Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... placed in a trench excavated in rock along centerline of cutoff trench . Spillway and Outlet Type of spillway : Open - cut unlined channel through the rock knoll ; no stilling basin Spillway crest : Elevation 10 , 034.0 Maximum ...
... placed in a trench excavated in rock along centerline of cutoff trench . Spillway and Outlet Type of spillway : Open - cut unlined channel through the rock knoll ; no stilling basin Spillway crest : Elevation 10 , 034.0 Maximum ...
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... placed in a trench excavated in rock along centerline of cutoff trench . Spillway and Outlet Type of spillway : Open - cut unlined channel through the rock knoll ; no stilling basin Spillway crest : Elevation 10,034.0 Maximum discharge ...
... placed in a trench excavated in rock along centerline of cutoff trench . Spillway and Outlet Type of spillway : Open - cut unlined channel through the rock knoll ; no stilling basin Spillway crest : Elevation 10,034.0 Maximum discharge ...
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... placed in a trench excavated in rock along the centerline of the cutoff trench . Material excavated from the dam foundation was either wasted , stock- piled for future placement , or placed in zones 3 or 4 of the dam embankment . A ...
... placed in a trench excavated in rock along the centerline of the cutoff trench . Material excavated from the dam foundation was either wasted , stock- piled for future placement , or placed in zones 3 or 4 of the dam embankment . A ...
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... placed in 3 - foot horizontal layers . Suitable material of clay , sand , gravel , cobbles and rock compacted to 12 - inch layers Sand and gravel- Original ground surface- Excavate to grade as directed - ' S = 0.00 Spillway Bridge El ...
... placed in 3 - foot horizontal layers . Suitable material of clay , sand , gravel , cobbles and rock compacted to 12 - inch layers Sand and gravel- Original ground surface- Excavate to grade as directed - ' S = 0.00 Spillway Bridge El ...
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... placed at the end of the disposal area . The rockfill is contained at the lower end by a retaining wall that extends from the left downstream corner of the valve house to the opposite side of the river channel . Additional drainage is ...
... placed at the end of the disposal area . The rockfill is contained at the lower end by a retaining wall that extends from the left downstream corner of the valve house to the opposite side of the river channel . Additional drainage is ...
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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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