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Kent Renier Carandang
Santa Rosa, Philippines
Joined this community on Jul 14, 2016
Bio I have co-invented a low-cost, environment-friendly dam which is called the "Gaia Dam". It is a multipurpose dam that aims to provide protection from flooding, generate renewable electricity for small communities, and help end food and water shortages by having an impounding/diversion dam for poor farmers. Aside from these benefits, its core material can also release proprietary nutrients and enzymes that helps the plants to absorbs the minerals in the soil easily and dissolve the exoskeletons of insects and fungi, thus acting as an organic fertilizer and pesticide. For more details regarding the invention, you may check the link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150323182619.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js6X_MC5RBs Also, I have discovered a potential feedstock of biofuel from the sap of a wild tree during my senior highschool year where I was awarded the Best Science Research study by my campus.
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Gaia Dam: Energizing a Greener Future
Hello Kyle! Thanks for the question. Yes, there are some organic materials in the core of Gaia Dam but it will not affect its structural integrity. The gabions are responsible in stabilizing the structure. Maintenance for the core will depends on the purpose why the dam was constructed. If it's main purpose is to act as an impounding dam for irrigation, you may opt to change the core approximately every six months to harness the added benefit of the nutrients and enzymes from it. If it will be used otherwise, you don't need to replace the core because the voids that these materials will leave shall be replaced by the silt present in streams, thus, you will have an impermeable core for effective impounding of water. Such structures are designed to last for 10-15 years.