'wavium pollution is an interesting problem, and could be a useful arrow in the Plot Quiver.
From my notes, on lifting Hepheastus;
Ten acres is a signifigant chunk of change.. but with automated boring/tunnelling equipment and a good supply of cement, it's not implausible/impossible to tunnel under a good ways and _seal the bottom_.
Which is more or less what we did. Think of the substructure of Hephaestus as a wicker basket of reinforced 'Wavium-Portland cement, with a plastic dropcloth laid inside it, full of sand. By reducing the area of unsupported unmodified earth, the hope was to be able to lift without loss. Given the conditions at the time, most of the ground was also frozen, which helped immensely.
Bob, any input from the Corners?Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979
From my notes, on lifting Hepheastus;
Ten acres is a signifigant chunk of change.. but with automated boring/tunnelling equipment and a good supply of cement, it's not implausible/impossible to tunnel under a good ways and _seal the bottom_.
Which is more or less what we did. Think of the substructure of Hephaestus as a wicker basket of reinforced 'Wavium-Portland cement, with a plastic dropcloth laid inside it, full of sand. By reducing the area of unsupported unmodified earth, the hope was to be able to lift without loss. Given the conditions at the time, most of the ground was also frozen, which helped immensely.
Bob, any input from the Corners?Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979