Dams and Control WorksU.S. Government Printing Office, 1929 - Dams |
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... built , like Roosevelt , of rubble masonry , containing from 60 to 70 per cent of stone laid up by hand with mortar and spalls . The upstream faces were cut stone with comparatively thin well - pointed joints . The more modern type is ...
... built , like Roosevelt , of rubble masonry , containing from 60 to 70 per cent of stone laid up by hand with mortar and spalls . The upstream faces were cut stone with comparatively thin well - pointed joints . The more modern type is ...
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... built in this country , and before a decision was reached as to type of structure , a careful examination was made of foreign works , principally those of Egypt and India . The type of weir selected was one that had been in successful ...
... built in this country , and before a decision was reached as to type of structure , a careful examination was made of foreign works , principally those of Egypt and India . The type of weir selected was one that had been in successful ...
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... built on rock , the remainder of the structure resting on the alluvial deposit of the valley , which was dredged to a depth of about 12 feet . This dredging was carried on to the completion of the work , which leaves prac- tically two ...
... built on rock , the remainder of the structure resting on the alluvial deposit of the valley , which was dredged to a depth of about 12 feet . This dredging was carried on to the completion of the work , which leaves prac- tically two ...
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... built on this levee . After March , 1906 , supplies for the dam were delivered by rail in the Pot- holes yards on the California side , where connections could be made with the construction tracks . CONSTRUCTION METHODS The method of ...
... built on this levee . After March , 1906 , supplies for the dam were delivered by rail in the Pot- holes yards on the California side , where connections could be made with the construction tracks . CONSTRUCTION METHODS The method of ...
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... built on the sugar - like sand of the Colorado and the river allowed to flow over it in times of high water . The dam still stands after 20 years of service as a testimonial to the effec- tiveness of the theory of its design , and the ...
... built on the sugar - like sand of the Colorado and the river allowed to flow over it in times of high water . The dam still stands after 20 years of service as a testimonial to the effec- tiveness of the theory of its design , and the ...
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American Falls Dam arch Arrowrock Arrowrock Dam back fill balanced needle valves bars Boise project borrow pits built Bureau of Reclamation buttresses canyon cement cent channel clay cobbles cofferdams completed conduit construction contracting officer contraction joints contractor core wall cost Creek crest crete cubic yards cut-off trench depth discharge downstream face drainage drains drawings drilled earth elevation embankment emergency gate engineer excavation fault zone foundation furnished Government gravel grout holes hauling hoist Illus included installed irrigation located material maximum ment metal miles North Platte project operation Owyhee Dam paint paragraph Pathfinder Dam penstock pipe pits placed plant portion pressure grouting railroad reservoir riprap river roller sand schedule second-feet shaft shown side slope sluice sluiceway solid rock specifications spillway storage stream bed structure suitable surface thickness timbering tion tracting officer Trash Rack unit prices bid upstream face vertical Weber River