Trenton Dam: Constructed 1949-1953 |
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... consist of clays , silts , and fine sand . The material for the most part is poorly graded ; the fine and worn fractions exist in separate beds which are often layered and entwined by crossbedding . As studies of the dam foundation pro ...
... consist of clays , silts , and fine sand . The material for the most part is poorly graded ; the fine and worn fractions exist in separate beds which are often layered and entwined by crossbedding . As studies of the dam foundation pro ...
Page 22
... consists of a vertical intake shaft , about 50 feet high , and a circular conduit leading to an emergency gate ... consist of pieces smaller than one - half cubic foot in size and at least 30 percent should consist of pieces larger than ...
... consists of a vertical intake shaft , about 50 feet high , and a circular conduit leading to an emergency gate ... consist of pieces smaller than one - half cubic foot in size and at least 30 percent should consist of pieces larger than ...
Page 23
... consists of a concrete gravity gated overflow section , with slab and buttress wing walls extending into the embankment on each side . The crest structure is ogee shaped with a 1 to 1 upstream slope . Discharge of the spillway is ...
... consists of a concrete gravity gated overflow section , with slab and buttress wing walls extending into the embankment on each side . The crest structure is ogee shaped with a 1 to 1 upstream slope . Discharge of the spillway is ...
Page 27
... consists of an inner wall panel and an outer wall panel , each of a modified slab and buttress design . Each inner panel has a base length of about 60 feet and a base width of about 75 feet . The outer panels are similar and are about ...
... consists of an inner wall panel and an outer wall panel , each of a modified slab and buttress design . Each inner panel has a base length of about 60 feet and a base width of about 75 feet . The outer panels are similar and are about ...
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... consists of three main horizontal girders which connect to an arm diaphragm at each end of the leaf . The framework is interlaced with horizontal and vertical stiffening members , and upstream and downstream skinplates are fastened to ...
... consists of three main horizontal girders which connect to an arm diaphragm at each end of the leaf . The framework is interlaced with horizontal and vertical stiffening members , and upstream and downstream skinplates are fastened to ...
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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