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General. - Exploration work for Trenton Dam (see sec. 3) was started in October
1947 and consisted of hand auger holes, core drill holes, penetration tests, water
-pressure jetting holes, and test pits. During the exploratory period, extending to ...
General. - Exploration work for Trenton Dam (see sec. 3) was started in October
1947 and consisted of hand auger holes, core drill holes, penetration tests, water
-pressure jetting holes, and test pits. During the exploratory period, extending to ...
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The north borrow areas were explored with hand auger holes, power drill holes,
and test pits. Samples taken from these areas indicated a fairly homogeneous
soil which was dominantly silt and some fine sand. Laboratory tests indicated ...
The north borrow areas were explored with hand auger holes, power drill holes,
and test pits. Samples taken from these areas indicated a fairly homogeneous
soil which was dominantly silt and some fine sand. Laboratory tests indicated ...
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During the placement of impervious materials, low densities were obtained from
numerous tests even though moisture content, thickness of layers, and roller
passes met all requirements. After some experimentation, satisfactory densities
were ...
During the placement of impervious materials, low densities were obtained from
numerous tests even though moisture content, thickness of layers, and roller
passes met all requirements. After some experimentation, satisfactory densities
were ...
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Contents
CHAPTER IINTRODUCTION Section Page 1 General description | 1 |
Trenton Dam location map | 3 |
Geological section at centerline of Trenton Dam | 4 |
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acre-feet aggregate Amount Unit Unit backfill bids bridge canal outlet cement centerline CM CM CM concrete construction control house crest cubic yards cutoff trench dam axis dam embankment dam foundation description Quantity Labor designed diameter sewer pipe discharge drains eleva emergency gate chamber excavation flood control gate structure high-pressure gates highway Hitchcock County hoist horizontal hydraulic hydrostatic head intake structure item description Quantity layer located loess materials by contractor maximum Nebr north borrow area operation pay item description Pierre shale piers piezometer placed placement pounds per square pozzolan ptote pump radial gates reinforcement relocation Republican River reservoir water surface riprap river outlets second-feet sections shale slab specifications spillway floor spillway structure square inch station steel steet stilling basin Sump pump surface at elevation tests tion trashrack Trenton Dam trucks Unit cost Total Unit Unit cost walls water surface elevation water-cement ratios Wetd
Bibliographic information
| Title | Trenton Dam: Constructed 1949-1953 Technical record of design and construction |
| Author | United States. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Publisher | U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, 1957 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 20 Feb 2009 |
| Length | 106 pages |
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