Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... upstream face ; heavy rockfill on downstream face Dimensions : Height : 145 feet above streambed , 165 feet above excavation Crest length : 885 feet for main section ; 590 feet for dike section Crest width : 35 feet Crest elevation ...
... upstream face ; heavy rockfill on downstream face Dimensions : Height : 145 feet above streambed , 165 feet above excavation Crest length : 885 feet for main section ; 590 feet for dike section Crest width : 35 feet Crest elevation ...
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... upstream face ; heavy rockfill on downstream face Dimensions : Height : 145 feet above streambed , 165 feet above excavation Crest length : 885 feet for main section ; 590 feet for dike section Crest width : 35 feet Crest elevation ...
... upstream face ; heavy rockfill on downstream face Dimensions : Height : 145 feet above streambed , 165 feet above excavation Crest length : 885 feet for main section ; 590 feet for dike section Crest width : 35 feet Crest elevation ...
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... Upstream slope ( b ) Downstream slope 13. Embankment design details 14 . Stability studies 15. Test apparatus 16 . Field control ( a ) Impervious material ( b ) Zone 2 ( c ) Other zones 17. Field modifications B. Spillway and Outlet ...
... Upstream slope ( b ) Downstream slope 13. Embankment design details 14 . Stability studies 15. Test apparatus 16 . Field control ( a ) Impervious material ( b ) Zone 2 ( c ) Other zones 17. Field modifications B. Spillway and Outlet ...
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... upstream slope 63. Special zones at the top of the dam D. Foundation Drilling and Grouting 64. General 65. Drilling grout holes ( a ) Foundation ( b ) Void filling ( c ) Tunnel 66. Foundation grouting ( a ) Foundation ( b ) Tunnel 50 50 ...
... upstream slope 63. Special zones at the top of the dam D. Foundation Drilling and Grouting 64. General 65. Drilling grout holes ( a ) Foundation ( b ) Void filling ( c ) Tunnel 66. Foundation grouting ( a ) Foundation ( b ) Tunnel 50 50 ...
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... upstream at trashrack structure and conduit 16. Diamond drilling of grout holes to form the grout curtain at stations 10 + 50 and 10 + 90 17. Excavation of grout cap trench in left abutment of dike 2 4 8-9 11 14 16 17 19 21 24 26 38 38 ...
... upstream at trashrack structure and conduit 16. Diamond drilling of grout holes to form the grout curtain at stations 10 + 50 and 10 + 90 17. Excavation of grout cap trench in left abutment of dike 2 4 8-9 11 14 16 17 19 21 24 26 38 38 ...
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