Trenton Dam: Constructed 1949-1953 |
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... thickness of about 1,000 feet . This shale , deposited during the Cretaceous period , is overlain in the river valley by alluvial sands and on the valley abutments by Ogallala sand and gravel deposits . These deposits at both abutments ...
... thickness of about 1,000 feet . This shale , deposited during the Cretaceous period , is overlain in the river valley by alluvial sands and on the valley abutments by Ogallala sand and gravel deposits . These deposits at both abutments ...
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... 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 different depths in several drill holes . Leakage ...
... 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 different depths in several drill holes . Leakage ...
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... thickness at El 2789.00 per foot Rolled embankmen 18 Fillets- Limits of special compaction 133 Min . SECTION B - B or gravel Formed holes- . EL2709.0018 Drain DETAIL " Z " 43 AV 4-0'Min 6 Auger holes gravel filled Bridge 50 ' - 0 ...
... thickness at El 2789.00 per foot Rolled embankmen 18 Fillets- Limits of special compaction 133 Min . SECTION B - B or gravel Formed holes- . EL2709.0018 Drain DETAIL " Z " 43 AV 4-0'Min 6 Auger holes gravel filled Bridge 50 ' - 0 ...
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... thickness of 21 inches was determined by the requirement for shear , so that no stirrups would be neces- sary for circumferential reinforcement . - 28. Emergency Gate Chamber . The emergency gate chamber is a dome - shaped structure ...
... thickness of 21 inches was determined by the requirement for shear , so that no stirrups would be neces- sary for circumferential reinforcement . - 28. Emergency Gate Chamber . The emergency gate chamber is a dome - shaped structure ...
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... thickness re- quired to provide sufficient rigidity for handling and transportation was the determining factor in the selection of the pipe shell thickness , as this thickness was greater than that necessary to resist design load ...
... thickness re- quired to provide sufficient rigidity for handling and transportation was the determining factor in the selection of the pipe shell thickness , as this thickness was greater than that necessary to resist design load ...
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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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