Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... Completed embankment viewed from same point as preceding photograph 47 24. Placing zone 2 and zone 4 material in the upstream part of the river section 49 25. Loading zone 1 material in a pothole downstream from station 14 + 00 49 26 ...
... Completed embankment viewed from same point as preceding photograph 47 24. Placing zone 2 and zone 4 material in the upstream part of the river section 49 25. Loading zone 1 material in a pothole downstream from station 14 + 00 49 26 ...
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... 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 installation ) ...
... 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 installation ) ...
Page 13
... completion were considered for diversion , and flood routings were made to determine the required height of the cofferdam for each stage . It was not expected that the outlet gate and outlet pipe would be installed before diver- sion ...
... completion were considered for diversion , and flood routings were made to determine the required height of the cofferdam for each stage . It was not expected that the outlet gate and outlet pipe would be installed before diver- sion ...
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... completed sections were not required , but each individual section , including the wye and the expansion joint , was given a hydrostatic pressure test of 100 pounds per square inch . ( c ) Support Rings . --The support rings ( fig . 9 ) ...
... completed sections were not required , but each individual section , including the wye and the expansion joint , was given a hydrostatic pressure test of 100 pounds per square inch . ( c ) Support Rings . --The support rings ( fig . 9 ) ...
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... completion of the contract . The contractor moved in and began building roads and the camp on May 16 , 1949 , 31 days before the effective date of the notice to proceed . Except for the winter shutdowns in 1949-50 and 1950-51 there were ...
... completion of the contract . The contractor moved in and began building roads and the camp on May 16 , 1949 , 31 days before the effective date of the notice to proceed . Except for the winter shutdowns in 1949-50 and 1950-51 there were ...
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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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