Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... included 12 test pits excavated in each area by a small dragline . For specifications purposes , the two areas were combined into one borrow area designated " borrow area A. Vegetation in the impervious area consisted of light scattered ...
... included 12 test pits excavated in each area by a small dragline . For specifications purposes , the two areas were combined into one borrow area designated " borrow area A. Vegetation in the impervious area consisted of light scattered ...
Page 7
... included provision for a fish screen at the inlet to the outlet works . Study of the 1946 designs and estimates resulted in a decision to eliminate the fish screen and to set the reservoir capacity at an intermediate value of 67,000 ...
... included provision for a fish screen at the inlet to the outlet works . Study of the 1946 designs and estimates resulted in a decision to eliminate the fish screen and to set the reservoir capacity at an intermediate value of 67,000 ...
Page 10
... included in the specifications . Below elevation 9965 , the crest of the permanent coffer- dam , rockfill was permitted in lieu of riprap . Instead of using the downstream rock source , the contractor requested and received permission ...
... included in the specifications . Below elevation 9965 , the crest of the permanent coffer- dam , rockfill was permitted in lieu of riprap . Instead of using the downstream rock source , the contractor requested and received permission ...
Page 15
... 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 of the dam ...
... 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 of the dam ...
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... included in cost of in- stalling supports or liner plates Concrete pipe supports 36 ' crs SCALE OF FEET Wood filler blockout UNSUPPORTED SECTION SUPPORTED SECTION to be chipped aut after diversion Batow to O 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 ...
... included in cost of in- stalling supports or liner plates Concrete pipe supports 36 ' crs SCALE OF FEET Wood filler blockout UNSUPPORTED SECTION SUPPORTED SECTION to be chipped aut after diversion Batow to O 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 ...
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5-Foot High-Pressure acre-feet andesite Bolt bulldozed butterfly valves channel cofferdam completed conduit Conejos River contract cost cubic feet cubic yards cutoff trench dam and dike dam embankment dam foundation Denver dike section discharge drain emergency gate end-dump trucks engineer equipment excavation fault feet per second Figure fill zone flange flow fractured gate chamber Government camp grout cap Grout holes haul high-pressure gate impervious material inches inlet 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 pumpcrete machine reservoir right abutment Rio Grande Compact RIO GRANDE COUNTY riprap ROCK BORROW AREA rockfill SAN LUIS VALLEY separation plant SLIDE ROCK BORROW specifications spillway bridge steel pipe support rings talus tests trashrack structure unit valve house zone 1 material
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