Trenton Dam: Constructed 1949-1953 |
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Page 17
... connecting the concrete spillway structure to the earth dam was given special consideration , and the following designs were investigated : ( 1 ) A counterforted wall separating the earth dam from the spillway structure . ( 2 ) Gravity ...
... connecting the concrete spillway structure to the earth dam was given special consideration , and the following designs were investigated : ( 1 ) A counterforted wall separating the earth dam from the spillway structure . ( 2 ) Gravity ...
Page 27
... connected by an 8- by 8 - foot gallery in the crest . Trashrack structures are located at the entrance of each of the river outlets and extend from the inlet walls to the gate structure . Each trashrack structure has two 22-0 18 Drain ...
... connected by an 8- by 8 - foot gallery in the crest . Trashrack structures are located at the entrance of each of the river outlets and extend from the inlet walls to the gate structure . Each trashrack structure has two 22-0 18 Drain ...
Page 32
... connecting with a 3 to 1 slope at the stilling basin . The chute width increases from 142 feet at the upper end to 266 feet at the stilling basin . The design was based on a maximum discharge of 133,000 second - feet and the unit ...
... connecting with a 3 to 1 slope at the stilling basin . The chute width increases from 142 feet at the upper end to 266 feet at the stilling basin . The design was based on a maximum discharge of 133,000 second - feet and the unit ...
Page 34
... Two floats , a counterweight , and a hoist assembly connected with wire ropes , constitute the basic components of the hydraulic control system . Each float operates in a Spillway 1221-0012 . Harmedate Diers- 42 ' 30 Radial gates 34.
... Two floats , a counterweight , and a hoist assembly connected with wire ropes , constitute the basic components of the hydraulic control system . Each float operates in a Spillway 1221-0012 . Harmedate Diers- 42 ' 30 Radial gates 34.
Page 37
... connected to the hoist drums with gears , shafts , and an over- riding clutch . The hoist is powered by a 3 - horsepower 870 - r . p.m. , 230 - volt , alternating- current motor . A solenoid brake , attached to the motor , is provided ...
... connected to the hoist drums with gears , shafts , and an over- riding clutch . The hoist is powered by a 3 - horsepower 870 - r . p.m. , 230 - volt , alternating- current motor . A solenoid brake , attached to the motor , is provided ...
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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