‘Degrading 35 Percent Faster’: Special Rubber Used to Keep Undersea Tunnels Sealed Is Dissolving from Within Faster Than Engineers Predicted

‘Degrading 35 Percent Faster’: Special Rubber Used to Keep Undersea Tunnels Sealed Is Dissolving from Within Faster Than Engineers Predicted

A new study has uncovered a deeply troubling problem in the world’s network of undersea commercial tunnels: rubber GINA gaskets are degrading 35% faster than engineers predicted. The gaskets lost 67.66% of their sealing force in tests. Vehicle and rail tunnels worldwide may be at risk of leakage. Leakage Is Coming? We Have an Undersea Tunnel Problem  There is a vast network of undersea commercial tunnels that most people are unaware of. This inf…