Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... delays , and work pro- ceeded rapidly ; the contractor finished work September 26 , 1951 , 468 days ahead of schedule . 28. Orders for Changes . - Order for changes No. 1 , issued September 24 , 1949 , provided for the placement of all ...
... delays , and work pro- ceeded rapidly ; the contractor finished work September 26 , 1951 , 468 days ahead of schedule . 28. Orders for Changes . - Order for changes No. 1 , issued September 24 , 1949 , provided for the placement of all ...
Page 30
... delays and he completed all work on August 20 , 1949 , one day ahead of the com- pletion date . 32. Specifications No. R5-13 . - Platoro reservoir site was cleared under specifica- tions No. R5-13 by Welch Industries , Inc. , of ...
... delays and he completed all work on August 20 , 1949 , one day ahead of the com- pletion date . 32. Specifications No. R5-13 . - Platoro reservoir site was cleared under specifica- tions No. R5-13 by Welch Industries , Inc. , of ...
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... delay an adequate ventilation system was supplied for the outlet tunnel and proper precautions were adopted for handling powder and caps after delivery to the point of use from the powder house . Haul roads were kept in good operating ...
... delay an adequate ventilation system was supplied for the outlet tunnel and proper precautions were adopted for handling powder and caps after delivery to the point of use from the powder house . Haul roads were kept in good operating ...
Page 34
... delay an adequate ventilation system was supplied for the outlet tunnel and proper precautions were adopted for handling powder and caps after delivery to the point of use from the powder house . Haul roads were kept in good operating ...
... delay an adequate ventilation system was supplied for the outlet tunnel and proper precautions were adopted for handling powder and caps after delivery to the point of use from the powder house . Haul roads were kept in good operating ...
Page 39
... delayed until this hole was cleaned down to firm rock . Excavation in the riverbed was commenced immediately after diversion of the Conejos River . Excavation was performed by hand labor , dragline , backhoe , and shovel . Most of the ...
... delayed until this hole was cleaned down to firm rock . Excavation in the riverbed was commenced immediately after diversion of the Conejos River . Excavation was performed by hand labor , dragline , backhoe , and shovel . Most of the ...
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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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