Trenton Dam: Constructed 1949-1953 |
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... placement ( a ) Control 49 . Crushed rock and riprap placement 635 65 65 66 C. Concrete 50 . Materials ( a ) Sand 66 66 ( b ) Coarse aggregate ( c ) Cement 66 67 51 . Reinforcement steel 52 . Forms 53 . 54 . 55 . 56 . 57 . 67 69 ...
... placement ( a ) Control 49 . Crushed rock and riprap placement 635 65 65 66 C. Concrete 50 . Materials ( a ) Sand 66 66 ( b ) Coarse aggregate ( c ) Cement 66 67 51 . Reinforcement steel 52 . Forms 53 . 54 . 55 . 56 . 57 . 67 69 ...
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... placement of embankment . This method was feasible because the pervious strata below the loess mantle would provide drainage upon loading . Saturation of the loess was to be accomplished by progressively flooding separate sections of ...
... placement of embankment . This method was feasible because the pervious strata below the loess mantle would provide drainage upon loading . Saturation of the loess was to be accomplished by progressively flooding separate sections of ...
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... placement of zone 3 material which consisted of selected material from dam foundation and structure excavations . The locations of the various zones are shown on figure 8 . The embankment design was initially based on the use of ...
... placement of zone 3 material which consisted of selected material from dam foundation and structure excavations . The locations of the various zones are shown on figure 8 . The embankment design was initially based on the use of ...
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... placements , inspection at mixing plants , and tests of earth materials during excava- tion and embankment placement . Laboratory forces supervised and assisted in installa- tion of technical apparatus on the dam embankment . Settlement ...
... placements , inspection at mixing plants , and tests of earth materials during excava- tion and embankment placement . Laboratory forces supervised and assisted in installa- tion of technical apparatus on the dam embankment . Settlement ...
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... placement were completed , line and grade work for all interior form- work , blockouts , curved sections , etc. , was established . Control for line and grade of the canal outlet works was similar to that used on the spillway structure ...
... placement were completed , line and grade work for all interior form- work , blockouts , curved sections , etc. , was established . Control for line and grade of the canal outlet works was similar to that used on the spillway structure ...
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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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Page 25 - above the maximum water surface, to prevent the dam from being overtopped by waves. Factors influencing wave height and wave ride-up, including maximum wind velocity, direction and duration, offshore reservoir
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