O'Sullivan Dam: Constructed 1947-1949 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 8
Page 28
... drill grout holes between depths of 110 feet and 150 feet with a minimum diameter of 1-3 / 8 inches under the direction of the contracting officer . The price for drilling these holes was $ 4.85 per foot . This extra work order resulted ...
... drill grout holes between depths of 110 feet and 150 feet with a minimum diameter of 1-3 / 8 inches under the direction of the contracting officer . The price for drilling these holes was $ 4.85 per foot . This extra work order resulted ...
Page 31
... drilling ( fig . 15 ) and grouting operation was started . In areas where ... Holes were drilled in these areas to a depth at which the drill cuttings ... grout- ing treatment . The area between stations 167 + 00 and 176 + 31 General ...
... drilling ( fig . 15 ) and grouting operation was started . In areas where ... Holes were drilled in these areas to a depth at which the drill cuttings ... grout- ing treatment . The area between stations 167 + 00 and 176 + 31 General ...
Page 33
... Grouting . - Except for special treatment of certain sections , all grout holes were drilled along the centerline of the cutoff trench at 20 - foot centers . All drilling was done by use of a diamond drill except the first 3 feet of each ...
... Grouting . - Except for special treatment of certain sections , all grout holes were drilled along the centerline of the cutoff trench at 20 - foot centers . All drilling was done by use of a diamond drill except the first 3 feet of each ...
Page 34
... grout . The grout machine shown in figure 17 is of the double - tub type ... drilling patterns and different grouting procedures were used . Between stations 115 + 60 and 131 + ... holes 90 ° apart were drilled around the periphery . The. 34.
... grout . The grout machine shown in figure 17 is of the double - tub type ... drilling patterns and different grouting procedures were used . Between stations 115 + 60 and 131 + ... holes 90 ° apart were drilled around the periphery . The. 34.
Page 56
... holes 81 lin . ft . 2.20 178.20 24 Core drilling 5-1 / 2 - inch- diameter holes not more than 30 feet deep 29 lin . ft . 18.75 543.75 25 Drilling grout holes in stage between depths of 0 foot and 35 feet 50,453.45 lin . ft . 1.55 78 ...
... holes 81 lin . ft . 2.20 178.20 24 Core drilling 5-1 / 2 - inch- diameter holes not more than 30 feet deep 29 lin . ft . 18.75 543.75 25 Drilling grout holes in stage between depths of 0 foot and 35 feet 50,453.45 lin . ft . 1.55 78 ...
Common terms and phrases
acre-feet APPENDIX approximately Assumed rock line Axis of dam axis station backfill basalt borrow area borrow pit bottom Bureau of Reclamation canal cement channel cobbles Columbia Basin project Compact silt concrete construction Crab Creek crossarm cubic feet cubic yards cutoff trench dam embankment discharge Drilling grout holes east Embankment settlement Excavation feet downstream feet per second Figure foundation Frenchman Hills gate chamber Grand Coulee Dam Gravelly sand grout cap high-pressure gate inches inlet irrigation Lake loam loam Sandy located loom miles moisture O'Sullivan Dam Oakum Order for Changes Piezometer placed placement portal Potholes Dam Potholes reservoir Quincy Basin riprap sand and gravel sand Sandy Sandy gravel Sandy loam SCALE OF FEET Sendy settlement installations shaft silt Silty loam Slope Soap Lake sond Sondy spillway steel pipe stilling basin suitable Surface settlement trashrack structure tubing tunnel lining U. S. Bureau upstream valve house zone 1 material
Popular passages
Page 1 - Culee on the Columbia River, about 92 miles, by highway, west of Spokane. The irrigable area of the Columbia Basin project is situated in the Big Bend country of Washington between the Snake and Columbia Rivers. The lands extend northward some 85 miles from the junction of the two rivers at Pasco on the southern edge.
Page 1 - ... The Public Service Electric and Gas Company of New Jersey has contracted with Offshore Power Systems to develop a pair of floating nuclear plants in the Atlantic Ocean, three miles off the New Jersey coast. The ocean here is about 40 feet deep. The plants are protected by an enormous breakwater 300 feet wide at the base and 30 feet wide at the top. The breakwater is designed to withstand winds, waves, and storms of much greater magnitude than have been observed in this location. Together, the...
Page 2 - ... 2,300 acres at the maximum water-surface elevation of 1,570, eliminates the necessity for a very expensive canal along the steep walls of the Grand Coulee and saves the loss of about 47 feet in the elevation of the water surface at the south end of the Coulee. It also allows a more efficient use of water for power development and irrigation by providing storage for water which can be pumped •when the supply in the river is ample, and in turn decreases the amount of power water required for...
Page 1 - ... will operate the dam; yes, sir. COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECT, WASHINGTON PROJECT DATA AUTHORIZATION Initially authorized by section 2, Rivers and Harbors Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1028, 1039) ; authorized and reauthorized by Columbia Basin Project Act of March 10, 1943 (57 Stat. 14). LOCATION The project is located in the central part of the State of Washington, with its major feature, the Grand Coulee Dam, situated on the Columbia River approximately 95 miles west of Spokane, Wash. The project...
Page 38 - The slopes of the dam, which are faced, are 1 to 1 on the upstream, and 2 to 1 on the downstream side...
Page 54 - ... 25 Drilling grout holes in stage between depths of 0 foot and 35 feet 50,453.45 lin.