Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... excavation Crest length : 885 feet for main section ; 590 feet for dike section Crest width : 35 feet Crest ... excavated in rock along centerline of cutoff trench . Spillway and Outlet Type of spillway : Open - cut unlined channel ...
... excavation Crest length : 885 feet for main section ; 590 feet for dike section Crest width : 35 feet Crest ... excavated in rock along centerline of cutoff trench . Spillway and Outlet Type of spillway : Open - cut unlined channel ...
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... excavation Crest length : 885 feet for main section ; 590 feet for dike section Crest width : 35 feet Crest ... excavated in rock along centerline of cutoff trench . Spillway and Outlet Type of spillway : Open - cut unlined channel ...
... excavation Crest length : 885 feet for main section ; 590 feet for dike section Crest width : 35 feet Crest ... excavated in rock along centerline of cutoff trench . Spillway and Outlet Type of spillway : Open - cut unlined channel ...
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... 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 channel 40 44 CONTENTS ( Continued ) B. Borrow Areas Page 44 44 ii.
... 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 channel 40 44 CONTENTS ( Continued ) B. Borrow Areas Page 44 44 ii.
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... Excavation of grout cap trench in left abutment of 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 ...
... Excavation of grout cap trench in left abutment of 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 ...
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... excavation of spillway channel and 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 ...
... excavation of spillway channel and 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 ...
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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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