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Old 06-05-2019, 12:30 PM
mmartin798 mmartin798 is offline
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There is still a degree of symmetry in the Burlington Bunker. When you think about it, there has to be. It was created in a subterranean stone quarry. Mining operation like this are not really that organic. They just follow the richest ore or best quality stone. But this still has regularly shaped tunnels and caverns that in this case were turned into offices and support facilities for the British government's continuity of operations plan. Compare the layout to the Cheyenne Mountain Complex and it is similar, even though the Cheyenne Mountain Complex was specifically carved out of that granite peak.

Any base will follow the terrain to a degree. You need to have enough material above to protect it. The supporting pillars and walls need to have enough strength to support the "roof". You want to get close enough to an underground water source without it being a threat to the base. All these will have the base design make a twist here or turn there. That's just engineering.

I think the cooling tower shaped cylinders, while having a cool look, are not as practical as the branching tunnel designs that have been put forth here. The cylinder shapes need do go deep which limits structural support of the stone walls and you run a greater risk of flooding. Any mining engineer on the Prime Base project would probably want a base with more sprawl versus depth.
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