Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... design are as follows : Dry weight Specific gravity Percent voids Submerged weight Combined weight Fill 100 lb. per cu . ft . 2.65 40 62 lb. per cu . ft . 125 lb. per cu . ft 26-6 Metal trashracks not shown cp Stop log slot TRASHRACK 18.
... design are as follows : Dry weight Specific gravity Percent voids Submerged weight Combined weight Fill 100 lb. per cu . ft . 2.65 40 62 lb. per cu . ft . 125 lb. per cu . ft 26-6 Metal trashracks not shown cp Stop log slot TRASHRACK 18.
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... Metal ladder Retaining well FF Ut finish . 48 ' Butterfly valve Flashing --- of of flue lining Roofing SECTION F - F -Metal gravel stop FLUE DETAIL Steel pipe -Air inlet SECTION E - E Figure 8. --Outlet works structures . Sta 11-37 ...
... Metal ladder Retaining well FF Ut finish . 48 ' Butterfly valve Flashing --- of of flue lining Roofing SECTION F - F -Metal gravel stop FLUE DETAIL Steel pipe -Air inlet SECTION E - E Figure 8. --Outlet works structures . Sta 11-37 ...
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... metals were allowed as follows : Allowable stress , pounds per square inch Cast iron , class 25 5,000 Cast iron , class 40 8,000 Cast steel , class 2 12,000 Forged steel 12,000 High - tensile bronze 17,000 Bronze seats -- bearing 1,100 ...
... metals were allowed as follows : Allowable stress , pounds per square inch Cast iron , class 25 5,000 Cast iron , class 40 8,000 Cast steel , class 2 12,000 Forged steel 12,000 High - tensile bronze 17,000 Bronze seats -- bearing 1,100 ...
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... metal , and concrete lining operations ; sandblasting , painting , and installation of the 48 - inch wye and the 56 - inch discharge pipe ; earth and rock excavation for the valve house ; and diamond drilling and grouting of pattern ...
... metal , and concrete lining operations ; sandblasting , painting , and installation of the 48 - inch wye and the 56 - inch discharge pipe ; earth and rock excavation for the valve house ; and diamond drilling and grouting of pattern ...
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... metal sash . Excavating and hauling material from gravel area 2 to zones 2 and 4 of the dam embankment . Sandblasting metal trashracks and the 56 - inch and 48 - inch wye section of the outlet pipe ; applying CA - 50 coal - tar paint to ...
... metal sash . Excavating and hauling material from gravel area 2 to zones 2 and 4 of the dam embankment . Sandblasting metal trashracks and the 56 - inch and 48 - inch wye section of the outlet pipe ; applying CA - 50 coal - tar paint to ...
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5-Foot High-Pressure acre-feet andesite Bolt bulldozed butterfly valves channel cofferdam completed conduit Conejos River contract cost cubic feet cubic yards cutoff trench dam and dike dam embankment dam foundation Denver dike section discharge drain emergency gate end-dump trucks engineer equipment excavation fault feet per second Figure fill zone flange flow fractured gate chamber Government camp grout cap Grout holes haul high-pressure gate impervious material inches inlet installation joints July Aug Sept June 21 laboratory leaf-Class left abutment load located main dam maximum Metal metalwork mixer moisture Order for changes outlet pipe outlet tunnel PARTIAL RUNOFF percent placed placement plates Platoro Dam pumpcrete machine reservoir right abutment Rio Grande Compact RIO GRANDE COUNTY riprap ROCK BORROW AREA rockfill SAN LUIS VALLEY separation plant SLIDE ROCK BORROW specifications spillway bridge steel pipe support rings talus tests trashrack structure unit valve house zone 1 material
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Page 18 - ... PARTS 151. Character of Structure.— The structure is to be of the skeleton, curtain-beam type, resting on I-beam footings or grillages. The building is to be (18) stories high, with a basement story and a (flat) (mansard) (pointed) (hipped) roof. 152. Floor Loading.— The floors are to be calculated for a live load of (100) pounds per square foot, and a dead load of (50) pounds per square foot. The roof is to be calculated for a live load of (50) pounds per square foot, and a dead load of...
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Page 22 - Standard Specifications for FORGED- OR ROLLED-STEEL PIPE FLANGES, FORGED FITTINGS, AND VALVES AND PARTS FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE SERVICE...