Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... separated by a rock knoll ) Foundation : Massive andesite flow an Slope protection : 3 feet of dumped riprap on upstream face ; heavy rockfill on Dimensions : downstream face Height : 145 feet above streambed , 165 feet above excavation ...
... separated by a rock knoll ) Foundation : Massive andesite flow an Slope protection : 3 feet of dumped riprap on upstream face ; heavy rockfill on Dimensions : downstream face Height : 145 feet above streambed , 165 feet above excavation ...
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... separated by a rock knoll ) 10 any Foundation : Massive andesite flow Slope protection : 3 feet of dumped riprap on upstream face ; heavy rockfill on downstream face Dimensions : Height : 145 feet above streambed , 165 feet above ...
... separated by a rock knoll ) 10 any Foundation : Massive andesite flow Slope protection : 3 feet of dumped riprap on upstream face ; heavy rockfill on downstream face Dimensions : Height : 145 feet above streambed , 165 feet above ...
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... separation would be necessary in all three areas . Moisture conditions indicated that the material in areas 6 and 13 might process more easily than that from area 5. For this reason area 5 was eliminated from final consideration as a ...
... separation would be necessary in all three areas . Moisture conditions indicated that the material in areas 6 and 13 might process more easily than that from area 5. For this reason area 5 was eliminated from final consideration as a ...
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... separated by a rock knoll -- the main dam across the present river channel and a smaller dike across an older channel of the river ( fig . 3 ) . The main dam has a crest length of 885 feet , a crest width of 35 feet , a crest elevation ...
... separated by a rock knoll -- the main dam across the present river channel and a smaller dike across an older channel of the river ( fig . 3 ) . The main dam has a crest length of 885 feet , a crest width of 35 feet , a crest elevation ...
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... Separated -3 " , Impervious FACTOR ZONE PLACED 0.757 NO I Unseparated , Sand and Gravel Separated 3 ′′ Rock and Quarry Loose ROCK , 1.00 No. 2 and No 4 1.40 No. 3 and Ripra Slide Rock 1.00 No. 3 Figure 4. --Material distribution chart ...
... Separated -3 " , Impervious FACTOR ZONE PLACED 0.757 NO I Unseparated , Sand and Gravel Separated 3 ′′ Rock and Quarry Loose ROCK , 1.00 No. 2 and No 4 1.40 No. 3 and Ripra Slide Rock 1.00 No. 3 Figure 4. --Material distribution chart ...
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