Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... valve house . Control works : One 4- by 5 - foot high - pressure emergency gate in gate chamber Two 48 - inch butterfly control valves in valve house at lower ends of bifurcated steel pipe PLATORO DAM.
... valve house . Control works : One 4- by 5 - foot high - pressure emergency gate in gate chamber Two 48 - inch butterfly control valves in valve house at lower ends of bifurcated steel pipe PLATORO DAM.
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... valve house . Control works : One 4- by 5 - foot high - pressure emergency gate in gate chamber Two 48 - inch butterfly control valves in valve house at lower ends of bifurcated steel pipe PLATORO DAM.
... valve house . Control works : One 4- by 5 - foot high - pressure emergency gate in gate chamber Two 48 - inch butterfly control valves in valve house at lower ends of bifurcated steel pipe PLATORO DAM.
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... valves ( a ) Design requirements ( b ) General description ( c ) Control unit ( d ) Valve and control unit design ( e ) Modification of the valve house wall 22 22 22 22 23 23 25 25 25 25 22 25 27 Section CONTENTS ( Continued ) CHAPTER ...
... valves ( a ) Design requirements ( b ) General description ( c ) Control unit ( d ) Valve and control unit design ( e ) Modification of the valve house wall 22 22 22 22 23 23 25 25 25 25 22 25 27 Section CONTENTS ( Continued ) CHAPTER ...
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... 33 37 37 A. Excavation 39 39 40 40 40 44 47 . Cutoff trench 48. Dam foundation 49. Spillway 50 . Tunnel 51. Trashrack structure and inlet channel 52 . Valve house structure CONTENTS ( Continued ) B. Borrow Areas Page 44 44 ii.
... 33 37 37 A. Excavation 39 39 40 40 40 44 47 . Cutoff trench 48. Dam foundation 49. Spillway 50 . Tunnel 51. Trashrack structure and inlet channel 52 . Valve house structure CONTENTS ( Continued ) B. Borrow Areas Page 44 44 ii.
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... Valve house and retaining wall 56 59 G. Metalwork and Machinery 77. Outlet pipe ( 56 - inch inside diameter ) 59 79. Butterfly valves ( 48 - inch ) 78. High - pressure gate 80. Other metalwork 81. Cleaning and painting metalwork 59 59 ...
... Valve house and retaining wall 56 59 G. Metalwork and Machinery 77. Outlet pipe ( 56 - inch inside diameter ) 59 79. Butterfly valves ( 48 - inch ) 78. High - pressure gate 80. Other metalwork 81. Cleaning and painting metalwork 59 59 ...
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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...