http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/03/the-boiler-house-next-door/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:14:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/03/the-boiler-house-next-door/comment-page-1/#comment-1157 Dennis Adams Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:13:59 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/03/14/the-boiler-house-next-door/#comment-1157 Well actually the walls are built to survive an internal blast, due to the fact that the roof is built as a much weaker structure, in which case the roof flies off acting just like a pressure cooker relief valve. As the strong walls direct the main force of the blast upwards, horizontal damage to adjacent objects is very much limited. Well actually the walls are built to survive an internal blast, due to the fact that the roof is built as a much weaker structure, in which case the roof flies off acting just like a pressure cooker relief valve. As the strong walls direct the main force of the blast upwards, horizontal damage to adjacent objects is very much limited.

]]> http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/03/the-boiler-house-next-door/comment-page-1/#comment-1156 mike Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:27:35 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/03/14/the-boiler-house-next-door/#comment-1156 You mention the Powder houses are to survive the detonation of its explosive contents. However the Real reason these little structures are built so sturdy is to simply keep people and flames out.. There is no powder magazine in the world which when loaded with Dynamite or black powder is going to be able to survive a incidental blast. I think in fact if one were loaded even with black powder which is the lesser of the 2 compounds used, it would turn the powder house into and oversize handgranade throwing pieces of brick and concrete for miles. You mention the Powder houses are to survive the detonation of its explosive contents. However the Real reason these little structures are built so sturdy is to simply keep people and flames out.. There is no powder magazine in the world which when loaded with Dynamite or black powder is going to be able to survive a incidental blast. I think in fact if one were loaded even with black powder which is the lesser of the 2 compounds used, it would turn the powder house into and oversize handgranade throwing pieces of brick and concrete for miles.

]]> http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/03/the-boiler-house-next-door/comment-page-1/#comment-1155 adam from detroit Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:42:35 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/03/14/the-boiler-house-next-door/#comment-1155 i wouldnt be surprised if that metal mesh was some kind of reinforcing component to the concrete. when i was at the "Marlborough Ruins" in Lake County, we saw a somewhat similar kind of metal reinforcing poking out from the crumbling conrete. it was really primitive when you consider what the typical reinforcing steel looks like. i wouldnt be surprised if that metal mesh was some kind of reinforcing component to the concrete. when i was at the “Marlborough Ruins” in Lake County, we saw a somewhat similar kind of metal reinforcing poking out from the crumbling conrete. it was really primitive when you consider what the typical reinforcing steel looks like.

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