Trenton Dam: Constructed 1949-1953 |
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Page 7
... quantities would be needed for construction of the dam and appurtenant structures : ( 1 ) Impervious material , cu . yd . 6,537,000 ( 2 ) Pervious sand and gravel , cu . yd . 977,000 ( 3 ) Fine and coarse aggregate for concrete , tons ...
... quantities would be needed for construction of the dam and appurtenant structures : ( 1 ) Impervious material , cu . yd . 6,537,000 ( 2 ) Pervious sand and gravel , cu . yd . 977,000 ( 3 ) Fine and coarse aggregate for concrete , tons ...
Page 11
... quantity , and production costs indicated that the hard , sound , and durable metamorphosed granite with a specific gravity averag- ing about 2.7 obtained from a quarry at Golden , Colo . would be the most suitable for the riprap and ...
... quantity , and production costs indicated that the hard , sound , and durable metamorphosed granite with a specific gravity averag- ing about 2.7 obtained from a quarry at Golden , Colo . would be the most suitable for the riprap and ...
Page 22
... quantity ( about 1,100,000 cubic yards ) of zone 2 material would be available . In order to utilize this larger quantity of material in the embankment , the top surface of zone 2 material was extended from eleva- tion 2710 to about ...
... quantity ( about 1,100,000 cubic yards ) of zone 2 material would be available . In order to utilize this larger quantity of material in the embankment , the top surface of zone 2 material was extended from eleva- tion 2710 to about ...
Page 37
... quantity of air to the nozzles and determining the pressure drop across the nozzle . 22. Spillway Bridge . A concrete bridge structure having a length of about 438 feet and a width about 26 feet was constructed over the spillway ( figs ...
... quantity of air to the nozzles and determining the pressure drop across the nozzle . 22. Spillway Bridge . A concrete bridge structure having a length of about 438 feet and a width about 26 feet was constructed over the spillway ( figs ...
Page 54
... quantities . As the dam embankment progressed , the upstream and downstream slopes were maintained to line and grade by setting either slope or grade stakes . It was neces- sary to set these stakes for approximately every 5- or 10 ...
... quantities . As the dam embankment progressed , the upstream and downstream slopes were maintained to line and grade by setting either slope or grade stakes . It was neces- sary to set these stakes for approximately every 5- or 10 ...
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accessory cut-off trench acre-feet Approach channel Axis backfill Berm blanket Blockout BUREAU OF RECLAMATION canal outlet centerline channel capacity coarse concrete conduit construction Contraction joint Counterweight crushed rock cutoff trench dam embankment designed discharge drain outlet emergency gate chamber Expansion joint Figure Float flood control floor gate structure gravel ground surface Grouted high-pressure gate Highway bridge holes horizontal hydraulic hydrostatic head inlet installed intake structure Limits of special load located loess material maximum Metal Nebr NORTH BORROW AREA Pierre shale piezometer Pipe handrail PROJ Radial gate railroad reinforcement relocation Republican River reservoir water surface riprap River outlet Rolled embankment SCALE OF FEET second-feet SECTION A-A Settlement point Shale surface Sheet SILT silty slope special compaction spillway crest spillway gates spillway structure steel stilling basin Stoplog storage Sump Sump pump surface at elevation surfaces where directed Trashrack structure Trenton Dam upstream vertical walls water surface elevation