Technical Record of Design and Construction: Flaming Gorge Dam and Powerplant, Constructed 1958-1964, Colorado River Storage Project, Utah |
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... Surface area : 42,020 acres ( 17,005 hectares ) Maximum reservoir elevation : 6045 ( 1,842.5 meters ) Dam dimensions : Structural height : 502 feet ( 153.0 meters ) Top width : 27 feet ( 8.2 meters ) Maximum base width : 131 feet ( 39.9 ...
... Surface area : 42,020 acres ( 17,005 hectares ) Maximum reservoir elevation : 6045 ( 1,842.5 meters ) Dam dimensions : Structural height : 502 feet ( 153.0 meters ) Top width : 27 feet ( 8.2 meters ) Maximum base width : 131 feet ( 39.9 ...
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... surface 1. Switchyard Earthwork Page 397 397 397 397 398 2. Concrete 256. Concrete plant for powerplant 257. Concrete plant for switchyard 258. Concrete placements . 398 • 399 399 3. Heating , Ventilating , and Air Conditioning 259 ...
... surface 1. Switchyard Earthwork Page 397 397 397 397 398 2. Concrete 256. Concrete plant for powerplant 257. Concrete plant for switchyard 258. Concrete placements . 398 • 399 399 3. Heating , Ventilating , and Air Conditioning 259 ...
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... surface of construction joints between successive 7-1 / 2 - foot lifts in the dam . 331 193 . Photograph taken from skip on cableway showing sandblasting and washing operations on block 17 in preparation for concrete placement 331 194 ...
... surface of construction joints between successive 7-1 / 2 - foot lifts in the dam . 331 193 . Photograph taken from skip on cableway showing sandblasting and washing operations on block 17 in preparation for concrete placement 331 194 ...
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... surface area of 42 , 000 acres and extending to within approximately 5 miles of Green River , Wyo . The widest section of the 3 , 789 , 000 - acre - foot reservoir is immediately south of the Wyoming- Utah border . At this point the ...
... surface area of 42 , 000 acres and extending to within approximately 5 miles of Green River , Wyo . The widest section of the 3 , 789 , 000 - acre - foot reservoir is immediately south of the Wyoming- Utah border . At this point the ...
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... surface elevation of 6045 , rests on sedimentary rocks ranging in age from pre - Cambrian to Tertiary . These formations are predominantly shale and sandstone with minor amounts of limestone , and all are fairly impervious to ...
... surface elevation of 6045 , rests on sedimentary rocks ranging in age from pre - Cambrian to Tertiary . These formations are predominantly shale and sandstone with minor amounts of limestone , and all are fairly impervious to ...
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Adit anchor bars arch blockout BUREAU OF RECLAMATION cable cantilever COLORADO RIVER STORAGE concrete Conduit construction Contraction joint crane crest DENVER designed DETAIL diversion tunnel downstream face drain drainage basin drainage holes drilled Elevator tower excavation expansion joint face of dam feet Figure Filling line FLAMING GORGE DAM FOUNDATION GALLERY GORGE UNIT Green River grouting header hoist structure hollow-jet valve horizontal installed INTERIOR BUREAU load located maximum operation outlet pipes Penstock piston PLAN plone pounds per square powerplant PROJECT GREEN DIV-FLAMING pumps reading station RECLAMATION COLORADO RIVER REFERENCE DRAWINGS reinforcement relief valve reservoir reservoir water resistance thermometers river outlets RIVER STORAGE PROJECT rock rubber joint filler seal SECTION A-A shale shale zones shown Slope spillway Sponge rubber joint square inch steel STORAGE PROJECT GREEN strain meter strainmeters stresses surface switchyard temperature thermometer trashrack structure tubing UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT upstream face vent vertical
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Page 181 - I bars so placed that more than 12 inches of concrete is cast in the member below the bar. In case of uncertainties regarding classification of horizontal bars, use bond stress for top bars. * Deformations for high-bond bars shall conform to the requirements of ASTM Designation A. 305(latest edition) '"n 15 12 10 8
Page 181 - REINFORCEMENT k 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 ^R 157 196 235 294 WORKING STRESSES FOR REINFORCEMENT Tension in flexural members with or without axial loads. Intermediate and hard-grade steel f, 20,000 Tension in *eb reinforcement Intermediate grade steel f s 16,000 Compression in column verticals and flexural members (Intermediate grade steel)
Page 333 - the type and size or capacity of a particular make and model of equipment were not stated in the original report, these have been obtained from current construction equipment catalogs. As specifications for a particular model may vary from year to year, some minor discrepancies may exist between the reported size or capacity and that of the equipment actually used.
Page 437 - Where the type and size or capacity of a particular make and model of equipment were not stated in the original report, these have been obtained from current construction equipment catalogs. As specifications for a particular model may vary from year to year, some minor discrepancies may exist between the reported size or capacity and that of the equipment actually used.
Page 404 - _l/Where the type and size or capacity of a particular make and model of equipment were not stated in the original report, these have been obtained from current construction equipment catalogs. As specifications for a particular model may vary from year to year, some minor discrepancies may exist between the reported size or capacity and that of the equipment actually used.
Page 230 - combinations of these stresses were increased according to the Navy standard noted. A factor of safety of not less than 5, based on the ultimate strength of the material and rated capacity of the crane, was used in the design of all mechanical parts.
Page 99 - pounds per square inch. Equivalent stress in the skinplate due to beam bending and skinplate bending was limited to 20,000 pounds per square inch. A portion of the skinplate was considered to be an integral part of the upstream beam flanges. The skinplate was also assumed to act as a haunched continuous beam with the supports on the
Page 134 - Material Steel Bolt steel Cast steel Brass or bronze Type Rolled or forged Rolled or forged Castings Rolled or cast Percent of yield point 40 25 33 33 Percent of ultimate strength 25 16.5 20