Trenton Dam: Constructed 1949-1953 |
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... Foundation : Pierre shale Slope protection : Riprap on gravel blanket on upstream face , seeded topsoil on downstream face Dimensions : Height : 144 feet above lowest ex- cavation in cutoff trench , 100 feet above riverbed Crest length ...
... Foundation : Pierre shale Slope protection : Riprap on gravel blanket on upstream face , seeded topsoil on downstream face Dimensions : Height : 144 feet above lowest ex- cavation in cutoff trench , 100 feet above riverbed Crest length ...
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... Foundation work 55 ( b ) Completion work 55 38 . 39 . ( c ) Railroad earthwork , etc. ( d ) Superstructures for bridges ( e ) Tracklaying and railroad facilities ( f ) Highway relocation Principal supply contracts Housing ( a ) Houses ...
... Foundation work 55 ( b ) Completion work 55 38 . 39 . ( c ) Railroad earthwork , etc. ( d ) Superstructures for bridges ( e ) Tracklaying and railroad facilities ( f ) Highway relocation Principal supply contracts Housing ( a ) Houses ...
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... Dam spillway during dedication ceremonies Frontispiece 1 Aerial view of Trenton Dam 2 2 3 4 Trenton Dam location map Geological section at centerline of Trenton Dam Plan of exploratory holes in Trenton Dam foundation 3 4 area 5 Plan of ...
... Dam spillway during dedication ceremonies Frontispiece 1 Aerial view of Trenton Dam 2 2 3 4 Trenton Dam location map Geological section at centerline of Trenton Dam Plan of exploratory holes in Trenton Dam foundation 3 4 area 5 Plan of ...
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... dam foundation area 60 26 Main cutoff trench excavation operations 60 27 Auxiliary cutoff trench excavation completed to bedrock 62 28 A side - elevating loader in operation in South borrow area 62 29 Embankment placing operations 64 30 ...
... dam foundation area 60 26 Main cutoff trench excavation operations 60 27 Auxiliary cutoff trench excavation completed to bedrock 62 28 A side - elevating loader in operation in South borrow area 62 29 Embankment placing operations 64 30 ...
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... dam site were accelerated by the Congressional action in 1947. Re- sults of studies disclosed unfavorable foundation conditions , a higher than anticipated railroad relocation cost , and necessity for a protective dike at the head of ...
... dam site were accelerated by the Congressional action in 1947. Re- sults of studies disclosed unfavorable foundation conditions , a higher than anticipated railroad relocation cost , and necessity for a protective dike at the head of ...
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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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