Trenton Dam: Constructed 1949-1953 |
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... channel . Tests revealed that considerable consolidation upon saturation could be antici- pated in the loess mantle of the right abutment . Provisions were made for preconsolida- tion of the right abutment by inundating the foundation ...
... channel . Tests revealed that considerable consolidation upon saturation could be antici- pated in the loess mantle of the right abutment . Provisions were made for preconsolida- tion of the right abutment by inundating the foundation ...
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... channel 1000 2000 A.H.261 EL.2789.5 SILT , with very fine sand LOCATION MAP EXPLANATION Hand Auger Hole ( 4 - inch size ) Jet Hole ( 1 - inch size ) Drill Hole ( 23 - inch Fish tail , water pressure jetted ) NOTE : For additional logs ...
... channel 1000 2000 A.H.261 EL.2789.5 SILT , with very fine sand LOCATION MAP EXPLANATION Hand Auger Hole ( 4 - inch size ) Jet Hole ( 1 - inch size ) Drill Hole ( 23 - inch Fish tail , water pressure jetted ) NOTE : For additional logs ...
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... channel capacity of the river , with the reservoir level at normal water - surface elevation 2752.0 . The spillway structure was to be capable of regulating the discharge to a value not exceeding the safe channel capacity until the res ...
... channel capacity of the river , with the reservoir level at normal water - surface elevation 2752.0 . The spillway structure was to be capable of regulating the discharge to a value not exceeding the safe channel capacity until the res ...
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... channel capacity until the flood control space is filled . " The safe channel capacity has been set at 10,000 c.f.s. See Data for Specification Designs , Sept. 17 , 1948 , par 1. 2. 15L . -DISCHARGE - ELEVATION ( Based on Hydraulics ...
... channel capacity until the flood control space is filled . " The safe channel capacity has been set at 10,000 c.f.s. See Data for Specification Designs , Sept. 17 , 1948 , par 1. 2. 15L . -DISCHARGE - ELEVATION ( Based on Hydraulics ...
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... channel conditions . The values of Manning's coefficient of roughness " n " used for these computations are indicated below : Flow Channel Overbank Present 0.030 0.075 Improved 0.025 0.045 These values are based on measurements made ...
... channel conditions . The values of Manning's coefficient of roughness " n " used for these computations are indicated below : Flow Channel Overbank Present 0.030 0.075 Improved 0.025 0.045 These values are based on measurements made ...
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abutment acre-feet aggregate backfill Berm blanket blockouts Brass Cap BUREAU OF RECLAMATION camber canal outlet cement centerline chute coarse concrete construction Contraction joint contractor control house crushed rock cubic yards cutoff trench dam embankment dam foundation designed discharge eleva emergency gate chamber Figure Float flood control gravel grout high-pressure gates Highway bridge Hitchcock County holes horizontal hydraulic hydrostatic head inlet intake structure layer Limits of special loads located loess material maximum metal Nebr north borrow operation pier Pierre shale piezometer Pipe handrail pounds per square pozzolan PROJ pump radial gate railroad reinforcement relocation Republican River reservoir water surface riprap River outlet Rolled embankment SCALE OF FEET second-feet Settlement point Shale surface SILT silty slope south borrow area special compaction specifications spillway structure steel stilling basin storage Sump Sump pump surface at elevation tests Trenton Dam upstream valve vertical walls water surface elevation
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