Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... bronze plates to reduce friction during temperature movements . The pipe can be drained through the butterfly valves . A 4 - inch drain at the upstream end serves to drain the gate leakage when the pipe is unwatered for inspection and ...
... bronze plates to reduce friction during temperature movements . The pipe can be drained through the butterfly valves . A 4 - inch drain at the upstream end serves to drain the gate leakage when the pipe is unwatered for inspection and ...
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... Bronze bearing plates with graphite composition inserts for self - lubrication are inserted between the bearing shoes of the support rings and the base plates to reduce friction during temperature movements of the pipe . Erection ...
... Bronze bearing plates with graphite composition inserts for self - lubrication are inserted between the bearing shoes of the support rings and the base plates to reduce friction during temperature movements of the pipe . Erection ...
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... bronze 17,000 Bronze seats -- bearing 1,100 Tin - base babbitt - bearing 3,500 Factor of safety 55555 5 The gate leaf was designed as a beam with a uniformly distributed load , for a maxi- mum head of 250 feet . It is made of cast steel ...
... bronze 17,000 Bronze seats -- bearing 1,100 Tin - base babbitt - bearing 3,500 Factor of safety 55555 5 The gate leaf was designed as a beam with a uniformly distributed load , for a maxi- mum head of 250 feet . It is made of cast steel ...
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... bronze 8 Vertical leaf seat Class C bronze 2 9 Bonnet seat Class D bronze 2 31 28 Top leaf nut 29 Bottom leaf nut 30 Cylinder gasket Oil packing Copper - half hard See note 10 Horizontal frome seat Class D bronze 32 3 Oil packing PART ...
... bronze 8 Vertical leaf seat Class C bronze 2 9 Bonnet seat Class D bronze 2 31 28 Top leaf nut 29 Bottom leaf nut 30 Cylinder gasket Oil packing Copper - half hard See note 10 Horizontal frome seat Class D bronze 32 3 Oil packing PART ...
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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...
Page 22 - Specifications for Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon-Steel Plates of Flange and Firebox Qualities (Plates 2 in. and Under in Thickness) (ASTM Designation: A 285),' or Tentative Specifications for Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon-Steel Plates of Structural Quality (Plates 2 in.
Page 22 - Standard Specifications for FORGED- OR ROLLED-STEEL PIPE FLANGES, FORGED FITTINGS, AND VALVES AND PARTS FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE SERVICE...