Sheffield Flooding 25th June 2007

[DITTRICH]

Any Civil Engineer want to comment?
I always understood that the pressure on damn walls was relatively low as the weight of the water is primarily a downward pressure. The forward pressure against the wall is provided by only a small segment of the water and is relatively low. Is there a knowledgeable person who can comment?

Water pressure is a serious thing which acts in all directions. Thats why really deep tanks in public aquariums have so much thicker glass than the little tanks.
Les

 

[portzy]

I think that they need to get a move on

http://www.metoffice.co.uk/

Portzy.

 

[Godot]

So pleased we live on high ground. Condolences to those in the North

 

[pammy]

Apparently the M1 has now been re-opened.

Trains still disrupted between Doncaster, Leeds Sheffield etc.