O'Sullivan Dam: Constructed 1947-1949 |
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... shaft , and trashrack structure concrete outlines 11 Valve house and stilling basin concrete outline 19 22 24 12 Discharge curves for 4- by 4 - foot outlet conduit 25 13 Discharge curves for 22 - inch - diameter outlet pipe 14 Aerial ...
... shaft , and trashrack structure concrete outlines 11 Valve house and stilling basin concrete outline 19 22 24 12 Discharge curves for 4- by 4 - foot outlet conduit 25 13 Discharge curves for 22 - inch - diameter outlet pipe 14 Aerial ...
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... SHAFT Approx of cut - off french ? TRABHRACK Construct expansion of is Risdo 1911 dia install preformed molded filler . baca hatostea do ge CONCRETE CURB DETAILS Axis of dam Selected , compacted rood surfacing Concrete curb . 5-5-12 ...
... SHAFT Approx of cut - off french ? TRABHRACK Construct expansion of is Risdo 1911 dia install preformed molded filler . baca hatostea do ge CONCRETE CURB DETAILS Axis of dam Selected , compacted rood surfacing Concrete curb . 5-5-12 ...
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... Shaft cover Crest ELIOGLO The late mumIXERE TH -Earth dam 76 " Dia tunnel 6'0 " Dia vertical shaft Excavation details for gate chamber and shaft not shown- 4-040 HP Slide gate E1.935.00 5 0.01302 -E1 940.00 -Grout holes as directed- 10 ...
... Shaft cover Crest ELIOGLO The late mumIXERE TH -Earth dam 76 " Dia tunnel 6'0 " Dia vertical shaft Excavation details for gate chamber and shaft not shown- 4-040 HP Slide gate E1.935.00 5 0.01302 -E1 940.00 -Grout holes as directed- 10 ...
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... shaft-- Excavation details for gate chamber and shaft not shown- 4-0 4-0 HP Slide gate ... E1.955.00 Grout holes as directed-- PROFILE Sta . 5.10.50- Shaft cover of gate chamber and shoft Sto . 5-35.00 Axis of dom Sta 5.56.00- Crest ...
... shaft-- Excavation details for gate chamber and shaft not shown- 4-0 4-0 HP Slide gate ... E1.955.00 Grout holes as directed-- PROFILE Sta . 5.10.50- Shaft cover of gate chamber and shoft Sto . 5-35.00 Axis of dom Sta 5.56.00- Crest ...
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... shaft extends upward from the gate chamber to the crest of the dam . This shaft is equipped with steel ladders and is covered with a metal cover . The controls for the high - pressure gate are located on top of this shaft . The valve ...
... shaft extends upward from the gate chamber to the crest of the dam . This shaft is equipped with steel ladders and is covered with a metal cover . The controls for the high - pressure gate are located on top of this shaft . The valve ...
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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
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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.