Trenton Dam: Constructed 1949-1953 |
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... loess strata about 15 feet thick which is overlain by Peoria loess that forms the upper and surface layer of the region . The loess encountered at both abutments is composed primarily of fine , loosely cemented , angular grains of fine ...
... loess strata about 15 feet thick which is overlain by Peoria loess that forms the upper and surface layer of the region . The loess encountered at both abutments is composed primarily of fine , loosely cemented , angular grains of fine ...
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... SUBMITTED .. KBIJENU . RECOMMENDED Malder . KN . Mollellan APPROVED : .... CHIEF ENGINEER DENVER , COLORADO , MAY 3 , 1949 328 - D - 802 Figure 2 .-- Trenton Dam location map . 4 ELEVATIONS 2760 Loess Fine sandy silt Left Abutment 2720. 3.
... SUBMITTED .. KBIJENU . RECOMMENDED Malder . KN . Mollellan APPROVED : .... CHIEF ENGINEER DENVER , COLORADO , MAY 3 , 1949 328 - D - 802 Figure 2 .-- Trenton Dam location map . 4 ELEVATIONS 2760 Loess Fine sandy silt Left Abutment 2720. 3.
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... Loess Fine sandy silt Left Abutment 2720 Silty sand Ogallala sediments Clean sand - Partially cemented 2700 2640 100 90 80 TO Alluvium Fine to coarse sand 60 STATIONS End of Cutoff Trench- Loess with alluvial silt and fine sand Pierre ...
... Loess Fine sandy silt Left Abutment 2720 Silty sand Ogallala sediments Clean sand - Partially cemented 2700 2640 100 90 80 TO Alluvium Fine to coarse sand 60 STATIONS End of Cutoff Trench- Loess with alluvial silt and fine sand Pierre ...
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... loess material , preconsolidation was deemed necessary in foundation areas which would be subjected to wetting after loading . A geological section at the centerline of the dam is shown on figure 3 . The alluvial materials consist of ...
... loess material , preconsolidation was deemed necessary in foundation areas which would be subjected to wetting after loading . A geological section at the centerline of the dam is shown on figure 3 . The alluvial materials consist of ...
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... Loess deposits covered the alluvium on the gentle slopes of the right abutment . A 10- to 20 - foot layer of partially cemented sand , covered by a thicker layer of loess , was exposed on the more abrupt river valley slopes of the right ...
... Loess deposits covered the alluvium on the gentle slopes of the right abutment . A 10- to 20 - foot layer of partially cemented sand , covered by a thicker layer of loess , was exposed on the more abrupt river valley slopes of the right ...
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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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