Could Driving on the Reflecting Pool Cause Damage?

Did driving the Presidential Motorcade over the Memorial Reflecting Pool surface damage it? This is the number one question that viewers are asking in recent videos so I address the elephant in the room in this video. Here we talk about the Presidential Motorcade, how may vehicles there were, how much they weigh, and how these specific forces would be transferred to the reflecting pool structure and surface. Since there is not enough available information to definitively conclude if damage would happen or not, there is enough data points available to explore this thought experiment from a logical perspective. In short, with how strong the memorial pool structure is there is little concern for 11 armored SUV vehicles driving over it. The surface materials, Rhino 406 epoxy and Rhino Pipeliner 5000 both individually are well capable of handling the weight and stress of the vehicles driving over it. What is more of a potential concern I think is the expansion and contraction joints being driven over, as well as the interface bond layer between the 406 epoxy and the Pipeliner 5000 layer being exposed to sheer forces. #reflectingpool #washingtondc #failureanalysis #swimmingpoolsteve Consult with Steve about your pool: https://www.swimmingpoolsteve.com/pag... 00:00 - Did the Presidential Motorcade damage the reflecting pool? 01:20 - Can the structure of the reflecting pool support armored SUV's 02:05 - How much did the presidential motorcade weigh? 03:45 - What is the compressive strength of concrete? 04:45 - Pull off adhesion testing usually results in substrate failure 05:50 - What are the pull off PSI ratings for spray polyurea coatings 07:00 - How strong is Rhino 406 epoxy? 08:00 - Sheer forces possibly damaging the reflecting pool surface 08:45 - What is taber abrasion loss testing? 09:30 - How tear resistant is Rhino pipeliner 5000? 11:30 - Adhesion is not a material property as much as a process 13:05 - Expansion and contraction joints are a most-likely area for damage 14:15 - Was the floor material cured before it was driven on 15:55 - Would driving on bubbler and surface delaminations cause damage?