Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... testing Cost summary 7. Special problems 8. General Page 111333566 CHAPTER II -- DESIGN 7 A. Earth Dam 7 7 10 10 10 ... Test apparatus 16 . Field control ( a ) Impervious material ( b ) Zone 2 ( c ) Other zones 17. Field modifications B ...
... testing Cost summary 7. Special problems 8. General Page 111333566 CHAPTER II -- DESIGN 7 A. Earth Dam 7 7 10 10 10 ... Test apparatus 16 . Field control ( a ) Impervious material ( b ) Zone 2 ( c ) Other zones 17. Field modifications B ...
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... test holes and profile lines 20. A 2-1 / 2 - cubic - yard shovel used to work a 30 - foot face in borrow area 6 45 46 21. Loading operations in gravel area 2 46 22. Embankment placing operations during early stages of construction 47 23 ...
... test holes and profile lines 20. A 2-1 / 2 - cubic - yard shovel used to work a 30 - foot face in borrow area 6 45 46 21. Loading operations in gravel area 2 46 22. Embankment placing operations during early stages of construction 47 23 ...
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... tests . These holes did , however , prove the zones affected by the faults to be relatively narrow . Rock alteration or intense fracturing is limited to within a few feet of the vein material . For the convenience of description , the ...
... tests . These holes did , however , prove the zones affected by the faults to be relatively narrow . Rock alteration or intense fracturing is limited to within a few feet of the vein material . For the convenience of description , the ...
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... tests . These holes did , however , prove the zones affected by the faults to be relatively narrow . Rock alteration or intense fracturing is limited to within a few feet of the vein material . For the convenience of description , the ...
... tests . These holes did , however , prove the zones affected by the faults to be relatively narrow . Rock alteration or intense fracturing is limited to within a few feet of the vein material . For the convenience of description , the ...
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... tests were made on selected samples representative of each area . In 1946 a sample of andesite from a slide rock area proposed for use as riprap was submitted to Denver , and standard riprap tests were performed 6 / . Initial excavation ...
... tests were made on selected samples representative of each area . In 1946 a sample of andesite from a slide rock area proposed for use as riprap was submitted to Denver , and standard riprap tests were performed 6 / . Initial excavation ...
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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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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...