Trenton Dam: Constructed 1949-1953 |
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... DAM SPILLWAY DURING DEDICATION CEREMONIES October. General Information Dam Purpose : Flood control , diversion for irrigation ... Foundation : Pierre shale Slope protection : Riprap on gravel blanket on upstream face , seeded topsoil on ...
... DAM SPILLWAY DURING DEDICATION CEREMONIES October. General Information Dam Purpose : Flood control , diversion for irrigation ... Foundation : Pierre shale Slope protection : Riprap on gravel blanket on upstream face , seeded topsoil on ...
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... Foundation work ( b ) Completion work 55 55 55 55 56 56 56 56 57 57 57 5575 CHAPTER V -- CONSTRUCTION 59 42 . River diversion 43 . Construction equipment A. Excavation 59 69 44 . Foundation area 45 . Main cutoff trench 46 . Auxiliary ...
... Foundation work ( b ) Completion work 55 55 55 55 56 56 56 56 57 57 57 5575 CHAPTER V -- CONSTRUCTION 59 42 . River diversion 43 . Construction equipment A. Excavation 59 69 44 . Foundation area 45 . Main cutoff trench 46 . Auxiliary ...
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... Dam spillway during dedication ceremonies Frontispiece 1 Aerial view of Trenton Dam 2 2 Trenton Dam location map 3 3 4 Geological section at centerline of Trenton Dam Plan of exploratory holes in Trenton Dam foundation 4 area 5 Plan of ...
... Dam spillway during dedication ceremonies Frontispiece 1 Aerial view of Trenton Dam 2 2 Trenton Dam location map 3 3 4 Geological section at centerline of Trenton Dam Plan of exploratory holes in Trenton Dam foundation 4 area 5 Plan of ...
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... dam foundation area 60 26 Main cutoff trench excavation operations 60 27 Auxiliary cutoff trench excavation completed to bedrock 62 28 A side - elevating loader in operation in South borrow area 62 20 29 Embankment placing operations 64 ...
... dam foundation area 60 26 Main cutoff trench excavation operations 60 27 Auxiliary cutoff trench excavation completed to bedrock 62 28 A side - elevating loader in operation in South borrow area 62 20 29 Embankment placing operations 64 ...
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... dam site were accelerated by the Congressional action in 1947. Re- sults of studies disclosed unfavorable foundation conditions , a higher than anticipated railroad relocation cost , and necessity for a protective dike at the head of ...
... dam site were accelerated by the Congressional action in 1947. Re- sults of studies disclosed unfavorable foundation conditions , a higher than anticipated railroad relocation cost , and necessity for a protective dike at the head of ...
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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