Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... percent of plus 5 - inch rock and from 8 to 15 percent plus 3 - inch rock . The moderately plastic fines above the water table were at approximately optimum water content . The preliminary investigations indicated gravel deposits both ...
... percent of plus 5 - inch rock and from 8 to 15 percent plus 3 - inch rock . The moderately plastic fines above the water table were at approximately optimum water content . The preliminary investigations indicated gravel deposits both ...
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... percent of the total . These estimates 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 ...
... percent of the total . These estimates 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 ...
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... percent in embankment volume for various axis alinements in the immediate area . A dam with the axis beginning on the right abutment in the vicinity of station 0 + 00 of the specifications design and continuing as a single arc to a ...
... percent in embankment volume for various axis alinements in the immediate area . A dam with the axis beginning on the right abutment in the vicinity of station 0 + 00 of the specifications design and continuing as a single arc to a ...
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... percent below the mean laboratory optimum ; the mean fill density ( minus No. 4 fraction ) was 4.5 pounds per cubic foot below or about 96.5 percent of the mean laboratory maximum density . ( b ) Zone 2. --Field control of the zone 2 ...
... percent below the mean laboratory optimum ; the mean fill density ( minus No. 4 fraction ) was 4.5 pounds per cubic foot below or about 96.5 percent of the mean laboratory maximum density . ( b ) Zone 2. --Field control of the zone 2 ...
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... percent impact load . When the discharge valves are repaired or replaced , it is desirable and pro- vision is made to load or unload them directly onto or from a truck in the valve house . The roof slab is designed for a live load of ...
... percent impact load . When the discharge valves are repaired or replaced , it is desirable and pro- vision is made to load or unload them directly onto or from a truck in the valve house . The roof slab is designed for a live load of ...
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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...