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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...project is technically feasible," says Pirelli Engineer Attilio Angioletti. Lab tests have shown that the tirelike rubber fabric has a tensile strength of 2.5 tons per sq. in.-enough to withstand the battering of any sea. To test the system further, Pirelli and Furlanis are now building a 220-ft.-long "baby" dam at the mouth of another lagoon. If it works as well as expected, the Italian government will consider funding dighe di gomma for Venice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Dams for Venice | 10/28/1974 | See Source »

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