Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... dike section , separated by a rock knoll ) Foundation : Massive andesite flow an Slope protection : 3 feet of dumped riprap on upstream face ; heavy rockfill on Dimensions : downstream face Height : 145 feet above streambed , 165 feet ...
... dike section , separated by a rock knoll ) Foundation : Massive andesite flow an Slope protection : 3 feet of dumped riprap on upstream face ; heavy rockfill on Dimensions : downstream face Height : 145 feet above streambed , 165 feet ...
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... dike section , separated by a rock knoll ) 10 any Foundation : Massive andesite flow Slope protection : 3 feet of dumped riprap on upstream face ; heavy rockfill on downstream face Dimensions : Height : 145 feet above streambed , 165 ...
... dike section , separated by a rock knoll ) 10 any Foundation : Massive andesite flow Slope protection : 3 feet of dumped riprap on upstream face ; heavy rockfill on downstream face Dimensions : Height : 145 feet above streambed , 165 ...
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... dike 26 38 38 The entire flow of Conejos River diverted through the outlet pipe 41 41 42 42 18. Stripping activities on the foundation of the river section of the main dam 43 19. Vicinity map showing borrow areas with test holes and ...
... dike 26 38 38 The entire flow of Conejos River diverted through the outlet pipe 41 41 42 42 18. Stripping activities on the foundation of the river section of the main dam 43 19. Vicinity map showing borrow areas with test holes and ...
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... dike ; the section is 50 feet long , with a crest elevation of 10 , 034.0 feet , and has a capacity of 3,000 cubic feet per second with the reservoir surface at elevation 10 , 041.0 . The outlet works is on the right abutment ...
... dike ; the section is 50 feet long , with a crest elevation of 10 , 034.0 feet , and has a capacity of 3,000 cubic feet per second with the reservoir surface at elevation 10 , 041.0 . The outlet works is on the right abutment ...
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... dike foundation area . A relatively light stripping of weathered and fractured rock was required . Figure 2 is a geologic map of the dam site area . Much of the exposed rock throughout the dam site area appears severely fractured , and ...
... dike foundation area . A relatively light stripping of weathered and fractured rock was required . Figure 2 is a geologic map of the dam site area . Much of the exposed rock throughout the dam site area appears severely fractured , and ...
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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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