Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... Commissioner and Chief Engineer TECHNICAL RECORD OF 4 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PLATORO DAM Constructed 1949-1951 Conejos Division San Luis Valley Project Denver , Colorado 1954 Engin . Library TC 558 .47 P7 458 PLATORO DAM.
... Commissioner and Chief Engineer TECHNICAL RECORD OF 4 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PLATORO DAM Constructed 1949-1951 Conejos Division San Luis Valley Project Denver , Colorado 1954 Engin . Library TC 558 .47 P7 458 PLATORO DAM.
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... CONSTRUCTION 45 . Diversion and care of the river 46. Clearing 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 ...
... CONSTRUCTION 45 . Diversion and care of the river 46. Clearing 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 ...
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... Construction Equipment 84. Prime contractor's equipment 60 J. Initial Operational Problems 85. 48 - inch butterfly valves 62 APPENDIXES A. Breakdown of cost by pay items for specifications No. 2594-- Platoro Dam B. List of specification ...
... Construction Equipment 84. Prime contractor's equipment 60 J. Initial Operational Problems 85. 48 - inch butterfly valves 62 APPENDIXES A. Breakdown of cost by pay items for specifications No. 2594-- Platoro Dam B. List of specification ...
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... construction of temporary cofferdam 13. Two large bulldozers teamed together to construct the cofferdam 14 . 15. Looking upstream at trashrack structure and conduit 16. Diamond drilling of grout holes to form the grout curtain at ...
... construction of temporary cofferdam 13. Two large bulldozers teamed together to construct the cofferdam 14 . 15. Looking upstream at trashrack structure and conduit 16. Diamond drilling of grout holes to form the grout curtain at ...
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... construction cost , Platoro Dam , with a capacity of 60,000 acre - feet , was the only feature of the proj- ect that could be economically justified 5 / . Accordingly , designs and estimates were pre- pared for its construction . 3 ...
... construction cost , Platoro Dam , with a capacity of 60,000 acre - feet , was the only feature of the proj- ect that could be economically justified 5 / . Accordingly , designs and estimates were pre- pared for its construction . 3 ...
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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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