Dr. Dave Petley (The Landslide Blog) was recently in China meeting with members of the Three Gorges Dam University. They took him on a tour of several sites, including the impressive ship locks with an excavation depth of over 170 meters necessitating 2,000 cable anchors and 100,000 rock bolts. Check out the link below for more photos. [Source: The Landslide Blog. Image: The Landslide Blog]
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