Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... 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 above excavation Crest length : 885 feet for main section ; 590 feet for ...
... 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 above excavation Crest length : 885 feet for main section ; 590 feet for ...
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... flow Slope protection : 3 feet of dumped riprap on upstream face ; heavy rockfill on downstream face Dimensions : Height : 145 feet above streambed , 165 feet above excavation Crest length : 885 feet for main section ; 590 feet for dike ...
... flow Slope protection : 3 feet of dumped riprap on upstream face ; heavy rockfill on downstream face Dimensions : Height : 145 feet above streambed , 165 feet above excavation Crest length : 885 feet for main section ; 590 feet for dike ...
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... 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 profile lines 20. A 2-1 / 2 ...
... 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 profile lines 20. A 2-1 / 2 ...
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... Flow is controlled by a 4- by 5 - foot high - pressure emergency gate in the gate chamber and two 48 - inch butterfly valves in the valve house . The invert elevation of the tunnel inlet is 9911.5 ; this is sufficiently low to allow the ...
... Flow is controlled by a 4- by 5 - foot high - pressure emergency gate in the gate chamber and two 48 - inch butterfly valves in the valve house . The invert elevation of the tunnel inlet is 9911.5 ; this is sufficiently low to allow the ...
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... flow which has been eroded by stream action and glacial scouring . The damn foundation is fractured throughout the area and there are apparent localized shear zones and faults which con- tain highly stained and mineralized veins . With ...
... flow which has been eroded by stream action and glacial scouring . The damn foundation is fractured throughout the area and there are apparent localized shear zones and faults which con- tain highly stained and mineralized veins . With ...
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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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Page 18 - ... PARTS 151. Character of Structure.— The structure is to be of the skeleton, curtain-beam type, resting on I-beam footings or grillages. The building is to be (18) stories high, with a basement story and a (flat) (mansard) (pointed) (hipped) roof. 152. Floor Loading.— The floors are to be calculated for a live load of (100) pounds per square foot, and a dead load of (50) pounds per square foot. The roof is to be calculated for a live load of (50) pounds per square foot, and a dead load of...
Page 22 - Specifications for Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon-Steel Plates of Flange and Firebox Qualities (Plates 2 in. and Under in Thickness) (ASTM Designation: A 285),' or Tentative Specifications for Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon-Steel Plates of Structural Quality (Plates 2 in.
Page 22 - Standard Specifications for FORGED- OR ROLLED-STEEL PIPE FLANGES, FORGED FITTINGS, AND VALVES AND PARTS FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE SERVICE...