Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... directed- -Variable 10,075 N.100 , 500 N. 10,025 10,050- 10,000- 15 E.99,500 -12 " Selected gravelly material -Crest El 10,048.0 -Original ground surface . 10,075- 10,025- 000 N48 ° 00W Concrete grout cop Cutoff trench 9975- 471 ° 30 ...
... directed- -Variable 10,075 N.100 , 500 N. 10,025 10,050- 10,000- 15 E.99,500 -12 " Selected gravelly material -Crest El 10,048.0 -Original ground surface . 10,075- 10,025- 000 N48 ° 00W Concrete grout cop Cutoff trench 9975- 471 ° 30 ...
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... directed PROFILE ALONG OF SPILLWAY --- Axis of dam 3 Min 3-6 Av SPILLWAY CREST WALL El . 9946.0 Zone embankment 5 445 : 1 NWS . EI 10,034.0 3 ' Riprap -- Max . W.S. EI 10,042.0 14 ' Zone 3 embankment - 20-22 El . 9948.6 . El . 9965.0 ...
... directed PROFILE ALONG OF SPILLWAY --- Axis of dam 3 Min 3-6 Av SPILLWAY CREST WALL El . 9946.0 Zone embankment 5 445 : 1 NWS . EI 10,034.0 3 ' Riprap -- Max . W.S. EI 10,042.0 14 ' Zone 3 embankment - 20-22 El . 9948.6 . El . 9965.0 ...
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... directed · 1 Invert E 9898 75- Vent hole --Pipe or drilled holes in tunnel arch for placing mortor or grout by grouting methods . Location as directed ALine Space between liner plates or lagging and rock shall be solidly pocked with ...
... directed · 1 Invert E 9898 75- Vent hole --Pipe or drilled holes in tunnel arch for placing mortor or grout by grouting methods . Location as directed ALine Space between liner plates or lagging and rock shall be solidly pocked with ...
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... directed into the supply tank . When the gate reaches the desired position at the end of its travel , the regulating valve is opened , the four - way valve is set on the " Stop " position , and the motor is turned off . Before closing ...
... directed into the supply tank . When the gate reaches the desired position at the end of its travel , the regulating valve is opened , the four - way valve is set on the " Stop " position , and the motor is turned off . Before closing ...
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... directed by a general superintendent , an engineer , and an office manager . The following subcontractors were employed to per- form the work indicated : Subcontractor M. J. Bowen ( September 1951 ) G. Clark ( September - October 1950 ) ...
... directed by a general superintendent , an engineer , and an office manager . The following subcontractors were employed to per- form the work indicated : Subcontractor M. J. Bowen ( September 1951 ) G. Clark ( September - October 1950 ) ...
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