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2010-02-08 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Metal wall security guard injured after gunmen open fire

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Posted by Fred 2010-02-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
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#1 Pic of the wall being built. Unfortunately nothing to indicate scale.

Posted by phil_b 2010-02-08 00:57|| 2010-02-08 00:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Go with what you know, PB.
Look at the foot path on the right, is that two feet or three wide?

Look at the crossover in the distance, the dirt is high enough to walk over the buried piers, but not so high that the loose soil would require masses more. What's the texture of the dirt there?

Look at the ridges in the dirt in the foreground on the right, are those parallel scores from a tracked vehicle? Maybe the pile driver? what's the width of a track plate?

Look at the shadow falling from left to right and how the high wall on the left doesn't block it. How is your geometry, what's that angle? What latitude is the wall location? What's the highest the sun could be at this time of year? The lowest?

I would guess the trench is 5-8 ft deep, the steel piers pushed into the ground come in 6-8 foot sections and the plan is to top the buried ones with another set then cement the trench because there is no huge pile of dirt running the length of it.

Anybody else?

Posted by Skidmark 2010-02-08 04:15|| 2010-02-08 04:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Other literature suggests 15 meters deep, rather than feet.

Posted by Skidmark 2010-02-08 04:25|| 2010-02-08 04:25|| Front Page Top

#4 *happy sigh* That was beautiful! I do love watching people think, when they know what they're doing. Thank you, Skidmark.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-02-08 13:18|| 2010-02-08 13:18|| Front Page Top

#5 When it is finished the wall will be 10-11km (6-7 miles) long and will extend 18 metres (60') below the surface.
Pic at link.

Posted by ed 2010-02-08 13:26|| 2010-02-08 13:26|| Front Page Top

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