Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... Field control ( a ) Impervious material ( b ) Zone 2 ( c ) Other zones 17. Field modifications B. Spillway and Outlet Works 18. Spillway 13 19 . Diversion plan 13 20. Outlet works 13 21. Hydraulic design of outlet works 18 22 ...
... Field control ( a ) Impervious material ( b ) Zone 2 ( c ) Other zones 17. Field modifications B. Spillway and Outlet Works 18. Spillway 13 19 . Diversion plan 13 20. Outlet works 13 21. Hydraulic design of outlet works 18 22 ...
Page ii
... Field force ( a ) Survey unit 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 Contractor's Organization 40. Prime contractor 41 . Minor contractors 42 . Employment 43. Safety 33 33 34 34 F. Access Roads and Bridge 44. General 35 CHAPTER IV -- CONSTRUCTION 45 ...
... Field force ( a ) Survey unit 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 Contractor's Organization 40. Prime contractor 41 . Minor contractors 42 . Employment 43. Safety 33 33 34 34 F. Access Roads and Bridge 44. General 35 CHAPTER IV -- CONSTRUCTION 45 ...
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... field 9900 Bottom of concrete grout caps- -- Andesite --- approx . 10 crs as directed- 10,000 -9950 -9900 Assumed rock surface . 9850 15 STATIONS 10 5 Outlet tunnel- 19850 Figure 3 .-- General plan and sections for Platoro Dam . drawing ...
... field 9900 Bottom of concrete grout caps- -- Andesite --- approx . 10 crs as directed- 10,000 -9950 -9900 Assumed rock surface . 9850 15 STATIONS 10 5 Outlet tunnel- 19850 Figure 3 .-- General plan and sections for Platoro Dam . drawing ...
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... Field Control . ( a ) Impervious Material . --Field control of the impervious mate- rial was maintained throughout construction by Standard Bureau procedures . The natu- ral moisture condition in the borrow areas plus an extended rainy ...
... Field Control . ( a ) Impervious Material . --Field control of the impervious mate- rial was maintained throughout construction by Standard Bureau procedures . The natu- ral moisture condition in the borrow areas plus an extended rainy ...
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... field data included a statement that a conduit should be used . Lay- outs were made with a conduit on each abutment near the river channel . It was impossi- ble to get a suitable alinement without excessive cuts near the downstream toe ...
... field data included a statement that a conduit should be used . Lay- outs were made with a conduit on each abutment near the river channel . It was impossi- ble to get a suitable alinement without excessive cuts near the downstream toe ...
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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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