Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... gate chamber near axis of dam , whence a 56 - inch - diameter steel pipe extends through 8.5 - foot horseshoe tunnel to valve house . Control works : One 4- by 5 - foot high - pressure emergency gate in gate chamber Two 48 - inch ...
... gate chamber near axis of dam , whence a 56 - inch - diameter steel pipe extends through 8.5 - foot horseshoe tunnel to valve house . Control works : One 4- by 5 - foot high - pressure emergency gate in gate chamber Two 48 - inch ...
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... gate chamber near axis of dam , whence a 56 - inch - diameter steel pipe extends through 8.5 - foot horseshoe tunnel to valve house . Control works : One 4- by 5 - foot high - pressure emergency gate in gate chamber Two 48 - inch ...
... gate chamber near axis of dam , whence a 56 - inch - diameter steel pipe extends through 8.5 - foot horseshoe tunnel to valve house . Control works : One 4- by 5 - foot high - pressure emergency gate in gate chamber Two 48 - inch ...
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... gate chamber , a concrete- lined horseshoe tunnel housing a 56 - inch - diameter steel pipe , and a valve house struc- ture . Flow is controlled by a 4- by 5 - foot high - pressure emergency gate in the gate chamber and two 48 - inch ...
... gate chamber , a concrete- lined horseshoe tunnel housing a 56 - inch - diameter steel pipe , and a valve house struc- ture . Flow is controlled by a 4- by 5 - foot high - pressure emergency gate in the gate chamber and two 48 - inch ...
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... Gate chamber GENERAL PLAN SCALE OF FEET Reservoir Area- CHYSLER II -- DESC ELEVATION 710,100 Talus and soil- 10,025 -Axis of dike at Mix Lake to be located in the field 9850 15 STATIONS 10 PROFILE ALONG OF AXIS OF DAM Grout holes ...
... Gate chamber GENERAL PLAN SCALE OF FEET Reservoir Area- CHYSLER II -- DESC ELEVATION 710,100 Talus and soil- 10,025 -Axis of dike at Mix Lake to be located in the field 9850 15 STATIONS 10 PROFILE ALONG OF AXIS OF DAM Grout holes ...
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... gate and outlet pipe would be installed before diver- sion . But during actual construction , on February 13 , 1950 , the contractor asked for and received permission to install the emergency gate in the gate chamber and the 56 - inch ...
... gate and outlet pipe would be installed before diver- sion . But during actual construction , on February 13 , 1950 , the contractor asked for and received permission to install the emergency gate in the gate chamber and the 56 - inch ...
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