Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... channel through the rock knoll ; no stilling basin Spillway crest : Elevation 10 , 034.0 Maximum discharge : Spillway , 3,000 cubic feet per second with reservoir surface at elevation 10 , 041.0 Outlet , 600 cubic feet per second with ...
... channel through the rock knoll ; no stilling basin Spillway crest : Elevation 10 , 034.0 Maximum discharge : Spillway , 3,000 cubic feet per second with reservoir surface at elevation 10 , 041.0 Outlet , 600 cubic feet per second with ...
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... channel through the rock knoll ; no stilling basin Spillway crest : Elevation 10,034.0 Maximum discharge : Spillway , 3,000 cubic feet per second with reservoir surface at elevation 10,041.0 Outlet , 600 cubic feet per second with ...
... channel through the rock knoll ; no stilling basin Spillway crest : Elevation 10,034.0 Maximum discharge : Spillway , 3,000 cubic feet per second with reservoir surface at elevation 10,041.0 Outlet , 600 cubic feet per second with ...
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... operations 37 37 A. Excavation 47 . Cutoff trench 48 . Dam foundation 49. Spillway 50 . Tunnel 51 . 52. Valve house structure 39 39 40 40 Trashrack structure and inlet channel 40 44 CONTENTS ( Continued ) B. Borrow Areas Page 44 44 ii.
... operations 37 37 A. Excavation 47 . Cutoff trench 48 . Dam foundation 49. Spillway 50 . Tunnel 51 . 52. Valve house structure 39 39 40 40 Trashrack structure and inlet channel 40 44 CONTENTS ( Continued ) B. Borrow Areas Page 44 44 ii.
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... channel and completed spillway bridge 33 . 48 - inch butterfly control valve with improved operating mechanism , scheduled for installation in the fall of 1954 34. Completed outlet valve house , with both butterfly valves ( initial ...
... channel and completed spillway bridge 33 . 48 - inch butterfly control valve with improved operating mechanism , scheduled for installation in the fall of 1954 34. Completed outlet valve house , with both butterfly valves ( initial ...
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... channel below the toe of the dam . The exact location of the fault on the talus- covered slope on the right side of the river is uncertain , but it is believed that it lies in the vicinity of the inlet of the outlet tunnel . Fault 2 is ...
... channel below the toe of the dam . The exact location of the fault on the talus- covered slope on the right side of the river is uncertain , but it is believed that it lies in the vicinity of the inlet of the outlet tunnel . Fault 2 is ...
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48-inch butterfly valves acre-feet andesite axis Bolt bulldozed butterfly valves cofferdam completed Concrete grout conduit Conejos River contract cost cubic feet cubic yards cutoff trench dam and dike dam embankment dam foundation dike section discharge drain emergency gate end-dump trucks engineer equipment excavation fault fault gouge feet per second Figure fill zone flange flow fractured gate chamber Government camp grout cap Grout holes haul impervious material inches 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 pounds per square pumpcrete machine right abutment Rio Grande Compact RIO GRANDE COUNTY riprap ROCK BORROW AREA rockfill SAN LUIS VALLEY separation plant SLIDE ROCK BORROW specifications spillway bridge 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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