Trenton Dam: Constructed 1949-1953 |
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... layer of crushed rock blanket 64 33 33 33 31 Panels for forming spillway wall sections 68 32 Form for the 5.5 - foot circular conduit being assembled 68 View from top of mixing plant showing aggregate un- loading hopper , aggregate ...
... layer of crushed rock blanket 64 33 33 33 31 Panels for forming spillway wall sections 68 32 Form for the 5.5 - foot circular conduit being assembled 68 View from top of mixing plant showing aggregate un- loading hopper , aggregate ...
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... layer of the region . The loess encountered at both abutments is composed primarily of fine , loosely cemented , angular grains of fine sand admixed with calcareous particles and small amounts of clay and organic materials . It has low ...
... layer of the region . The loess encountered at both abutments is composed primarily of fine , loosely cemented , angular grains of fine sand admixed with calcareous particles and small amounts of clay and organic materials . It has low ...
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... layered and entwined by crossbedding . As studies of the dam foundation pro- gressed , it became obvious that some type of impervious cutoff would have to be incor- porated in the dam structure to control seepage . The Pierre shale ...
... layered and entwined by crossbedding . As studies of the dam foundation pro- gressed , it became obvious that some type of impervious cutoff would have to be incor- porated in the dam structure to control seepage . The Pierre shale ...
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... layer of partially cemented sand , covered by a thicker layer of loess , was exposed on the more abrupt river valley slopes of the right abutment . Permeability of the alluvium in the dam foundation was determined by gravity tests at ...
... layer of partially cemented sand , covered by a thicker layer of loess , was exposed on the more abrupt river valley slopes of the right abutment . Permeability of the alluvium in the dam foundation was determined by gravity tests at ...
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... layers of sand , silt , and sand containing excess silt . A relatively homogeneous material could be obtained by controlling the depth of cuts in the borrow area . Laboratory tests of the silty sand indicated maximum densities ranging ...
... layers of sand , silt , and sand containing excess silt . A relatively homogeneous material could be obtained by controlling the depth of cuts in the borrow area . Laboratory tests of the silty sand indicated maximum densities ranging ...
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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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Page 51 - Design, Construction, Inspection and Repair of Unfired Pressure Vessels for Petroleum Liquids and Gases.
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