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re: I've been seeing frequent China infrastructure posts on X lately.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 7:31 am to GumboPot
Posted on 10/6/25 at 7:31 am to GumboPot
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What are you talking about?
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China's relationship with saltwater and concrete is primarily a story of both environmental challenges and sustainability initiatives, including research into using seawater and sea sand for concrete production to reduce reliance on freshwater and river sand.
This also includes a scandal where construction projects in Shenzhen used substandard concrete made with untreated sea sand, which can cause steel reinforcement to corrode.
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Posted on 10/6/25 at 7:32 am to The Maj
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Well, Chinese codes and standards are at best suspect... looks like a lot of propaganda...
Just like their brand new super navy. Supposedly they’re having all sorts of problems with the ships.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 7:36 am to SallysHuman
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China's relationship with saltwater and concrete is primarily a story of both environmental challenges and sustainability initiatives, including research into using seawater and sea sand for concrete production to reduce reliance on freshwater and river sand.
Well that's dumb and does not meet ACI code.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 7:47 am to GumboPot
This will hurt many people's feelings, Chinese people are starting to think about made in the USA, as we thought about China for the last 50 years
Posted on 10/6/25 at 8:54 am to Tiger985
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Don't fall for the Chinese propaganda. It's a facade.
If you want to find out what China is like for many, just look for their “influencer streets” on YouTube. That is the most dystopian thing I’ve seen, and we have gender ideology over here.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 8:56 am to GumboPot
Chinese propaganda is alive and well…
Posted on 10/6/25 at 11:29 am to SallysHuman
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Would you want to drive over a Chinese bridge that boasts incredible heights AND an astonishingly short build time?
I wouldn't.
I understand your point but lots of bridge builds here in Alabama take forever.
On hwy 82 between Tuscaloosa and Gordo the state was widening the highway from 2 lanes to 4. It got to the Sipsey river bottom, which needed 6 bridges over areas of the river (really a large creek) none of the bridges are longer than 50 yards and entire area is less than a mile. It took over 12 years to build them. 12 long arse years.
They are about the replace the Woolsey Finnel bridge here in Tuscaloosa from 4 lanes (2 each way) to 6. It crosses the Black Warrior river. Cost projected to be $210 MILLION dollars. They plan to build 2 bridges, one on each side each 2 lanes, then after those are opened they will tear down the middle existing bridge and build another 2 lanes so there will be 3 each way plus an emergency. It will be a traffic nightmare.
Why not just build 2 new bridges next to existing and when finished tear down the old bridge?
Posted on 10/6/25 at 11:33 am to GumboPot
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does not meet ACI code.
You expect China to worry about an American Concrete Institute Code in their construction?
Posted on 10/6/25 at 11:34 am to alphaandomega
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Why not just build 2 new bridges next to existing and when finished tear down the old bridge?
I'm not saying the American way of infrastructure isn't a convoluted headache fustercluck of a boondoggle... just that I ain't driving over the world's tallest Chinese bridge.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 11:35 am to GumboPot
On today's episode of "What Can Communism do for You?", we'll explore tunnels and bridges.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 11:47 am to GumboPot
Its hard to believe that an improved freight railway system can't be developed to take 30 to 40% of freight trucking off the highway.
I've taken a few trips and amazed at the miles and miles of 18 wheelers lined up entering Chicago and Washington DC just to name a couple of places.
I've taken a few trips and amazed at the miles and miles of 18 wheelers lined up entering Chicago and Washington DC just to name a couple of places.
This post was edited on 10/6/25 at 11:48 am
Posted on 10/6/25 at 11:50 am to BestBanker
No problem when the majority of your workforce isn’t paid.
My military, Disney and Busch Gardens projects would be a breeze if I could simply take those that didn’t achieve and simply use their bodies to line the ditches for underground cable.
My military, Disney and Busch Gardens projects would be a breeze if I could simply take those that didn’t achieve and simply use their bodies to line the ditches for underground cable.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 12:11 pm to SallysHuman
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I'm not saying the American way of infrastructure isn't a convoluted headache fustercluck of a boondoggle... just that I ain't driving over the world's tallest Chinese bridge.
Agreed.
China is not known for quality manufacturing.
Isnt that three gorges dam (largest in the world) moving? They didnt anchor it to bedrock and it has moved some. I also wouldnt want to be downstream when it fails and 40 billion cubic meters gets released.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 12:20 pm to GumboPot
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codes and standards
In China?
Posted on 10/6/25 at 12:26 pm to SallysHuman
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It's Chinese... I don't know their codes and standards for themselves, but I'm familiar with their work that makes it here. I wouldn't drive over it.
Just a few of China's new "collapsible" bridges.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 12:42 pm to GumboPot
AI is so good it's hard to make out what's real and what's not. I'll also say it's quicker to build stuff when they don't care half the workers die.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 12:46 pm to GumboPot
China propaganda machine knows there are plenty of suckers like the OP on social media.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 12:48 pm to SallysHuman
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Would you want to drive over a Chinese bridge that boasts incredible heights AND an astonishingly short build time?
I would, but then I'd want to cross it again in two hours.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 12:49 pm to GumboPot
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including research into using seawater and sea sand for concrete production to reduce reliance on freshwater and river sand.
I guess China figures the low-carbon steel used in rebar doesn't care about salt....
Posted on 10/6/25 at 12:53 pm to Loserman
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Chinese people are starting to think about made in the USA, as we thought about China for the last 50 years
Then why do they post videos showing how poor the quality of Chinese knock-offs of US products then go to great lengths to import the real thing to show off on social media?
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