Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... follows : Part of works 6.5 - foot concrete - lined tunnel 56 - inch - diameter steel pipe 48 - inch butterfly valve Assumed loss factor Head loss , feet KQ2L 7.71 KQ2L 25.57 Khy 24.57 Other losses ( bends , transi- 11.68 tions , gate ...
... follows : Part of works 6.5 - foot concrete - lined tunnel 56 - inch - diameter steel pipe 48 - inch butterfly valve Assumed loss factor Head loss , feet KQ2L 7.71 KQ2L 25.57 Khy 24.57 Other losses ( bends , transi- 11.68 tions , gate ...
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... follow- ing American Society for Testing Materials specifications : ( 1 ) A.S. T. M. Designation A 7 , " Tentative Specifications for Steel for Bridges and Buildings , with carbon content not exceeding 0.30 percent . 11 ( 2 ) ...
... follow- ing American Society for Testing Materials specifications : ( 1 ) A.S. T. M. Designation A 7 , " Tentative Specifications for Steel for Bridges and Buildings , with carbon content not exceeding 0.30 percent . 11 ( 2 ) ...
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... follows : Allowable stress , pounds per square inch Cast iron , class 25 5,000 Cast iron , class 40 8,000 Cast steel , class 2 12,000 Forged steel 12,000 High - tensile bronze 17,000 Bronze seats -- bearing 1,100 Tin - base babbitt ...
... follows : Allowable stress , pounds per square inch Cast iron , class 25 5,000 Cast iron , class 40 8,000 Cast steel , class 2 12,000 Forged steel 12,000 High - tensile bronze 17,000 Bronze seats -- bearing 1,100 Tin - base babbitt ...
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... follows : ( 1 ) The Hinman Brothers Construction Co. , Denver , Colo . ( 2 ) Ed . H. Honnen Construction Co. , Colorado Springs , Colo . ( 3 ) Grafe - Callahan Construction Co. , Los Angeles , Calif . $ 2 , 727 , 792.00 3 , 105 , 417.40 ...
... follows : ( 1 ) The Hinman Brothers Construction Co. , Denver , Colo . ( 2 ) Ed . H. Honnen Construction Co. , Colorado Springs , Colo . ( 3 ) Grafe - Callahan Construction Co. , Los Angeles , Calif . $ 2 , 727 , 792.00 3 , 105 , 417.40 ...
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... follows : sand , 35 percent ; 3 / 4 - inch - maximum gravel , 32.5 percent ; 1-1 / 2 - inch - maximum gravel , 32.5 percent . Installing and welding joints of the 56- and 48 - inch wye section of the outlet pipe . 41. Minor Contractors ...
... follows : sand , 35 percent ; 3 / 4 - inch - maximum gravel , 32.5 percent ; 1-1 / 2 - inch - maximum gravel , 32.5 percent . Installing and welding joints of the 56- and 48 - inch wye section of the outlet pipe . 41. Minor Contractors ...
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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...