Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... operations 37 37 A. Excavation 47 . Cutoff trench 48 . Dam foundation 49. Spillway 50 . Tunnel 51 . 52. Valve house structure 39 39 40 40 Trashrack structure and inlet channel 40 44 CONTENTS ( Continued ) B. Borrow Areas Page 44 44 ii.
... operations 37 37 A. Excavation 47 . Cutoff trench 48 . Dam foundation 49. Spillway 50 . Tunnel 51 . 52. Valve house structure 39 39 40 40 Trashrack structure and inlet channel 40 44 CONTENTS ( Continued ) B. Borrow Areas Page 44 44 ii.
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... Operational Problems 85. 48 - inch butterfly valves 62 APPENDIXES A. Breakdown of cost by pay items for specifications No. 2594-- Platoro Dam B. List of specification drawings for Platoro Dam C. References 66 69 71 Figure Frontispiece 1 ...
... Operational Problems 85. 48 - inch butterfly valves 62 APPENDIXES A. Breakdown of cost by pay items for specifications No. 2594-- Platoro Dam B. List of specification drawings for Platoro Dam C. References 66 69 71 Figure Frontispiece 1 ...
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... operations in gravel area 2 46 22. Embankment placing operations during early stages of construction 47 23. Completed embankment viewed from same point as preceding photograph 47 24. Placing zone 2 and zone 4 material in the upstream ...
... operations in gravel area 2 46 22. Embankment placing operations during early stages of construction 47 23. Completed embankment viewed from same point as preceding photograph 47 24. Placing zone 2 and zone 4 material in the upstream ...
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... operations 28 . Pumping concrete into grout cap trench of the right abutment by means of a pumpcrete machine 29 . 30 . Structural steel used to support sections of the horseshoe portion of the outlet tunnel Placement of reinforcement ...
... operations 28 . Pumping concrete into grout cap trench of the right abutment by means of a pumpcrete machine 29 . 30 . Structural steel used to support sections of the horseshoe portion of the outlet tunnel Placement of reinforcement ...
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... operations an abandoned mine tunnel was uncovered on the right abutment of the dam a few feet downstream from the axis approximately at elevation 9907. The tunnel , which extended into the abutment a distance of 50 feet , was cleaned ...
... operations an abandoned mine tunnel was uncovered on the right abutment of the dam a few feet downstream from the axis approximately at elevation 9907. The tunnel , which extended into the abutment a distance of 50 feet , was cleaned ...
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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...
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Page 22 - Standard Specifications for FORGED- OR ROLLED-STEEL PIPE FLANGES, FORGED FITTINGS, AND VALVES AND PARTS FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE SERVICE...