Boysen Dam and Powerplant: Constructed 1947-19521957 - Boysen Dam - 266 pages |
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... gravel and clay - rolled in a compacted layers Semi - pervious selected sand , silt and gravel , and / or durable rock fines - rolled in 6 ' compacted layers Rockfill - graded in coarseness toward outer slope EL 4660 4600 El 4650 EL ...
... gravel and clay - rolled in a compacted layers Semi - pervious selected sand , silt and gravel , and / or durable rock fines - rolled in 6 ' compacted layers Rockfill - graded in coarseness toward outer slope EL 4660 4600 El 4650 EL ...
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... gravel , and clay core covered on each side by a sand , silt , and gravel zone . These zones are covered on the upstream side by riprap 3 feet thick above elevation 4660 and on the downstream side by rockfill increasing in thickness ...
... gravel , and clay core covered on each side by a sand , silt , and gravel zone . These zones are covered on the upstream side by riprap 3 feet thick above elevation 4660 and on the downstream side by rockfill increasing in thickness ...
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... gravel existed through the pit , and shovel excavation was recommended to mix the materials . Materials from area B - 1 were described as gravel with sand - clay binder . The pit averaged 57 percent gravel with approximately 5 percent ...
... gravel existed through the pit , and shovel excavation was recommended to mix the materials . Materials from area B - 1 were described as gravel with sand - clay binder . The pit averaged 57 percent gravel with approximately 5 percent ...
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... gravel suitable for the semi- pervious zone 2 embankment . Table 1 , extracted from the zone report , summa- rizes the investigations . Table 1. -Name and location of borrow areas investigated for construction of Boysen Dam Material ...
... gravel suitable for the semi- pervious zone 2 embankment . Table 1 , extracted from the zone report , summa- rizes the investigations . Table 1. -Name and location of borrow areas investigated for construction of Boysen Dam Material ...
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... gravel ; re- quires 5 to 10 feet of stripping J 6.0 miles upstream of dam , east side of river 2 500,000 4-46 C - 303 Well - graded sand A and gravel K 2.0 miles upstream of 1.2 ( 1 ) dam , east side of river 675,000 Suitable fill ( 2 ) ...
... gravel ; re- quires 5 to 10 feet of stripping J 6.0 miles upstream of dam , east side of river 2 500,000 4-46 C - 303 Well - graded sand A and gravel K 2.0 miles upstream of 1.2 ( 1 ) dam , east side of river 675,000 Suitable fill ( 2 ) ...
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