Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... Roads and Bridge 44. General 35 CHAPTER IV -- CONSTRUCTION 45 . Diversion and care of the river 46. Clearing operations 33 37 37 A. Excavation 39 39 40 40 40 44 47 . Cutoff trench 48. Dam foundation 49. Spillway 50 . Tunnel 51 ...
... Roads and Bridge 44. General 35 CHAPTER IV -- CONSTRUCTION 45 . Diversion and care of the river 46. Clearing operations 33 37 37 A. Excavation 39 39 40 40 40 44 47 . Cutoff trench 48. Dam foundation 49. Spillway 50 . Tunnel 51 ...
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... ROADS IMPROVED ROADS DIRT ROADS 10 15 T.32 N RIOE SCALE OF MILES UNITED STATES DRAWN WG.H .. TRACED C.M.A .. CHECKED se .. LOCATION MAP SUBMITTED : ... тивники RECOMMENDED Walden APPROVED : .. L.N.Mballs . CHIEF ENGINEER Figure 1 ...
... ROADS IMPROVED ROADS DIRT ROADS 10 15 T.32 N RIOE SCALE OF MILES UNITED STATES DRAWN WG.H .. TRACED C.M.A .. CHECKED se .. LOCATION MAP SUBMITTED : ... тивники RECOMMENDED Walden APPROVED : .. L.N.Mballs . CHIEF ENGINEER Figure 1 ...
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... road at the upper end of Mix Lake which will serve in lieu of the dike . 10. Foundation Design . - The foundation of the dam is a massive andesite flow which has been eroded by stream action and glacial scouring . The damn foundation is ...
... road at the upper end of Mix Lake which will serve in lieu of the dike . 10. Foundation Design . - The foundation of the dam is a massive andesite flow which has been eroded by stream action and glacial scouring . The damn foundation is ...
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... road- Parking area El . 98980 Retaining wall E.101,000 N.100,500 10,000 . N. 101,000 Spillway N.10 ° 40 ' E R = 275.00 197.97 ' 343.18 60 ° 30 W Gate chamber GENERAL PLAN SCALE OF FEET Reservoir Area- CHYSLER II -- DESC ELEVATION ...
... road- Parking area El . 98980 Retaining wall E.101,000 N.100,500 10,000 . N. 101,000 Spillway N.10 ° 40 ' E R = 275.00 197.97 ' 343.18 60 ° 30 W Gate chamber GENERAL PLAN SCALE OF FEET Reservoir Area- CHYSLER II -- DESC ELEVATION ...
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... road around the reservoir was not expected to be constructed and no road existed that was to be relocated across the dam , crest treat- ment was restricted to a minimum . Twelve inches of selected gravelly material was used for roadway ...
... road around the reservoir was not expected to be constructed and no road existed that was to be relocated across the dam , crest treat- ment was restricted to a minimum . Twelve inches of selected gravelly material was used for roadway ...
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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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