here's the link to OP's first 3 points.
plagiarizer!
Here are the rest.
LINK
20 years in ACOE right?
plagiarizer!
Here are the rest.
LINK
20 years in ACOE right?
Posted on 5/25/11 at 10:42 am to halleburton
Nice. I assumed the OP paraphrased other sources, but I didn't do the plagiarism check.
Posted on 5/25/11 at 10:52 am to the LSUSaint
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SO my guess is no one knows and its easier to take shots at his character, education, or anything else not related to the facts.
I was asking his background to see what knowledge he has. And in reading the rest of the thread, it appears he copied and pasted from someone who actually knows about it.
I have no problem if he wants to copy and paste, but don't pass it off as your work or words.
Posted on 5/25/11 at 11:16 am to BROffshoreTigerFan
The most blatant plagiarism was claiming the sea level map was his own work. It had an authorship link on the page. Sigh...
Posted on 5/25/11 at 11:18 am to JulianD
Posted on 5/25/11 at 11:53 am to JulianD
I liked it when he called you Julie
Posted on 5/25/11 at 12:50 pm to JulianD
so where is doom and gloom at now?
Posted on 5/25/11 at 2:13 pm to shaunmccarron29
I think there isn't anyone on the thread/board that doubts this kind of thing can happen, but it can happen any year with a lot less level than what we have now.
The problem I have is that it is pitched as "if this happens we are screwed" and that isn't really the case. Look at the picture from Darrow in 83, that is extremely bad and there was no breach. Will a part of the levee slough off? possibly, but this isn't ground breaking info or a situation that can't be handled.
The problem I have is that it is pitched as "if this happens we are screwed" and that isn't really the case. Look at the picture from Darrow in 83, that is extremely bad and there was no breach. Will a part of the levee slough off? possibly, but this isn't ground breaking info or a situation that can't be handled.
Posted on 5/25/11 at 2:43 pm to the LSUSaint
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NO ONE actually discredits his erosion theory.
His erosion thoery is bunk. water velocities are greatest at maximum flow, therefore the chance for erosion are greatest then too. The danger of a sudden draw down is with slope failure as pictured in the Darrow photograph and stated by several including me in the other thread.
Posted on 5/25/11 at 4:33 pm to the LSUSaint
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but NO ONE actually discredits his erosion theory.
how the hell are we supposed to disprove erosion? I know I don't continually look at the levees (and I very much doubt he does either). So maybe the onus is on him to show that he knows what he is talking about before he's crowned lord of levee failure knowledge.
I know that erosion happens and that it might happen. However, I also know that erosion is not how planes fly (which he said). If he's that incapable of describing Bernoulli's principle, then I won't really follow his inane rants (save for the entertainment value).
Posted on 5/25/11 at 9:47 pm to shaunmccarron29
quote:I googled your name. Has it been discussed that you are a gay male model?
shaunmccarron29
Posted on 5/25/11 at 10:38 pm to fightin tigers
quote:But we can't overlook the fact this flooding is unique. Several records for water levels have been broken and there's a sustained high-water situation lasting for weeks,
it can happen any year with a lot less level than what we have now.
1927 is probably the last time conditions were like this. So the current flood control system is being tested unlike any time in the past.
What this means is the USACE needs to continuously monitor the levees for a few more weeks - and we need to avoid any runaway barges that might take out a section of levee.
Posted on 5/25/11 at 10:48 pm to knorth
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and we need to avoid any runaway barges that might take out a section of levee.
granted my knowledge of barge v levee is extremely limited after seeing what those loose barges did to the shitty old Kaiser dock I am not that worried about one getting away and hitting the levee. maybe if it hit the levee at the speed I have seen some going down the center of the river I would be more concerned.
Posted on 5/26/11 at 4:37 am to Sid in Lakeshore
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It is a localized contributing factor.
Always respected your posts, but cannot agree. In water drive reservoirs, the oil and gas is replaced with a denser fluid, salt water. In depletion drive reservoirs, only a small fraction of the total volume is removed. Even if all the vacated pore space collapsed, I cannot see how it could result in any noticeable subsidence at surface.
Posted on 5/26/11 at 5:32 am to Ice Cold
Posted on 5/26/11 at 7:01 am to knorth
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But we can't overlook the fact this flooding is unique
True. But if doomsday scenarios are on the table, why stop at an eroded levee? That's SO played out, see the Darrow photo. Awesome, yet not terribly cataclysmic. I vote we turn Shaun onto the 73 scouring at the low sill, and the consequences of ORCS failure. That should perk up my work day!!!
This post was edited on 5/26/11 at 7:02 am
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