Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... Outlet , 600 cubic feet per second with reservoir surface at elevation 9963.0 Outlet conduit : Through right abutment of dam . A high - pressure tunnel 6 feet 6 inches in diameter extends to gate chamber near axis of dam , whence a 56 ...
... Outlet , 600 cubic feet per second with reservoir surface at elevation 9963.0 Outlet conduit : Through right abutment of dam . A high - pressure tunnel 6 feet 6 inches in diameter extends to gate chamber near axis of dam , whence a 56 ...
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... Outlet conduit : Through right abutment of dam . A high - pressure tunnel 6 feet 6 inches in diameter extends to gate chamber near axis of dam , whence a 56 - inch - diameter steel pipe extends through 8.5 - foot horseshoe tunnel to ...
... Outlet conduit : Through right abutment of dam . A high - pressure tunnel 6 feet 6 inches in diameter extends to gate chamber near axis of dam , whence a 56 - inch - diameter steel pipe extends through 8.5 - foot horseshoe tunnel to ...
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... Tunnel lining 54 73 . Grout cap 74 , Trashrack and conduit section 56 56 75. Spillway bridge and crestwall 76. Valve house and retaining wall 56 59 G. Metalwork and Machinery 77. Outlet pipe ( 56 - inch inside diameter ) 59 78. High ...
... Tunnel lining 54 73 . Grout cap 74 , Trashrack and conduit section 56 56 75. Spillway bridge and crestwall 76. Valve house and retaining wall 56 59 G. Metalwork and Machinery 77. Outlet pipe ( 56 - inch inside diameter ) 59 78. High ...
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... outlet portal of tunnel for concreting 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 ...
... outlet portal of tunnel for concreting 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 ...
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... outlet works is on the right abutment . Progressing downstream , it consists of a trashrack structure , a concrete - lined high - pressure tunnel , a gate chamber , a concrete- lined horseshoe tunnel housing a 56 - inch - diameter steel ...
... outlet works is on the right abutment . Progressing downstream , it consists of a trashrack structure , a concrete - lined high - pressure tunnel , a gate chamber , a concrete- lined horseshoe tunnel housing a 56 - inch - diameter steel ...
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